Promoter Eddie Hearn is floating the thought of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vacating his IBF welterweight title and transferring as much as 154 to face former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov or former WBC interim champ Serhii Bohachuk subsequent.
Hearn’s Clout-Chasing
Followers consider that Hearn is simply clout-chasing, throwing out Madrimov and Bohachuk’s names with no intention of getting Boots vacate his IBF 147-lb title to maneuver as much as 154 to face these harmful predators. These guys hit too onerous and are too powerful and superior for the younger lion cub, Boots.
If Hearn thought Ennis may swim with the sharks at 154, he’d have already had him vacate his IBF trinket a very long time in the past and transfer up as a result of there’s completely nobody on earth for Boots to battle on the thinned-out 147-lb division. It’s empty, barren, and a wasteland.
Ennis’s staying at welterweight protects him from the lurking predators at 154 who would expose him and destroy issues. The welterweight division is just like the planet Venus, completely devoid of life. Therefore, Boots is kind of blissful to remain there.
Boots will doubtless defend towards Karen Chukhadzhian in a rematch on November ninth. It’s a straightforward battle for Boots, and it received’t value Hearn an arm and a leg to place collectively. That’s the battle Hearn appears enthusiastic about, however he received’t admit it.
Cussed Negotiations
Hearn doesn’t like the thought of Boots (32-0, 29 KOs) going through his ordered rematch towards IBF obligatory Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth in Philadelphia. Nevertheless, he may nonetheless salvage the plans for a unification battle towards WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. if he sweetens the $1.7 million supply by bringing it up a mere $500K to $2.2 million.
Nonetheless, Hearn is stubbornly holding his floor, refusing to conform to the request of Workforce Norman Jr. in what some boxing followers consider is to guard his revenue margins for the Boots-Norman Jr. battle. Althougy Hearn says that the cash that Norman Jr. would obtain would primarily make it a 50-50 break up with Boots Ennis for the November ninth battle, followers consider that Jaron is getting Shakur cash of $5 million.
Norman Jr., wanting $2.2 million on prime of the $5 million that Boots might be getting, would trim the revenue margins for the occasion until His Excellency Turki Alalshikh had been keen to return to Hearn’s rescue.
The Useless Struggle
“It’s lifeless [Boots-Norman fight]. We both battle Chukhadzhian, or we Vacate. I would like [Boots] to unify the [147-lb] division, however I’ve obtained a plan to do a monster card in November,” mentioned promoter Eddie Hearn to the IFL TV YouTube channel when requested what he does with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis now that his unification battle towards Brian Norman Jr. is not taking place for November ninth.
The Ennis-Norman Jr. is lifeless solely due to Hearn’s ham-handed method to negotiating the battle. If this had been the American grasp, Bob Arum, he’d discover a approach to put that conflict collectively immediately, however he’s skilled and doesn’t let his feelings get in the way in which of match-making.
“So, let’s see how the purse bid goes [for Boots vs. Karen Chukhadzhian rematch],” mentioned Hearn.” I additionally haven’t any issues with Boots transferring to 154 kilos. I’ve reached out to [Serhii] Bohachuk. I feel that’s an excellent battle. You’ve obtained Israil Madrimov. You’ve obtained some nice fights at 154 exterior of the champions.”
Once more, Hearn isn’t going to let Boots transfer as much as 154 to tangle with Madrimov or Bohachuk as a result of he’s obtained to know he would both lose or get crushed out of him by these two. We noticed what Madrimov did to Terence Crawford and what Bohachuk did to Vergil Ortiz Jr. Hearn doesn’t need that to occur to Boots.
“I’d like to battle a champion, however we’ve obtained some selections to make over the following 24 hours,” mentioned Hearn. “However the selections won’t embody Brian Norman, [his manager] Adrian [Clark] or Derrick. I’d like to do a battle with them, however typically you miss the boat. Possibly all of it works out, and we do a unification, however he received’t be getting any extra money,” mentioned Hearn.
So, Hearn has failed Boots Ennis once more, similar to he did with Demetrius Andrade and like he’s doing with Shakur Stevenson. For those who’re Ennis, you possibly can’t be blissful listening to Hearn taking a miserly Scrooge McDuck method to organising fights for him. Being caught combating Karen once more as a result of Hearn doesn’t wish to sweeten the pot a mere $500K to $2.2 million for the Norman battle can’t make him blissful.
“That’s it. That’s the cash, but it surely’s alright. He [Norman Jr] can battle on Keyshawn’s undercard for 200 baggage [thousand against Derreick Cuevas on November 8th],” mentioned Hearn.
Clearly, Hearn may simply provide you with the additional $500K that Norman Jr desires for the battle with Boots Ennis, however he received’t do it. He’d somewhat Boots battle Karen than hand over the earnings and put him in a dangerous battle he would possibly lose. Would Hearn do it if it had been Anthony Joshua? You wager you, however holding AJ blissful is essential.
