Absolutely agree with you. Only recently chatted with a boxing fanatic who says he witnessed KL handling LH with ease in sparring sessions. I'm only reporting what I was told. Even if the report is accurate, as we all know sparring sessions and an actual boxing match are two different things. With respect to KL, I think LH was by some distance a finer fighter.
If Laing wants to fight and actually trains Honeyghan is going to be in for a long night. Problem is you never know which Laing shows up. He has the skills to beat him but not the mentality. Based on that I would go with Honeyghan.