Program: Haney needs improvement before the Garcia rematch

Regis Prograis thinks Devin Haney isn’t washed up, but says he won’t defeat Ryan Garcia. He recommends that Haney not take the rematch with Kingry unless it’s fair “Trying to cash in.”

It would be crazy for Devin to fight Garcia again without at least a tune-up to rebuild and see where he stands. neurologically. Kingry had Haney all over him, dropping him six times in their fight last April, though the referee only counted three of them. The popular Southern California native hurt Devin whenever he wanted, and it looked too easy.

Need for adjustment

If Dev pitches with a soft puncher, he’ll find out if he can still land a decent header without hitting the face of the deck first. He can regain some of his self-confidence that may have been lost that night against Garcia at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Haney’s decision to sit out a year during Ryan’s suspension has many fans believing he is waiting it out before fighting again. Is Devin (31-0, 15 KOs) waiting for Garcia to get that lucrative rematch, or does he want to take the time off after the beating he took in his 12-round majority decision loss on April 20?

If there is any fear on Haney’s part about whether he can handle being hit by even a scribe, it makes sense for him to remain inactive and wait for Kingry’s one-year suspension to end in April. The last thing Devin needs is to get knocked out by some dark ham and egger and lose the Garcia rematch forever.

“He’s not getting a shot, but I don’t think he’s going to beat Ryan,” Regis Prograis told the YSM Sports Media on Devin Haney fighting a rematch against Ryan Garcia. “He made Ryan a** him, and that’s always going to be there. No matter what Bill says, that’s always going to be in the back of his mind. ‘Damn, he really beat me.’

“I don’t think they are, and I don’t think they should fight Ryan next. I think they should do a tune-up to see, and see how he (Haney) does and then go for it. The only way of doing it (to fight Ryan next) is if they’re trying to cash in and get a crazy amount of money,” Prograis said.

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