If you’re Haney, who do you want?

[Master]

Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney has explained why he’s not pushing for a fight against Ryan Garcia.

At this moment in time, there are very few divisions across both major combat sports that are as exciting as lightweight in professional boxing. There are so many elite level fighters just waiting for the chance to prove themselves to the watching world, and right now, Devin Haney sits at the top of the mountain as the undisputed king.

He holds The Ring, WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and WBC titles following his one-sided triumph over George Kambosos Jr in Australia last weekend. Now, as is the nature of the game, the focus has swiftly turned toward what’s going to be next for the 23-year-old.

Big match-ups against Vasiliy Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis have been suggested but during a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, Haney was questioned about the possibility of a meeting with Ryan Garcia.

The two men have fought multiple times on the amateur scene with both picking up a few wins. In the present day, though, it isn’t a particularly appealing idea for Haney.

“He’s popular but at the end of the day, I’m chasing legacy. I don’t care about Instagram followers or anything like that. I want to make the biggest fights happen for my legacy more than anything. Instagram followers, I mean that’s cool and all, but I’m not into fighting for followers. I’m into fighting for belts and legacies, for my name to live on

While the social media presence of Ryan Garcia is certainly noteworthy, the real headline should be his fantastic boxing ability.

At 22-0 he already has 18 knockouts to his name and on July 16, he’ll head back into the ring for the second time in just a matter of months to take on Javier Fortuna.

With a record of 37–3–1 (2), you could definitely argue that Fortuna isn’t enough of a step up in competition for Garcia. At the same time, there’s a good chance this is one of the final times we see the youngster prior to him fighting for a belt.

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[Master]

Devin Haney made be the undisputed champion of the lightweight division but it could be argued that he isn't the best. The American comfortably outpointed George Kambosos Jr to win the WBA, IBF and WBO belts to his WBC title but he is yet to fight other standout opponents, including Vasyl Lomachenko, Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis. The last two names are the ones that standout commercially, and a fight between Garcia and Tank has been spoken about for some time. With Davis currently a free agent, it could be the biggest chance of making a super fight with Garcia.

De La Hoya - who also promotes Jaime Munguia - claims he will put an offer in to stage the fight later this year.

"Tank, I know you had your last fight with Floyd Mayweather, and I respect Floyd Mayweather, and think he did a tremendous job with your career," De La Hoya told TMZ. "But, I'm ready to offer you a multi, multi, multi, multi-million-dollar offer to fight Ryan Garcia. It'll be the biggest purse that Tank Davis has ever made. "We're ready and willing to split broadcasters, meaning we can have this fight on Showtime PPV and The Zone PPV. "Let's make this fight happen. "Everyone makes a s**tload of money and we give the fight fans what they want to see."

De La Hoya formed Golden Boy Promotions in 2002 while he was still fighting and staged his most lucrative fight against Floyd Mayweather before going on to promote Bernard Hopkins, Deontay Wilder and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez fights.

Despite his stable not being what it once was, the former six-division world champion claims the promotional company is worth eight figures. "I'm sitting on a billion-dollar company," De La Hoya, 49, told ESPN. "And I can't wait to get rid of it. And most importantly, I can't wait to be the very first fighter ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a promoter as well. These are goals that I have." "We're sitting on a gold mine. When I'm ready to get out, the time will come. But in the meantime, that's the reason I want to make these big fights happen. "It's crucial. It's crucial for the sport. It's crucial for my company. It's crucial, most importantly, for the fan base."

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[TitoFan]

Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney has explained why he’s not pushing for a fight against Ryan Garcia.

At this moment in time, there are very few divisions across both major combat sports that are as exciting as lightweight in professional boxing. There are so many elite level fighters just waiting for the chance to prove themselves to the watching world, and right now, Devin Haney sits at the top of the mountain as the undisputed king.

He holds The Ring, WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and WBC titles following his one-sided triumph over George Kambosos Jr in Australia last weekend. Now, as is the nature of the game, the focus has swiftly turned toward what’s going to be next for the 23-year-old.

Big match-ups against Vasiliy Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis have been suggested but during a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, Haney was questioned about the possibility of a meeting with Ryan Garcia.

The two men have fought multiple times on the amateur scene with both picking up a few wins. In the present day, though, it isn’t a particularly appealing idea for Haney.

“He’s popular but at the end of the day, I’m chasing legacy. I don’t care about Instagram followers or anything like that. I want to make the biggest fights happen for my legacy more than anything. Instagram followers, I mean that’s cool and all, but I’m not into fighting for followers. I’m into fighting for belts and legacies, for my name to live on

While the social media presence of Ryan Garcia is certainly noteworthy, the real headline should be his fantastic boxing ability.

At 22-0 he already has 18 knockouts to his name and on July 16, he’ll head back into the ring for the second time in just a matter of months to take on Javier Fortuna.

With a record of 37–3–1 (2), you could definitely argue that Fortuna isn’t enough of a step up in competition for Garcia. At the same time, there’s a good chance this is one of the final times we see the youngster prior to him fighting for a belt.

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HA! Priceless! That quote alone makes me more of a Haney fan than I was before.