Gary Russell Jr just recently caught up with Fight Hub TV and talks about a few prospective matchups down the lines between the likes of Tank Davis, Devin Haney, and Shakur Stevenson. Here’s some of what he had to say on a couple of notable prospective fights.
Russell Jr on he would view a Tank vs Haney matchup
“I would lean more so towards Haney. I think Tank is a good fight but I think he’s more of a flat-footed fighter. He needs to really plant to get his punches off and stuff like that. Anyone that’s going to box and have lateral movement is going to make
it a little difficult for him to find him. I think Devin Haney, he’ll stick to the script. His flaw is his biggest strength. He’s not going to sit there and try to fight you, he going to get the f—k out the way. That’s going to be his strength, he’s going to move, he’s going to box.
“Even Tank fighting a Shakur. I still leans towards a Shakur. It’s be boring as hell…but he’s going to put that stick on Tank ass. He’s going to touch him whenever he wants, move, get out the way, and it wouldn’t be too much going on. I think they’ll both beat Tank in a very long, boring fight.”
On how Haney matches up with Shakur
“I think both of them would have problems with each other. Shakur is not a go get you type of fighter. He’s going to be on the back foot, he’s going to try to block and Philly Shell. And Devin Haney is not going to try to come get you either. He’s going to box. So two boxers are going to force each other to do things outside of their comfort zone. I think that’ll be a difficult fight for both parties.
“It’ll probably be a little harder for Shakur than Devin just off the strength that Shakur has shorter arms. Because Shakur has shorter arms, in order for him to hit Devin he has to cross that threshold, and he’s not a go forward fighter.”
