DEVIN HANEY'S dad Bill has labelled Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia an "exhibition".
Davis and Garcia are set to fight on April 22 in a mouthwatering 136lbs catchweight bout.
Garcia, who claimed after beating Javier Fortunas he would never fight at 135lbs again, also has a 10lbs rehydration clause in the bout.
But Bill has accused Davis of "writing the rules" of the Sin City showdown.
Haney and Ukrainian fighter Vasiliy Lomachenko are due to go head to head in a huge lightweight title clash on May 20.
And Bill has hyped up his son's fight while taking a dig at Davis vs Garcia.
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When asked about Davis vs Garcia, Bill told Fight Hub TV: "That’s what I call a big fight, but it’s an exhibition to me.
"I believe Tank is writing the rules of the fight, so it’s an exhibition.
"Our fight [Haney vs Lomachenko] is sanctioned by four different organizations, and there are rules that we followed.
"Whether it was Mike Tyson that had the belt, Mayweather, Sugar Ray Leonard. All these guys.
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"So it’s important to us to give Lomachenko and anybody else the same opportunity that all of the greats have had, and not just write in some s**t."
Bill acknowledged Davis vs Garcia as a "good fight" - but claimed it's not on the same level as Haney vs Lomachenko.
He added: "But that doesn't mean that that's not a good fight.
"I just said that it's a good fight, but the most important fight is Haney vs Lomachenko."
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