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Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares May 29

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https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/31/22360821/devin-haney-vs-jorge-linares-official-may-29-las-vegas-dazn-boxing-news-2021

So it's now official, Haney will be facing Linares for his WBC Lightweight title. This is going to be an exciting and close fight. Linares gave Loma all he can take and even score a flash knock down, and obviously he has the experienced in this fight. So Haney will be tested here for sure, but I think he can adjust and will probably win by decision here.

I'm expecting a very close odds here, although there is none yet for now, Haney might be slight favourite and ML might be good to bet here.

I agree that this is an acid test for Haney, amongst the 4 kings, (Lopez, Garcia, and Davis) he is the weakest I should say as he doesn't have a decent knock out power compared to the three. And Linares is very durable so I'm not sure if he can hurt him. Although he is very much older and probably he is damage good already. But he can still pull an upset here, just saying.

I'm thinking that my money would go for Linares. An old man, yes, 13 years Haney's senior as a matter of fact, but I think he's still got the power in him. He's past his prime, no doubt about it, but so is Haney not yet thoroughly tested inside the ring. He's got a UD against the older and fading Yuriorkis. So I wouldn't consider it a test in his career.

This is going to be Haney's most challenging fight so far in his entire career. That's why with odds of 1/8 or at least -800 as per bet365, I think that's too high and simply not worth it. Linares' 9/2 or +450 seems more interesting to me.

A little brain teaser between Haney vs Linares.

Haney= (The Dream)
America: total matches: 25, Haven't lost for now, relatively young age: 22 years, Ever: won the boxing world champion in 2019.
Impressive.

Linares= (The Golden Boy)
Venezuela: 52 overall matches, with 5 defeats, age: 35, spent career in junior championships.

From both Careers between: (The Dream vs The Golden Boy) in boxing, full of question marks..... ???

One young, the other one is aged / advanced, 22-35, 13 years difference, very different ages, however, I predict Haney vs Linares this time and face to face this time is not highlighted by the age factor, Or expertise, experience etc., both of them have it all.

My belief this time is based on physical factors in the match and fighting for the champion this time, I'm not saying X won or Z won, I saw May 29 in the ring.

I might be thinking that this could be a tailor made fight for Haney. It will be really good if he could get a win and put Linares in his resume. Linares is good but it has shown one weaknesses, that is body shot. He could start good early, but most of his losses was due to gassing out from body shot.

I think Haney have seen the blue print on how to beat Linares. Jorge doesn't have the chin anymore, he was drop 3 times by Cesar Cano in the first round and lost that fight via stoppage (although that fight is 140 lbs).

Even if the tiger is old, if you let your guard down, you will end up getting killed. Linares besides being older than Haney is more experienced than Haney which means that Linares has his ways to destroy Haney even if Haney is younger than him, you are right that it is going to be a challenging fight for him but I am rooting for Linares in this match.

Now, let's wait for the 29th of May and see where our money goes.

Anyway, I don't have a problem that Haney is ahead in the betting odds. That's reasonable enough. He's the young rising star, after all; the promising one. But I have some issues with how high it is that I am tempted to just risk my little amount to Linares, the only man who fell Loma. The man has not completely faded. I believe he's still got it in him. +450 for him is enticing enough.

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I sincerely hope that this is not Linares underrating young Hanney. Although Linares has got the experience, there is something about the young blood. The burning desire to win and overcome. If Linares doesn't bend his back to train and practice hard for this fight Haney might just shock us all with a win.

the champion wouldn't be a champion if he isn't a badass boxer. Linares is a precise hitter, you can tell by the way how he knocks his previous fights. it's going to be worrisome to see how he can cope up with the younger boxer while he isn't in his prime now. Probably a close fight if you just weigh in the experience. Daney has no loss, a power puncher and younger who can stand back up again once knocked.

It will be hard pressed for Linares to capture the belt again, there are a lot of young blood in that division. I agree that this might be the biggest test for Haney at this point of his career, as Jorge Linares has the experience. But his age could be the biggest factor here. He has to fight a young Haney who I think is about in the peak while he is on the downside.

Odds will be good for Linares here, but it's hard to see how he can win against a young Haney who wants to prove that he should be considered among the best in the pretty much stack up lighweight division.

This is definitely a great fight, Linares is not an easy opponent, though already at 35 years old but he is a durable man. I'm guessing here, Linares is the underdog? So I guess I'll be betting on him and see if he can upset Haney which is the undefeated and a very young fighter.

