Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia Purse Split: Champion Takes Less to Make the Fight Happen

Traditionally, the champion holds the key to the biggest payday. But in this fight, the equation flips. Ryan Garcia‘s internet fame translates into a larger share of the purse, while Devin Haney will be receiving the smaller purse split. Here’s the intriguing question: can he leverage his online dominance to become the new WBC champion? Or will this be Haney’s defining moment?

If Devin Haney is able to pull it off, he’ll be stealing the spotlight from Garcia. This will be similar to the time when the legendary Floyd Mayweather rose to superstardom after defeating the then-reigning king, Oscar De La Hoya. However, why did Devin Haney agree to a lower purse split? His father Bill Haney has revealed the truth.

Bill Haney reveals his champion accepted the offer just to make the fight

In a Twitter spaces discussion, Bill Haney revealed that Ryan Garcia, the beltless fighter, will pocket the bigger purse in their upcoming clash. The news was further broken by the boxing reporter Michael Benson on the X space. He wrote, “Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia on April 20th is a 55/45 purse split in favour of Garcia, Devin’s father/trainer Bill Haney has revealed. Devin agreed to take the smaller split despite being the WBC super-lightweight world champion in order to make the fight happen.”

This has some ruffled feathers, particularly Devin’s dad. Let’s be honest, who wouldn’t be a little salty seeing the bigger payday go to the guy without the belt? But here’s the reality, in the age of influencers, Garcia’s massive online following translates to serious green. Forget championship glory for a moment. This fight is pure business. The 55/45 purse split reflects the raw economic power Garcia holds.

Moreover, reportedly Devin Haney was rumored to have only garnered 60,000 PPV buys in his last fight against Regis Prograis. This number was also the reason why Ryan Garcia refused to take a fight against Devin Haney and wanted to contest Rolly Romero instead.

Ryan Garcia found Devin Haney’s last PPV numbers offputting

When Rick Glaser announced the 60K PPV buys of the Devin Haney vs. Regis Prograis fight, Ryan Garcia also dropped a social media bomb. In a surprise move, Garcia declared his desire to fight Rolly Romero in a now-deleted tweet, throwing his highly anticipated bout with Devin Haney into question. “Bigger fight, bigger business,” Garcia declared on X, urging his team and promoter to back this new direction.

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Garcia then turned his sights on Haney in a follow-up post. He assured fans that a Haney fight would still happen “after what happens to Rollies.” But the jab didn’t stop there. Garcia even suggested Haney take on a different opponent, hinting at the underwhelming pay-per-view numbers made by Haney in his last fight. He ended his tweet by saying, “I don’t need you dev you need me.”

However, Garcia had to fall back to negotiating with Devin Haney. Thus, Devin Haney had to agree to a smaller purse split, if he was to make the fight against Ryan Garcia happen. What do you think about this absurd purse split? Let us know in the comments section.

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