After months of uncertainty, it seems as though Devin Haney will collide with Rolando Romero. As speculation builds, two-division champion Tim Bradley has offered his prediction for the fight, where he believes a stoppage may occur.
Having become the undisputed lightweight world champion with a victory over George Kambosos Jr, Haney defended the 135lb throne in a rematch with the Aussie and then against Vasyl Lomachenko to thrust himself up the pound-for-pound rankings.
‘The Dream’ then dethroned WBC super-lightweight champion Regis Prograis upon his 140lb debut and did the same at welterweight, when he claimed Brian Norman’s WBO strap in his first fight at 147lbs.
Now, Haney is being linked to a unification with WBA titleholder Romero, and Tim Bradley told his YouTube channel that he believes Haney could secure a first stoppage win since 2019 if he and ‘Rolly’ collide.
“[Haney] put [Brian] Norman’s a** on the ground, he put [Regis] Prograis’ a** on the ground. I don’t see why he can’t put Romero’s a** on the ground, if he hits him at the right spot at the right time. With his timing, yeah, he can put his a** on the canvas too.
“I even see, if Devin can get control early or at the midpoint, I even see that Devin could stop Romero on the back end. There is spots where you can pressure Romero.
“You put him on the back foot, because he ain’t got a whole lot of amateur experience, right, so I still see a little bit of fluster in his game when you start to put that pressure on him.”
Saturday, May 30, is the touted date for the unification, as Haney and Romero each seek to establish themself as the man to beat at welterweight.
