Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia: Boxing Showdown of the Season

Prediction, odds, start time, expert selections, undercard, and how to watch Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia

This Saturday night in Brooklyn, the two enemies settle their score.




Every narrative surrounding Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, the WBC junior welterweight champion, has been overshadowed by Garcia's unpredictable behaviour. After Garcia failed to make weight on Friday, only Haney is in the running for the championship when the competitors square up in the boxing ring on Saturday.

 

A bout between two of the brightest young talents in boxing has been engulfed in Garcia's worrisome mental state. The topic "What happened to Ryan Garcia?" was brought up by Garcia's strange conduct and fixation with conspiracies. Most anticipate the collapse of a youthful, talented fighter. The idea that Garcia is pulling a clever practical joke on his audience is not supported by the three pounds of missing weight.
Haney seems quite concentrated. The unbeaten former undisputed lightweight champion is intolerant of his opponent's unpredictable behaviour and has a valid grudge against Garcia. Haney has a chance on Saturday to eclipse Garcia's star power. Garcia is the fighter with a greater international profile because of his skill with social media, even if Haney is the champion and a more seasoned fighter. The likelihoods

 

Before making a prediction and choosing a favourite for the main event, let's examine the remainder of the undercard in more detail.
Garcia vs. Haney bout card and odds

FAVORITE WEIGHT CLASS FOR UNDERDOG

Haney, Devin (c) -910WBC junior welterweight champion Ryan Garcia +575
Ramirez John -200David Jimenez +160 WBA flyweight championship interim
Arnold Barboza (-1100) and Sean McComb (650) are Young welterweight fighters
Melikuziev Bektemir – 1200Middleweights +700 Pierre Dibombe

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Date: 20 April Location: Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center
Time of start: 9:00 PM ET
How to watch: PPV.com, DAZN PPV

 

Forecasts

Campbell: Haney will need to skillfully sidestep the puncher's chance that Garcia brings to the ring with him because of his exceptional hand speed and reckless attitude of late. However, the longer this bout goes on, the more likely it is that Garcia's inexperienced technique will fail him and cause the type of error that a technical expert like Haney can easily exploit. It's only a matter of time until Haney counters with a clean blow that has the potential to terminate the fight right away after Garcia calms down from his unavoidably aggressive start. Selection: Haney thru KO8
Brookhouse: Ryan Garcia has two possible strategies to overcome Devin Haney. First, let's take a look

 

Garcia's other route to win is significantly easier. centred or not. sound mental state or not. Simply place his signature left hook flush on Haney's jaw to hold the champion down.
Haney's response to the noise around him over his career was effective while lacking inspiration. Haney appeared to be fleeing and clutching more than fighting when Jorge Linares cut him in the tenth round of their 2021 match. In the subsequent round, Haney too appeared to be slightly troubled by Joseph Diaz's late pressure.
But Haney has improved and matured as a result of those altercations. He fought fearlessly in both of his battles against George Kambosos Vasiliy Lomachenko and Regis Prograis.

Despite my playful thoughts, I am unable to predict Garcia to make the shot that ends up becoming the knockout. Head games are not going to beat Haney. Fundamentally a boxer, he is too focused on his craft to give up and fight carelessly, and when it comes to skill, Haney is just superior to Garcia. The big question is whether Haney kills Garcia out or if Garcia just methodically bludgeons him for the entire twelve rounds, assuming Garcia doesn't hit a perfect blow. I believe the latter is shown, maybe with Garcia escorting himself out of the battle in part voluntarily along the way.

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