Jim Lampley Gives His Haney vs Garcia Analysis For PPV.com

In what has been a wild rollercoaster ride of a promotion for Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia on April 20, it looks like we will actually get to fight night. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, will host the event, distributed by DAZN PPV & PPV.com.

Speaking of PPV.com, they have Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Lampley and others hosting the live chat for fans to interact while watching the fights that night. Lampley has looked at the matchup and given his take on what Haney vs Garcia brings to the table.

“In the last four and a half years, Devin Haney achieved dominant control of boxing’s 135-pound weight level en route to becoming the undisputed world lightweight champion, with an impressive series of performances, in clear victories, over Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jorge Linares, Joseph Diaz, George Kambosos (twice) and Vasyl Lomachenko.  Every single one of those opponents can, through one filter or another, be seen to have a more meaningful background in the ring than Ryan Garcia, especially Lomachenko, who as both an amateur and a pro, was one of the landmark boxing craft talents of the past few decades.  In comparison to Garcia, Haney has the more stable lifestyle, the far more impressive boxing resume, the greater proven focus, and the more visible motivation to work hard toward a lofty goal.”

Lampley continued, “Ryan Garcia?  He is the livelier and more exotic social media figure, has the prettier face, and may possibly possess more one-punch power, particularly with his left hook.  Since the time when these two split six amateur fights 3-3, Haney, who last December moved up in weight to dethrone WBC super lightweight champion Regis Prograis, has gotten steadily better and steadily more focused, and Garcia has amassed huge numbers of social media followers and raised logical questions regarding his level of mental health.”

Lampley has called some of the biggest fights the sport has ever seen while working for HBO next to Larry Merchant and others. With that level of experience, does Lampley see Garcia cooking up an upset special, or will Haney dominate as many believe he will?

“What else do you need to know?  The logical choice is Haney by quality unanimous decision.  It won’t be at all shocking if Haney wins 10, 11, or all 12 rounds.  It WILL be shocking, to this observer, if Haney finds a way to lose.”

We are a little over a week away from discovering what will happen at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Although the buzz has quieted down for this fight, expect it to pick back up tremendously by Tuesday.

Abraham Gonzalez

Abraham Gonzalez is the founder of FightsATW. His journalistic work has been published and used across several platforms to include online, network TV and promotional companies. He is an American Public University alumnus and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). Abraham was the Managing Editor for NYFights, Big Fight Weekend, contributed to FanSidedMMA and ProBoxTV.

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