"Duran QUIT in the middle of a FIGHT, does he suck?" - Caleb Plant reacts to fan backlash against Devin Haney after Ryan Garcia loss
Devin Haney suffered the first loss of his professional boxing career this weekend as he fell to Ryan Garcia via majority decision. While much of the boxing world, particularly fans of the sport, have used the loss as a way to kick 'The Dream' while he is down, Caleb Plant defended him amidst the criticism.
'Sweethands' took to X on Sunday to claim that a loss does not make a fighter bad, using the example of Roberto Duran to prove his point:
"We gotta stop acting like a loss means a fighter su*ks though. Y’all miss the golden era where everyone fought everyone but back then ALL great fighters had losses, had been stopped (Duran QUIT in the middle of a FIGHT, does he su*ks?). S/O to both for making it a great night."
Check out Caleb Plant's post on Devin Haney's loss to Ryan Garcia below:
Plant is famously referencing Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II, billed as The Super Fight, which has since become known as the No Mas Fight. 'Manos de Piedra', which translates to 'Hands of Stone', turned away from his opponent near the end of the eighth round and quit the bout by telling the referee 'No Mas', translating to 'no more'.
While the bout was stopped and ruled a TKO victory for his opponent, Duran is still an International Boxing Hall of Famer, widely considered one of the greatest boxers of his generation.
What did Devin Haney say about his loss to Ryan Garcia?
While Devin Haney entered his bout with Ryan Garcia as a heavy favorite, he suffered his first career loss, dropping the bout via majority decision. Following the bout, he let off a series of posts to share a message with fans, while also revealing that he did not suffer a broken jaw, which his opponent claimed, stating:
"Alhamdulillah Allah is the perfect planner he makes no mistakes.. fought like a true champion. Got up off the canvas & kept fighting. I am 100% ok & would love to do it again while we both make weight.
"I have no broken anything btw way like i said im Ok"
"Same way you dish be able to take it.. I will be back InshaAllah"
Check out Devin Haney's posts on his loss to Ryan Garcia below: