Devin Haney needs to think twice about accepting promoter Eddie Hearn’s plan to challenge IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro for his belt on December 7 in Australia.
Wrong Opponent, Wrong Time
Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) is the wrong man for Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) to fight coming off of a knockout of Ryan Garcia on April 20. Haney should be warned that the money he will get from the Paro fight will not be worth it. Devin’s value will decrease in future fights after Paro finishes with him on December 7th.
The money Haney, 25, will get to fight Paro in Australia could be good because of the PPV in that country, but Devin could live to regret his decision when he is eliminated.
We know Haney wants to be well-paid for his fights after having his fortune destroyed when he feuded with popular social media star Ryan last April, but receiving a huge loss to Paro, 28, would make the money non-existent. it’s worth it.
Aside from Paro being too strong for Haney to fight in his first fight back, there is also the issue of weight. Haney is losing 20+ lbs in his 140+ fights, coming in at over 160+ lbs on the nights of his fights.
Even if Hearn can work his magic to pave the way for Haney to deviate from the IBF’s 10 lb rehydration rule, it will still be difficult for Devin to make 140 and be strong on fight night with Paro.
Unchanged IBF decision
The IBF is an unofficial organization, and they won’t approve the Haney-Paro fight because Haney holds the WBC Champion tag in Recess. That’s not the topic. It’s a placeholder tag, allowing former champions to line up to fight for their old belts against the new champion.
Haney won’t be able to use that as a way to avoid the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration rule, meaning he’ll make weight the second morning of the fight.
Haney will be so tired on the day of the fight that Paro will beat him in the ring, drop him repeatedly like Ryan Garcia did. However, this time, there will be no referee to save Haney like there was in the Ryan fight. We don’t see that Paro is being pointed in the right direction by hitting on the break.
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