Another exciting bout .. But I will pass for a while unless i will Win in Cotto vs. Marquez fight because my Budget for gambling is for Manny Pacquiao's Fight soon.

But Yeah it is Haney to be my favorite in this one.

Linaris with 47 wins and 5 loses, while Devin Haney ahs 25 wins with 0 loses. I can say this is a big test of Devin Haney, last fight wasn't that impressive as he was not able to KO Gamboa, but let's see if that will happen here.

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/157610

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/741718

For sure the odds are very much attractive because Linares is up against an undefeted fighter.

We can check the odds listing here https://box.live/boxing-betting/haney-vs-linares-odds/

HANEY
1/7
(-714)

LINARES
4/1
(+400)

If not for that liver shot that put him down for good, Linares could have won that fight against Lomachenco. The guy still pack a punch and still got some speed too and against Haney i think Jorge is a very live underdog.

Yup, Haney was not so impressive against Gamboa while Linares almost beat the great Loma back then so betting for Linares is the way to go here.

I guess I'll follow here, the odds is +400 ( if its true) for Linaris to win, so that's x3 winning of our bet. Linares is still at 35 years old, old but not old enough and his experience is almost twice as Haney, so experience wise, he has the edge. I'm sure Linares aint no left over.

That's too low. Are they underestimating Linares or this fight will just be a stepping stone for Haney?
The Undefeated young gun versus the veteran. I doubt they will let them stain his record.

Last fight for Haney was with Gamboa 11/2020 while Linares was with Morales 2/2020.
Young guy is still hot from his win and his body is still in shape.
Linares would need to train hard to make the chances higher so that he won't eat what he says in social media.  ;D Let's see.

Probably this is the case why the odds are that low for Linares, and maybe his team thinks the same that it will be just another match for Haney to win because Linares is no longer his best version. The match with Gamboa though, I wasn't impressed with Haney. His excuse is that he comes from a long layoff and he has some ring rust.

For Linares to win, the same strategy against Loma, beat him to the punch and go toe to toe and hope that he can land flash on Haney's chin and see if he can take it.

Same thought.

The one who will win this fight is the one who knows how to take the advantage. For example for Linares, he has the upper hand when it comes to experience and techniques, however his power would not be that much compare to Devin Haney because he's much younger but still lacks in experience when it comes to boxing. They have their own advantages, but I think the favor would go to Devin Haney since based on his record, he has no losses compare to linares that has two. 

The best test so far for the champ and this will be his greatest wall. guys, if he can beat Linares easily then, he can beat anyone after that because we can assure that he is quietly improving after winning some fight. The date of the fight will be enough for him to train some deadly secret weapon to surprise his opponent in the ring. That's what champion does, they create some new moves to counter their opponents deadly technique.

You are right here mate, this is the biggest test for Haney's career and i could say that if ever he could beat Linares he could beat anyone in this division. For me, the real threat for him is still Loma and Lopez win against the latter is a fluke (just me).

About that secret weapon, you can't change fighter's style overnight so i don't think that this would happen. Adjustment on what to do during the fight if ever needed is what the trainers would yell at their fighter during the fight.

the odds at stake is at 1.13 vs. 5.80, in favour of haney. so more then likely most bookies will favour haney here. this will be a good fight to watch. not betting yet, but watching how odds will change in a week, if theres any. lets see...
if both parties will have rigid training, i guess this fight will be a close one.

I guess I will go for Haney here and it will I guess Linares belongs to the underdog odds.
Both fighters are aggressive and have a good previous fought. You will never tell if who's gonna win but if you will look at the record, Haney has a great advantage, with zero losses, 15 by knockout, and 10 by decision is pretty good stats if you will be compared to Linares.

Let's see and wait because even me, I have doubted where I'm going to place may bet and its looks like they are both good fighter.

Linares' had a great fight against Lomachenko but that was 3 years ago. Since then he has lost by knockout. He is a very shopworn fighter and a perfect opponent for Haney to look good against.

I checked the odds at proboxingodds.com and all the bookmakers have Haney as a clear favorite. I'm expecting him to win an easy unanimous decision but considering Linares' weak chin I wouldn't be surprised if it ended in a knockout.

^ Age gap in boxing almost does not matter. I had the same thoughts when Manny Pacquaio fought against Thurman, the age gap was too big but look what happened. We also have to consider experience besides capability and possible strength advantages. Skill is better than strength they said. Hence, The Golden Boy still has it. Nevertheless, for this match of Haney and Linares, I would place my side with the young one. I have seen him fight and he is impressive. He just had to be careful and never ever be comfortable fighting against the Golden Boy cause he might get things he never experienced yet.

