Mikey Garcia predicts that the primary punch Jose Ramirez lands on Devin Haney on May 2nd will bring back the memories of the beat down he suffered in his loss to Ryan Garcia last April.
Trigger Shy
“The previous four-division world champion Mikey says Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) might be ‘gunshy,’ leaving him afraid to throw for fear of being clipped by former WBC and WBO light welterweight champion Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs).
Haney, 26, might be coming off a year-long layoff when he faces Ramirez within the co-feature bout on the Fatal Fury card at Times Square in Latest York City. Mikey feels that Devin picked the unsuitable fighter, selecting Ramirez, 32, as his comeback opponent because he hits too hard. He thinks Haney must have chosen a fighter heading into retirement.
Given what happened to him in his last fight, the previous two-division world champion Haney could have felt pressure to fight someone good. He’s received a variety of criticism from fans over the defeat and the lawsuit he initiated afterward. With all that, Devin likely felt he needed to tackle a talented guy like Ramirez.
“I feel he’s going to be gunshy. He’s not going to exchange. He’s going to try to go the gap and box on the surface,” said Mikey Garcia to Little Giant Boxing about how Devin Haney will approach his fight against Jose Ramirez on May 2nd.
Haney will likely concentrate on throwing a variety of jabs and single punches like he did in his win over Regis Prgrais in 2023. He neutralized Prograis’s offense by boxing and clinching quite a bit. We saw the identical from Haney in his two wins against Geoge Kambosos Jr. and his victory over Vasily Lomachenko.
The Improper Alternative?
“All it’ll take is one punch to bring back those memories and Jose has got it. He’s got the facility, he’s got the scale also. Haney can box, but after a beat down like that, it’s demanding coming back. We’ve seen it in lots of fighters, and I feel that’s where we’re going to make the most.
“I feel Haney must have picked any individual else. Someone that didn’t hit hard, that didn’t have the facility. Someone that was on the best way out with two or three losses in his last 4 fights. Someone that isn’t a threat. I feel they picked the unsuitable fight,” said Mikey.
Last Updated on 04/02/2025
