Coach Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis went on a rant in an interview, criticizing the 147-lb champions for not agreeing to combat his son, IBF welterweight champ Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, in a unification match. Bozy desires Jaron to rapidly seize the three titles he must develop into an undisputed champion at 147 earlier than shifting to 154.
The champions don’t wish to settle for the cash that Ennis’ promoter is providing them for a harmful combat they might lose. Bozy isn’t trying on the important trigger for why the fights aren’t being made. It’s Ennis’ promoter.
So, as an alternative of preventing a unification, Boots will defend in opposition to his IBF obligatory Karen Chukhadzhian in a rematch on November ninth on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
“I feel he’s harder than Karen. He was dancing round,” mentioned Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis to Combat Hub TV when requested if WBC tremendous flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is harder than Karen Chukhadzhian.
Ennis did a poor job of reducing off the ring in opposition to Chukhadzhain final yr and appeared horrible all through the competition. Boots couldn’t reduce off the ring and was swinging wildly and lacking together with his pictures as a result of he was loading up.
“We needed to take it as a result of it was a compulsory. That’s the one factor I give it some thought. We actually didn’t need the combat, however we needed to take it as a result of it was the obligatory. I don’t prefer it, however we needed to do it, however it’s going to be completely different this time,” mentioned Bozy about how Boots Ennis was compelled to take the combat with Karen Chukhadzhian as a result of the IBF ordered it.
Boots might have vacated his IBF title and moved as much as 154 relatively than combat Chukhadzhian. His promoter might have gotten one of many different champions to combat him if he’d provided them sufficient cash.
“We don’t search for knockouts. If it presents itself, we’re going to take it, however that’s what we go in there to do as a result of individuals like to see a knockout, however we’re not going to search for it. If it presents itself, we’re going to take it,” mentioned Bozy about Boots Ennis coming to knockout Chukhadzhian on November ninth.
“Get up, and let’s combat. Cease bull-crapping round. You act such as you wish to combat, and then you definately don’t wish to combat,” mentioned Bozy about his message to the welterweight division. “That’s my message to all of the 147s that acquired the belts. I don’t know if it’s your individuals behind you or simply you that decide who you wish to combat.”
It’s not the opposite champions’ fault that the affords being made to them by Boots Ennis’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, isn’t sufficient to get them to agree. They’re not going to comply with combat Ennis for lower than what they really feel the combat deserves. In any case, the three champions can make more cash in the long term by holding onto their titles relatively than accepting what Hearn is providing.
“We thought he was coming to combat. He got here to bop,” mentioned Bozy. “I feel Canelo earned his manner. He put his time in. That’s what I feel. He can select and decide who he desires to choose. They’ll speak about all of it they need. He made all that cash. So, he can do what he desires to do.
“That’s what we wish to do after we acquire the belts. After we get an opportunity to gather them, as a result of it’s arduous for him to get fights,” mentioned Bozy when requested if Ennis would possibly wish to transfer as much as 154 as a result of the 147-lb division is quiet now, and he’s having a tough time getting the opposite champions to combat him.”
In some unspecified time in the future, Bozy goes to want to see the writing on the wall and perceive that it’s going to take too a few years of his son Boot’s profession for him to gather all of the belts at welterweight. What Bozy doesn’t want is for Boots to be 35 years outdated and nonetheless attempting to unify the welterweight division.
“Finally, we’re going to maneuver as much as 154, and after that, we’re shifting to 160 and possibly 168. We’re on a quest. Those that acquired the title. These are those I would like,” mentioned Bozy when requested who he desires Boots Ennis to combat after Chukhadzhian on November ninth. “If we will’t get any of them, we’re in all probability going to maneuver up.”
Ennis ought to transfer up now as a result of it’s apparent that his promoter isn’t going to take a position the cash wanted in his profession to get the opposite three champions to comply with combat him. Some would argue that if this had been the dear gem of the Matchroom steady, Anthony Joshua, promoter Eddie Hearn, would cough up the 2 or three million to get the opposite champions to combat him at warp velocity. It will have been carried out already. However since that is solely Boots Ennis, Hearn is being tight-fisted about investing in his profession by overpaying to get the opposite champions to combat him.
Boots Ennis might want to enhance his sport if he’s going to have success at 154, 160, and 168 as a result of he took loads of punishment in opposition to David Avanesyan and Roiman Villa at 147.
It doesn’t sound possible that Ennis will be capable of make the bounce to 154 to seize titles, particularly if he makes use of up the very best years of his profession attempting to develop into the undisputed champion at welterweight. He’s about to show 28, and he has no unification fights in sight.
If Ennis’ promoter Eddie Hearn refuses to fulfill the asking worth of the opposite champions, he wants to know that he’ll by no means get the unfication fights he wants until His Excellency Turki Alalshikh desires to assist out.
I don’t know why he would, however there’s all the time a risk. That could be what the opposite welterweight champions are ready for. They need the large cash Turki provided them to combat Boots, which is totally comprehensible on their half. Why would they comply with the $1.7 million that Hearn is providing to them once they can get many extra thousands and thousands from Turki? Hearn’s provide is hen feed in comparison with what Turki might probably give them to combat Ennis and quit their titles.
“It was a fantastic combat. I had Bivol profitable,” mentioned Bozy when requested if he watched final Saturday’s gentle heavyweight championship combat between champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. “[Beterbiev] got here on in the long run as a result of Bivol slowed down, however I had him profitable.
“I feel they need to rematch, and I feel it’s going to be a distinct state of affairs this time as a result of it appeared like he acquired winded within the final two rounds,” mentioned Bozy about Bivol.
Bozy doesn’t say how he sees the rematch ending in a different way between undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. It’s going to be troublesome for Bivol to enhance on the quantity of shifting he did final Saturday night time with out making a gift of rounds for lack of offense. He’ll get drained from all of the shifting he’s doing and can get stopped by Beterbiev. It’s fascinating that Bozy had points with Chukhadzhian’s fixed motion however was nice with Bivol doing the identical.
“That’s one other good combat,” mentioned Bozy concerning the December twenty first rematch between former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and unified three-belt champion Oleksandr Usyk. “Usyk is an efficient boxer. He strikes, and then you definately’ve acquired Fury. He’s boxer. If he’s in good situation, I feel it’ll be a distinct state of affairs. I feel Fury would possibly find yourself profitable.
“If he do win, it’ll be 1-1. So, they acquired to interrupt the tie,” mentioned Bozy.
Assuming Fury wins the rematch in opposition to WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight champion Usyk on December twenty first, the trilogy will doubtless want to attend till Tyson fights Anthony Joshua a few times. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh desires to see Fury vs. Joshua, and it’s believed they’ll combat twice earlier than they transfer on to different fights or retirement.