That's true but only for exceptional fighter like Manny, he is a legendary while Linares achievement is not even close as to Manny's achievement. Also, Linares is not old though, he is only 35 years old and I think that is still considered young in the sports of boxing, in the end, it still depend on how he will perform in this fight.

They are incomparable as of the moment because Manny is far too older that Linares and their achievements are also too far.

But When they are at the same age and level? their ability and capacity is almost the same as i Have watched Manny Pacquiao Grow Old.

I guess it is but there are too many factors to consider.
I choose Haney here, good luck to him.

The great fighter has all it takes to take him down. Sportsbooks are somehow accurate making the odds.

However, I can see how passionate this young boy is. He might have a chance to take Linares Down but it is very least as Linares has a strong defense. I will be rooting with Linares on this match and the experience perspective he is in advantage. If you are a true fan, you will see how Linares being trained to prepare for this match.

Here are the odds:

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Might be good to wait for more betting odds for Haney, I initially thought that the odds will be very close. Anyhow, maybe as the fight gets closer, it will definitely change and maybe Linares can close the gap.

^^ But it will be good for Linares fans, to bet on him this early if they think that he can upset the champion because the odds are very good. And as the fight schedule gets closer, it might close to 4.xx.

I'm liking the odds of Linares now, might be a good and live underdog. But yes, if there could be more options for Haney, (as I think he could win this one), to even get to at least 1.89 odds that will be good choice. So let's wait.

Latest update of this fight:

Seems like fans of both fighters are really supporting their guys as tickets were selling like hotcakes and it has been sold out already and Hearn is planning on releasing additional tickets.

https://www.boxingnews24.com/2021/04/devin-haney-vs-jorge-linares-sold-out-for-may-29th-fight-at-mandalay-bay/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

This is not only great for them but for the sports, I did a quick reading but I only found the words "SOLD OUT", they didn't tell how much it is equivalent to amount, I think it's way lower compared to the actual capacity of the venue since protocol of social distancing is still in place, am i right?

Yup, it's 50 percent capacity for now and a rough estimate, it could be below 5k tickets which were being sold out and probably they will open more seats as the interest in this fight is high for now.

https://i.imgur.com/Wx1cX7G.jpg

^^ is the layout of the stadium, there we can make estimates on how many people would be watching.

That's already a good number I believe, plus they also have a PPV, right?

I think their target is to really maximize their income in PPV as there's no limit on that unlike the crowd of this fight.
Good thing, maybe after this fight, if Haney will win, he could match up with Ryan Garcia if he would also win his upcoming fight.

the odds at stake is 1.09 - 7.0. this is not a very good odd to place bet for haney. seems that bookies are really favouring Haney here to win. will think if I will put on Haney or Linares. if by chance, Linares will win this match, thats a very nice profit but does he really have the chance to upset Haney?
and since there is actual audience in the arena, i guess this one is more lively to watch.

Well, if you like to bet with good odds, there's a handicap option. However, I think this is good for Linares, it should not be an easy fight, Linares have a shot here and that 7.00 could be a gift for Linares backers. I know Haney is the champ here, but he is facing a more experience fighter.

Good to hear that, no doubt that boxing fans are still going to buy this ticket with or without the pandemic. Both are great fighters and everyone is looking for Linares to derail the fight between Garcia and Haney so let's see.

But as far as the odds are, punters are very sure that Linares doesn't have a chance, but as others have been saying, Linares can be a real live underdog here.

Haney is very aggressive boxer than linares in my opinion.. He's like a young May weather with a super explosive punch . So for sure this will become a very intense fight , Although there's a big difference when it comes their age but perhaps on this match its about experience and strategy wherein how they can handle every round just to survive.  I will expect a knockdown on this match.

That is a big gap to fill in but considering there is still almost a month of preparation, maybe we can see these odds getting closer and closer, I would probably put money on both sides since the odds are attractive.

^ Enough with the trash talks, let’s see who will win on this match. My bet will be placed in Linares the Golden Boy. Let us say that he is older than Haney, but it does not mean that Haney really is at his advantage. Definitely experienced-wise, The Golden Boy Linares is way too far from The Dream. The odds will surely favor Linares on this match, but I hope he won’t miss a shot cause in the case, Hanes will do his best to take him down. What is scary about Haney is that I find him hungry and that hunger would make him win the match, possibly at least 20%.

