Liam Paro says Devin Haney has gone quiet on their welterweight unification bout after talks between the two camps. The silence may have more to do with negotiating leverage than a lack of interest.
Haney and his father, Bill Haney, have little reason to let Paro know which opponent they actually prefer. With WBA champion Jack Catterall also available, keeping both camps uncertain gives Team Haney leverage to negotiate the better deal.
“Haney is ducking me,” Paro told Fox Sports Australia. “I’ve said I’m good to fight by the end of October, and we ain’t heard a thing.”
Paro also rejected the idea that his
