Boxing: Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney (9th of December)

[Jawhead999]

Super lightweight seems to be an easy weight especially for Haney who have fought so many great boxers in lightweight. I think Regis Prograis is currently the tough boxer in super lightweight, if Haney can beat him, technically he don't have any problem to beat Romero, Matias and Lopez. All of them haven't defended their belt at least for once, that's why I think they're not really strong.

The result of this fight should be Haney win via decision.

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[btc_angela]

Weird. We have more votes for the defending champion Regis Prograis rather than the undisputed champion Devin Haney. Do you guys want to see Devin Haney lose or do you just believe that Regis lands his powerful punches?

I am bored with Haney's fighting style and he is supposed to lose against Loma. Now he is avoiding a Loma rematch, avoided his mandatory on Shakur, and avoided the real lineal champ at 140, Teofimo Lopez.

Regis had a bad night in his last fight and if he performs the same way again, Haney will have an easy time outboxing him. Still, I believe Regis knows he needs to perform better this time. I won't be surprised if he hits Haney with his signature awkward but powerful punches, this is the only way to beat Haney. If he cannot hurt Haney then he will lose his belt.

It's somehow debatable that is why we are seeing a mixed votes between the two champions, but for me, I chose Regis Prograis to win by a way of KO/TKO. I know that Haney does have an impressive style specially in his defense and counter punches but he doesn't have that much power to KO an opponent and certainly I don't believe that he can do it against Regis which is also an experienced boxer and had the same bouts as him. Now if Regis can utilize his power and speed, I think he got more chances in this fight compared to the upcoming challenger, Devin Haney.

Devin Haney was almost buckled by the smaller Lomachenco in the later round of their fight so there is no doubt that there is a possibility that Devin Haney will kiss the canvas in his fight against Prograis since Prograis is a heavier boxer, a heavier hitter than Loma and bigger than Loma.  I do not think that Haney can evade all the strong punches of Prograis so I also think that Prograis  has the possibility to win the fight via KO.

That's one weakness of Devin Haney, he has weak chin, there are other fighters as well that buckled him down, before Haney. It's that it was not a clear punch that hit him. But if a bigger guy like a natural welterweight in Prograis the Haney might not take it lightly and go down and this could be the selling point on how Prograis can score a upset here.

For sure Haney will be the favorite but facing hard hitters in the 140 lbs division, Devin will be made aware that this weight class is different for him and he might not survived at 140 lbs with all his big punchers and natural guys that literally packs a power.

That makes sense which is why Devin Haney was mastering the art of defense and counterpunching because he doesn't have any skills or options that can take down any given foe that he will face against. His only weapon is his IQ and defensive tactics that can evade strong punches but that too has its own limit and going against the natural guys at 140 pounds might be too much for him to handle and he will surely have some difficulties in that weight class.

I would be glad if he will be listed as the favorite in their upcoming fight because that will be a huge advantage for me to bet towards Regis Prograis, may it ML or via KO.

Yes, I like that Haney too will be the favorite and see if he can hold that odds or maybe there will be swing odds for Prograis as there could be smart money that is going to Regis because they know the weakness of Devin and as we have said, this is a very different weight class for him and he might not be able to stand against big punchers on welterweight.

Or if he can get away from the power punches early, maybe in the later rounds when he is tired and reflex down, Prograis can find that hole and deliver that one punch that can change the complexion of the fight in his favor.

[Kasabus]

Super lightweight seems to be an easy weight especially for Haney who have fought so many great boxers in lightweight. I think Regis Prograis is currently the tough boxer in super lightweight, if Haney can beat him, technically he don't have any problem to beat Romero, Matias and Lopez. All of them haven't defended their belt at least for once, that's why I think they're not really strong.

The result of this fight should be Haney win via decision.

If only power is the only factor and measurement to be the best of super-lightweight division then Devin Haney wouldn't have any problems but he shouldn't forget that it will be a new weight for him and a new division as well, and while he's still adjusting to the weight, his opponents like Regis Prograis who is more comfortable at 140 will not show him mercy just because of that. Haney does have a chance, I'll give him that, but not as decent compared to the one whom he will face. And Teo Lopez? It turns out that he's just an underrated boxer who actually does have a chance to be one of the bad guys at 140 and let's not forget Josh Taylor, I think he can still bounce back.