Good luck mate, you'll be getting x5 of your bet if you bet on Linares to win. Well, experience wise, Linares really has the edge, but that's only his edge here and there's a reason why the odds are high for him because his opponent Haney is the heavy favorites, if Linares will win, it would be an upset.

Yes, it is too early to see what will be the final odds for the fight. Although Linares is a huge underdog in this one. I'm not really sure what you mean putting money on both sides, if you did then you will not make any money out of this match. Better to stick who you feel will likely to win, and with the way Linares is being portray as a underdog, it might be good to put an stake at him this early to make a decent profit.

Quite interesting, if you are a fan of big risk gamble then placing your bet for linares might be good catch for you, not sure though if how the bookmakers see this huge gap.

Most of the time when bettors start placing their money changes happened along the way, for now this odd is for those who really aiming for some decent profits and have that nerve to take the high risk bet.

Will check this when I do have spare coin..

Linares may have the fighting courage to stand and throw big swings but the body is always the first to give up when you reach an age.   Haney is younger, that's something to think before deciding.

Big risk but rewarding. 5.40 is very tempting. A chance of a lucky punch is possible and win a big amount. Throw a $10 bet for Linares if you are not really a fan of Haney, think of it as a support for him.  

Yes, this is a big risk, big reward for Linares, @5.40 that's already a huge underdog and I don't know if he can really win against a young champion like Haney. Although Linares is durable and Haney doesn't have the knock out power, but I think Haney though might overwhelm Linares in the early rounds.

For me it's better to wait for other options to bet and not just rush for money line for Linares.

^^ That ML for Linares is really that attractive, but I will not bite on that. It's too early, maybe it was a trap set by punters to lure us to bet early for the underdogs. He is supposedly has the potential to derail Haney's plan. Even with he fought Loma, that's what also the mentality, sabotaged Loma next big fight. So he almost stop Loma, keyword is "almost", because after he knock down Loma, the complexion of the fight has change. So maybe the same outcome here, Linares fights strong early and then Haney wins by decision.

Current odds:

@1.08 for Haney
@6.60 for Linares

Big possibility that if Haney will win it would be by decision and the only way for Linares to snatch this belt is via knockout and with that i think it would be wiser to wait for more options/market in the coming days as for sure that it would be more attractive than the ML.

This fight is a big hurdle for Haney's career because of Linares capability of knocking opponents with a single shot and if the latter could tame and beat Linares then i would consider a legitimate contender to unity this division.

I agree with you, let's wait for more market before betting here. If by chance Haney wins by decision, I think that odds will be good.

This is really is big test for the young career of Haney. Linares is really very experience and has fought a lot of good boxers as well. So this is not a very easy fight for Haney, although the odds seems to be leaning on him, for sure Linares will give everything so that he can cause an upset and enter his name into the discussion.

If Haney can win this match just by decision then probably he has a higher chance of winning because if Haney is a good fighter then I think that he should account for the killer punch of Linares which I am pretty sure, he will be on the lookout. I would probably bet on Haney in this one.

Haney is very smart, he might be young but he is smart, so I'm really expecting he would not be careless here, however, I like Linares to pressure him so Linares will have a chance of beating Haney. I know everyone is on Haney because he is the favorite, but Linares also has a shot here, Haney needs to be careful in dealing with a more experience figher.

Haney is on the A side of this fight being the young and current champion while Linares is on a downhill of his career, that is why bookies have put Haney the favorite to win this fight.

You are right, Haney being so technical and a good fighter, he will be very careful and will not engage Linares into a brawl and will not give Linares to score that lucky punch.

If we based our prediction in their last fights then we can presume that Linares is a very live underdog because of what he have done to Loma and the inability of Haney to KO an old Gamboa.

If Linares can come up with a performance as he did in the Morales or better performance, he could give Haney a run for his money at his age he still has power and endurance, Haney will be the slight favourite here I don't think this fight will end in a decision, both fighters are known to go all out, there will be knockdowns here, I predict a stoppage for this fight, the age will be a factor here and Haney will come out the winner here.

The Morales fight is tailor made for Linares that's why he looks like a very good fighter. And if you look at the records of Morales with 5 losses already, so not a good gauge for Linares, or at least the fight can't be used as comparison against Devin Haney. Linares always fight good but he always losses close fight. Maybe he was not that good or he is just simply plan B-fighter.

