“He’s a sharpshooter when he boxes right. He didn’t box right against Garcia. He tried to go get Garcia. That’s not him. He’s a guy that sets traps. He’s real accurate with his punches. He doesn’t waste anything. He’s a consummate boxer, counterpuncher, and he didn’t fight. He came out of character against Garcia, and he paid a price for it,” Atlas said on The Fight with Teddy Atlas.
While Atlas suggests Haney is back to his old self, beating Norman is a completely different assignment than dealing with Garcia. Norman did not possess the specific weapon that gave Haney nightmares, nor did he wage psychological