[Kelvinid]

Yes, I like that Haney too will be the favorite and see if he can hold that odds or maybe there will be swing odds for Prograis as there could be smart money that is going to Regis because they know the weakness of Devin and as we have said, this is a very different weight class for him and he might not be able to stand against big punchers on welterweight.

Or if he can get away from the power punches early, maybe in the later rounds when he is tired and reflex down, Prograis can find that hole and deliver that one punch that can change the complexion of the fight in his favor.

Haney is moving up, challenging himself to test his limits. However, Regis Prograis is a boxer who lost to Josh Taylor and had a disappointing performance against Teofimo Lopez. So, considering that Haney is a more tactical fighter and probably quicker, I already have a good idea of where to lean in this match. The odds for Regis Prograis might be enticing, but as long as the odds for Haney are reasonable, I won't be tempted to bet on Regis Prograis.

[inthelongrun]

All right, so here is the reason why Devin and his dad wanted to move the fight date earlier. For me, it makes sense to move the date otherwise they will go head-to-head against Tyson Fury's fight against Francis Ngannou. I mean this fight is the better match-up but most likely only for the boxing hard cores. But it is still a bitch move not consulting Regis Prograis especially since he is the defending champion. They can move the fight to a later date like a week or 2 after the Fury-Ngannou and not before that.

Super lightweight seems to be an easy weight especially for Haney who have fought so many great boxers in lightweight. I think Regis Prograis is currently the tough boxer in super lightweight, if Haney can beat him, technically he don't have any problem to beat Romero, Matias and Lopez. All of them haven't defended their belt at least for once, that's why I think they're not really strong.

The result of this fight should be Haney win via decision.

If only power is the only factor and measurement to be the best of super-lightweight division then Devin Haney wouldn't have any problems but he shouldn't forget that it will be a new weight for him and a new division as well, and while he's still adjusting to the weight, his opponents like Regis Prograis who is more comfortable at 140 will not show him mercy just because of that. Haney does have a chance, I'll give him that, but not as decent compared to the one whom he will face. And Teo Lopez? It turns out that he's just an underrated boxer who actually does have a chance to be one of the bad guys at 140 and let's not forget Josh Taylor, I think he can still bounce back.

I like that this division is becoming like 50/50 against each other since the fall of Josh Taylor as it makes the division more exciting. Although Teofimo Lopez is the lineal champ as he beat Taylor. But prior to Prograis' poor performance, I also pick him as the strongest in this division. But just like Emmanuel Navarette who looked beatable before he was picked by Oscar Valdez, Regis is well aware too of his poor performance and will train harder and do better by addressing those bad habits in his next fight with Haney. I hope this fight is not canceled yet especially since the contracts are already signed.

[Jawhead999]

If only power is the only factor and measurement to be the best of super-lightweight division then Devin Haney wouldn't have any problems but he shouldn't forget that it will be a new weight for him and a new division as well, and while he's still adjusting to the weight, his opponents like Regis Prograis who is more comfortable at 140 will not show him mercy just because of that. Haney does have a chance, I'll give him that, but not as decent compared to the one whom he will face. And Teo Lopez? It turns out that he's just an underrated boxer who actually does have a chance to be one of the bad guys at 140 and let's not forget Josh Taylor, I think he can still bounce back.

Haney is high technical and has reach advantage, so I don't really think different weight will give him a trouble.

Prograis, Matias, Romero and Lopez aren't high technical boxers, so it will be pretty hard to beat Haney. Well maybe Josh Taylor has a chance to fight with Haney even though he not own any title, but his last performance against Catterall and Lopez were not good.

Lopez actually an overrated boxer due to his popularity, he's strong and has a stamina, but his performance is just not stable.

[btc_angela]

Yes, I like that Haney too will be the favorite and see if he can hold that odds or maybe there will be swing odds for Prograis as there could be smart money that is going to Regis because they know the weakness of Devin and as we have said, this is a very different weight class for him and he might not be able to stand against big punchers on welterweight.

Or if he can get away from the power punches early, maybe in the later rounds when he is tired and reflex down, Prograis can find that hole and deliver that one punch that can change the complexion of the fight in his favor.

Haney is moving up, challenging himself to test his limits. However, Regis Prograis is a boxer who lost to Josh Taylor and had a disappointing performance against Teofimo Lopez. So, considering that Haney is a more tactical fighter and probably quicker, I already have a good idea of where to lean in this match. The odds for Regis Prograis might be enticing, but as long as the odds for Haney are reasonable, I won't be tempted to bet on Regis Prograis.

