Devin Haney the youngest fighter to defend a title since Benitez?

[Thraxox]

Pacquiao acquired a title at 19, defended it at 19.

[Chrismart]

I think Tanaka was 20 also?

[_Rexy_]

David Benavidez was 20 when he won the WBC championship also.

It's happened a lot

[boliodogs]

Learn boxing history before you make wrong statements like this. Lots of other boxers have become real champs at as young or younger age back when there were not so damn many titles in each weight class. He didn't even looked good tonight fighting cherry pick boxrec number 31.

[TheIronMike]

Learn boxing history before you make wrong statements like this. Lots of other boxers have become real champs at as young or younger age back when there were not so damn many titles in each weight class. He didn't even looked good tonight fighting cherry pick boxrec number 31.

"I-Its not a real title!"

Its the same title that Lomachenko picked up from Luke.

Loma dropped it to become the French Fry Champion, I mean Franchise Champion.

[GhostofDempsey]

Learn boxing history before you make wrong statements like this. Lots of other boxers have become real champs at as young or younger age back when there were not so damn many titles in each weight class. He didn't even looked good tonight fighting cherry pick boxrec number 31.

Not only that, it was a title gifted by the WBC. But casuals like the thread starter are merely trolling. That is why he is deep in the red.

[TheIronMike]

Not only that, it was a title gifted by the WBC. But casuals like the thread starter are merely trolling. That is why he is deep in the red.

Imagine being a grown ass man and caring about the color of some bar on an internet forum. you need to HAVE ***.

[_Rexy_]

"I-Its not a real title!"

Its the same title that Lomachenko picked up from Luke.

Loma dropped it to become the French Fry Champion, I mean Franchise Champion.

Lomachenko fought Luke Campbell, #1 WBC ranked fighter.

Haney pulled the belt out of the trash. Haney is getting the same criticisms that Lennox Lewis got when he was handed the WBC belt for not fighting Rid**** Bowe. Only difference is that Lewis actually fought a great fighter first (Razor Ruddock) and not someone you had to google.

[boliodogs]

Felix Trinidad won the real full IBF world title by 2nd round KO when he was 4 months younger that Haney and there were many other guys who won real world titles at 18 or 19 years old.

[TheIronMike]

Lomachenko fought Luke Campbell, #1 WBC ranked fighter.

Haney pulled the belt out of the trash. Haney is getting the same criticisms that Lennox Lewis got when he was handed the WBC belt for not fighting Rid**** Bowe. Only difference is that Lewis actually fought a great fighter first (Razor Ruddock) and not someone you had to google.

Put yourself in Haney's shoes, would you tell the WBC "Nah I'm good"

**** NO. That title is the key to big fights. I would dangle that green belt in front of Ryan and Oscars face like a sugary churro to lure them into a fight