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Devin Haney shocked the world with his latest controversial win over two-time Olympic gold medalist and former unified world lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko. Although Lomachenko, according to many boxers and fans, displayed a better fight than Haney, the latter retained his undisputed status. Following this victory over Lomachenko, “a tremendous champion,” in Bill Haney’s words, Haney stated that he proved himself.

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After the bout, Haney branded Lomachenko as a “crafty veteran” and expressed they fought a close fight. In his opinion, there were rounds which, “of course,” the Ukrainian boxer won. However, Haney felt he did enough, as he said, “confident that I won the fight“. Following one of the biggest victories in his career, Haney took to Instagram and called himself the “Undisputed Villain“.

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Boxing fans are not happy with Devin Haney’s “Undisputed Villain” claims

After winning the fight, Haney declared how the bodywork helped him. According to Haney, he watched Loma’s tapes and invested in that body. Going into the contest, Haney realized that it would not be an easy walk with Lomachenko and that he would have to go “through the fire to win“. However, following his win, while Haney branded Lomachenko as a “crafty veteran,” he called himself the “Undisputed Villain“.

After Michael Benson shared Haney’s post via Twitter, several people reacted to it. According to one person, Haney is the “new Floyd Mayweather” as he is “Hated by many” but “loved by few“.

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Meanwhile, one fan said, “Tank via KO…

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Another fan said, “I mean, he fought a good fight last night. I think Loma won but we shouldn’t be mad at Haney. Be mad at the judges.”

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One user wrote, Haney “better give Loma a rematch“.

Another user felt that ‘Tank’ and Shakur Stevenson, who is confident Loma won, would “smoke” Devin Haney.

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Anyway, after the fight, Haney felt that he deserved the victory. “I proved myself. It feels surreal. The bodywork is what won me the fight tonight. I knew that I had to invest in that body. I was definitely confident that I won the fight. Of course, he [Lomachenko] won rounds. Going into the fight, I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I had to go through the fire to win. I knew Loma was a crafty veteran,” he said. What do you have to say about Devin Haney’s latest Instagram post? Do you agree that he is the “Undisputed Villain”?

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Samrat Sardar is a senior Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. With over 1800 articles to his name, Samrat has built a loyal readership of his own. His in-depth coverage on renowned personalities in the boxing world like Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr., to name a few, has received widespread recognition among readers. However, his interest lies in stories of any shred of injustice or corruption happening in the world of boxing. Therefore, his coverage of issues like fighter pay, controversial refereeing decisions, and other forms of systemic abuse is something to look out for. Moreover, being a kickboxer himself, and winning medals at the state and national levels, he is well-versed in the technical aspect of the sport. He also counts his contributions to detailed analysis of fights as one of his proudest achievements.

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