Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero has surprisingly turned down an offer to challenge for a world title against WBC lightweight champion Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney for his next fight. Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) and his dad, Bill Haney, have offered Rolly (14-0, 12 KOs) a crack at the WBC 135-lb title, but for some reason, he’s turned it down.
Although the 25-year-old Rolly does hold the WBA interim lightweight title, that’s not the real deal. Teofimo Lopez is ahead of him with the WBA ‘Super World’ title, and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis holds the WBA ‘regular’ title.
Rolly’s rationale for rejecting the fight with the 22-year-old Haney is that he’s “at the bottom of the food chain” and that he’s “irrelevant,” according to NYfights.
Instead of accepting a fight offered to him by Haney, Rolly wants to challenge Tank Davis for his WBA belt at 135 or 140.
The two share the same promoters at Mayweather promotions, which should make putting the fight together quite easy. However, Mayweather Promotions don’t seem to be in a hurry to make the Tank Davis vs. Rolly Romero fight, and it’s easy to understand why.
Those are two revenue streams that Mayweather Promotions has going for them. If they let Rolly fight Tank, he’s likely to lose, which would spoil his future chances of rising to stardom to bring in the big bucks.
Rolly says Haney is at the bottom of the food chain
“Haney’s dad is the biggest liar in boxing,” said Rolly Romero to NYfights when told that Bill Haney said he’d contacted Mayweather Promotions to inquire about setting up a fight between Devin and Rolly.
“Devin Haney always talks out of his a**.” Rolly continued. “Don’t even pay him any attention. He calls out everybody but doesn’t fight anyone. Haney is literally irrelevant. Devin Haney is a joke and literally at the bottom of the food chain.
“He [Devin] has no power and no chin. He was literally gifted a belt, like, ‘Can you send me a belt? Thanks.’ That’s what literally happened,” said Rolly Romero on how Haney received his WBC lightweight title from the World Boxing Council.
It’s unclear whether Rolly has already been told behind the scenes by his promoters at Mayweather Promotions that they’re not going to let him fight Haney. If that’s the case, it would explain why Rolly isn’t jumping at the chance to win the WBC belt against Haney.
The best way for Rolly to become a star and lure Tank Davis into fighting him would be to defeat Haney and pick up his WBC strap for bait.
Bill Haney is ready to set up Devin vs. Rolly fight
“If we’re at the bottom of the food chain, he’s not even in the supermarket,” said Bill Haney to AKHi TV about Rolly Romero, saying that Devin is irrelevant.
“Let’s make this s*** happen and settle it once and for all. Whoever wins moves on to better things, and whoever doesn’t goes back to the drawing board and figures it out.
“If he remains quiet the way he is because our accolades speak for themselves. What we’ve been doing in boxing speaks for itself, but he [Romero] was the loudest mouth in the room, so we’ll see,” said Bill about Rolly being quiet about the Haney fight.
“Devin is ready to pursue negotiations with the fight to make the fight [with Romero] happen. One thing I know is it’s a fight that the people want to see.
“If Rolly is the fighter who he says he is, with his team behind him and Devin’s team behind him as well, it has all the makings for a big event, a nice event for the people. So let’s make it happen.
“Let’s get Rolly to stop talking and commit to making the fight happen,” said Bill Haney.
Rolly seems disinterested in fighting Haney, and the way he’s talking, he’s already made up his mind that he won’t take the fight. It would be a huge upgrade for Rolly from the guys he’s been fighting in, Anthony Yigit and Jackson Marinez, if he were to challenge Haney for his WBC title, but if he or Mayweather Promotions don’t want it, what can you do?
Rolly is absolute trash!!!!
The author clearly doesn’t know ANYTHING about the inner workings behind this “offer” or any of their contractual obligations. I hope the publishers don’t take this article down or edit it after more news is revealed.
Prolly Scared to Death . He won’t fight Devin or Tabk
Rolly is moving himself up the food chain
Romero not a boxer
Indeed my ppls .he garbage
Rolly cant beat devin, tank or teo. He might can catch Ryan slipping like Luke Campbell did. Rolly has no defense. He leads up on every punch unnecessarily, which makes him an above average boxer with power.
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Rolly doesn’t have the power to make a decision. Whatever Floyd says he has to go with it. Such an arrogant dude he is. Everyone wants to see him get his ass kick.
Is a memory loss an issue. After all those bravado you are ducking like a chicken. Next time think twice before you speak.
TANK will ruin and possibly retire ROLLY from the sport of boxing.. the guy has very amature type boxing skills.. he will get knock out very soon when he faces a better opponent.. I promise Rolly will get knocked out within his next two fights,.. and I mean out for the count .. out out to sleep
I Don’t See Anyone Trying To Fight Devin Haney, But I Hear All These Excuses. Rolly You Haven’t Proven Anything. Who Have You Fought To Even Downplay Devin
Sounds Like You’re Scared
Romero is a idiot talking loud but saying nothing! Scared devins gonna beat him up bad!
Rolly is a joke both Devin and tank would kill him and he knows it. He’s just scared of Devin
Another Teo excuse to duck a boxer like haney. Romero is ducking this fight as well as Teo. Both talk big and get destroyed during sparring sessions. Romero has no skills, just power and look like a sparring opponent. Tank will destroy him in 4 rounds and Haney will pitch a shutout, unless he take him out in round 8. Both dudes are ruin boxing and there on career. At least ryan got off the mat and got the victory. He showed heart. Boxer are scared of Haney, because they no they will lose, except Tank.
Rolly has me rolling over here laughing. I guess he thinks he is bigger than Haney. This means he above Haney on the Food chain and his belt weights and means more. 😂 😂 who all is laughing with me. Is this Rolly guy crazy and has he taken to much punch to the head 😂 😂
Start calling him Rolly (Kahn) Romero
Rolly thinks he’s better in his own mind. Pure arrogance and over zealous in cockiness. He’s booed every time he opens his mouth, he needs humility big time and it’s coming.
We should give him a name Rolly Polly
Romero is a joke , has no skills, only counts on his power, haney, lopez, tank, will destroy him
All that talking,Just to say Devin is irrelevant.
This is about money and nothing else. Rolly does not have the authority to either take or refuse a Haney fight. That belongs to Mayweather promotions. So this is all talk and nothing more.
True that
Rolly don’t even know how to box…watched him in his last fight he fights like a drunk outside of bar at 3am…no boxing skills at all…..
I agree I’m not impressed with him at all
Correct. I was not impressed in his last fight. I would probably give him a hard time
Garbage
Rolly roll talks that talk but can’t walk that walk👍👍👍
This idiot Rolly is full of CRAP. I love the sport but it’s people like him that call themselves a fighter that’s ruining the sport. It’s becoming more and more like the WWE. And my interest in the sport continues to decrease
True Facts
Facts!!!
Look @ leaked photage on YOUTUBE & it’ll explain it all…
I am a Cuban American and a huge boxing fan I am 65 years old and even had 35 amateur fights but I agree with Bill Haney Rollie talks too much what do you need is a good ass whooping to maybe humble him down a little bit
No one cares that you fought
Thats a style of mayweather who only wants business and fighting for people
Romero is not a real fighter , he’s a paper boy not a true real boxer. Davis will knock him out within 6 rounds or less.
You give him that long? Generous!
Duck