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

[Distinctin]

As for this fight, I don't know what's the fuss on Haney wanting an earlier date. Why not just do it in the middle of November something to give Prograis enough time to prepare? Haney is still very young but he is becoming like a b1tch already trying to exploit his opponents. As if he is not boring to watch.   

He's the challenger, yet he seems to want to dictate the terms, which isn't a favorable approach.

His demands come across as rather assertive, as if he's confident he can defeat the current champion. Without a doubt, he can be seen as a bit unexciting, but considering his objective of moving up in weight to contend for a championship again, it's clear he's taking on risks. Despite this, he should still show respect for the current champion and adhere to the terms that have been agreed upon. It's worth noting that it wouldn't be an issue if Prograis' camp is amenable, but ensuring both fighters have ample time to train is crucial. This helps avoid post-fight excuses from the loser.

[Yaunfitda]

As for this fight, I don't know what's the fuss on Haney wanting an earlier date. Why not just do it in the middle of November something to give Prograis enough time to prepare? Haney is still very young but he is becoming like a b1tch already trying to exploit his opponents. As if he is not boring to watch.   

He's the challenger, yet he seems to want to dictate the terms, which isn't a favorable approach.

His demands come across as rather assertive, as if he's confident he can defeat the current champion. Without a doubt, he can be seen as a bit unexciting, but considering his objective of moving up in weight to contend for a championship again, it's clear he's taking on risks. Despite this, he should still show respect for the current champion and adhere to the terms that have been agreed upon. It's worth noting that it wouldn't be an issue if Prograis' camp is amenable, but ensuring both fighters have ample time to train is crucial. This helps avoid post-fight excuses from the loser.

Hmm, not sure about it as well, not that I want to insert religion here, but Haney is Muslim isn't it? Maybe there is some some kind of requirement for him to do before the actual date or after the date of the fight that's why he needs to adjust it.

But in any case, we really need to see this fight, currently I must say that Regis is one of the best if not the best champion at 140 lbs. I will not consider Teo Lopez a full fledge champion although he beat Taylor, but Josh was just weight drain and week at 140 lbs already.

[Maslate]

As for this fight, I don't know what's the fuss on Haney wanting an earlier date. Why not just do it in the middle of November something to give Prograis enough time to prepare? Haney is still very young but he is becoming like a b1tch already trying to exploit his opponents. As if he is not boring to watch.   

He's the challenger, yet he seems to want to dictate the terms, which isn't a favorable approach.

His demands come across as rather assertive, as if he's confident he can defeat the current champion. Without a doubt, he can be seen as a bit unexciting, but considering his objective of moving up in weight to contend for a championship again, it's clear he's taking on risks. Despite this, he should still show respect for the current champion and adhere to the terms that have been agreed upon. It's worth noting that it wouldn't be an issue if Prograis' camp is amenable, but ensuring both fighters have ample time to train is crucial. This helps avoid post-fight excuses from the loser.

Hmm, not sure about it as well, not that I want to insert religion here, but Haney is Muslim isn't it? Maybe there is some some kind of requirement for him to do before the actual date or after the date of the fight that's why he needs to adjust it.

But in any case, we really need to see this fight, currently I must say that Regis is one of the best if not the best champion at 140 lbs. I will not consider Teo Lopez a full fledge champion although he beat Taylor, but Josh was just weight drain and week at 140 lbs already.

I'm not sure about that as well because if that is truly the reason why Haney's camp suggested to move the fight at an earlier date then I bet Regis's camp would be understanding but since the latter wasn't, we can already assume that it wasn't the reason given which is why Regis was kind of upset about it because he didn't get the respect he deserved since he is the champion and not Haney.

[mirakal]

^^ Well you can read it here, Josh Taylor planning to move up in weight class after losing welterweight unbeaten record.

Josh Taylor spoke about moving up to welterweight imminently after suffering the first defeat of his career to Teofimo Lopez in New York on Saturday night.

The 32-year-old Scot started the defence of his WBO and Ring Magazine super-lightweight titles at The Theater at Madison Square Garden looking like he had the measure of his Brooklyn opponent.

He doesn't have to prove anything at 140 lbs already, he has unified the belt but after that he has been struggling to make that weight. So obviously, it's the right decision for him and his camp to move up in weight class. And in the past he also said that he has sparred Ugas, who is a big 147 lbs and it went find. So definitely, I believed that the next time he will fight, he will go up to welterweight.

