The original encounter was a hard-fought win for Davis but nowhere near as controversial as Tank’s last tilt against Lamont Roach, which resulted in a majority draw 12 months ago.

Devin Haney believes Davis should do more with his career than chase a sequel with Cruz.

“Everyone wanted to see him do the Lamont Roach rematch,” Haney said on “Inside The Ring.”

“I'm not saying it's not a good fight, but a guy like Pitbull Cruz is a fight no one asked for. They have two styles that clash, and I do think it will be a good fight, but that no one asked for.

“When I was at 140, they were saying I was too big for Gervonta, who was saying we'd have to fight at 135. And now he's fighting Pitbull Cruz at 140 pounds, who's not really even a real 140-pounder.’

Haney is the WBO welterweight champion after beating Brian Norman Jr. in November, and was also a junior welterweight titleholder and undisputed lightweight champion. Haney competed at lightweight until May 2023.

A fight between Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) and Haney (33-0, 18 KOs, 1 NC) could have been made throughout a four-year stretch while they were both fighting as lightweights, but it never came to be because Davis preferred other routes, with clashes against the likes of Ryan Garcia and Rolando Romero.

“Gervonta Davis is a really good fighter but an underachiever,” said Haney. “He has so much talent. His outside issues stop him from reaching his full potential, and him not wanting to test himself against the best fighters in the world.”