Devin Haney walked into his welterweight debut with more questions than applause. He, too, was aware of it. The doubt had accompanied him for a year, clinging to every update and training clip. But when the bell rang, he didn’t appear like the boxer critics predicted. With a clean knockout in the second round and consistent control throughout the remainder, the talk about Haney turned from doubt to acknowledgment.

He didn’t simply fit in at 147. He appeared to have always belonged there. By the time the scorecards were announced and Haney was holding the WBO belt, the tone on social media had completely changed. The performance wasn’t perceived as flashy, but rather was seen as a focused and powerful fight. The 27-year-old boxed like a guy taking back his career piece by piece, and fans

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