After 1 year from the controversial match with Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney continued the radio. He appeared in the same event with Garcia, but was ranked first. That partly shows the viewpoint from the event organizer: Haney is not as popular as Garcia at this time.
The match against Jose Ramirez showed why Haney was less popular, even more criticized. In the 12 rounds, Haney showed a higher level than the opponent. However, instead of trying to end the match early, this boxer fought in a sufficient way to win.
Statistics show that in the 12 rounds, Haney hit the opponent 70 fruits, on average about 6 times each round. This figure is completely superior to the 40 punches of Ramirez. However, Haney moved again, “running” a lot, making the game feel boring and unattractive.
Many boxers and commentators watched Haney's match, saying they “felt sleepy” when witnessing Mr. Thuong Dai. With Haney, this could be a sequelae after the match against Ryan Garcia, where Haney was punched by the opponent 3 times and tried his best to stay until the end of the match.
In the end, Haney won the outstanding score against Ramirez (119-109, 119-109, 118-110), but did not leave a clear impression. While Garcia lost, Haney won but was not convincing, both may have to fight 1-2 matches in the near future to really heat the rematch in the future.