He push Josh Taylor to the limit though and it was a close fight. But as for the Lopez fight, it's a different Taylor, prior to that so almost lost to Jake Catterall leading up to the speculation that he has a hard time making 140 lbs, no excuses though, Lopez beat him fair and square. But we can't compare Prograis performance against Taylor. As I have said, he put Taylor and maybe that's one reason why suddenly it was a different version of Taylor that we have seen after unifying the belts at 140 lbs.

And most likely, why those who love the underdogs like the chance of Regis Prograis against Haney who is moving up in weight. Although the fight is not yet final as we have seen Regis throwing tantrums that the Haney's is changing the terms specially the purse split.

[Natalim]

Although the fight is not yet final as we have seen Regis throwing tantrums that the Haney's is changing the terms specially the purse split.

I don't understand what kind of disrespectful act the camp of Haney is engaging in. They are the challengers, yet they want to dictate the terms of the purse split. We know that Haney is more popular, but they should respect that Regis Prograis is the champion. As a basic rule, the champion should receive more benefits in terms of the purse split. A 50-50 split might be the lowest acceptable, but if Haney were to request a 60-40 split in his favor, I think that would already be unjustifiable.

[Yaunfitda]

Although the fight is not yet final as we have seen Regis throwing tantrums that the Haney's is changing the terms specially the purse split.

I don't understand what kind of disrespectful act the camp of Haney is engaging in. They are the challengers, yet they want to dictate the terms of the purse split. We know that Haney is more popular, but they should respect that Regis Prograis is the champion. As a basic rule, the champion should receive more benefits in terms of the purse split. A 50-50 split might be the lowest acceptable, but if Haney were to request a 60-40 split in his favor, I think that would already be unjustifiable.

Yes, I agree, for sure it has something to do with the split that they are offering Regis, the current champion at a lower cut in the money here. And it's good that he engage the public here. Although not sure if the Haney has replied to it. But if you look at it, this are all businessman who wants to take advantage of their opponents to gain more money as far as split goes.

For me it's ok to call this 50-50, Haney is not a crowd drawer in his own rights. In his last fights, he need to have a good opponent to have a good PPV tickets and live gates. So it's just fair for Regis to complain if he is going the smaller cut here.

[Natalim]

Although the fight is not yet final as we have seen Regis throwing tantrums that the Haney's is changing the terms specially the purse split.

I don't understand what kind of disrespectful act the camp of Haney is engaging in. They are the challengers, yet they want to dictate the terms of the purse split. We know that Haney is more popular, but they should respect that Regis Prograis is the champion. As a basic rule, the champion should receive more benefits in terms of the purse split. A 50-50 split might be the lowest acceptable, but if Haney were to request a 60-40 split in his favor, I think that would already be unjustifiable.

Yes, I agree, for sure it has something to do with the split that they are offering Regis, the current champion at a lower cut in the money here. And it's good that he engage the public here. Although not sure if the Haney has replied to it. But if you look at it, this are all businessman who wants to take advantage of their opponents to gain more money as far as split goes.

For me it's ok to call this 50-50, Haney is not a crowd drawer in his own rights. In his last fights, he need to have a good opponent to have a good PPV tickets and live gates. So it's just fair for Regis to complain if he is going the smaller cut here.

He is the current champion, so he needs to maintain his position. Besides, if this fight does not happen, he will remain the champion and can still fight other boxers who challenge him. Who knows, he might get a shot at a unification fight, which I think is bigger than fighting Haney. Haney is the one who needs this fight; he is also trying to build his legacy, so he needs to become a champion. If he is too greedy, he will not get what he wants.

[Kasabus]

Although the fight is not yet final as we have seen Regis throwing tantrums that the Haney's is changing the terms specially the purse split.

I don't understand what kind of disrespectful act the camp of Haney is engaging in. They are the challengers, yet they want to dictate the terms of the purse split. We know that Haney is more popular, but they should respect that Regis Prograis is the champion. As a basic rule, the champion should receive more benefits in terms of the purse split. A 50-50 split might be the lowest acceptable, but if Haney were to request a 60-40 split in his favor, I think that would already be unjustifiable.

Yes, I agree, for sure it has something to do with the split that they are offering Regis, the current champion at a lower cut in the money here. And it's good that he engage the public here. Although not sure if the Haney has replied to it. But if you look at it, this are all businessman who wants to take advantage of their opponents to gain more money as far as split goes.

