Devin Haney vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa - November 7, 2020

[bobcatbox]

Not a great performance from Haney. He showed he's a highly skilled fighter, but he needs to stop guys like Gamboa.

Haney is still a problem at 135, but he looks to be a bit of a spoiler. He can out box some of these more explosive guys I reckon, but not many people will be willing to fight him. The only thing he has going for him is the WBC belt, that might lure in some of the big names.

I think he actively tried to stop Gamboa but just lacks the power. He’s only 21, so maybe it will come in a few years. Spoiler is a good word for him. He’s fast, has a good jab and defense. Could outbox someone like Ryan Garcia. He would be an underdog vs Tank but could pull off that upset. I don’t think he could beat Teofimo Lopez.

[DrDuke]

Zhang-Vargas was one-sided as expected. However, I hoped for Vargas upsetting the protected chinese mofo, who had been fighting nobodies, but calling for a title fight. Anyway, Zhang didn't look stellar, but the KO combo looked great.

Hrgovic-Booker was one-sided as expected. The stoppage was good, you don't go in the ring for wowing, when you eat shots, you go there for fighting. Hrgovic did a great interview afterwards, as he wasn't begging for a title shot, but called out the top 10 guys and rising competitors.

Make Hrgovic-Zhang next! Let Hrgovic bash out the chinese gang bang or how his nickname sounds like.

Haney-Gamboa was one-sided as expected. The internet WBC champion provided a shotout against a shabby opponent. No such title fights are needed really.

P.S. Haney's lips are so huge, Mike Tyson would prefer them over the Ruddock's ones.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Devin Haney Victory: Vegas Bettor Wins $4,800 From $240K

Devin Haney’s latest performance put another win on his record and a near $5,000 profit in the pocket of one enthusiastic gambler.

A virtual 12-round shutout offered by Las Vegas’ Haney (25-0, 15KOs) over Miami’s Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18KOs) on Saturday generated favorable action at the sportsbooks, despite the unbeaten lightweight titlist emerging as high as a 50-1 favorite with some oddsmakers.

Those very odds were still enticing enough for one bettor to place a $240,000 wager with BetMGM Las Vegas on Haney to emerge victorious. The outcome from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino—which streamed live on DAZN—produced a total payout of $244,8000, with a net profit of $4,800.

“Easy money,” Bill Haney, Devin’s father and head trainer noted to Boxing Scene when learning of the placed wager. “Our pleasure helping out.”

The significance of the bet comes as DAZN announced a partnership with BetMGM as the exclusive online provider for all stateside boxing events on the sports streaming service. The venture launched with Saturday’s presentation of Haney’s eventual landslide win over Gamboa.

“We are thrilled to go all in on sports betting and embark on an exciting new chapter with BetMGM – marking our longest-term sports betting partnership yet in the U.S.,” Michael Mobley, vice President of media sales in North America for DAZN stated in a recent press release preceding the launch. “With BetMGM in our corner as DAZN’s go-to source for betting insights, fight fans will be able to stay up to date on the latest odds and enjoy even more compelling content around boxing’s biggest events.”

Haney made the second defense of his lightweight title with the win, which landed well above the over on the ½ rounds line set for the event.

[handsofstone]

Dreadful fight but clear win for Haney, if he hadn't been awarded the WBC belt and had stayed as humble as he was when he first came on the scene I think this would be seen as a good win for him at only 21 but he said he'd KO Gamboa in better fashion than Davis, made some hypocritical comments regarding champs facing smaller older guys and basically left himself open to criticism, all in all though a clear win and career best