Haney Vows To Convert Doubters However Seems Shaken By Norman Jr

Devin Haney posted a short message today about turning “nonbelievers into believers” for his fight against the favorite Brian Norman Jr. this Saturday, November 22nd, in Riyadh.

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Haney’s Self-Help Message

Haney’s message reads like a self-affirmation to pump up his self-esteem. He knows how dangerous Norman Jr. is from having watched him knock out cold his last opponent, Jin Sasaki, in the fifth round last June 2025. The challenger revealed later that he’d lost a week’s worth of memory from that knockout.

“To all the doubters, keep doubting. I will turn the nonbelievers into believers. One by one, you will all be fans. Tune in on November 22nd,” said Devin Haney to DAZN Boxing about his fight against Brian Norman Jr.

Body Language Betrays Him

Interestingly, Haney’s body language didn’t match his rehearsed script. He looked like someone just saying lines with no truth behind them. Devin was emotionless, fish-like with the way he spoke, and it was very hard to believe his character. He looked like someone doomed about to enter a battle that he knows he won’t make it out of.

Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) needs a victory over WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) to keep on track for a rematch with Ryan Garcia in 2026. If Devin wins on Saturday, there’s an excellent chance he’ll get that big mega-million fight that he’s been pining away for since he was beaten last year by Garcia on April 20, 2024.

“Norman is a champion and rightfully so. He should be respected. He has a lot of power; he’s knocked a lot of people out, but I feel like Devin Haney has so much experience. He’s 26 years old, but he’s been in big fights since he was 20 years old,” said David Benavidez to Fight Hub TV.

Benavidez Makes His Pick

“So, what’s going to win this fight is his experience, and obviously Devin Haney’s boxing. The fact that Devin Haney is going up in weight, I think he’s going to be stronger at 147. I got Devin Haney winning that fight,” said Benavidez.

‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez is assuming that Haney will be “stronger’ moving up to 147. He was already rehydrating to the mid-160s, even when he was fighting at 140, and he lacked punching power then. Haney moving up to where he should have been fighting all along at 147 may not change anything.