This is a good build-up for a Garcia Haney fight between the two Haney will have a good advantage because he is young and he is a good technical skill, Linares heydays might be over but he still had steam on him and can give Haney a good fight.

Haney will try to be impressive in this fight because he is preparing for a big buck fight against Garcia who is also expected to win against Fortuna.

that's the plan according to an article after the next fight of the young Gacia.

35 isn't very old actually. don't think it rarely happens that an old boxer can beat a much younger fighter, Linares has a sting but the odds are surprising. it already degrades Linares even before the fight starts. odds can sometimes break the boxer already, it's sort of mind conditioning if you will. 22 yr old vs 35 yr old fight, big gap. itss a challenge for linarez

It seems that the age gap is pretty much huge but Jorge Linares has the experience to tackle all of that but Devin Haney is the favorite here maybe because he is just unactive to the boxing for 203 days only while Linares is 470 days, but then Haney seems in his younger years and still have a good career ahead of him has a huge reach than Jorge and have a good record of no Losses, But Jorge Linares has only 5 loss so I think he can sure put a good fight against Haney, but again I am thinking that Devin Haney can really win this it seems very hard to predict it that way but I only have a gut feeling about it.

If Linares is condition in this fight, he may have a good chance of beating Haney. Everyone knows Haney is the undefeated, so they think Haney would easily beat Linares which is the older guy, but in boxing, experience matters a lot and Linares had some good wins in his younger career too.

The good thing is that he won his last 2 fights according to https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/157610.. that's enough already to be a basis that this guy could fight.

The inactivity will play a major role in this match, ring rust will show in the early course of the fight, the match seems even to me Linares is still good on his last fight against Morales although he is not a top-notch fighter, it will go down to who wants it most, I want Haney to win the match so we'll get to see the Garcia - Haney fight, they really want to meet each other in the ring.

Huge huge age difference, but that doesn't really matter If you can make good use of your experience in the ring. We all witnesed that in the Pacquiao vs Thurman fight.
Linares still have the speed, quickness, and power. While that kid Haney (I didn't know him and didn't watched any of his fights before) seems slower compared to Linares'
But anything could happen, especially this kid is hungry for win.

Again, Linares two recent victories are against no name fighters. Perhaps it was a get back confidence fight for him. And now they offered him a fight against a undefeated and young champion.

I agree that he has the experience because he has fought many fighters in the past. But beating Haney, although not a knock out artist, is very much a technical fighter. So it will be a different fight for Linares, so still a big question mark if he can derail the fight against Garcia and Haney in the future.

We should consider their age and experience here, so I would bet for Linares because of his consistent fights compared from his challenger. Other people just fall with the hype against Haney, that's why he became the favourite even though it was just promotional diversions so the choices will be divide.
That role of business in gambling, it always involves several strategy to gather supporters who opposes the rival team.

Haney is 25-0 with 15 wins by KO, it's not just a hype but a reality, at this stage, Haney is the favorite because he is the champion and undefeated but of course Linares being the older and a more experience fighter, he always has a chance to upset Haney which is a heavy favorite in this fight. There's no promotional diversons or anything related, bookies are just telling the us what majority of the people are thinking on who will win in this fight.

I thought it's Garcia fighting Linares, these promoters are just making some boxers to be a build-up for the boxers they are handling, Linares can pull an upset here and mess up the Garcia Haney fight, but based on my observation Haney can take this fight, but I don't think it will be impressive, Linares is not a weak fighter, but his very long inactivity can take a toil. 

^^ Yes, I remember that there were talks about Linares as well fighting Garcia. Maybe the camp of Garcia see Linares as real threat and it could derail the plans of Ryan, LOL. So that's why they chooses an easy route on Fortuna.

Now it's Haney that needs to prove to boxing fans that he can defeat a dangerous although older Linares. If may have soften Haney before facing Garcia. So good call from Ryan camp to skip Linares and let Haney deal with Jorge.