As for the update on the fight, we haven't heard any, and if I remember it correctly, this fight is happening around October-November time-frame.

Yeah, Josh Taylor should've just moved up even before. So he ended up being injured again and inactive which benefitted Teofimo Lopez. For me, he looked like a fighter without motivation anymore. We'll see if he can still show something impressive in his 147 debut because I don't see the fire in him anymore.

As for this fight, I don't know what's the fuss on Haney wanting an earlier date. Why not just do it in the middle of November something to give Prograis enough time to prepare? Haney is still very young but he is becoming like a b1tch already trying to exploit his opponents. As if he is not boring to watch.   

I agree. Josh Taylor should've made that move much sooner before he suffered and scathed his record against the lucky Teo Lopez because if he did that, he might've been still an undefeated now and had already made a successful debut at 147 because it was clear that 140 is not for him anymore. I don't know what he expected but he sure do have some problems because he cannot weigh the situation clearly anymore compared to his younger days where he was so active.

For Haney, the undisputed champion didn't even bother to explain why they chose to move the fight in October 28 and that is already a big disrespect for Regis. He wasn't even informed about why the other camp is rushing the fight. If I'm on Regis's shoes, I'd forget this deal and make another fight because I'm not the one who is chasing.

[Vaculin]

For Haney, the undisputed champion didn't even bother to explain why they chose to move the fight in October 28 and that is already a big disrespect for Regis. He wasn't even informed about why the other camp is rushing the fight. If I'm on Regis's shoes, I'd forget this deal and make another fight because I'm not the one who is chasing.

I couldn't say more because to be frank and honest, I'd do that as well if I'm the champion and Devin Haney disrespected my status. This division is certainly not for Haney because he's not yet a bonafide 140 pound boxer and he should know his position because he's not the one calling the shots here, Regis is.
And if November is the month agreed by the both camps then so be it, because in the article that I've read, both camps already agreed to contest it somewhere in November but when it's time to sign the contract, Haney suddenly proposed something out of the blue.

[inthelongrun]

So the date remains alive but we haven't heard from the Haney team if they are still fighting on the said date. The contract has been signed though so I also wonder if the Haney's are just going to honor the date.

As for Regis Prograis, it's very funny since he said that if Haney is not ready then he is looking forward to giving Adrien Broner a shot at his belt. And Broner lately also said that he is back and is interested in facing the belt holders. It's funny though. I wonder if Broner can still make the 140-weight limit. Broner with his popularity became the target of Prograis, Rolly Romero, and Ryan Garcia. They're probably seeing Adrien Broner as a high reward with low low risk.

[btc_angela]

So the date remains alive but we haven't heard from the Haney team if they are still fighting on the said date. The contract has been signed though so I also wonder if the Haney's are just going to honor the date.

As for Regis Prograis, it's very funny since he said that if Haney is not ready then he is looking forward to giving Adrien Broner a shot at his belt. And Broner lately also said that he is back and is interested in facing the belt holders. It's funny though. I wonder if Broner can still make the 140-weight limit. Broner with his popularity became the target of Prograis, Rolly Romero, and Ryan Garcia. They're probably seeing Adrien Broner as a high reward with low low risk.

I think Rolly Romero has to deal with his own health issues if I'm not mistaken. But I go agree, probably it's less risk for them as we all know that Adrien is no longer a great (good) fighter, Marcos Maidana took his soul already.

I still wanted this fight to be a show though, maybe the Haney's are cooking something and then in the last minute, will inform that this fight is a go. This fight is schedule for October so there's a lot of leeway for both teams to make the fight.

[Japinat]

I still wanted this fight to be a show though, maybe the Haney's are cooking something and then in the last minute, will inform that this fight is a go. This fight is schedule for October so there's a lot of leeway for both teams to make the fight.

I'm hoping for the same thing too but I'm curious though, we're now in the month of September but still both camps are quite about it. There are even no news that are saying that their fight is already set and that their contract is already signed by both camps so it will really happen in the month of October.
So, if they are looking forward for the same thing then both of them should've agreed with the terms by now because time flies fast and the next thing we know, we're already in October.

[Kasabus]

I still wanted this fight to be a show though, maybe the Haney's are cooking something and then in the last minute, will inform that this fight is a go. This fight is schedule for October so there's a lot of leeway for both teams to make the fight.

I'm hoping for the same thing too but I'm curious though, we're now in the month of September but still both camps are quite about it. There are even no news that are saying that their fight is already set and that their contract is already signed by both camps so it will really happen in the month of October.
So, if they are looking forward for the same thing then both of them should've agreed with the terms by now because time flies fast and the next thing we know, we're already in October.

