Devin Haney has taken a look back on how he could’ve approached the Ryan Garcia fight more effectively.
Back in April, Haney went one-on-one with Garcia inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. This was initially going to be a WBC junior welterweight title bout, but Garcia missed weight. Garcia’s punching power was on full display, as he dropped Haney three times before the final bell sounded at the end of the 12th round.
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Garcia had his hand raised at the end of the night, securing a majority decision win. With that said, his moment of triumph didn’t last. A failed VADA test for Ostarine took away Garcia’s win over Haney, who is once again officially undefeated.
While Haney has insisted that Garcia had an unfair advantage, he believes he could’ve done something differently to turn the tide.
Devin Haney Shares Adjustment He Should’ve Made Against Ryan Garcia
Speaking to boxing legend Andre Ward on “The Art of Ward,” Devin Haney reflected on the Ryan Garcia fight. He discussed how he could’ve handled adversity more effectively.
“I was always trying to get back in the fight,” Haney said. “I never thought I’m overmatched or anything like that. I’m like, ‘I wanna get it back, I got to get that back.’ Maybe that was what could’ve been one of the things I could’ve, you know, maybe I could’ve got it back eventually. Build it, build it, build it, but when you’re in that moment and you a dog, you wanna get that back.”
Haney is now in the process of moving forward with his career. He recently claimed that WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez turned down a fight with him in October. Haney remains medically suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission.
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