Devin Haney posted a brief message today about turning “nonbelievers into believers” for his fight against the favourite Brian Norman Jr. this Saturday, November twenty second, in Riyadh.
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Haney’s Self-Help Message
Haney’s message reads like a self-affirmation to pump up his self-esteem. He knows how dangerous Norman Jr. is from having watched him knock out cold his last opponent, Jin Sasaki, within the fifth round last June 2025. The challenger revealed later that he’d lost per week’s value of memory from that knockout.
“To all of the doubters, keep doubting. I’ll turn the nonbelievers into believers. One after the other, you’ll all be fans. Tune in on November twenty second,” said Devin Haney to DAZN Boxing about his fight against Brian Norman Jr.
Body Language Betrays Him
Interestingly, Haney’s body language didn’t match his rehearsed script. He looked like someone just saying lines with no truth behind them. Devin was emotionless, fish-like with the way in which he spoke, and it was very hard to imagine his character. He looked like someone doomed about to enter a battle that he knows he won’t make it out of.
Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) needs a victory over WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) to maintain heading in the right direction for a rematch with Ryan Garcia in 2026. If Devin wins on Saturday, there’s a superb opportunity he’ll get that big mega-million fight that he’s been pining away for since he was beaten last 12 months by Garcia on April 20, 2024.
“Norman is a champion and rightfully so. He must be respected. He has numerous power; he’s knocked numerous people out, but I feel like Devin Haney has a lot experience. He’s 26 years old, but he’s been in big fights since he was 20 years old,” said David Benavidez to Fight Hub TV.
Benavidez Makes His Pick
“So, what’s going to win this fight is his experience, and clearly Devin Haney’s boxing. The undeniable fact that Devin Haney goes up in weight, I believe he’s going to be stronger at 147. I got Devin Haney winning that fight,” said Benavidez.
‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez is assuming that Haney might be “stronger’ moving as much as 147. He was already rehydrating to the mid-160s, even when he was fighting at 140, and he lacked punching power then. Haney moving as much as where he must have been fighting all along at 147 may not change anything.
Last Updated on 11/18/2025