Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather retired from boxing after a sparring session with a teenage Devin Haney in 2017. That’s the controversial view of Haney’s father, Bill.
Speaking with Fight Hub TV, Haney made the astounding statement during the New York press run for his son’s bout with Ryan Garcia.
Haney brought up Mayweather into the conversation because clips of Haney vs Gervonta Davies sparring in the gym were dug up.
Mayweather and Haney used to be close. However, they have since distanced themselves from each other.
Garcia was shown videos of Haney vs Davis ahead of their fight.
Floyd Mayweather ‘retired after sparring with Devin Haney’
Bill said: “He should’ve showed the sparring video of himself and Devin. It was 6-0, it wasn’t close. It was like Floyd was looking in the mirror. This was before the Conor McGregor fight when he finally decided he could no longer be in the boxing ring with no real fighters anymore. Devin was the one who stamped that. He knew the torch had to be passed, and he passed it to Devin.
“We challenge everybody. There’s nobody in boxing in or around the division that he’s not looking to fight.”
Mayweather era
If Floyd feels salty about the situation, Haney responded: “I don’t know. I don’t. I won’t say the word salty because when you have that much money. It’s hard to be salty about anything.
“But I think it’s just the way that it is. It’s the new era, and that’s what it is. He’s hanging onto the Floyd Mayweather era. He’s still talking about Terence Crawford. Terence Crawford would beat everybody on Floyd’s resume. It’s an era where Terence was in the shadows of Floyd it’s, and when Devin came along, no shadow was big enough.”
Haney is currently ranked pound for pound in the top five by World Boxing News. Mayweather prophesized this fact when the pair worked together at his Las Vegas gym. The same happened with Gervonta Davis, whom Haney has since overtaken.
Times have undoubtedly moved on, though. Mayweather is no longer linked to either of his former proteges. At 47, Mayweather is being pushed out more due to the waning of his Mayweather Promotions brand under the stagnation of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions.
Bill has taken the opportunity to kick Floyd Mayweather while he’s down. He can surely expect a response from Team Mayweather for his trouble.
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