Devin Haney has laughed a lot during his back-and-forths with Brian Norman Jr, but in truth the WBO welterweight champion has given as good as he's got. The 24-year-old believes humor will go out the window once they square off in four months' time.

"Time to take your head off," Norman told The Ring about his upcoming challenger during a one-on-one interview.

There's a reason why Norman (28-0, 22 KOs) is amped.

On Nov. 22 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he'll make the third defense of his 147-pound title against a bullish Haney, making his divisional debut at the weight class after claiming championships at lightweight and junior welterweight.

Confidence is one thing, arrogance is something else. From Norman's perspective, Haney (32-0, 15 KOs) has a lot of the latter.

Being poked and bothered hasn't worked well for most of Norman's opponents, especially the last three. Giovani Santillan had no idea what hit him when they matched up in May 2024. The 33-year-old has been on the comeback trail in hopes of earning a rematch, but highlight reels of his damaging 10th-round stoppage defeat are difficult to ignore.

Soon after, title challengers Derrieck Cuevas (27-2-1, 19 KOs) and Jin Sasaki (19-2-1, 17 KOs) were also sent home early after knockout losses in March and June.

Despite that run of form, Haney isn't entirely impressed with Norman's handiwork. Considering former unified 140-pound champion Jose Ramirez struggled to land much on him during their May 2 showdown in New York's Times Square, the 26-year-old is confident that his defense will hold up against a noted power puncher in the division above.

Norman doesn't have the same hubris-filled attitude. Or at least, the Atlanta native isn't willing to show it often. Spending all day in front of cameras and microphones, patting himself on the back isn't his style - he'd much — prefer to turn someone's lights out.

"I'm B-Norm the storm, I knock bodies off," Norman said. "That's just who I am."