Rolando “Rolly” Romero Rips Devin Haney: “He’s The Amir Khan Of 135”

By: Hans Themistode

Rolando “Rolly” Romero continued his successful method this previous Saturday evening. The WBA interim 135-pound belt holder crushed late substitute opponent, Anthony Yigit.

Earlier than the 2 stepped into the ring, each males stepped onto the scales. For sure, Rolly wasn’t too happy as Yigit got here in 5.5 kilos over the load restrict. Whereas the Las Vegas, resident may have opted to step away from their showdown, he merely shrugged his shoulders and agreed to take him on anyway. The additional weight of Yigit proved to make no distinction although, as he was dropped twice and in the end stopped within the seventh.

Whereas the gang on the AT&T Middle in San Antonio, Texas gave the impression to be impressed, one one that wasn’t, was Devin Haney.

The WBC 135 pound belt holder watched carefully from his palatial property and provided harsh criticism.

“Rolly is a pile of sh*t,” mentioned Haney on his social media account.

With Haney’s phrases catching the eye of Rolly, he instantly provided to take him on and rapidly adopted that up with an analysis of Haney’s most up-to-date efficiency in opposition to Jorge Linares.

“I’ll battle Devin Haney,” mentioned Rolly through the post-fight presser. “He’s chinny as hell, he received damage with Venum gloves, that’s a joke.”

The gloves that Rolly is referring to, had been worn by Linares when he took on Haney on Could twenty ninth earlier this yr. Whereas the 22-year-old dominated many of the motion, Linares landed a sport altering blow within the tenth as he wobbled his man. Throughout their contest, Haney prevented any lengthy exchanges and as a substitute, regarded to seize and maintain till the ultimate bell.

In Rolly’s opinion, he isn’t focusing solely on how Haney was rocked through the championship rounds. As an alternative, he factors to one thing else that was way more alarming.

“It’s not even that he simply received damage, he didn’t get better. It was like 4 rounds that he didn’t get better.”

To additional again his claims that Haney has main chin points, Rolly juxtaposes his younger rival to a different former gifted fighter who additionally had issues of his personal every time somebody landed their cash shot proper on the button.

“Linares is nowhere close to the punch like me. He’s (Devin Haney) most likely the chinnest fighter at 35, if not essentially the most chinnest in the complete sport. He’s the Amir Khan of 135.”