For me it's ok to call this 50-50, Haney is not a crowd drawer in his own rights. In his last fights, he need to have a good opponent to have a good PPV tickets and live gates. So it's just fair for Regis to complain if he is going the smaller cut here.

He is the current champion, so he needs to maintain his position. Besides, if this fight does not happen, he will remain the champion and can still fight other boxers who challenge him. Who knows, he might get a shot at a unification fight, which I think is bigger than fighting Haney. Haney is the one who needs this fight; he is also trying to build his legacy, so he needs to become a champion. If he is too greedy, he will not get what he wants.

Right, it shouldn't be even an issue to begin with because Regis is not the one who is chasing for a fight, Haney is, and because he is already the champion and he have a lot more options to choose rather than wasting his time on negotiations with Haney who surely got his head way back down. If that's what Haney wanted, then so be it, it will be his loss and not Regis's.

Don't know what's with Haney these days, he surely know that his days in the lightweight division are numbered but he thinks that he is still special and will always get the A-side even if he doesn't have anything to offer. What happened recently against Loma was just a lucky one and certainly will not be that lucky again in his next fights.

[mirakal]

Although the fight is not yet final as we have seen Regis throwing tantrums that the Haney's is changing the terms specially the purse split.

I don't understand what kind of disrespectful act the camp of Haney is engaging in. They are the challengers, yet they want to dictate the terms of the purse split. We know that Haney is more popular, but they should respect that Regis Prograis is the champion. As a basic rule, the champion should receive more benefits in terms of the purse split. A 50-50 split might be the lowest acceptable, but if Haney were to request a 60-40 split in his favor, I think that would already be unjustifiable.

Yes, I agree, for sure it has something to do with the split that they are offering Regis, the current champion at a lower cut in the money here. And it's good that he engage the public here. Although not sure if the Haney has replied to it. But if you look at it, this are all businessman who wants to take advantage of their opponents to gain more money as far as split goes.

For me it's ok to call this 50-50, Haney is not a crowd drawer in his own rights. In his last fights, he need to have a good opponent to have a good PPV tickets and live gates. So it's just fair for Regis to complain if he is going the smaller cut here.

He is the current champion, so he needs to maintain his position. Besides, if this fight does not happen, he will remain the champion and can still fight other boxers who challenge him. Who knows, he might get a shot at a unification fight, which I think is bigger than fighting Haney. Haney is the one who needs this fight; he is also trying to build his legacy, so he needs to become a champion. If he is too greedy, he will not get what he wants.

Right, it shouldn't be even an issue to begin with because Regis is not the one who is chasing for a fight, Haney is, and because he is already the champion and he have a lot more options to choose rather than wasting his time on negotiations with Haney who surely got his head way back down. If that's what Haney wanted, then so be it, it will be his loss and not Regis's.

Don't know what's with Haney these days, he surely know that his days in the lightweight division are numbered but he thinks that he is still special and will always get the A-side even if he doesn't have anything to offer. What happened recently against Loma was just a lucky one and certainly will not be that lucky again in his next fights.

Devin Haney already made his move and I don't know if that was wise or not but it's too obvious that he doesn't want Regis to prepare fully for their upcoming fight because he's afraid on what could happen. Moreover, Regis is the champion here and he have the full control of what could happen in the discussion, he shouldn't allow this to happen because he's been already underestimated.

First Haney wanted to be in the A-side when he's the one challenging Regis for the belt, for short, just a visitor who wanted to take his chance. And then now, he wanted to have a much earlier fight compared to what has been talked about.

[btc_angela]

Although the fight is not yet final as we have seen Regis throwing tantrums that the Haney's is changing the terms specially the purse split.

I don't understand what kind of disrespectful act the camp of Haney is engaging in. They are the challengers, yet they want to dictate the terms of the purse split. We know that Haney is more popular, but they should respect that Regis Prograis is the champion. As a basic rule, the champion should receive more benefits in terms of the purse split. A 50-50 split might be the lowest acceptable, but if Haney were to request a 60-40 split in his favor, I think that would already be unjustifiable.

Yes, I agree, for sure it has something to do with the split that they are offering Regis, the current champion at a lower cut in the money here. And it's good that he engage the public here. Although not sure if the Haney has replied to it. But if you look at it, this are all businessman who wants to take advantage of their opponents to gain more money as far as split goes.

For me it's ok to call this 50-50, Haney is not a crowd drawer in his own rights. In his last fights, he need to have a good opponent to have a good PPV tickets and live gates. So it's just fair for Regis to complain if he is going the smaller cut here.

