Haney-Lomachenko’s disputed decision: two years later, still a robbery in the eyes of boxing fans

Two years ago, on May 20, 2023, Devin Haney won a unanimous 12 -round decision on Vasily Lomachenko. The much older victory for Haney was angry with many fans, who saw it overwhelmingly in favor of Lomachenko. Few fans respected this result.

The judges marked him 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. Many felt that Haney did not deserve the victory, but was given because of his youth and his long career ahead. I saw the struggle and I had it 9-3 for Lomachenko. The judges seemed to be impressed with the Haney tracks, ignoring Loma’s combination throughout the contest.

Did Haney Victory play

• Advantage of size: Devin seemed massive compared to Lomachenko during the fight, appearing two larger divisions. This is not strange because Haney seemed emaciat and hunger for the weight. The fans had seen her as a weight bully. As he said, he rehydrated at 160 pounds and seemed like an average weight inside the ring. His decision to campaign in 135 instead of Welterweight, where he probably should have been fighting, was widely criticized. Lomachenko should have stayed at 126, where he was at his best. Haney should have been able to dominate with his advantage of unfair size, but the Lomachenko better equipped technically endowed. It is interesting that Haney waited until 2025 to end heavy weight, where he should have been fighting for years.
• RESULT OFFICE: The fans disagreed with the results of the struggle and heard that the Judges of Las Vegas gave the Nevada resident, Devin, a decision. Judge Dave Moretti’s 8-4 score in favor of Haney was angry at many people.
• Lomachenko’s work ignored: The three judges who made in the struggle made by Lomachenko seemed to be ignored by the three judges, who seemed to tune in. Loma beat Haney in each round, but officials did not recognize their work.

Despite winning, Haney did not receive any credit from the fans or the media out of the controversy. His victory was stained and he left the fight as someone who was considered to have received a preferential treatment. Some fans believe that boxing was looking for a replacement for Floyd Mayweather Jr., so Devin would be protected to create a false star.

The fist statistics

– Devin Haney: connected 110 of 405 shots for 27% of the connection rate
– Vasiliy Lomachenko: connected 124 of 564 punches for 22%