Bill Haney has known Richardson Hitchins for an incredibly long time, but he wanted to get a closer look at him.

Last weekend, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Haney grabbed himself a ringside seat to see Hitchins and George Kambosos get it on.

As Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs) walked through those ropes, Haney stared a hole through him. He’s listened to the 140-pound champ call his son, Devin, every derogatory word imaginable and wanted to see if he would look as good as he has made out. Haney also wanted to see what Kambosos had left.

After watching his son share 24 rounds with with Australian, Haney has always respected the former unified champ. But, that respect didn’t transfer over to Hitchins once he went out there and dominated Kambosos.

Everything was clicking for Hitchins. Even if he closed his eyes and fired blindly, chances are, he would’ve connected. Once Kambosos fell to his knees and screamed "no mas" in the eighth, Haney grabbed his things and left with his entourage.

Although he quickly headed for the exit, he took the time to give some not-so-pleasant feedback on how Hitchins looked out there.

“Richardson Hitchins is not Devin Haney,” Bill Haney told The Ring. “He’s definitely not Devin Haney. He got hit a whole lot.”

During the two fights they shared, Devin barely had a scratch on him. But in terms of closing the show, he was never quite able to. Now, when it comes to gamesmanship, Hitchins has the slight upper hand.

Still, according to Haney, everyone needs to calm down. From his New York suite in a Manhattan hotel, Haney can hear the singing from his window. The boxing world is praising Hitchins for his performance. Some even going as far as to call him the next big thing.

None of it, from Haney’s point of view, is true. He likes to operate in reality and facts. And, the way he sees it, Hitchins simply went out there and did what was expected. Nothing more, nothing less.

“He did what he was supposed to do.”