Keyshawn Davis 'Allegedly' Pulls Out of Devin Haney Fight After Purse Bid as Social Media Explodes
Keyshawn Davis walked away from the Devin Haney fight after the purse bid. Now Bill Haney, Shakur Stevenson, and Devin himself are trading shots online over weight classes and who really wants the smoke.
Keyshawn Davis has allegedly withdrawn from his ordered WBO welterweight title fight with Devin Haney after rejecting a 25 percent share of an $8.55 million purse bid won by Top Rank. The decision has sparked a new round of social media exchanges involving Bill Haney, Shakur Stevenson, and Devin Haney himself.
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The Devin Haney versus Keyshawn Davis fight is off. After Top Rank won the WBO purse bid at $8.55 million, Davis rejected the mandatory 25 percent share that would have paid him roughly $2.14 million and formally notified the sanctioning body that he was pulling out. Haney, as champion, was set to receive the 75 percent portion. The fight had been targeted for early October.
That decision opened the door for more social media heat. Shakur Stevenson has been pushing hard for a catchweight fight with Devin Haney at 144 pounds, claiming an earlier understanding existed and calling out the Haney camp for moving the goalposts. Stevenson has repeatedly told Bill Haney to stop diverting and just make the fight happen at the lower weight.
Teo sure didn’t have a problem fighting Rolly or fighting me why is easier to do business with him??
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) August 1, 2026
144 or go bout yo business im ready whenever!! https://t.co/J4Jy6A1gxH
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Bill Haney has fired back just as hard. He has accused Stevenson of sending Keyshawn on what he called a dummy mission to the WBO and questioned why Stevenson wants Haney at 144 while previously discussing higher weights with other opponents. In one exchange Bill told Stevenson he was bad for the sport and later posted that Devin should make everyone come up to 147.
Shakur, you signed with Zuffa, then told Nick you’d fight Conor at 147–150, but Devin has to come down to 144.
— Bill Haney (@BillHaney77) August 1, 2026
You’re bad for the sport. 🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/TR8I5PCDmC
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You right Shakur told us to fight Keyshawn at 147 after Deebo agreed to fight him at 144.
— Bill Haney (@BillHaney77) August 2, 2026
I advise Deebo should make everyone fight him at 147. https://t.co/j2BLxQHl2y
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Devin Haney has also weighed in. In a post this weekend he referenced Keyshawn turning down significant money to fight him, keeping the focus on the financial side of the collapsed negotiations. The back-and-forth has pulled in other names and kept the conversation loud even though the original title fight is no longer happening.
He turned down a fight with me where he was making 8M 🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/NWh3tDkZ6G
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) August 2, 2026
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This is classic modern boxing. A mandatory title fight goes to purse bid, the challenger walks away from the split, and the social media war between camps and rivals takes over the timeline. Keyshawn Davis is now off the Haney dance card for the time being. Shakur Stevenson is still calling for 144. Bill Haney is holding the line at 147 and questioning motives. And Devin remains undefeated with a clear path forward while the noise continues around him.
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