Since refusing to fight his mandatory Sandor Martin because of low purse bids, Devin Haney had vanished from the headlines for a bit. However, it seems the 25-year-old is back and by the looks of things, he is back with some tremendous news! The Ring Magazine has brought back ‘The Dream’ to their pound-for-pound rankings while dropping former welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.

Not just that! Also on the news, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez has overtaken Gervonta Davis on the rankings while Naoya Inoue maintains his lead above Terence Crawford. Regardless, Haney’s comeback to the pound-for-pound remains the highlight after he took quite the beating from Ryan Garcia in April this year.

What do the new rankings look like?

Earlier today on X, talkSport editor Michael Benson wrote, “Devin Haney has now returned to the Ring Magazine pound-for-pound top ten as Errol Spence has been removed”. Meanwhile, the rest of the list looks like this: Oleksandr Usyk at the top after his massive win over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion. At the second spot is Naoya Inoue, the undisputed super bantamweight champion who knocked out Luis Nerry in the sixth round in May.

Terence Crawford has made it home at the third spot, which may very well change after his fight against Israil Madrimov on Saturday night. Following that, Canelo Alvarez’s spot hasn’t changed. But ‘Bam’ Rodriguez climbed up four spots to occupy the fifth—he was previously ranked ninth. This was because of his outstanding performance against the WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada last month.

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The next three spots are taken up by Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol, and Gervonta Davis. Not to forget, Junto Nakatani climbed a spot to ninth, as Devin Haney was given the tenth spot. This was because Haney’s loss to Garcia was expunged because of the banned substances found in Garcia’s system. Interestingly, Haney was kicked off the list not too long ago!

Why was Devin Haney removed from Ring’s pound-for-pound list?

Before Devin Haney came face to face with Ryan Garcia, the 25-year-old was ranked seventh by the oldest boxing publication in the world. However, after Garcia not only beat Haney but did it in one of the most brutal ways, the Ring Magazine ousted the former undisputed lightweight champion from their list. 

When the whole Garcia doping scandal began, some sources revealed Haney would make a comeback if the loss was overturned to a no-contest and that’s exactly what happened. In the meantime, there’s no word on who Haney will face next or when he will enter the ring again. Since Ring Magazine is willing to wait for Spence, who hasn’t fought in a year, Haney could be up there for the next year even if stays on the sidelines of boxing.

With that said, Errol Spence Jr. needs to quickly make a comeback by fighting Sebastian Fundora if he wants to get back on the list. But at least, Devin Haney could take a sigh of relief knowing his name is back among the elites in boxing once again. What do you think about the Ring Magazine’s decision?