🥊🔥 Haney An’ Lomachenko Bring Mo’ Fire to Lightweight Boxing, Brah
Las’ Saturday night wen have big kine drama, cuz. At da MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Devin Haney, da undisputed lightweight champ, make his way to da post-fight press conference. 🎙️🥊💥 But da talk story ain’t just about who win. Plenny people thinking Vasiliy Lomachenko, da Ukraine braddah, should have got da win instead.
Haney, who get all four big kine sanctioning bodies’ lightweight belts, he wen throw da heavy punches in da twelve rounds, yeah? But da punch stats, dey say Lomachenko wen throw and land mo’ punches. 💪📊🥊
Online, all da fans talking about da fight and complaining about Haney’s win. Shakur Stevenson, da undefeated contender who like fight da winner of Saturday night, he even call da outcome “robbery.” 🏆🚓😱
Some say Stevenson going over da top. Two judges had da fight 115-113 for Haney and da oddah had Haney winning 116-112. All scores was pretty close. But da result, an’ all da noise around ’em, show da strange stuff dat go on in big-time boxing. 🥊💥🗣️
Everybody like see da top fighters go against each other, and da lightweight division been delivering. Da April fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia wen sell out T-Mobile Arena and make 1.2 million pay-per-view buys. Da stakes was even higher for da Saturday fight between Haney and Lomachenko, with four world title belts up for grabs. 🎟️🏟️👊
But wen fights close like dis, hard decisions gotta be made. One judge, Dave Moretti, he wen score eight rounds for Haney. Haney tell reporters dat he feel his win was solid, no question about ’em. 📝🥊💯
Before da fight, Haney wen say he going make Lomachenko retire. He had advantages in height and reach, and he said his improved punching power would make Lomachenko look just average. According to CompuBox, Lomachenko landed 124 of 564 punches, compared with 110 of 405 for Haney. If dis was amateur boxing, where judges like output over punching power, and where Lomachenko won two Olympic titles, just outlanding his opponent probably would have got him the decision. 🏅👊📊
Plenny of da fight was at close range, which helped Lomachenko, who was landing left hands on Haney’s forehead. Lomachenko, now 17-3 with 11 knockouts, wen ask at a press conference, “What happened?” 🥊🤷♂️🎙️
Pro bouts get scored round by round, so da total punch stats can be misleading. Lomachenko landed more than Haney in five rounds, and Haney landed more than Lomachenko in five oddahs. In da two leftovah rounds, they landed da same amount of punches. 🥊📝💭
Haney’s connects were mostly heavy body blows that slowed Lomachenko’s advances. Sometimes he landed sharp left hooks to limit Lomachenko’s lateral movement. Haney said that he fought at Lomachenko’s preferred range on purpose. 🥊🎯💥
Haney said, “I knew I had to take it to him, and fight a fight you guys haven’t seen me fight before,” “Not every fight is going to be pretty.” But for those who like question the judges, Round 10 stands out. Lomachenko landed more — 11 punches to Haney’s five. He also seemed the more aggressive, and looked like he stunned Haney with one of his punches. But Moretti gave the 10th to Haney. 🥊⚖️💥
For all these reasons, Lomachenko’s manager, Egis Klimas, said he planned to file a formal protest on Monday. “I guarantee we’re going to kill that decision,” Klimas told reporters. 📝🗂️🗣️
Da oddah two scorecards, which favored Haney by one round, seemed more reflective of the fight’s tight margins and fast pace. During the break between Rounds 7 and 8, Lomachenko’s cornermen urged him to throw more jabs. He opened Round 8 aggressively, and walked into a sharp body shot from Haney. When Lomachenko finally landed his own jab, the crowd chanted “Loma.” Before the bell, Haney had given some ground. 🛎️🥊💨
In da final round, Haney resumed his two-fisted body attack. When Lomachenko landed a straight left, Haney answered with two hooks. Just before the final bell, Haney landed a long left jab. After da fight, Lomachenko was impressed with Haney’s skills… to a point. 🥊🔔💪
“If you’re talking about Linares, if you’re talking about Lopez — for me, they’re better than Haney,” Lomachenko said, referring to Jorge Linares and Teofimo Lopez, two of his past opponents.
Lomachenko’s future in da ring still unclear. He showed he still one top player in a talent-rich lightweight division, but he knows dis bout was probably his last chance to become undisputed champ. Haney, for his part, was hoping Saturday’s bout would erase doubts about his championship quality, but da result only seems to have emboldened potential opponents. 🥊👀🔥
“Devin’s not on my level, and I’m going to show it,” said Stevenson, the former 130-pound champion. Haney, who been fighting at 135 pounds since he was young, talked about maybe moving to the 140-pound super lightweight class. But he no planning to give up his lightweight titles. Instead, he hinting at big fights against Stevenson and Davis, who they call Tank. 🥊🔥👊
“Me and Tank is a massive fight,” Haney said. “It’s going to happen, sooner than later.”
