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Haney: Pernell Whitaker Was Undisputed And Defended His Belts, I Want to Do The Same
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BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Sun Sep 04, 2022, 09:24 AM EDT
Becoming undisputed lightweight champion was always among the goals set out by Devin Haney.
Merely winning all the titles was never the end game, though.
Las Vegas’ Haney is set for his sixth overall defense of the WBC title and first as the true lightweight king, as he faces Sydney’s George Kambosos Jr. The rematch takes place October 16 on ESPN from Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, barely four months after the unbeaten American traveled Down Under to become the first undisputed lightweight champion in the four-belt era and—at age 23—the youngest at any weight to accomplish the feat.
“It was a dream come true for me to become undisputed and my name mentioned with the greats,” Haney noted during a recent press conference. “It doesn’t stop there. I want my name mentioned with the greats still.”
Haney (28-0, 15KOs) entered the fight as the WBC titlist, coming up big on the road as he soundly outclassed Kambosos (20-1, 10KOs) in a landslide win to claim the lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO titles as well. Scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110 landed in favor of Haney, who became the first undisputed champ at lightweight in any era since the late, legendary Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1, 17KOs; 1NC) fully unified the division by August 1990.
Few undisputed champions have been able to keep together the titles, either vacating one by one or leaving the division entirely in search of a championship at the next weight. Whitaker didn’t stop after his 1st round knockout of Juan Nazario to win the WBA title and retain his WBC and IBF belts, adding three more title defenses with all the belts at stake before moving up for good in 1992.
That is the legacy Haney wants to leave behind while he can still make lightweight.
“I want my name to be mentioned with Pernell Whitaker,” Haney insisted. “He was undisputed at lightweight and he defended his belts as undisputed. I want to do the same thing. I want my name to be along those who defended the belts. I want to be the youngest undisputed to defend the belts and I will come out victorious. Inshallah.”
the young man aka undisputed lightweight champion keeps saying the right things to me...its refreshing to see young fighters move right and be cognizant of their legacy so he wont be crying next to his pops in his 30s talking about mental health after failing to hurt or drop a one legged fighter for 12 rounds
Haney: Pernell Whitaker Was Undisputed And Defended His Belts, I Want to Do The Same
BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Sun Sep 04, 2022, 09:24 AM EDT
Becoming undisputed lightweight champion was always among the goals set out by Devin Haney.
Merely winning all the titles was never the end game, though.
Las Vegas’ Haney is set for his sixth overall defense of the WBC title and first as the true lightweight king, as he faces Sydney’s George Kambosos Jr. The rematch takes place October 16 on ESPN from Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, barely four months after the unbeaten American traveled Down Under to become the first undisputed lightweight champion in the four-belt era and—at age 23—the youngest at any weight to accomplish the feat.
“It was a dream come true for me to become undisputed and my name mentioned with the greats,” Haney noted during a recent press conference. “It doesn’t stop there. I want my name mentioned with the greats still.”
Haney (28-0, 15KOs) entered the fight as the WBC titlist, coming up big on the road as he soundly outclassed Kambosos (20-1, 10KOs) in a landslide win to claim the lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO titles as well. Scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110 landed in favor of Haney, who became the first undisputed champ at lightweight in any era since the late, legendary Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1, 17KOs; 1NC) fully unified the division by August 1990.
Few undisputed champions have been able to keep together the titles, either vacating one by one or leaving the division entirely in search of a championship at the next weight. Whitaker didn’t stop after his 1st round knockout of Juan Nazario to win the WBA title and retain his WBC and IBF belts, adding three more title defenses with all the belts at stake before moving up for good in 1992.
That is the legacy Haney wants to leave behind while he can still make lightweight.
“I want my name to be mentioned with Pernell Whitaker,” Haney insisted. “He was undisputed at lightweight and he defended his belts as undisputed. I want to do the same thing. I want my name to be along those who defended the belts. I want to be the youngest undisputed to defend the belts and I will come out victorious. Inshallah.”
the young man aka undisputed lightweight champion keeps saying the right things to me...its refreshing to see young fighters move right and be cognizant of their legacy so he wont be crying next to his pops in his 30s talking about mental health after failing to hurt or drop a one legged fighter for 12 rounds
This is what the games needs
Hopefully he can continue to make history. Because right now there's a youth boxer somewhere in America with ATG talent and potential who is paying attention to how guys like Haney move.
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I agree wholeheartedly with the first part of the bolded...Haney is exemplifying what it means to be a champHaney: Pernell Whitaker Was Undisputed And Defended His Belts, I Want to Do The Same
BY JAKE DONOVAN
Published Sun Sep 04, 2022, 09:24 AM EDT
Becoming undisputed lightweight champion was always among the goals set out by Devin Haney.
Merely winning all the titles was never the end game, though.
Las Vegas’ Haney is set for his sixth overall defense of the WBC title and first as the true lightweight king, as he faces Sydney’s George Kambosos Jr. The rematch takes place October 16 on ESPN from Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, barely four months after the unbeaten American traveled Down Under to become the first undisputed lightweight champion in the four-belt era and—at age 23—the youngest at any weight to accomplish the feat.
“It was a dream come true for me to become undisputed and my name mentioned with the greats,” Haney noted during a recent press conference. “It doesn’t stop there. I want my name mentioned with the greats still.”
Haney (28-0, 15KOs) entered the fight as the WBC titlist, coming up big on the road as he soundly outclassed Kambosos (20-1, 10KOs) in a landslide win to claim the lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO titles as well. Scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110 landed in favor of Haney, who became the first undisputed champ at lightweight in any era since the late, legendary Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1, 17KOs; 1NC) fully unified the division by August 1990.
Few undisputed champions have been able to keep together the titles, either vacating one by one or leaving the division entirely in search of a championship at the next weight. Whitaker didn’t stop after his 1st round knockout of Juan Nazario to win the WBA title and retain his WBC and IBF belts, adding three more title defenses with all the belts at stake before moving up for good in 1992.
That is the legacy Haney wants to leave behind while he can still make lightweight.
“I want my name to be mentioned with Pernell Whitaker,” Haney insisted. “He was undisputed at lightweight and he defended his belts as undisputed. I want to do the same thing. I want my name to be along those who defended the belts. I want to be the youngest undisputed to defend the belts and I will come out victorious. Inshallah.”
the young man aka undisputed lightweight champion keeps saying the right things to me...its refreshing to see young fighters move right and be cognizant of their legacy so he wont be crying next to his pops in his 30s talking about mental health after failing to hurt or drop a one legged fighter for 12 rounds
the second bolded part
I honestly think its worst that Haney couldn't stop Linares than Swift not being able to stop Benavidez.
At least we know Benavidez can take a good ass whupping and he never hurt Swift.
Haney on the other hand had a Chop Chop/Cotto moment with a nikka damn near everybody hurts or stops.
At least we know Benavidez can take a good ass whupping and he never hurt Swift.
Haney on the other hand had a Chop Chop/Cotto moment with a nikka damn near everybody hurts or stops.
I agree wholeheartedly with the first part of the bolded...Haney is exemplifying what it means to be a champ
the second bolded part
I have a way with words when I'm laser focused on things i see clearly about
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I see bruh...I sat for like fifteen seconds like who is he talking ab.....I have a way with words when I'm laser focused on things i see clearly about
coldbloodedHe came to whip azz and that's what he did. Linares got destroyed at the end of the day. Linares puts damn near everyone on the canvas but he couldn't drop Haney, look at it that way.
Pernell Whitaker had what 17 kos his whole career? Legend.
R.I.P. still can't believe he's gone...