October is good but as of this moment, they are already behind their supposed timeline and they can't just suddenly announce it now that their fight will still happen at their agreed date because there are a lot of factors that they needed to be considered first specially after the fact that next month is already October.

I suppose that their negotiation will resume before this month ends because from what I know, Regis was targeting the 28th of October and Haney's camp doesn't want it as that is the very same day of the Fury vs Ngannou fight. I think that's also the reason why Haney's camp suggested that they should move in an earlier date.

[inthelongrun]

So according to Eddie Hearn, this fight is still alive but the signed October 28 date is off. Eddie is looking for the last week of November or early December as its new date.

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

[Yaunfitda]

So according to Eddie Hearn, this fight is still alive but the signed October 28 date is off. Eddie is looking for the last week of November or early December as its new date.

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Yeah, it's a big gamble that Eddie Hearn and his company sign this two boxers who for me hasn't had a good solid followers. No doubt that they are great boxers, but in the current state of boxing industry, you need to sell fights, you need to fill the arena with people that are willing to pay expensive tickets just to see boxers give a good show.

And I don't think that the 2 fits that perfectly. Haney is the undisputed in 135 lbs, but it takes two to tango to make the fight sell, just like in his last fight against Loma. As for Regis, 140 lbs? doesn't have a good name to bring the hype in this division.

[btc_angela]

So according to Eddie Hearn, this fight is still alive but the signed October 28 date is off. Eddie is looking for the last week of November or early December as its new date.

So it was just a push, but still good to hear that the fight is still going to happen despite what we heard with Regis.

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Fight is still months to go so there are no hype currently. But maybe when the fight approaches, they are going to sell this fight as both are trash talkers. I do agree that Eddie might have sign this boxers for good amount of money so he needs to get it back. But not sure how, they need some good storyline to sell this fight to the boxing fans. And Eddie might be losing money in the end.

[Distinctin]

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Fight is still months to go so there are no hype currently. But maybe when the fight approaches, they are going to sell this fight as both are trash talkers. I do agree that Eddie might have sign this boxers for good amount of money so he needs to get it back. But not sure how, they need some good storyline to sell this fight to the boxing fans. And Eddie might be losing money in the end.

There's only one reason why the fight was moved: people are not interested in watching it. I'm not sure if this will really happen despite the announcement that it could take place later this year. It still depends on how the fans will react to this fight. If it's not going to be profitable for the promoters, it will likely be off this year. I would bet on the outcome; I think it's not going to happen this year.

With lots of exciting fights happening now, who would want to watch Haney, a somewhat boring boxer, against a non-popular champion?

[inthelongrun]

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Fight is still months to go so there are no hype currently. But maybe when the fight approaches, they are going to sell this fight as both are trash talkers. I do agree that Eddie might have sign this boxers for good amount of money so he needs to get it back. But not sure how, they need some good storyline to sell this fight to the boxing fans. And Eddie might be losing money in the end.

There's only one reason why the fight was moved: people are not interested in watching it. I'm not sure if this will really happen despite the announcement that it could take place later this year. It still depends on how the fans will react to this fight. If it's not going to be profitable for the promoters, it will likely be off this year. I would bet on the outcome; I think it's not going to happen this year.

With lots of exciting fights happening now, who would want to watch Haney, a somewhat boring boxer, against a non-popular champion?

It might be true. The real hype starts once the date of the fight is getting nearer. Both do not like each other right now so we might see an exciting press conference and face-offs during the fight week. Selling tickets in the venue might not be that hard but I guess the PPV buys will be only around 200k. Hopefully, we'll see good matchups in the undercards.

Maybe we'll make a friendly bet, I believe this fight will happen this year. I still watch this fight live because I want to see if Regis Prograis can land his power shots on Devin Haney. Regis is not that popular but I like him, he is exciting to me because he knocks people out.

[Hirose UK]

So according to Eddie Hearn, this fight is still alive but the signed October 28 date is off. Eddie is looking for the last week of November or early December as its new date.

So it was just a push, but still good to hear that the fight is still going to happen despite what we heard with Regis.

Even though the fight was postponed and there is no definite date when it can be held it will still take place and the cancellation of the initial schedule was only due to a small problem that occurred.
The Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney fight has become one that all boxing fans have been waiting for and it looks like the two fighters holding the WBC belt will show a pretty fierce fight.
Devin Haney is the most impatient to immediately carry out this fight.

