Devin Haney Interview

totorealylookatmyoutfitandknow thatitwasGucci.DapperDanmade myonebeforethat,butifyouknew it wasGucciyouknew it,butalotof peopledidn’tknow soIwantedittobe flashy.Iwantedittopop.ABM:Telus wheretofindyouonsocialmedia.DH: Instagram,Twitter@therealdevinhaneyABM:So,yougottafight comingup.What’sthedate?DH:November9th.Cancatchitontheapp DAZN,oryoucanjuststaytunedinto myInstagram andTwitterforupdates onit.ABM:Isthereanylastthingsyou wanttosay?DH:Shoutouttoalmy peopleintheBayAreaforsupporting me,Ibefeelingthelove.Iloveeverybodyoutthere.Theysupportmealot andIappreciatethem andI’m gone keepputtingitonfortheBayArea.

goingtowear.ABM:ThelasttimeI seenyouwiththeGuccigearonatthe lastfight.Whatinspiredyou?DH:Wel youknow,DapperDan,he’slikebigin thefashionindustryandwelinkedup withhim.Iwantedtogivemyfans somethingdiferent.Iwantedthefans torealylookatmyoutfitandknow

goingonbehindthescenesthatalotof peopledon’tknow about.Idofeellikethat that'snotafightheisinarushtomake butwouldn’tsaythatheduckinme,butit’s alotofeasierfightsthat’souttheresowhy takeariskfightingafighterlikemeifhe couldfightamucheasierfighterlikeTeofi-moLopez.ABM:Ok,soI’vebeenseeing youinsomecleanfashiongear.Telme yourfashionstyle.DH:Itrealyjustdepends ontheday,sometimesIwanttobelike hypebeast.Ijustwanttothrow onawhole Guccioutfit.Likeflashy,andsomedaysI justwanttobeonchiltypeshit.Idefinitely lilikefashion.That’swhereIcanexpress myselfaalot.Insteadoflikeoutsideofthe ringandpeoplerealywanttoseewhatI’m

“DevinHaney”style.Ilearnfrom somanydifferentpeopleandtobeabletoputalthat intome,andIam whatcomesoutofalof thoseguysputtogether.ABM:Whoaresome ofthebusinessmenthathaveinspiredyou? You’reoneoftheyoungestboxingpromoters everinthegame.DH:Prettymuch…Mypops gavemethegameatayoungageandtaught methebusiness.How tobesmartandhow to marketmyself,stuflikethatandI’m stil learning.Hehadsuchahugeinfluenceonthe businesspartofmycareer.ABM:What’sthe firstthingthatcomestoyourmindwhenI saythesenames?TankDavis?DH:Ithinkhe’sagoodstrongfighter.ABM:Teofimo Lopez…DH:Hetalkalot!ABM:Youknow what, Isaw hislastfight.Hecomplainedattheend ofthefightthatthedudewastootaland thathewasn’tgoingtofightnomoretal dudes.ThenIlookedatyourfightwithAntonioMoranandhewas6’2.Hewastalerthan thatdude.DH:Youknow theseguys.It’salot morebarkandnobite.Whentheygetina toughfight,thentheymakeexcuses.Ialways knew whattypeoffighterhewasandIknew thatthemomentwouldcomewherehe wouldsomewhatgetexposedandIfeellike that'swhathappened.ABM:DoyouthinkLomachenkoisdodgingyou?DH:OnethingI cansayaboutthesportofboxingisthat there’salotofpolitics.There’salotofthings