Alright, so everyone’s been talking about Devin Haney’s jaw after that fight with Garcia. Heard it everywhere, saw it online. Lots of noise, you know? People jump to conclusions fast. “Glass jaw,” they yell. I figured, okay, let me actually sit down and look at this myself. That’s what I tend to do, just see with my own eyes.
So, my little project started. I got the fight recording queued up. Didn’t just watch it once. Nah, I went back over the key moments. Especially those knockdowns. Had to rewind, pause, play it slow sometimes. My whole thing was trying to really see what happened, not just react to the fall.
Here’s what I did:
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First, I just watched the knockdowns at normal speed. Got the raw impact.
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Then, I focused just on Haney. Where did the punches land? Was it clean on the chin? Sometimes it looked more like the temple, or behind the ear. Those mess with your balance big time, doesn’t always mean the jaw itself is weak.
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I paid attention to his eyes and legs right after the hit. How did he go down? Was it an instant lights out, or more of a crumble from being off-balance or overwhelmed?
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I even pulled up some clips from his older fights, just for a quick comparison. How did he take shots before?
My Takeaway from Watching
Honestly, after sitting there and really breaking it down frame by frame, it didn’t scream “glass jaw” to me. Not saying he liked getting hit, nobody does. But some of those shots from Garcia were bombs, and not all landed square on the button. Some were those tricky ones, temple, balance shots like I said. He got up each time, too. That takes something.
It reminds me a bit of way back when I was younger, doing some sparring. Nothing serious, just local gym stuff. Took a shot once, didn’t even feel like it hit my chin hard, more the side of the head. Didn’t knock me out, but suddenly the floor wasn’t where I thought it was. Everything went wobbly. Point is, getting dropped isn’t always about the jaw cracking. Lots of things can put you down.
So, my conclusion after my little rewind session? Garcia had power and landed some heavy, awkward shots. Haney felt them, definitely. But just labeling it a “bad jaw” feels too simple. Watching it closely showed me it was more complicated than the buzz suggests. He got buzzed, he got dropped, but he kept getting up. Gotta respect that part too. That was my practice for the day, just digging into the details myself.