If he is conditioned enough and has a training regime that could really match up Haney then he might pull another win, but most importantly his Experience throughout the years can be a big asset as well, This is a really interesting fight to watch I would love to see Haney win though but Linares in his previous career can also be a factor for his fuel to win,


exactly why I point that out, all the things that point out that Haney has an advantage over Linares overshadowed that Linares still has a huge experience inside the ring, but many analysis that Devin Haney can pull a win on Jorge Linares is a big point for me that is why I would go with some speculation but still watching previous matches of Jorge Linares because he is not that big of a fighter.

everybody isn't very much confident whether haney will really make it to win against the veteran. so are you guys up to win a big amount since the odds are really favorable for you who believed Linares's experience.

both Garcia and Haney had a great journey to reach career goals. if they both win like Garcia against Fortuna which I guess they've already planned.  would you say all these fights are rigged?  ;D

I wouldn't call the fight rigged, but this is good match making by their promotions. Linares looks solid in paper and people are giving him a big chance to pull an upset. But for me this is a fight that Haney will excel specially him being a technical boxer.

The same thing can be said against Garcia vs Fortuna, good set-up fight to highlight Ryan's strength. So if everything falls into pieces, we're going to see Garcia vs Haney next and make money for those two young champions.

Of course, I would not rule out upsets Linares is still capable and he still can knock out people if he landed a good clean punch and so is Fortuna, both Fortuna and Linares will not rig a fight because they know what is at stake on their fight it will give then a huge opportunity, title and money, I want the Haney and Garcia fight but will not accept that they go to the fight because there is an intervention like rigging a fight

Where did you hear that speculation? rigging a fight is a big accusation, and these are champions of their own division, I don't think they'll ruined their reputation by just rigging a fight, no, it's not gonna happen, if they have plans, we will never know.

Odds will be very close here, things will be interesting once the fight is getting closer, Linares is a serious opposition, the name Linares was mentioned in Garcia's last fight I thought Garcia will fight Linares but it's the other way around, I believe Haney will win the fight, but I don't count Linares out he can be a spoiler on Haney's great career.

No, the odds will never be close, Haney here is the heavy favorite, you can read this.

https://bettinginsiderjournal.com/boxing/haney-linares-odds/


Looking at the odds, it seems Linares has a slim chance.

Latest odds for those who are curious:

https://i.imgur.com/r1uYdcq.png

Again, odd makers are putting Haney as outstanding favorite here, not good for ML.

Better wait for other betting options, not worth for Haney, unless you have a big money to gamble as that odds. But for ordinary gamblers like many of us here, not very attractive.

A Linares odds though, if he can only upset Haney here.

Odds will change when the dates come.

Up there is the stake.com odds. It's not very different from the rest of the bookie but I guess you can use this match to bet a small amount for Linares and win more than 7x and then bet some other match a bigger amount. By doing this, you get the chance to win big in case an upset happen while you also have the chance to take back the loss you bet on Linarez match from other matches.

No doubt about that ML, I will not bet on that, better to throw some money on Linares, at least he beats Haney, it will be a big win for us.

Or as you just said, better wait for options, I'm sure bookies are going to open more choices for us. I'm curious as what could be the odds of Haney winning by decision.

there's gotta be a knockout in this match. they lightweight but they are heavy hitters. the knockout rates is astonishing. haney winning by knockout or linares which i guess a big win for you.

the odds however is disappointing. if they add some options like which round will linares will fall, that's going to be a big winning odd to bet for haney. I'm guessing in 3rd round?

I don't see a knockout here if Haney will win, the last fight of Haney convince me that he is not a knock-out artist and he does not go all out war against his opponent. Being undefeated, they always look to protect their record and they will not be careless, so probably Haney will beat Linares by points, or if the other way around, it could be Linares beating Haney in a KO, which would be a big surprise.

The Haney- Garcia is not going to happen it will be much sooner when Garcia finally beats the demon in his head, they will likely fight next year if Haney is still interested and they are in the same weight category, Haney badly want to fight Garcia, I guess Haney's road to greatness is to fight Gervonta or Lopez since Garcia is already out of the picture, of course, he had to dispose of, Linares first.

That's the betting options that I'm waiting for this fight.

However, I don't think that Haney will win by knockout in the 3rd round. Of all the 4 champions, Lopez, Davis, Garcia and himself, he is the one with the pillow fisted. He is somewhat boring but technical and doesn't have the one punch power like the rest of champions. So probably it can go to distance and him winning a close UD. Or if Linares gets tired and then hit with a perfect body shot (his weakness), it could be over in round 10 or less.

That's a good prediction mate, I don't also expect that Haney will KO Linares in the early rounds, his style is different from other aggressive boxers who would want to end the fight right away, he is very careful, follow his plan with discipline but the end he would still win.

I guess the best bet is Haney to win by UD.. that if you want to stay on a safer side, otherwise the opposite of that bet would give you a better odds.

