RYAN GARCIA: DEVIN HANEY WILL 'RUN THE WHOLE FIGHT' AGAINST ROLLY
Ryan Garcia questions Devin Haney's chances against Rolando 'Rolly' Romero, claiming Haney's holding tactics won't work. Garcia suggests Haney is avoiding Rolly's power.
Ryan Garcia doesn't think Devin Haney will beat WBA titleholder Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero if Haney fights as cautiously as he did against Jose Ramirez.
Haney and his father, Bill, have been pushing for a fight against Rolly since Haney took the WBO belt from Norman Jr. on November 22nd.
Ryan believes Haney will spend the fight running. He might be right, as Rolly packs too much power for Haney to get away with holding ten-plus times a round, as he did in his win against Brian Norman Jr.
The idea is likely to grab Romero's WBA belt, giving them more to negotiate with Kingry for a bigger cut of the money.
I doubt two belts will get Haney a bigger piece against Ryan, who is more popular. Bill must think it's worth a shot, but if Rolly knocks Haney out, Bill will regret pushing for this fight and get laughed at by fans.
Honestly, Haney didn't look great in his decision win over Norman Jr. That fight was tough to watch because of all the holding Haney did. Both fighters were bad. Norman Jr. didn't want to risk getting dropped again after an early knockdown, and Haney just kept holding, not really fighting like someone confident in their ability to take a punch.
If I were Devin's dad, I wouldn't even consider him fighting Rolly. Rolly hits way too hard. Haney should wait and see what happens with Ryan's fight against WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios on February 21, 2026.
Garcia will probably win, and Devin can fight him after. If Garcia loses, that is a problem. Things could still be okay if Garcia doesn't disappear for a year or test positive for PED. He could come back, beat an easy opponent, and then take on Haney. The fight wouldn't be as big, but it has already lost some of its appeal.
Haney can't seem to fix the holding.
It can't get much worse for Haney. He's looked so bad in his last two fights that many see them as losses. Only Haney fans or those who like excessive holding enjoyed them. Not many people enjoy that, so Haney's reputation has taken a big hit since the Ryan fight.
How do you think Devin does against a puncher like Rolly? I think he runs the whole fight, Ryan Garcia told Fighthype, questioning how Devin Haney would do against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in a unification fight.
Haney would be making a mistake if he didn't run against Romero because he lacks the size or power to stop him. Rolly is too strong to be stopped by holding.
Norman Jr. fought like an amateur against Haney and never adjusted. Rolly would have a whole training camp to get ready for Haney's holding. That would leave Haney with only one choice: to run all night, as he did against Jose Ramirez.
Garcia said, "I don’t think he [Haney] knocks [Rolly down]." But if the same fighter that fought [Jose] Ramirez shows up, I don’t even think he wins. He [Rolando] was definitely more patient with me because if he had gotten caught, it would have been trouble.
“I want to see him fight Devin Haney. Why don’t you fight him? That’s a free belt. So, why don’t you just fight him? I don’t think he [Haney] likes that style match-up,” said Garcia about his belief that Rolly has the wrong style for Devin. “The Haneys love getting the belts. Why don’t you call out Rolly? If that’s so easy, go get it.”
TYSON FURY BLASTS ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER DANIEL DUBOIS STOPS FABIO WARDLEY IN MANCHESTER
Tyson Fury has labelled Anthony Joshua "chinny" after Daniel Dubois secured the WBO heavyweight title against a resilient Fabio Wardley.
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Tyson Fury wasted no time after Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley this past weekend, using the moment to take a shot at Anthony Joshua.
Dubois picked up his second heavyweight title Saturday night in Manchester, grabbing the WBO belt from Wardley in a wild, bloodied battle that’s already being called a fight of the year candidate.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Dubois, though. He hit the canvas twice in the first three rounds but bounced back hard, battering Wardley late and leaving his face a mess as the final bell sounded.
