Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
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Felipe
Wed, 2021-12-01 14:50
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
Devin Haney MD
Champion97
Wed, 2021-12-01 16:14
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
Prediction.
Both are non-punchers, I don't think either can hurt the other with sheer power, Haney is stronger, is far faster, he's more explosive, has better reflexes, has more gears, but Diaz is the more compact fighter, is the better inside fighter. Haney's movement could be a problem for Diaz, but Diaz is good at cutting off his opponent, Haney can give Diaz problems with jab combinations on the outside, but Haney seems to lack tactical discipline, seems to force power he doesn't have, he can be easy to counter at the end of combinations, Diaz can exploit that. Haney is the better athlete, he doesn't have the skill to comfortably dictate the pace and force Diaz to work harder than he's working, but he can make Diaz work by forcing the pace, and even if he has to work hard himself, it will still favour him in the second half. Both fighters have good variety, both are good body punchers, they can both do damage with accurate body shots, Diaz has better punch selection, is more likely to throw the right shot at the right time, but Haney is more likely to take a toll with sheer volume to the body. Diaz hasn't fought an orthodox in almost 3 years, it's rare to fight so many southpaws, but Haney hasn't fought a southpaw in 5-6 years, so stance favours Diaz heavily.
I think Haney will start faster, will out work Diaz on the outside, his jab will delay Diaz, and Diaz will struggle to punch with Haney because of Haney's speed, but as the rounds go on, Diaz will cut the distance, step in with his shots, will do a better job of cutting off Haney's movement, and will land the more accurate shots at mid range. I think the stance aspect will make it easier for Diaz to cut distance and set up his shots with his feet. I don't think Haney can get into a rhythm of boxing on the outside against Diaz, and once Diaz will cut distance more easily as the fight goes on. I think the last half of the fight will be on the inside, at a high tempo, Diaz will heavily out throw Diaz, will out land him, but Diaz will be the better defensively, and will land the more accurate shots, but neither will do much damage.
I'd be very surprised if this was a stoppage either way, I could see either fighter winning, I think Haney will edge it by a close decision.
beaunuitmem
Wed, 2021-12-01 18:50
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
Not going to make a habit of this but Haney by domination. I don't expect Diaz to last the distance (probably stopped on accumulation or because of cuts) but if he does it will be a 117-111, 118-110 type affair. Primarily basing that on the link up with Ben Davison and Lee Wylie, who I believe are already the best coaching team in the UK and soon to be internationally. I thought there was a marked improvement from the Gamboa fight to the Linares fight and considering they've had more time now, coupled with the glowing reviews of sparring by Sean Zittel, I expect an even bigger improvement for this fight.
AJ Knight
Sun, 2021-12-05 02:28
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
I'm still waiting for that performance from Devin Haney that makes me see what everybody else is seeing with him. He's good especially considering how young he is, but I haven't ever seen anything from him that makes me say "Wow, I'm looking at something special right here!" This was a solid performance, and he showed some grit in this one, but it exposed a lot of holes in his game.
I think any of the top guys at Lightweight beat him at this point.
Metalhead123
Sun, 2021-12-05 09:10
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
Did Haney look amazing last night? No. But he has earned my respect. He might not have KO power, but I think he has enough power to maintain respect from his opponents.
beaunuitmem
Sun, 2021-12-05 09:19
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
I thought there would have been more of a power increase, considering the sparring stories and his age, but Diaz is the toughest opponent any of them have faced, besides Lomachenko and although it definitely wasn't easy, Haney won by a distance. I wouldn't be as confident that the other 3 could beat Diaz by a margin like that.
AJ Knight
Sun, 2021-12-05 09:59
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
The biggest thing with him is that he's surprisingly easy to hit honestly. If he was taking shots from Davis or Lopez like he was taking from Diaz last night I don't know how long that fight would last. He's tough but it's no virtue getting hit.
vc1088
Sun, 2021-12-05 16:25
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
I think Tank stops him.
Chris M95
Fri, 2022-03-11 15:06
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
Jojo Diaz vs Mercito Gesta on Ryan Garcia undercard April 9th?
Champion97
Thu, 2022-03-17 05:53
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Re: Devin Haney vs Joseph Diaz
Haney showed improvement in this fight, he didn't make the same mistakes as in his previous fight, didn't try to be a puncher, he claimed centre ring, won the front foot battle against the southpaw, established his jab at long range, Diaz was ready to block and and slip the right hand to the head, but Haney threw the right hand more to the body, that was his best punch of the fight, and he wasn't there to be countered when he threw it, he threw the shot when Diaz backed up or when he'd set up the shot with his jab, didn't make the mistake of leading off with it as Diaz was cutting him off, and potentially getting countered with left uppercut. Diaz cut off the ring consistently, but he couldn't negate Haney's movement, Haney didn't let him work, threw varied combinations, Diaz didn't know how to hold his guard when Haney let his hands go, the right hand to the body took a toll, and having to reset when Haney made feet adjustments took a lot out of Diaz. Haney's only mistake was moving to his right, towards Diaz's left hand, Diaz could have done more to take advantage of that, Haney's lateral movement at long range was great, but when he was on the ropes, Diaz couldn't nullify the pivot, especially with Haney keeping his front foot outside Diaz's.