He is the current champion, so he needs to maintain his position. Besides, if this fight does not happen, he will remain the champion and can still fight other boxers who challenge him. Who knows, he might get a shot at a unification fight, which I think is bigger than fighting Haney. Haney is the one who needs this fight; he is also trying to build his legacy, so he needs to become a champion. If he is too greedy, he will not get what he wants.

Right, it shouldn't be even an issue to begin with because Regis is not the one who is chasing for a fight, Haney is, and because he is already the champion and he have a lot more options to choose rather than wasting his time on negotiations with Haney who surely got his head way back down. If that's what Haney wanted, then so be it, it will be his loss and not Regis's.

Don't know what's with Haney these days, he surely know that his days in the lightweight division are numbered but he thinks that he is still special and will always get the A-side even if he doesn't have anything to offer. What happened recently against Loma was just a lucky one and certainly will not be that lucky again in his next fights.

Yeah, they wanted respect and they have been talking about it, but if they are going to lowball in every negotiations like this one, you wouldn't respect the Haney's. Like what Regis said, and so he exposed them are greedy as everyone sees it.

Perhaps it's getting into their head that they are a unified champion at 135 lbs and so they wanted to be treated differently when they go up at 140 lbs. But it's not the case, you have to earn it as what we said. But if they keeps on thinking that they are the A-side at welterweight, they are very wrong.

[bbc.reporter]

We have witnessed Tank vs. King Ry, Inoue vs. Fulton and Crawford vs. Spence. I am shaking my head why this young Devin Haney does not fight Shakur Stevenson and risk is undisputed lightweight championship against the best. These young boxers are sometimes only good in trashtalk, however, the opponents in their records are not big names.

[Darker45]

This match was already floated much earlier. The date was supposed to be August 1, 2023, but there were disagreements. This might still push through on a later date nonetheless.

Anyway, I voted for Haney's victory by way of decision. He should win this. As a matter of fact, he should even knock out Prograis. Prograis is 10 years Haney's senior. Haney is at the peak of his career right now. Despite Prograis' high knockout ratio, Haney's fighting style and athleticism could very easily defend that. And with a significant reach advantage, Haney could easily keep Prograis at bay with a jab or two.

Despite Prograis' less than sterling boxing resume though, I'd still want him to win.

[Baofeng]

We have witnessed Tank vs. King Ry, Inoue vs. Fulton and Crawford vs. Spence. I am shaking my head why this young Devin Haney does not fight Shakur Stevenson and risk is undisputed lightweight championship against the best. These young boxers are sometimes only good in trashtalk, however, the opponents in their records are not big names.

Perhaps that's the reason why the Haney's sign with PBC, as he doesn't want to rematch Loma or fight Top Ranks Shakur Stevenson. But maybe they realized that they eat more than they can chew in choosing a reigning 140 lbs titlist in Regis Prograis. Much better, and has more power than any fighter that they have fought and so they want to take control of the negotiations in any way they can.

@Darker45 - if I'm not mistaken, the date is supposedly Oct 28 for them to clash.

[Jating]

This match was already floated much earlier. The date was supposed to be August 1, 2023, but there were disagreements. This might still push through on a later date nonetheless.

Anyway, I voted for Haney's victory by way of decision. He should win this. As a matter of fact, he should even knock out Prograis. Prograis is 10 years Haney's senior. Haney is at the peak of his career right now. Despite Prograis' high knockout ratio, Haney's fighting style and athleticism could very easily defend that. And with a significant reach advantage, Haney could easily keep Prograis at bay with a jab or two.

Despite Prograis' less than sterling boxing resume though, I'd still want him to win.

But if you look at Haney's record, his last KO win was 2019 against Antonio Moran. So after that all of his wins are in decision, or in the hands of the judges. So it's hard to see how he can knockout a champion in Regis Prograis. He took the best of this division in Josh Taylor to a SD loss.

And it's obvious that Regis has more power and Haney chin is not that good in my opinion. He even buckled his legs when Loma hit him in their last fight.

However, we will have to see whether this fight is going to happen or not since there is some issues with the money split here.

[Sanitough]

This match was already floated much earlier. The date was supposed to be August 1, 2023, but there were disagreements. This might still push through on a later date nonetheless.

