Eddie Hearn Admits Devin Haney’s Fear of God Boots Were ‘Maybe’ A Bad Idea

Eddie Hearn is not blaming Devin Haney‘s footwear alternative for his loss to Ryan Garcia … however he does appear to remorse the transfer just a bit bit — telling TMZ Sports activities it was “maybe” not a good suggestion for “The Dream” to rock Fear of God boots for the struggle.

Many boxing followers took discover of Haney’s Ugg boot-esque kicks for final Saturday’s bout … speculating whether or not he had sufficient assist to compete towards Garcia.

Hearn shuts down all that discuss … saying Haney was well-equipped within the ring.

“You have to understand … inside those boots are proper boxing [boots],” the Matchroom Sport chairman and promoter informed us about Haney’s sneakers this week.

“So, it’s not like they were just a pair of Fear Of God Uggs. They were made for him.”

As for whether or not they performed an element in any respect, Hearn thinks it was merely Garcia’s evening — however suggests Haney could elect for some completely different kicks subsequent time.

“I don’t think so,” Hearn mentioned when requested in regards to the boots being the issue, “but, maybe that was a bad idea. I don’t know but I don’t think they made him lose the fight.”

Haney felt it was Garcia’s weight that “played a role” in his first-career loss since Ryan was three kilos over the 140 restrict … and mentioned on Instagram that he desires a rematch.