Technical Analysis: Devin Haney's method of escorting Regis Prograis to school

During their bout this past weekend, Devin Haney displayed his ring generalship and taught Regis Prograis a valuable lesson in boxing. Let's examine the tactics he employed to accomplish it.

Regis Prograis versus Devin Haney was expected to be a close fight. While in his hometown, Haney decided to challenge a champion in a weight class that was unfamiliar to him for the title. Yes, Haney was still clearly the larger man, but at 135 pounds, he'd been knocked down more than once. including by a considerably smaller Vasyl Lomachenko and a Jorge Linares at his peak in the past. It was unclear if he would be able to withstand the blows delivered by a powerful puncher like Prograis or resort to his typical clinch moves in the event of a confrontation.

As it happened, there was absolutely no issue. Haney outboxed Prograis so thoroughly that neither question really came up, rather than just demonstrating that he had the strength and chin to handle it. Now let's examine how.