Stop making excuses for Haney......

That's not "Taste of his own medicine". Haney was always playing by the rules. I don't see why it's wrong to take advantage of the rules that are in place and apply to all the competitors. Every full time fighter could do it if They had necessary discipline and commitment.
Ryan on the other hand did not make contracted weight and got an unfair advantage.

It's like comparing fighter taking illegal PEDs to fighter taking creatine or vitamins.

 

The whole thing was set up years ago for Haney to become WBC champion without fighting anybody they ripped it off Lomachenko. Then when Lomachenko fought Haney they robbed him.

Haney comes in 165lbs, he doesn't have to boil down to extremes if he didn't think it helped him. He got whooped simple as.

I'm not being a hater but let's look at it straight, he's been getting hyped as the next Floyd Mayweather, with nothing to warrant that at all. His resume is paper thin.

Garcia would have been the best name on his record had he won bar Lomachenko and he didn't really win that. Otherwise it's Kambosis (who Maxi Hughes was robbed against) and Linares and maybe Prograis. None of these were KO's only 1 was a shut out how did people think he was the next Floyd.

 

I don't like the rules and would like for something to be done to stop it - but I don't blame fighters for taking advantage of them. Rules are the same for everyone. Also Haney is not "2 weightclasses bigger than all of his opponents", stop it.
There are some old-school coaches in basketball that don't like the 3-point line and 3-point shot - but those are the rules that You play by, so You can't score only 2s, while other team out-shoots your from behind the 3 point line and then cry that You were cheated.

So yes, it is a sound logic (Thank You!). It makes a distinction between fair and unfair (way of getting an advantage).

 

What rules??? He is cheating scumbag. He is buying referees and judges every fight. Rules surely says holding is illegal and he is holding for dear life. Just for round 7 alone he should have been DQed.

 

Yes he is.

Do you even watch boxing?

 

A lot of fighters are bigger than most of their opponents within the current rule-set. Not sure in what world it makes cheating from the opponent justified. A lot of fighters are also stronger than most of their opponents, so I guess We should allow less gifted or disciplined fighters to take steroids to even the playing field.
I take it that You don't like Devin and You got satisfaction from seeing him lose, nothing wrong with that - it's part of being a boxing fan.

Hey @Dynamicpuncher - is that sound logic from out friend above )?
For the record rules say that excessive holding is illegall.

 

Sometimes.
Saying that Haney is "2 weightclasses bigger than all of his opponents" is objectively and verifiably wrong, but it was obviosly a hyperbole so I don't want to get stuck on it too much.

 

Well, listen - I'll disagree about your idea of "justice" and I'm scared to even ask what You'd call justice outside of sports, but in a wider legal system, within that framework - but as for Haney:
I also wouldn't say I have a "sympathy" for him. He chosed to take extra $ and go ahead with a fight, but Garcia did get himself an unfair advantage and I can't give him full credit for the win.

It's not all just about weight on the day of the fight. Even if it doesn't alway show, cutting weight and then putting it back on has it's costs, it doesn't make anyone better in objective sense. I'm sure Haney would've loved the opportunity to not have to cut those last couple pounds either.

 

Fundora has enjoyed a considerable size advantage against every one of his opponents..is he a weight bully to? No he's fighting within the rules. This weight bully **** is nonsense and simply an attempt to discredit fighters you don't like period. If he makes the weight he can fight in that class if that's the case you can say Haney was drained for all these fights if you want to play this weight bully game. You can't have it both ways.