Anyway, I voted for Haney's victory by way of decision. He should win this. As a matter of fact, he should even knock out Prograis. Prograis is 10 years Haney's senior. Haney is at the peak of his career right now. Despite Prograis' high knockout ratio, Haney's fighting style and athleticism could very easily defend that. And with a significant reach advantage, Haney could easily keep Prograis at bay with a jab or two.

Despite Prograis' less than sterling boxing resume though, I'd still want him to win.

But if you look at Haney's record, his last KO win was 2019 against Antonio Moran. So after that all of his wins are in decision, or in the hands of the judges. So it's hard to see how he can knockout a champion in Regis Prograis. He took the best of this division in Josh Taylor to a SD loss.

And it's obvious that Regis has more power and Haney chin is not that good in my opinion. He even buckled his legs when Loma hit him in their last fight.

However, we will have to see whether this fight is going to happen or not since there is some issues with the money split here.

From my perspective, Haney seems to be approaching his fights more cautiously. He seems to prefer winning via the judges' scorecards rather than trying to knock out his opponent, especially when he knows he's leading in the scorecards. If we examine Haney's record after his KO victory, we see that all his wins have been via unanimous decisions. So, I suppose there's no need to alter his strategy if it guarantees him a victory. While I acknowledge he's the challenger, if he manages to make the champion appear inexperienced, there will be no controversy surrounding his win.

[Japinat]

If only power is the only factor and measurement to be the best of super-lightweight division then Devin Haney wouldn't have any problems but he shouldn't forget that it will be a new weight for him and a new division as well, and while he's still adjusting to the weight, his opponents like Regis Prograis who is more comfortable at 140 will not show him mercy just because of that. Haney does have a chance, I'll give him that, but not as decent compared to the one whom he will face. And Teo Lopez? It turns out that he's just an underrated boxer who actually does have a chance to be one of the bad guys at 140 and let's not forget Josh Taylor, I think he can still bounce back.

Haney is high technical and has reach advantage, so I don't really think different weight will give him a trouble.

Prograis, Matias, Romero and Lopez aren't high technical boxers, so it will be pretty hard to beat Haney. Well maybe Josh Taylor has a chance to fight with Haney even though he not own any title, but his last performance against Catterall and Lopez were not good.

Lopez actually an overrated boxer due to his popularity, he's strong and has a stamina, but his performance is just not stable.

I don't know what you're trying to say but reach advantage doesn't have anything to do with the weight needed to fight at 140 lbs., there is even no guarantee that he can even defeat and dominate the guys who are more comfortable at that weight class compared to him.

Look, I know that you might have high hopes towards Haney or something like that but the path that he's stepping into is still unknown and anything can happen because it's not his division to begin with. What more now that he's going directly towards the champion instead of trying a much safer debut first.

[Viscore]

If only power is the only factor and measurement to be the best of super-lightweight division then Devin Haney wouldn't have any problems but he shouldn't forget that it will be a new weight for him and a new division as well, and while he's still adjusting to the weight, his opponents like Regis Prograis who is more comfortable at 140 will not show him mercy just because of that. Haney does have a chance, I'll give him that, but not as decent compared to the one whom he will face. And Teo Lopez? It turns out that he's just an underrated boxer who actually does have a chance to be one of the bad guys at 140 and let's not forget Josh Taylor, I think he can still bounce back.

Haney is high technical and has reach advantage, so I don't really think different weight will give him a trouble.

Prograis, Matias, Romero and Lopez aren't high technical boxers, so it will be pretty hard to beat Haney. Well maybe Josh Taylor has a chance to fight with Haney even though he not own any title, but his last performance against Catterall and Lopez were not good.

Lopez actually an overrated boxer due to his popularity, he's strong and has a stamina, but his performance is just not stable.

I don't know what you're trying to say but reach advantage doesn't have anything to do with the weight needed to fight at 140 lbs., there is even no guarantee that he can even defeat and dominate the guys who are more comfortable at that weight class compared to him.

Look, I know that you might have high hopes towards Haney or something like that but the path that he's stepping into is still unknown and anything can happen because it's not his division to begin with. What more now that he's going directly towards the champion instead of trying a much safer debut first.

I understand why Haney chose to directly challenge the champion, as he believes he can defeat the champion and this match presents a significant opportunity to earn more money. From a promoter's perspective, this is an appealing fight, and it's possible that the organization permitted it, similar to Inoue moving up in weight to challenge and beat the champion Fulton with ease. As for this fight, its outcome remains uncertain, but looking at the odds from sportsbooks, Haney is the clear favorite to win.