Devin Haney: “The Greats Discover Motivation By Any Means Needed”

By: Sean Crose

George Kambosos, normally a gregarious kind, has been reasonably quiet within the leadup to his rematch Devin Haney, the person who took his light-weight titles from him final June. Haney, who has as soon as once more traveled to Kambosos’ native Australia to face him, doesn’t let the sound of silence hassle him. “The greats discover motivation by any means vital,” he informed FightHype in an interview. Kambosos was by no means anticipated to be an important drive at light-weight, however he turned unified champion by gorgeous the then crimson scorching Teofimo Lopez in late 2021, thus letting the world know he was somebody to be reckoned with.

And Haney did actually reckon with Kambosos, in Kambosos’ homeland no much less, when the 2 males battled for the undisputed light-weight championship of the world final June. A lot as Kambosos had outstrategized Lopez, Haney outstrategized Kambosos. For sure, the struggle world is actually anticipating a replay of the primary struggle when the 2 males reply the bell Saturday at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Haney, nonetheless, isn’t taking his decided foil as a right. “It was a blessing to struggle on that huge stage,” he mentioned of first battle with Kambosos, “and I look ahead to doing it once more.”

Haney is aware of Kambosos is simply too good a fighter to make use of a failed recreation plan twice, so he’s primarily ready himself for any contingency on Saturday. “I do know he’s going to return with a unique method,” Haney mentioned of Kambosos, “a unique recreation plan this time round.” To make certain, Haney looks like Kambosos is definitely going to depart all of it within the ring this weekend. “He’s determined,” mentioned Haney. “He mentioned if he didn’t win he’s going to retire. He’s coming balls to the wall.” In addition to, Haney is a fighter who all the time sees room for enchancment. “We all the time really feel it might get higher,” he informed FightHype.

Supplied Kambosos doesn’t stun the world on Saturday – and it’s price noting he has arguably completed simply that already by beating Teofimo Lopez a number of years again – an enormous and notable lineup of expertise presumably awaits Haney proper across the nook. Whether or not it’s Vasyl Lomachenko, Ryan Garcia or Gervonta Davis, a significant bout with a high identify is presumably only a contract away. This being fashionable boxing, nonetheless, there’s all the time the query of whether or not or not any of these contracts would really be signed. To their credit score, boxers are loads safer than they was once, however they’re merely not as bold as they as soon as had been both.