Devin Haney told Teofimo Lopez today on X, “You will get” once in a May fight against Jose Ramirez in Times Square, Manhattan, New York and in an October rematch with Ryan Garcia.
Haney started by asking him why he didn’t fight Subriel Matias, but he didn’t do it nicely. He trashed Teo’s name, calling him “TeHOE” when asked why he didn’t face powerful former IBF 140lb champion Subriel (21-2, 21 KOs), who is no piece of cake for anyone in the division. He would be a nightmare for Haney.
Theophimus gave these excuses for not fighting Matthias:
- Top Rank wanted a fight on the West Coast. Teo wanted him in New York
- Put the fight on PPV
- Offered $2.8 million: Teofimo replied that he was Top Rank’s “Last star. He mentioned Keyshawn Davis as a Top Rank intern, as their student who they are trying to transform into a star.
If Haney can beat Ramirez and Garcia in the next two fights, a matchup against Teofimo would be huge if he is undefeated this year. Lopez hasn’t said who he plans to fight next, but if he faces Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, he’ll likely lose hard.
He already has a lot of trouble trying to beat 140 pound fighters. He got lucky in fights against Sandor Martin and Jamaine Ortiz. Many people thought that Teofimo Lopez would have both fights.
Haney would be better off focusing on what’s in front of him now: former WBC and WBO 140 lb champion Ramirez. This guy could beat Devin and spoil his October rematch with Garcia.
Ramirez: End of the line?
That fight would still happen, given that Turki Al-Sheikh wants to stage it in Riyadh. However, the matchup would attract a lot of interest if Haney loses to Ramirez. I now predict that Haney will be 0-2 in his fights in 2025 and his career will be in oblivion.
Devin can still join if he teams up with promoter Eddie Hearn, who can put him on the job of rebuilding four fights like Joshua restore it to specifications. Let’s face it: Haney was never that good, to begin with, but he did well because he melted down to fight smaller, at 135, and fought the right guy initially when he moved up to 140, Regis Prograis.
You’ll get it.. when I beat Ramirez & Ryan you’ll be next.. but you already knew that, you were just chasing https://t.co/2QXFiZSg8h
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) January 17, 2025
