Bill Haney, the father of WBC light welterweight champion Devin Haney, is generating a lot of buzz about a potential bout between Dev and Gervonta Davis instead of focusing on promoting his son’s upcoming title defense against Ryan Garcia on April 20th.
Bill seems to be fixated on a fight with Tank and is unable to fully acknowledge the importance of promoting his son’s title defense against Ryan. Despite his unsuccessful attempts at securing the Tank fight, Bill remains persistent in his pursuit.
This obsession with Gervonta Davis poses a risk to overshadowing his son’s immediate and high-stakes challenge against the highly popular Ryan Garcia.
Instead of Bill promoting Devin’s fight against Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs), it appears that he is more interested in building anticipation for a potential match against Tank Davis.
Despite his failure in enticing Tank to fight Devin, Bill refuses to let go of his stubborn pursuit of the Baltimore native, potentially jeopardizing the promotion of his son’s fight with Kingry by neglecting the importance of that match.
Devin needs a successful fight against Ryan on DAZN, as his previous bout against Regis Prograis only garnered around 50K PPV buys in December. If the Ryan Garcia fight also fails to generate interest, it could ruin any chances of a future clash with Tank Davis, even if Devin emerges victorious.
Due to Devin’s lack of charisma and his inability to captivate boxing fans when he speaks, he heavily relies on his father, Bill, to generate hype and create interest in his fight with Ryan. Bill’s involvement is crucial as Devin lacks the personality required to engage fans on his own.
“There is growing tension between the Tank Davis team and the Devin Haney team, all centered around some unreleased footage ‘Dollar Bill’ possesses,” commented Bill Haney on X.
With 60 days remaining until fight week, tension is palpable. It’s time to set the record straight. 😎👍🏽#HaneyGarcia#DevinHaney #RyanGarcia #FloydMayweather #AdrienBroner#TeamHaney pic.twitter.com/FKs0N6Cxqt
— Bill Haney (@BillHaney77) February 20, 2024
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