The Lopezes and the Haneys have ignited a feud that is only getting bigger with each verbal exchange. With claims and counterclaims of avoiding a fight thrown at each other, Bill Haney has finally decided to call out Teofimo Lopez Jr. to settle the score once and for all. That’s not all. He has also come clean about who put an offer on the table and decided to overlook it. It’s all in his latest social media rant.
The Haney family patriarch turned to his social media handles and uploaded a clip of him blasting Lopez Jr. lying during a podcast appearance. At ‘Come and Talk 2 Me’ show, Lopez Jr. revealed the reason for him never fighting Devin Haney laid in the latter’s camp. He also admitted he had tried three times and also explained how they had a meeting lined up with his promoter, Bob Arum. But “they never came.” However, that’s not the true picture, according to the Haney family lynchpin.
Devin Haney’s father/trainer Bill Haney calling out Teofimo Lopez and blasting Oscar De La Hoya on Instagram today…
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Bill Haney said, “Teofimo Lopez! You done (covers his mouth) up! You done went over there to the Cam and Mase show and you lying like a -! Every opportunity to fight, we put it on the table for you. Including an opportunity with Turki Alalshikh and your company, Top Rank, just a couple of months ago!”
Haney Sr then expressed that his son, Devin, wanted to fight him “whenever, wherever, including right now!” Notably, ‘The Dream’ has relinquished his WBC title and is currently on a break. There is no concrete information about his return or whom he would fight upon his comeback. While there is growing traction of a fight with Lopez Jr. now, he would prefer a fight with Ryan Garcia. However, even that fight might attract a negative light, as the Haneys have slapped Oscar De La Hoya with a lawsuit. In the same clip, Bill Haney addressed that, too.
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Bill Haney lists out Oscar De La Hoya’s past troubles with his fighters
The Haneys have filed a lawsuit against ‘KingRy’ and De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions for the controversial April fight where Garcia tested positive for PED abuse. In the lawsuit, the Haneys sought a full accounting of the event. Since Devin Haney was entitled to a 47% share of all the benefits according to the contract, they are seeking that the court look into the revenue the event made.
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Bill Haney shed light on the lawsuit situation and pointed out similar lawsuits filed by other fighters against Golden Boy Promotions as well. He continued, “Oscar De La [Hoya] everybody out. Gennady Golovkin sued you, and Ryan Garcia threatened to sue you. I don’t need to sit down with you on nothing. I see you doing a lot of Tweeting, but you ain’t speaking. Maybe you are somewhere tweaking. The lawsuit stands.” It remains to be seen how the Haneys will untangle these scenarios as they plan their move and next fight.
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