Tom Haynes

Father. Husband. TV/film geek. Combat sports fan (boxing/MMA/Muay Thai).

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@jet2tweets One last day in Tenerife before we head home tonight, but passports ready. Fantastic week 👍🏻

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@WherePolitics Can Tessa explain her views on the royal family? She has said many times that she is a monarchist, but I think it would be fair to say that her commentary on the royals throughout the life of the pod could give someone distinctly the opposite impression!

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

“After careful consideration, we have decided that our desire for money outweighs any considerations about the integrity of the sport”

[World Boxing Council @WBCBoxing]

Update on Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, scheduled for May 23.

Read more on https://t.co/9zpHq6fB9U

[Shane Watson @shanewatson95]

I don’t think people have too much of a problem about the fight the fact it’s for the WBC title is wild.

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@Peety_Editor @DreamsR4Real999 I agree, I’m criticising the WBC, not Usyk (though he could sling the belt and keep his 3%, rather than letting them legitimise it as a title fight). I almost believe Turki is paying the WBC to sabotage themselves at this point

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@Peety_Editor @DreamsR4Real999 Kabayel has earned the right, surely? Though I agree Usyk can do what he wants (he should max out his earnings now, legacy is already sorted) - just think he should vacate the belt or, at the very least, for it not to be on the line in this fight

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@DanRafael1 The fight I am fine with, he’s earned the right to do whatever he wants. But surely you can’t be ok that it is a sanctioned title fight?!

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

I am half convinced that @Turki_alalshikh is paying @wbcmoro to undermine the credibility of @WBCBoxing and the wider sanctioning system. How on earth can this be a heavyweight title fight?! Usyk can do whatever he wants (get that cash!) but no belt should be at stake here

[Jed I. Goodman © @jedigoodman]

May 23

Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@ConorNigel to @Zuffa_Boxing? A reminder for @EddieHearn that there’s no such thing as loyalty in #boxing?! Could be something to remember the next time someone pops hot… Eddie took a load of hits (deservedly) and now has been cast aside

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

#OpetaiaGlanton for the first @Zuffa_Boxing belt is such weak matchmaking. Nothing different or radical about that - certainly not shaking the status quo. If any other promoter had a title fight with that kind of match up, @danawhite would be the first to mock it

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@wbcmoro Should have tucked it in one of your thousands of belts 🤣 Only joking, another sanctioning fee will easily pay for the replacement 👌🏻

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@ShakurStevenson is having a hell of a week. First he completely outclasses Teo, then brutally KOs @wbcmoro 🤣👌🏻

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

If @naoyainoue_410 fights Nakatani, Bam and Ball this year, surely that would go down in history as a sensational run (especially on the back of 2025!)

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@Dylanmadden World class heavyweight is a wild take 😂

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@MrAndyClarke I hope that’s all it is (and it might well be). But that, combined with a wild scorecard, does raise questions

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@nakisa_bidarian Wow, the level of attempted spin here is hilarious. All the big words beforehand. Can’t now claim making AJ miss is somehow an achievement. Neither was running away for 6 rounds. An amateur boxer could have been disqualified for that performance for refusal to engage

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@WBCBoxing and @wbcmoro have had a shocking week. They are single handedly making the case for #binthebelts

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@KSW_MMA @FightDisciples 👌🏻

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@EverythingBoxi2 Three of those are boxing. The other is “boxing”

[Tom Haynes @tomhaynes89]

@OlivieriLaw I’m sure the WBO didn’t intend to damage the sport (I’m sure - for the most part - intentions have been good). But the current four belt system is nonsense. That and a lack of a unified scoring system are harming boxing. The current set up works for you - but not for the fans