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Fight is still months to go so there are no hype currently. But maybe when the fight approaches, they are going to sell this fight as both are trash talkers. I do agree that Eddie might have sign this boxers for good amount of money so he needs to get it back. But not sure how, they need some good storyline to sell this fight to the boxing fans. And Eddie might be losing money in the end.

Well, this is one of the reasons why Eddie Hearn will still take this fight because he spent money to sell it and make more profit.
It is normal to have other goals by seeking profits in every match.

[Japinat]

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Fight is still months to go so there are no hype currently. But maybe when the fight approaches, they are going to sell this fight as both are trash talkers. I do agree that Eddie might have sign this boxers for good amount of money so he needs to get it back. But not sure how, they need some good storyline to sell this fight to the boxing fans. And Eddie might be losing money in the end.

There's only one reason why the fight was moved: people are not interested in watching it. I'm not sure if this will really happen despite the announcement that it could take place later this year. It still depends on how the fans will react to this fight. If it's not going to be profitable for the promoters, it will likely be off this year. I would bet on the outcome; I think it's not going to happen this year.

With lots of exciting fights happening now, who would want to watch Haney, a somewhat boring boxer, against a non-popular champion?

It might be true. The real hype starts once the date of the fight is getting nearer. Both do not like each other right now so we might see an exciting press conference and face-offs during the fight week. Selling tickets in the venue might not be that hard but I guess the PPV buys will be only around 200k. Hopefully, we'll see good matchups in the undercards.

Maybe we'll make a friendly bet, I believe this fight will happen this year. I still watch this fight live because I want to see if Regis Prograis can land his power shots on Devin Haney. Regis is not that popular but I like him, he is exciting to me because he knocks people out.

People are also not taking things seriously because both camps seems not interested as well because of the fighting they had, we know that both of them don't like each other but they need to find that exact date where both of them will agree so that they can begin building their hype as they need that to have that specifically to make more money aside from the guaranteed millions that they're getting.

About the PPV buys, targeting for over 500k seems a little bit impossible to attain and it's too much to ask as well considering that both names aren't that loud in this industry. So yes, 200-250k is somehow possible and close to reality. I bet Eddie Hearn is now cracking his brain for this because time has already lost.

[Kemarit]

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Fight is still months to go so there are no hype currently. But maybe when the fight approaches, they are going to sell this fight as both are trash talkers. I do agree that Eddie might have sign this boxers for good amount of money so he needs to get it back. But not sure how, they need some good storyline to sell this fight to the boxing fans. And Eddie might be losing money in the end.

There's only one reason why the fight was moved: people are not interested in watching it. I'm not sure if this will really happen despite the announcement that it could take place later this year. It still depends on how the fans will react to this fight. If it's not going to be profitable for the promoters, it will likely be off this year. I would bet on the outcome; I think it's not going to happen this year.

With lots of exciting fights happening now, who would want to watch Haney, a somewhat boring boxer, against a non-popular champion?

It might be true. The real hype starts once the date of the fight is getting nearer. Both do not like each other right now so we might see an exciting press conference and face-offs during the fight week. Selling tickets in the venue might not be that hard but I guess the PPV buys will be only around 200k. Hopefully, we'll see good matchups in the undercards.

Maybe we'll make a friendly bet, I believe this fight will happen this year. I still watch this fight live because I want to see if Regis Prograis can land his power shots on Devin Haney. Regis is not that popular but I like him, he is exciting to me because he knocks people out.

In addition, this will be a testament for Eddie, if he can really bring the hype on this fight. Previously, all of his fights involved high profile boxers like Canelo.
But since Canelo didn't sign a contract with him, and so he has to find fighter that can bring money for his business in the US.
And as we all know, he has been criticitized by his competitor, specially Top Rank's Bob Arum.
By chance if he losses millions here, then he might have to fight or sign popular boxers in his stable to at least break even in this fight.
I do agree that Regis is exciting because he is a heavy puncher, but he is not well known amongst boxing fans.

[inthelongrun]

So according to Eddie Hearn, this fight is still alive but the signed October 28 date is off. Eddie is looking for the last week of November or early December as its new date.

So it was just a push, but still good to hear that the fight is still going to happen despite what we heard with Regis.

