“Floyd Mayweather Accused of Orchestrating Devin Haney vs. Gervonta Davis Sparring Fiasco”
In the high-stakes world of professional boxing, every move, every word, carries weight. And in the lead-up to the much-anticipated showdown between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, tensions are reaching a boiling point. The latest salvo in this bitter feud comes from none other than Bill Haney, father and trainer of Devin Haney, who has unleashed a fiery tirade against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and his business associate Leonard Ellerbe.
“He didn’t leak the video, he made the highlight film and then gave it to Ryan Garcia to leak it.”
The source of Haney’s ire? A controversial sparring video that surfaced earlier this month, showing Devin Haney on the receiving end of a punishing beatdown from none other than Gervonta Davis. According to Haney, Mayweather and Ellerbe were the masterminds behind the recording and subsequent leaking of the video, a move he sees as a deliberate attempt to undermine his son’s reputation.
Senior noted, “Same reason why Floyd didn’t show the video of Devin when he got in his a**. Imma tell you this one time, I guarantee you, after Floyd got in there with Devin, he rethought boxing from a professional standpoint and not an exhibition standpoint.”
He explained, “No, the people pay the bills. Leonard don’t pay the bills. Floyd don’t pay the bills. The people, all you guys, pay for the fight. They can’t, we don’t dictate that. You guys put the bullseye on a fighter’s back. Leonard don’t dictate nothing.”
Speaking to Fight Hub TV, Haney minced no words in placing the blame squarely on Mayweather and Ellerbe’s shoulders. “He didn’t leak the video, he made the highlight film and then gave it to Ryan Garcia to leak it,” Haney declared, his voice dripping with anger and frustration.
The video in question dates back to a sparring session between Haney and Davis when the former was just 17 years old. In the footage, Davis can be seen unleashing a relentless barrage of punches on Haney, leaving him battered and bruised. Haney insists that the video was selectively edited to omit crucial moments and paint a distorted picture of the encounter.
But Haney isn’t content to simply point fingers. He’s demanding answers. Why, he wonders, did Mayweather and Ellerbe choose to release only a portion of the video? And why did they fail to show the world the full extent of Haney’s skills?
In an earlier interview, Haney claimed that when Mayweather sparred with his son, the results were decidedly one-sided in Devin’s favor. “It was 6-0, it wasn’t close,” Haney asserted, his tone defiant and unwavering.
But despite the animosity between the two camps, Haney remains steadfast in his commitment to securing a showdown between his son and Davis. In his eyes, it’s the fans who hold the power, and their desire for this fight cannot be ignored.
“No, the people pay the bills,” Haney insisted. “Leonard don’t pay the bills. Floyd don’t pay the bills. The people, all you guys, pay for the fight.”
As the war of words rages on, one thing is clear: the feud between the Haneys and Mayweather shows no signs of abating. And with the prospect of a Haney-Davis showdown looming on the horizon, the boxing world braces for what promises to be a clash of titans.