Devin Haney and his dad, Bill Haney, fired back at WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr’s promoter, Bob Arum, after he labeled Devin a “track star” in a thank you post to Turki Alalshikh for setting up a Norman Jr-Haney fight for November.
Haney vs. Arum: “Track Star” Jab
Bill shot back at Arum, calling him “senile, and dumping on him for losing the ESPN contract for his promotional company, Top Rank. Then Devin jumped in, roasting Arum for losing the $90 million contract with ESPN.
What Devin and Bill failed to do is address Arum’s label of “track star,” which many boxing fans believe is fitting after the way Haney performed in his fight against Jose Ramirez on the May 2nd event at Times Square in New York City.
In what was supposed to be just a simple tune-up for Devin against a faded ex-world champion, it turned out to be a horrible bout to watch due to Haney’s unwillingness to engage. He turned the fight into a cat-and-mouse affair.
Fans Predict Haney Running Norman Jr.
Haney (32-0, 15 KOs) will be challenging Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) for his WBO welterweight title in November in a Riyadh Season card. Many fans predict that the former two-division world champion, Devin, will be on the run for 12 rounds, trying to avoid being knocked out by the big-punching Norman Jr.
Lol… Bob’s senile, running his mouth and forgot he’s no longer in charge. 😂
Devin Haney ran to give Brian Norman the biggest fight of his career, while ESPN ran away from doing business with Top Rank.
Is ESPN the real track stars running from Bob and his smoke and mirrors? 🤔 https://t.co/KuT6eqqh3Q
— Bill Haney (@BillHaney77) June 30, 2025
Boxing had ESPN. The stage was set. The audience was there. Then Bob Arum blew it with stale in house matchups. Legendary fumble Ruined the momentum of an entire sport.
Boxing is back on fire. Thank you, Turki. 🚀#HaneyNorman #RiyadSeason
— Bill Haney (@BillHaney77) June 30, 2025
Shouldn’t this guy be worried about the fact he blew 90 million from ESPN and now has no tv deal? 🤷♂️ https://t.co/UqGqF9uall
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) June 30, 2025