NOW IN ENGLISH
🥊🔥 Haney and Lomachenko Spice Up Lightweight Boxing Again!
The past Saturday night saw considerable drama unfold. In the aftermath of a thrilling fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the 24-year-old undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney faced the press. The conference wasn’t just about celebrating the winner; there was a sizable group believing that Vasiliy Lomachenko, the competitor from Ukraine, should have taken the victory instead.
Haney, who holds all four major sanctioning bodies’ lightweight belts, dealt heavier punches in the twelve rounds of the championship bout. However, the punch statistics showed Lomachenko throwing and landing more punches. The internet chatter reflected fans expressing dissatisfaction with Haney’s win. Shakur Stevenson, the undefeated contender eyeing a clash with the winner, even labeled the outcome as a “robbery.” 🏆🚓😱
Some believe Stevenson may have over-exaggerated — two judges scored the fight 115-113 for Haney, and a third scored Haney winning it 116-112. All scores were relatively close. Yet, the controversy underlines the peculiar situations often associated with high-stakes boxing.
Fans eagerly anticipate battles between top fighters, and the lightweight division has been delivering. An April face-off between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia saw a sold-out T-Mobile Arena and 1.2 million pay-per-view buys. The Saturday fight between Haney and Lomachenko, with four world title belts at stake, was even more significant. 🎟️🏟️👊
But with closely contested bouts come contentious decisions. Judge Dave Moretti scored eight rounds in favor of Haney. Despite the heated debates online, Haney asserted to reporters that he felt his win was decisive. 📝🥊💯
In the run-up to the match, Haney had claimed he would drive Lomachenko into retirement. He held advantages in height and reach and maintained that his enhanced punching power would make Lomachenko look average. According to CompuBox, Lomachenko landed 124 of 564 punches, compared to Haney’s 110 of 405. This stat could have swung in Lomachenko’s favor if it were an amateur boxing match, where judges value punch quantity over power. 🏅👊📊
Much of the fight took place at close range, favoring Lomachenko, who landed left-hand punches on Haney’s forehead consistently. After the match, Lomachenko questioned the result at a press conference, bewildered by the outcome. 🥊🤷♂️🎙️
The punch statistics can be misleading, as pro bouts are scored round by round. Lomachenko outperformed Haney in five rounds, and Haney outperformed Lomachenko in five others. The remaining two rounds saw both fighters landing an equal number of punches. 🥊📝💭
Haney’s strategy involved heavy body blows that thwarted Lomachenko’s advances. He occasionally landed sharp left hooks, limiting Lomachenko’s lateral movement. Haney acknowledged that he had deliberately fought at Lomachenko’s preferred range. 🥊🎯💥
Haney stated, “I knew I had to take it to him, and fight a fight you guys haven’t seen me fight before,” “Not every fight is going to be pretty.” But for those who like question the judges, Round 10 stands out. Lomachenko landed more — 11 punches to Haney’s five. He also seemed the more aggressive, and looked like he stunned Haney with one of his punches. But Moretti gave the 10th to Haney. 🥊⚖️💥
For all these reasons, Lomachenko’s manager, Egis Klimas, said he planned to file a formal protest on Monday. “I guarantee we’re going to kill that decision,” Klimas told reporters. 📝🗂️🗣️
The other two scorecards, which favored Haney by one round, seemed more reflective of the fight’s tight margins and fast pace. During the break between Rounds 7 and 8, Lomachenko’s cornermen urged him to throw more jabs. He opened Round 8 aggressively, and walked into a sharp body shot from Haney. When Lomachenko finally landed his own jab, the crowd chanted “Loma.” Before the bell, Haney had given some ground. 🛎️🥊💨
In the final round, Haney resumed his two-fisted body attack. When Lomachenko landed a straight left, Haney answered with two hooks. Just before the final bell, Haney landed a long left jab. After the fight, Lomachenko was impressed with Haney’s skills… to a point. 🥊🔔💪
“If you’re talking about Linares, if you’re talking about Lopez — for me, they’re better than Haney,” Lomachenko said, referring to Jorge Linares and Teofimo Lopez, two of his past opponents.
Lomachenko’s future in the ring still unclear. He showed he still a top player in a talent-rich lightweight division, but he knows this bout was probably his last chance to become undisputed champ. Haney, for his part, was hoping Saturday’s bout would erase doubts about his championship quality, but the result only seems to have emboldened potential opponents. 🥊👀🔥
“Devin’s not on my level, and I’m going to show it,” said Stevenson, the former 130-pound champion. Haney, who has been fighting at 135 pounds since he was a teenager, discussed a possible move to the 140-pound super lightweight class. But he doesn’t plan to relinquish his lightweight titles. Instead, he hinted at mega fights against Stevenson and Davis, who they call Tank. 🥊🔥👊
“Me and Tank is a massive fight,” Haney said. “It’s going to happen, sooner than later.”
