‘Scared of his shadow’ – Conor Benn delivers savage verdict on Devin Haney win after ‘falling asleep’ on Eddie Hearn’s shoulder

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Conor Benn was less than impressed by Devin Haney’s performance against Brian Norman Jr.‘The Dream’ dropped Norman Jr in the second stanza en route to a convincing unanimous decision win on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Haney dropped Norman Jr in the second round and beat him on pointsGETTYIn victory, Haney (33-0) snatched the WBO welterweight strap away from the previously unbeaten Norman Jr (28-1) to become a three-weight world champion.It marked his second triumph since his controversial clash with Ryan Garcia in April 2024, which was declared a no-contest after ‘King Ry’ tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine.His last outing against Jose Ramirez left a lot to be desired, with Haney appearing hesitant to let his hands go.However, there was far more confidence in Haney’s work last night as he dismantled the heavy-handed Norman Jr at the ANB Arena.Watching on from ringside was Benn, fresh off his victory over Chris Eubank Jr.The Brit is set to move back down to 147lbs after drawing a close to British boxing’s most famous blood feud.He started off as a keen observer, but as the fight wore on, his attention began to wane.When the camera panned to Benn, he pulled up his hood, yawned and placed his head on promoter Eddie Hearn‘s shoulder.What did Conor Benn say about Devin Haney’s performance?“It wasn’t really a great performance in my opinion,” said Benn in the immediate aftermath.“He looked scared of his own shadow in there.View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheRingIV?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“He didn’t really want to engage. He is happy to nick rounds and nick fights.“There wasn’t entertainment in there, and it’s the entertainment business.“I give people fight of the year contenders. He puts people to sleep, and I’m not talking about in the ring.”Hearn concurred with his client’s stance, adding: “He is fighting scared. He doesn’t want to engage at any moment during the fight.”Regardless of Hearn and Benn’s assessment, Haney has proved time and time again that he is willing to challenge himself against the very best.Norman Jr was considered the strongest champion at welterweight, and Haney sought him out in his divisional debut.