Bill Haney revealed his 10-fighter “hit list” for his son Devin Haney to tackle, starting with Brian Norman Jr. on November twenty second. He says Devin (32-0, 16 KOs) has got to “get through him” to go to the following fighter on his list.
Haunted By The Ryan Garcia Beating
Haney, 26, looked terrified and overly cautious in his last fight against the aging veteran Jose Ramirez on May 2nd in Times Square. Devin gave the impression to be a mentally broken fighter, still haunted by the beating he took from Ryan Garcia in 2024.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said that Devin appears frightened about his ability to take a punch. If Haney fights in a tentative way against Norman, he’s not going to last long.
For Haney to fight any of the fighters on his last beyond the Brian Jr. one, he’s going to should fight with the old aggression that he’d shown when he was campaigning at 135.
- Brian Norman Jr.: WBO
- Mario Barrios: WBC welterweight champion
- Rolando “Rolly” Romero: WBA belt-holder
- Jaron “Boots” Ennis
- Keyshawn Davis
- Conor Benn
- Ryan Garcia
- Teófimo López
- Shakur Stevenson
- Gervonta “Tank” Davis
No Path To The Next Name
Given the way in which Haney has performed in his last two fights, he has little or no probability of attending to the following opponent on his list. If he gets obliterated by WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs), he can forget his delusional list.
As an alternative, give attention to a salvage mission to rebuild against weaker fighters. Turki Alalshikh would haven’t any reason to pour money right into a Ryan Garcia vs. Haney rematch. That rivalry can be dead within the water after Norman Jr. finishes with Devin.
The Most Unrealistic Fight
“All of them are realistic. [Brian Norman] was probably the most unrealistic,” said Bill Haney to 78Sportstv, discussing how fans doubted he would match Devin against WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr.
Haney vs. Norman Jr. might be fighting within the co-feature slot on the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde event on DAZN PPV on November twenty second on the ANB Arena in Riyadh.
“Our next move is to get through him to be able to get to our next move,” said Bill about Norman Jr. “That’s what we plan to do on November twenty second. “I see someone who has been within the division for eight years and hasn’t fought a champion yet.”
Whistling Past The Graveyard
It feels like Bill is whistling past the graveyard, and is overlooking Haney’s dire situation going into this fight with Norman Jr. Realistically, Devin’s next move might be to fight some sub-level fighter in a confidence builder after he loses to Norman Jr.
Written by Ken Woods, Ringside Boxing Analyst covering world title fights since 2018.
Last Updated on 10/18/2025