"It would make the most sense" - Devin Haney names the one weight class he would fight Gervonta Davis in

Lightweight world champion Davin Haney says he is willing to fight Gervonta Davis but wants the fight to happen at a specific weight. Haney is set to move up a weight class and challenge super lightweight champion Regis Prograis on December 9, 2023, in San Francisco , California.

Devin Haney vs Gervonta Davis or Shakur Stevenson are two matchups that have caught the fans’ imagination. In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Davin Haney was asked which fight has a better chance of happening down the line. He explained:

“The biggest fight is me vs ‘Tank’ [Davis]. So I would say that one. But Shakur is not too far behind.”

When asked about the preferred weight class for the bout, Haney said:

“It would have to happen at 140lbs. He's fought at 140lbs before, he beat Mario Barrios at 140lbs. I’m at 140 now. It would make the most sense for it to be at 140lbs.”

Davin Haney argued that Gervonta Davis would not have a problem in accepting the fight at 140 lbs and explained:

“Tank is the type of fighter he says he doesn’t care about the belts. He doesn’t fight for belts, he fights for the money. So he wouldn’t care about the belts at 135 lbs. He would just want to make the money in fighting me. So 140!”

Watch Davin Haney talk about the Gervonta Davis fight from the 25:53 mark of the video below:

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Eddie Hearn thinks Devin Haney’s resume outweighs Gervonta Davis’s body of work so far

Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney have both proven to be two of the greatest boxers of this generation. While the comparisons between them seem to be getting more and more frequent, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn chimed in with his own thoughts on the matter recently.

While comparing the resume of both fighters, Eddie Hearn recently said:

“Right now, if you look at resumes and coming off the performances and the wins over Lomachenko and Kambosos, you have to say Devin but Tank has a great resume as well.”

Hearn argued that Davis has switched between the divisions a little too much and further added:

“He’s [Davis] had some good wins and Devin as well but I don’t think it’s a comparison. I think if Devin beats Prograis, then you’re talking about another level of moving up weight classes and beating the top guy at 140 or arguably the top guy at 140 and a guy that has power as well.”

Watch Eddie Hearn make the comparison from the 0:36 mark of the video below: