Devin Haney: From Fallow to Focus – The Comeback Begins

Devin Haney is back in training and preparing for his next fight. Haney, 26, appears to have lost muscle mass, possibly due to atrophy from seven months of inactivity.

135 or 140?

The weight loss could be a strategic move for former two-division world champion Haynie to ensure he can stay at 140 or move back down to 135.

If Haynie can return to lightweight, there are plenty of well-paying fights for him against these fighters:

Gervonta Davis
William Zepeda
Shakur Stevenson
Keyshawn Davis

Devin has lay fallow following his loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20, and the defeat messed up his career momentum. When you lose a battle like this, the worst possible thing you can do is sit idle, think about the loss, and be mentally tormented by the memories. In Ryan's case, he had no choice but to remain inactive due to his one-year suspension. Haney should have returned by now.

Hani's high expectations may be one of the main issues keeping him out of the ring. If he insists on getting the same purse he got for his fight against Ryan, that's going to make it difficult for him. Few fighters of Haynie's weight can bring him the same money.

Haney's next move

If he had won this fight, he probably would have been back in the ring with a big money fight against Gervonta Davis or Teofimo Lopez by now. Tank could be an option for Haney in 2025 if he plays his cards right.

Former two-division world champion Haynie (31-0, 15 KOs) hasn't given any hints about who he wants to fight, but he'll need to fight a big name if he wants to be paid along the lines of his last game against Ryan. If this is the fight he wants, he should tell his father, Bill, to be nice to Kingry, break bread, and drop the idea of ​​a lawsuit.

Devin Haney back in the lab 🧪🔥 pic.twitter.com/BZTQAFM9Tb

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