Last Saturday night at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, George Kambosos placed his unified WBO/IBF/WBA lightweight title against WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney.
The war turned out to be quite one-sided. Haney was able to command and control the action competently throughout much of the competition without much of a problem. Haney established his rhythm early in the fight, and the Kambosos could never figure out how to attack effectively.
Haney demonstrated great patience and skill, and he fought with a very disciplined and intelligent effort, which never allowed the Kambosos to find his flaw. At the end of 12 action rounds. Haney was awarded a unanimous decision, with two judges scoring 116-112 and the other 118-110.
With the win, Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney became the first undisputed lightweight world champion in the modern 4-belt era, and he became the first undisputed lightweight champion since from the great Pernell Whitaker. Sweet Pea became the undisputed lightweight king in the early 1990s. Additionally, Haney also became the eighth boxer to become the undisputed champion of any weight during the 4-belt era. modern. However, the picture on ESPN contradicts these actual realities.
ESPN has made a number of false claims in their graphics that, taken together, downplay the historical significance of what Haney has just achieved. This edition of Rummy’s Corner will explain inaccuracies in the ESPN graphics, including false claims about when the 4-belt era officially began in professional boxing, and also regarding ESPN’s inclusion of both Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos as the undisputed 4-belt champion. All three claims in the ESPN image are complete and completely untrue, and this video will attempt to explain exactly how and why ESPN is inaccurate. Watch and enjoy the video for one participant. This is Rummy’s Corner.