Wardley never actually went down during the fight, despite looking wobbly near the end. Credit to him for sheer toughness, but Dubois still beat him decisively. This was Dubois’ first victory since his massive upset over Anthony Joshua earlier in 2024, when he floored AJ four times in one night.
On Sunday, Fury chimed in about Dubois’ latest win. With his own fight against Joshua rumoured for later this year on Netflix, Fury saw an opening to stir the pot.
“Just been thinking about Dubois’ crazy fight last night,” Fury said. Dubois fought [Jarrell] Miller, stopped him, but never put him down. He fought. [Filip] Hrgovic stopped him but never put him down. Fought Wardley last night and stopped him, but didn’t put him down. He hit Usyk with bombs but didn’t drop him. But against Anthony Joshua? Drops him five times.”
Fury added, “I’m not saying Joshua’s got no chin, but facts are facts. Take it however you want. Nobody else went down, not Miller, not Hrgovic, not Usyk, not Wardley. But Joshua hits the deck five times? Chinny, get up, slink!”
Fury is coming off a comeback win over Arslanbek Makhmudov and has already signed on to fight Joshua this year. Joshua will warm up first against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Pregna in Saudi Arabia on July 25 before facing Fury.
Promoter Frank Warren says Fury vs. AJ will probably land in October, though Fury might want another tune-up, which could push things back a bit.
As for Dubois, he’s got options. There’s talk of a rematch with Wardley, a chance to settle the score with Usyk in a trilogy, or a domestic showdown with Moses Itauma. Dubois’ dad, Stan, told talkSPORT he’d rather see his son fight another British heavyweight next, not Usyk.
HOW DANIEL DUBOIS SURVIVED TWO KNOCKDOWNS TO STOP A BLOODY FABIO WARDLEY
"I had to dig deep." Read Daniel Dubois' full reaction to his stunning comeback victory against Fabio Wardley in Manchester.
The punch that changed everything wasn't thrown by either of the fighters.
Fabio Wardley came out blazing in his title defence, dropping Daniel Dubois just 10 seconds in. He did it again in the third round, making it look like his big night. But then, something strange happened. As Dubois got up after the fourth round, his trainer, Don Charles, slapped him hard on both cheeks.
That’s when Dubois woke up. “I had to make him realise what he needed to do,” Charles said afterwards. It’s not exactly the kind of thing you see at team-building seminars, but it worked. Dubois turned on, and suddenly Wardley’s reign started to unravel.
Wardley had picked Dubois for the first fight since collecting the WBO belt that Oleksandr Usyk dropped. Honestly, it looked like a smart pick: he dropped Dubois twice and set the tone. But after that slap, Dubois started seeing Wardley’s moves coming; those wild lunges became easier to dodge.
He landed his stiff jab and followed up with savage right hands. Wardley’s jaw somehow took the hits, but his nose was pouring blood, and his right eye was almost swollen shut. He kept pushing forward, showing crazy heart, while Dubois just kept piling on. The fight turned into a brutal spectacle, the kind you can’t look away from.
Wardley got checked twice by doctors but kept fighting. Honestly, it could've stopped before the second-to-last round, when referee Howard Foster finally stepped in. Dubois got his second world title; Wardley, battered and worn, just managed a thumbs up to his mum.
Dubois summed it up later: “I had to dig really deep. When you’re a warrior, you go to dark places. I was nervous at first, all over the place, and had to fight my own battles. That slap woke me up. My dad and everyone were in my corner; I couldn’t let them down.
“Fabio came to fight; he was tough. We were exhausted; it was a real war. I had to use all my skills to win. Great fight, great battle, and I’m No. 1 again.” Sure, Usyk might argue about that, but Dubois proved something; he got up off the canvas and won.
People have called Dubois a quitter since the Joe Joyce fight six years ago. Wardley himself thought Dubois would fold again in Manchester, and for three rounds it looked like he was right until reality snapped Dubois awake.