It isn't about age when it comes to boxing but rather experience and skills. As for me, Linares has a huge edge here because he has passed all the tests of time when it comes to this sport. Haney should be ready for this match because it could be his first loss if he'll not have enough preparation.

What do you mean passed all the test? Yes, he has the experienced here I agree, but when he is about to step up the competition, he lost,

(a) against Loma - the best 135 lbs champion back then, he had his time, but unfortunately he got TKO
(b) against Pablo Cesar Cano - Linares try to go up in weight, he didn't face the champion, but boy he was knock out cold

if the fight doesn't end early, linares is going to be defeated.

round 10 makes both fighters weak. most probably both their gas tanks are exhausted before they could throw a knocking punch. still not a punching power that we could consider, it's just that they got tired already, body is going to be a lot heavier to pull up by the 10th round. it's good to watch if they both brawl in the beginning rounds.

Most probably as Haney being the younger fighter here has more energy than Linares, but we can never tell what would happen as Linares has been a champion before and he knows how to win. This is the problem with a fighter being undefeated as lots of expectations from him, he can't lose in the eyes of the people, and his opponent is being underestimated.

Yes, that's one advantage of Haney here, and besides, he is used to have fights that extends to 12 rounds so his body his accustomed to this kind of long and boring fights.

On the other hand, Linares is good in the early rounds, just like what he did against Loma, but faded in late round that's why Loma was able to win despite Linares having knock down Loma. He wasn't able to capitalized with that, and on the contrary Loma take every round after that flash knock down of his.

This is Linares chance to get back on popularity, he should take this seriously and when he does that, it would make this fight interesting that could entertain us more. Haney is boring, but if he will face an opponent that could give him a good competition, I think he will be forced to get out of his comfort zone and will show more aggressiveness.

I agree that this is going to be big test for Haney, Linares is very tough opponent and I'm sure he is going to train seriously, but I would say that he is a B level fighter in my book, just like I said, he has a good chance against Loma, but he blew it off.

So I think the pressure is on Haney's shoulder to perform and win against a old but durable Linares. Jorge will definitely make Haney uncomfortable, but I'm leaning that Haney will win this fight.

Linares is a very live underdog here and I think this is the biggest test for Haney's young career. Linares almost upset Loma in their fight so maybe he could give Haney some hard time too.

Just curious, it is only days before the fight but my favorite bookies did not put some odds on their bookies.

Is there news for the postponement of this fight?

Yeah, but Linares is not that young anymore and he could settle down as the fight goes on. And it might be the best time for Haney to exploit if Linares will go toe to toe in the middle of the round.

Again, as I have mentioned, the ball is on Haney here, to proved that he can be called one of the 4 kings in the lightweight division. So that's I'm seeing Haney just to win by decision most probably.

I'm not hearing any postponement though, maybe sport bookies are just late on putting this fight on their platform.

Final press conference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u52sDtJWwS0

Both guys feeling confident to win the fight. This will be very technical fight, the market though seems to be close as I can't find the betting line in sportsbet. But probably they will open the line again in the next 48 hours as the fight is in this weekend. But Haney seems to be the run-away favourite.

Haney is the more technical here, I agree, but Linares has been in other tough fights so experience goes to him. I agree that both are looking relaxed base on the final press conference. I wonder though why sportsbet market is not open, initially the line is not good for a Haney money line, maybe that's the reason why they close it as it didn't get any attention from boxing bettors.

Finally, the day has come, we will see another great fight today and my Sunday will always be fun.

I'm gonna watch this fight and the Donaire vs Oubaali fight, what a double header for me.

I'm still counting for Haney to win but Linares should give him some good challenge.

This should also be a good fight but i'm wondering why my favorite online bookies didn't cover this fight.

I thought that they will put the odds on their site 24 hours before the fight but until this time, no sign of that.

I hope one of us can post a live stream here, I'm watching the live stream on Youtube on their undercard but I doubt if they are going to go live on Youtube we all know it's pay-per-view and DAZN is not free, maybe another marketing for the fight to watch in a pay per view stream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV4ThL6eFYg

That's weird, upon checking sportsbet right now, the betting odds are not there, perhaps they have close the market very early. Stake though have this fight listed,

Haney - 1.12
Haney by decision - 2.90
Linares - 6.00

I agree that this is a very good fight, Haney technical skills against a live dog and durable fighter in Linares.

It's kinda boring though, it looks like Haney will win by decision.

