Devin Haney is yet to step into the ring this year but is looking to prove that he is one of boxing’s pound-for-pound stars with a fight date looming, and now he has revealed the four men whom he believes warrant a place on boxing’s ‘Mount Rushmore’.
Haney dominated Brian Norman Jr to capture the WBO welterweight title back in November, but ‘The Dream’ is still waiting to defend the belt, despite links to a rematch with Ryan Garcia and bouts against both Conor Benn and Shakur Stevenson.
Despite those rumours, Haney could instead take on WBO mandatory challenger Keyshawn Davis in his next outing, before potential clashes with Stevenson and Garcia in 2027.
As Haney looks to achieve greatness of his own, the Californian told Inside The Ring the four legends that he would place on boxing’s ‘Mount Rushmore’.
“My Mount Rushmore of fighters are Floyd [Mayweather] because he changed the game, his defence, he just brought a whole different vibe to the sport of boxing.
“My next is Sugar Ray [Leonard] because he was just a killer in the ring, he had the offence and the defence, his defence was his offence, he was just Sugar Ray.
“[Muhammad] Ali. Ali just stood for so much and he is ‘The Greatest’.
“Number four, this is hard, the fourth spot, I’ll go Sugar Ray Robinson. What he was doing back in those days, fighting so often and all of those fights that he won. He is just a legend, so I would say Sugar Ray Robinson.”
It’s hard to argue with that assessment, with Mayweather, Leonard, Ali and Robinson all widely regarded as some of the greatest of all time due to the elite achievements they have all managed inside the ring.
As for Haney, his bout with Davis has been ordered by the WBO and will head to purse bids if an agreement is not reached by Monday, July 20.
