Devin Haney’s dad, Invoice Haney, took to social media to refute promoter Oscar De La Hoya’s feedback about Devin not having the ability to promote.
Invoice didn’t focus on Haney’s PPV numbers for his battle in opposition to Regis Prograis final December on DAZN, which have been rumored to have introduced in 50 to 60K, and have been thought-about a catastrophe.
Invoice did say that Haney attracts crowds for his fights in San Francisco, New York, and Australia. Nonetheless, there have been rumors of complimentary tickets being given out for Haney’s battle in his hometown of San Francisco for his title problem in opposition to Prograis.
Ticket Gross sales vs. PPV Buys
Promoting tickets is a unique factor completely from bringing in PPV buys. A fighter can promote tickets however that solely means they’ve followers in that space within the U.S or elsewhere.
The actual gauge of whether or not a fighter is common is their PPV numbers, and Haney’s have been rumored to be dreadful for the Prograis battle.
The PPV numbers for Haney’s battle in opposition to Ryan and Garcia have but to be introduced; in the event that they’re good, Haney can’t take credit score for them as a result of Ryan has an enormous 12 million followers on Instagram. You need to attribute the success of their PPV battle on DAZN solely to Ryan whereas Haney got here alongside for the journey.
With out Ryan working tirelessly, giving interviews, and posting like a maniac on social media, his battle with Haney would have bombed on PPV as a result of he was the principle draw. Invoice, together with his pure charisma, was doing the speaking. Devin’s interviews have been like listening to a personal college child discussing calculus.
“We’re again earlier than the Ryan Garcia battle. We’re wanting it,” stated Invoice Haney to MillCity Boxing when requested the place does Devin Haney go now. “He’s [Devin] been two-division world champion at 25. He did all this underneath 25.”
When requested the place his son, Devin, was going now, Invoice regarded like a deer caught within the headlights, and he clearly had no clue. Haney is in a tricky spot with out Ryan Garcia, and he’s making issues worse for himself by having blended priorities: wanting a rematch and in addition considering he’s going to sue. These two issues oppose one another. How is Haney going to get a rematch if he burns his bridges with Ryan by suing?
“We’re wanting [at which direction to go], however we hear Oscar De La Hoya say one thing about we don’t promote. The final time I checked, I don’t know what number of arenas,” stated Invoice.
“Once we regarded on the Barclays [in Brooklyn, New York], there have been a whole lot of brothers up in there. There have been lots of people that seem like us that was up in there that got here out to help. We did the Bay Space [San Francisco, California] and Las Vegas, Australia,” stated Invoice.
George Kambosos Jr. is the rationale why Haney’s fights in Australia bought tickets, and Invoice can’t start to take credit score for that. Kambosos talked his means into promoting all these tickets together with his self-promotion, and each fights have been boring, clinch-filled contests.
“So, that narrative [by De La Hoya], popping out, saying that we don’t promote. That’s some bull s***. Have you learnt what I imply? Any of the narratives which might be pushing pretend narratives are solely pushing boxing again however not forwards, however we’re right here to remain. If I knew the transfer that Dev was going to do subsequent, it wouldn’t be my job to announce it.
Haney’s Stance on PEDs
“There ought to no person getting within the ring with PEDs, and for those who get into the ring on PEDs, you can be violated. You can be publicly shamed. I don’t care nothing about what the group and what the dad is approaching saying.
“It’s mistaken, and it’s a must to pay contained in the ring and outdoors the ring,” stated Invoice Haney about his son’s intention to sue Ryan Garcia and get a rematch, too.
If Invoice and Devin are nonetheless harping on Ryan’s optimistic PED checks regardless of him being banned for a 12 months and fined, they shouldn’t be banging the drum for a rematch. Why are they pushing for a rematch so arduous in the event that they’re upset about Ryan testing optimistic for PEDs?
You’ll assume that they might wish to keep away from Ryan completely after that. May or not it’s that they’re solely fascinated about cash and that they’ll’t promote on their very own with out him?
