Bill Haney has claimed that his son made Floyd Mayweather retire after the pair sparred.
An 18-year-old old Devin Haney shared the ring with the boxing legend in 2017 and despite his inexperience, Haney Sr. has claimed that his son got the better of the undefeated superstar.
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Speaking to Fight Hub TV he said:
“Floyd, he could have stopped [before fighting Conor McGregor in 2017], so we should have shown the sparring video of him and Devin.”
“Now, why do all videos show the sparring [with Gervonta Davis] wasn’t close?
“It was like Floyd looked in the mirror when I told him. He finally decided he could no longer be in the boxing with no real fighters.
“Devin is the one [who showed Mayweather he was passed it]. He [Mayweather] knew that the torch had to be passed.
Devin Haney apparently beat up Floyd Mayweather in sparring and retired him 👀 pic.twitter.com/8u4V1cGiQc
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“I mean, he passed it to Devin because it was either that or we would be challenging him.
“We challenge everybody. There’s nobody in boxing in or around the division that he’s not looking to fight.”
Mayweather retired shortly after his huge showdown with Conor McGregor in 2017 but since then has taken on challengers in exhibition bouts.