I do hope that someone bet on him, still very attractive. However, Haney lacks power, if he steps up and fight elite boxers, he is a highlight knockout waiting to happen.

So far in my scorecard, Haney 9-1. I gave Linares round 10. Only 2 rounds left, let's see how it goes.

I thought it was much closer than that. Haney started out dominating but Linares kept closing the gap until he eventually was able to hurt him. Haney looked terrible in the final 3 rounds. A younger Linares would have KO'd him.

This aggressive strategy will not work for Haney against better competition. He lacks power and it took him a while to recover when he was hurt. He is still one of the top fighters of the division so I don't count him out against anybody but there are still a few things that don't give me too much confidence in him.

This is Haney's tough fight so far and he is lucky that he survived the 10th round it's very clear that he is hurt by that straight right before the bell sound, hats off to Linares he is still a tough guy and he earns the respect of the boxing world, I hope Garcia will come out and call out Haney so they can make the fight happen, Haney should now focus on fighting anyone on Lopez, Garcia or Davis, so he can establish himself.

Devin Haney survive the late scare, it ended in 12 rounds and Haney won via unanimous decision. Do we have winners here?
Kind share your betslip, I just want to celebrate with you guys. lol.. seriously, I just want to know the betting odds for that.

An entertaining fight overall, Haney was aggressive and that's where he almost lose.

Yep, it was a close fight indeed, or a fighter with a decent power would have knock out Haney out.

I'm sure he will lost against Garcia, Davis, and Lopez at 135-140 lbs, those 3 have serious power in both hands. Haney just cherry picking opponents. We can say that Linares could have been a live dog, but he is already old and no longer on his prime.

Haney shows his technical skills and survived a late flurry from Linares. He was really hurt at the end of round 10, his legs are wobbling, but it seems that Linares has punch him out in the fight and couldn't make a follow up on the last 2 rounds.

Not boring fight to me, but it could be more exciting if we can see some knock downs. Love Haney's sharp jab, thing is that he has no power, as Linares said post fight.

He is a good technical boxer no doubt about it, but for his opponent to say that he has no power which is obvious based on what I saw in the fight, will give him lesser chances against hard-hitting boxers like Davis and Lopez, he is a very dominant boxer but it takes away the notoriety like what Davis and Lopez is showing in their fights, these two fighters have ended and can end the fight with one punch something that's lacking with Haney

I would agree with that as I saw the highlights, when Haney was a bit frustrated trying to KO Linares, he was a bit careless and sometimes he got hit with a solid punch, and he is lucky that punch came in the late rounds when Linares was already tired.

Compared to Davis and Lopez, I agree with you that Haney is less powerful.

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/741718
26 fights 15 KO's only. 57% KO rate.

Gervonta Davis 23/24 KO rate 95% KO rate.

Teofimo Lopez 12/16 KO rate.  75% KO rate.

Well, we get what they serve, if that's all they can do, we have no choice but to accept it. Haney did his best but the speed of Linares really made the difference. I think Linares knows about the sharp jab and had removed it's power early so that might be the reason why it didn't have power.

Haney is also strong, he looks like he is getting tired in the end but he was able to accept some heavy punch from Linares, bad thing is that Linares only showed up in the later rounds, he will never win a game that way he fought as it did not impress the judges. However, I would say he still did well as he survives a 12 round fight against a heavy favorite Haney.

I would say it's a good fight for both of them but i think it's the end now for the career of Linares, he can't keep up with the big boys now and he is like a steeping stone for some of the young and some prospects in this sport of boxing. He can no longer have that championship belt.

As for Haney, a fight with Garcia or Davis will get him some of this elusive respect which i think he deserve at this point. Surviving and winning against Linares was the biggest test of his young career thus far.

i really thought linares won the fight since he is the only so far that had hit harder that wobbles the legs of Haney. this is where he waves his hands to show this way to his corner. the old man still has his gear working. that combo i think should have mattered to the judges. very close scores so it deserves a rematch. probably going to be settled when Haney loses against Davis.

Ok as I have thought, this will be a decision win for Haney. And I agree that this is the biggest test for him and I will grade him 7.5 out of 10. Good technical skills and that jab? one of the best in this decision. But a fight with other 135 lbs will be very hard for Haney as he didn't possessed any power. Sooner or later he will get caught and his chin will not hold. Linares almost broke his chin. Ryan Garcia which he wanted to fight will definitely crack that if he touches with his left hook.

Locking this thread!!!