Even though the fight was postponed and there is no definite date when it can be held it will still take place and the cancellation of the initial schedule was only due to a small problem that occurred.
The Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney fight has become one that all boxing fans have been waiting for and it looks like the two fighters holding the WBC belt will show a pretty fierce fight.
Devin Haney is the most impatient to immediately carry out this fight.

It's just that Devin Haney wanted to exploit Regis Prograis so he acts like he is in a hurry. Haney had been training already and he wanted to catch Prograis to have less training than the usual 2 months camp.

Anyway, this fight is a go. The final date is on December 9 at the Golden State Warriors' Chase Center in San Francisco, California. So at least Eddie Hearn did not follow the Haneys' request of making the fight on an earlier date which put Prograis at a disadvantage. I'm excited and I am looking forward to the champion Prograis landing his powerful punches on Haney. 

[mirakal]

So according to Eddie Hearn, this fight is still alive but the signed October 28 date is off. Eddie is looking for the last week of November or early December as its new date.

So it was just a push, but still good to hear that the fight is still going to happen despite what we heard with Regis.

Even though the fight was postponed and there is no definite date when it can be held it will still take place and the cancellation of the initial schedule was only due to a small problem that occurred.
The Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney fight has become one that all boxing fans have been waiting for and it looks like the two fighters holding the WBC belt will show a pretty fierce fight.
Devin Haney is the most impatient to immediately carry out this fight.

It's just that Devin Haney wanted to exploit Regis Prograis so he acts like he is in a hurry. Haney had been training already and he wanted to catch Prograis to have less training than the usual 2 months camp.

Anyway, this fight is a go. The final date is on December 9 at the Golden State Warriors' Chase Center in San Francisco, California. So at least Eddie Hearn did not follow the Haneys' request of making the fight on an earlier date which put Prograis at a disadvantage. I'm excited and I am looking forward to the champion Prograis landing his powerful punches on Haney. 

The details are already out for the public to know that this fight will be pushed through at a later date instead of what was discussed few weeks before, they made it seem that this is already a done deal so that there are still some room for them to market the fight and gather some hype but the truth is, it's not really that done because Regis said that they are still waiting for Haney's camp to sign the contract.

[Finestream]

I haven't seen enough hype about this fight. The media is more focused on Canelo and Crawford nowadays. I wonder if Eddie made the right call by signing Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. These guys aren't cheap and will be paid millions of dollars but they need to sell tickets, PPV, and convince companies for sponsorships. Maybe the fans are tired of Haney's boring style and while Prograis packs a punch, he is not that popular to the casuals.

Fight is still months to go so there are no hype currently. But maybe when the fight approaches, they are going to sell this fight as both are trash talkers. I do agree that Eddie might have sign this boxers for good amount of money so he needs to get it back. But not sure how, they need some good storyline to sell this fight to the boxing fans. And Eddie might be losing money in the end.

There's only one reason why the fight was moved: people are not interested in watching it. I'm not sure if this will really happen despite the announcement that it could take place later this year. It still depends on how the fans will react to this fight. If it's not going to be profitable for the promoters, it will likely be off this year. I would bet on the outcome; I think it's not going to happen this year.

With lots of exciting fights happening now, who would want to watch Haney, a somewhat boring boxer, against a non-popular champion?

It might be true. The real hype starts once the date of the fight is getting nearer. Both do not like each other right now so we might see an exciting press conference and face-offs during the fight week. Selling tickets in the venue might not be that hard but I guess the PPV buys will be only around 200k. Hopefully, we'll see good matchups in the undercards.

Maybe we'll make a friendly bet, I believe this fight will happen this year. I still watch this fight live because I want to see if Regis Prograis can land his power shots on Devin Haney. Regis is not that popular but I like him, he is exciting to me because he knocks people out.

In addition, this will be a testament for Eddie, if he can really bring the hype on this fight. Previously, all of his fights involved high profile boxers like Canelo.
But since Canelo didn't sign a contract with him, and so he has to find fighter that can bring money for his business in the US.
And as we all know, he has been criticitized by his competitor, specially Top Rank's Bob Arum.
By chance if he losses millions here, then he might have to fight or sign popular boxers in his stable to at least break even in this fight.
I do agree that Regis is exciting because he is a heavy puncher, but he is not well known amongst boxing fans.

I'd say that it will be one of the few reasons for Regis to strive even harder so that he can make a name for himself, he might not be that known in this industry even if he's already a champion but defeating someone like Devin Haney will certainly put him on the map and people will begin to know more about him, as well as his records in the past. Everyone loves an underdog story, just like how Bivol started to be famous.