Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ development as a fighter can be examined by Karen Chukhadzhian of their rematch on November ninth on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia.
In Ennis’ battle towards Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs) final yr on January seventh, he couldn’t minimize off the ring and was lacking badly with homerun swings, attempting to knock him out. Boots Ennis gained each spherical of the battle however didn’t look spectacular.
Within the rematch, Boots (32-0, 29 KOs) can be defending his IBF welterweight title towards Chukhadzhian in the principle occasion, and followers can be trying to see if he’s improved his recreation.
“What’s the tremendous battle for him? Let’s take a look at it realistically. It’s not Terence Crawford. He’s not going to battle Boots until it’s ridiculous cash, and he’s going to take it,” mentioned commentator Ade Oladipo to DAZN Boxing, speaking about who’s the tremendous battle for Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. “It is likely one of the massive 140 guys arising? Is it Teofimo Lopez? Is that the battle he’s in search of?”
“I don’t assume there’s an excellent battle on the market for him proper now as a result of I don’t assume there’s an excellent battle potential at 140 or 154,” mentioned Chris Mannix about Ennis. “I believe his larger fights are going to be at 154. He needs to be a unified champion earlier than he strikes up. So, I believe he needs to get another title shot.”
There are not any tremendous fights for Ennis at 147, and he’s making issues harder for himself by selecting to not transfer as much as 154. One of the best fights are at junior middleweight for Ennis, and he’s received to know that he’s going to be prevented at 147 by one of the best fighters within the division.
“I believe Brian Norman is his more than likely opponent on the market. I believe they’ll recover from the road [in the negotiations]. I believe for those who’re Boots, you’ll be able to’t be eager about mega-fights,” mentioned Mannix. “You must be eager about good fights. Proper now, he hasn’t been in a great to actually good battle but.”
Hearn failed to barter a unification battle with the WBO welterweight champion after selecting to not enhance his $1.7 million provide to $2.2 million for a match with Ennis. He appears to imagine that Norman Jr. will finally decrease his asking value, however that will not occur, and Ennis isn’t getting any youthful.
If Hearn can’t make that battle subsequent or towards one of many different champions for Ennis, he wants to maneuver as much as 154 and try to get fights towards the highest guys in that division.
“He’s been in some respectable fights, however he hasn’t been in a title unification battle but. He hasn’t been in a world title battle at 154. He hasn’t been in with somebody like Vergil Ortiz, who I believe is an excellent battle for him sooner or later down the road,” mentioned Mannix.
If and when it occurs, Vergil Ortiz Jr can be a superb battle for Ennis. Promoter Eddie Hearn reacted to the rumors of Ennis preventing Ortiz in February, saying that they’re not true, however he’d prefer to make that battle. That may require His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to step ahead to finance it as a result of Vergil Jr. gained’t take a dangerous battle towards Boots with out it being a giant cash affair.
“On this battle towards Chukhadzhian, I believe we’re going to study if Boots Ennis is rising. After I watched the primary battle with Chukhadzhian, he didn’t know the best way to minimize the ring off. He was following the man round and that allowed Chukhadzhian to go the complete 12 rounds. This battle, he is aware of what the man goes to do. He is aware of how he’s going to battle,” mentioned Mannix.
Ennis, 27, has fought two sluggers, Roiman Villa and David Avanesyan, since his battle towards Chukhadzhian final yr, however he didn’t have to chop off the ring towards them as a result of they have been standing proper in entrance of him. He did get hit rather a lot in each of these fights, and seemed weak on protection.
“We’re going to study if Boots has grown his recreation to the purpose the place he can minimize that ring off and land the sort of punches that man out,” mentioned Mannix about Boots and Chukhadzhian.
Boots didn’t look improved in his latest battle towards David Avanesyan on July thirteenth. He was the identical fighter who had labored to an Unimpressive 12-round unanimous resolution towards Chukhadzhian final yr on January seventh, 2023.
Avanesysan, 35, was too outdated to benefit from the holes in Ennis’ recreation that Karen had uncovered earlier, however he did land numerous photographs on him earlier than getting stopped within the fifth spherical in Philadelphia.
