Who Will Be The Undisputed Lightweight World Champion, Kambosos Or Haney?

George Kambosos Jr vs Devin Haney (Instagram @georgekambososjr)

JAKARTA - This weekend, boxing lovers in the world will be presented with an interesting duel between two boxers who have an unbeaten record in the lightweight class, namely George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney.

They will enter the ring fighting for the status of undisputed world champions in the four-belt era (WBA Super, IBF, WBO, and WBC) in the 61.2 kg division at Marvel Stadium, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday.

All kinds of promotions have been carried out, including the last press conference ahead of the match on Friday. Prior to that, the two boxers also appeared in open training, showing off their bodies and agility on the streets of Melbourne.

This moment was used by fans to take a group photo in the middle of the atmosphere of competition between Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney getting hotter.

However, there was no war of nerves between them at the last conference. This condition is different from before, when sentences that cornered each other were thrown from them.

What is clear, the match is predicted to be fierce. Because, the boxer with the undisputed lightweight world champion status will be reborn after the last Pernell Whitaker in the 90s era.

In addition, this event can also be said to be the largest in Australia after Jeff Horn's fight against Manny Pacquiao in 2017.

Talking about the match later, various boxing observers have different opinions. Many favor Kambosos, but not a few say Haney will win the match later.

What is clear is that this match will determine the holders of the four major WBA Super, WBC, IBF, and WBO lightweight titles. While the clear loser's unbeaten record immediately vanished.

Reflecting on his competitive experience, Haney is far superior to Kambosos, who benefits from competing in front of the public himself.

This match is for Haney as well as a mental test because it is the first time he has fought outside the United States and Mexico.

In addition, Haney's father Bill and coach Ben Davison were unable to travel to Australia due to visa issues.

The same goes for the former IBF lightweight champion as well as a sparring partner and former opponent of Kambosos, Mickey Bey, who did not go to Australia because he was preparing for the fight against Tevin Farmer.

However, it seems that all of this will not be an obstacle for Haney, who remains focused on winning the duel this time.

Kambosos will try to make a surprise like when dealing with Lopez. But Haney is a much better fighter than Lopez and is a pure fighter in the lightweight division.

Haney has patience. He will play the rhythm and take the opportunity to hit the ball. He did this in 15 matches that ended in KO.

Haney is good at defending and will try to control the pace and turn it into a technical fight rather than a slugfest.

If he consistently launched attacks, Haney might be able to finish the match before round 12 sounded.

Haney must do everything in his power to prove that he is the best. Fighting until the last bell rings does not seem the right choice for Haney who is fighting at Kambosos cage.

Will the judge play a role in this? Of course, the big hope for this match is not like the result of Jeff Horn versus Manny Pacquiao which was determined by the judge in charge and became controversial.

Meanwhile, if you look at the statistics of the two boxers, Haney is predicted to win. With a note, he must be able to play a rhythm because in the world of boxing, one hit can change everything.