Jose Ramirez feels overlooked.

The more the former WBC/WBO 140-pound champion hears and reads about the supposedly inevitable rematch between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, the more motivated he becomes to prohibit it from happening. Haney is the only one, oddly enough, that Ramirez senses understands that their 12-round, 147-pound bout May 2 in Times Square will be more challenging than suggested by DraftKings’ 10-1 odds that favor the former undisputed lightweight champion.

Ramirez expressed his displeasure with how their non-title fight has been portrayed during a roundtable discussion with Haney, Garcia, Rolando “Rolly” Romero, Teofimo Lopez and Arnold Barboza Jr. that debuted recently on The Ring’s YouTube channel.

“I’m excited about this version of myself,” Ramirez told DAZN’s Todd Grisham, who moderated the discussion. “You know, like I said, moving up to 147, you know, I can see myself being stronger, being more energetic. But it’s crazy how Devin Haney has more respect for me than the media. You know, calling [for] Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney 2, and the fight hasn’t even happened between me and Devin Haney.

“And he’s over here saying, ‘I have to go past Ramirez first,’ before you guys even say it. You guys said it at the press conference a couple times. You know, I just hope if, God willing, everything goes my way May 2nd, we’ll see if Ryan Garcia fights me next. You know, we’ll see about that.”

Haney hasn’t fought since Garcia dropped him three times during a 12-round, majority-decision victory over him last April 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia’s win was rendered a no-contest because he tested positive for ostarine, a banned substance.

The New York State Athletic Commission suspended Garcia for a year and fined him $1.2 million for failing the aforementioned performance-enhancing drug test.

Ramirez’s uninspiring performance in his last bout led to a unanimous 10-round loss to Barboza. The Avenal, California native decided to move up from the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds to the welterweight maximum of 147 after losing that fight by scores of 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94 on November 16 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Barboza (32-0, 11 KOs), of El Monte, California, beat British southpaw Jack Catterall (30-2, 13 KOs) by split decision in his subsequent bout, a 12-rounder February 15 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. He will challenge Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) for his Ring and WBO junior welterweight titles in the second of four pay-per-view matches May 2 in New York.

Haney (31-0, 15 KOs, 1 NC), of Henderson, Nevada, and Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs) are set to square off in the co-feature. Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs, 1 NC), of Victorville, California, and Romero (16-2, 13 KOs), of North Las Vegas, Nevada, will meet in the 12-round main event.

If Garcia and Haney win, they are contractually committed to a rematch that is expected to take place on an undetermined date in October.

The price point for The Ring’s “FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves” card May 2 is $59.99 if purchased individually. It can be bundled with DAZN Pay-Per-View’s second show in less than 24 hours for $89.99.

The May 3 event will be headlined by Canelo Alvarez, who agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season early in February. Mexico’s Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) and Cuba’s William Scull (23-0, 9 KOs) will fight for Alvarez’s Ring, WBA, WBC and WBO and Scull’s IBF super middleweight championships in the 12-round main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.