Devin Haney played off his being booed by the fans in the course of the Los Angeles press conference on Monday, saying that he’s playing the “villain” role for his fight against Jose Ramirez on May 2nd at Times Square in Latest York City.
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Throughout the press conference, the previous two-division world champion Haney got Ryan Garcia offended by telling the press conference monitor, Todd Grisham, that he was fighting a man with PEDs in his system in his defeat last April on the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Devin’s father, Bill Haney, is the one which is ideal for the villain, and you may argue that he’s been playing the role from the get-go. Today’s rant by Bill, wherein he complained about Todd Grisham not smothering Devin with compliments in the course of the press conference.
It was hilarious listening to Bill, and I wasn’t sure if it was an act. He looked dead serious. Bill seemed like he wanted Grisham to anoint Devin as the subsequent King.
The ‘Bad Guy’ Plan
Devin was playing the villain role at that moment because he knew it might get a response from Garcia. It won’t matter that Haney gets fans to hate him because he’s still got to win for it to be effective.
Fans don’t concentrate to fighters which might be getting beaten across the clock. Devin is coming off a loss to Ryan Garcia last April, and if he loses to Ramirez, that’ll be two in a row. Haney’s stock will proceed to drop and his villain character can be pointless.
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) was booed as he got here out to the stage to take a seat down on the table. He wasn’t playing any role at the moment. He’s seen as an outcast as a consequence of his lawsuit against Ryan Garcia. There was no acting on Devin’s part. He’s hated by many fans and seen as weak for that move.
“I all the time desired to be the villain.. I’m okay with being the villain,” said Devin Haney to Ring Magazine, putting a positive spin on him being hated by many fans and being booed at Monday’s press conference in Los Angeles.
“It’s easier being the villain and it pays being the villain. That’s when Floyd [Mayweather] became a star when he became the villain. I believe that’s where I turn into an enormous star now that I’m crossing over. People need to see me lose now.
“They need to pay to see me lose. So. I’m completely satisfied. I used to be a very good guy, but I used to be really a villain. I used to be secretly the bad guy, but I used to be acting just like the guy,” said Haney.
Last Updated on 03/11/2025
