Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis seemed visibly drained throughout Thursday’s last press convention for his struggle in opposition to David Avanesyan on Saturday night time on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
Visibly Exhausted at Press Convention
Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) is defending his IBF welterweight title, and getting all the way down to 147 has taken lots out of him. He claims that he’s feeling sturdy and appears weak, speaking to the media, saying he can keep at 147 for so long as he desires.
If Boots loses this struggle in opposition to the heavy-handed Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs), he might select his thoughts about wanting to remain at welterweight. Ennis says he desires to remain at 147 lengthy sufficient to gather the remaining three belts to develop into undisputed earlier than shifting as much as 154.
Greater Fights Await at 154
Boots could make life simpler on him if he strikes as much as 154 after Saturday’s struggle as a result of it’s clear that it’s killing him staying at 147, and the opposite champions are anticipated to dodge him.
These fighters aren’t going to need to take a struggle that they’re not anticipated to win in opposition to Boots. It’s smarter for them to make defenses in opposition to no-name opposition and wait till Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney struggle certainly one of them for his or her belts.
“So long as I would like. I’m at weight proper now. I’m good,” stated Jaron Ennis to the media when requested how lengthy he expects to remain at 147. “So long as I’m comfy. I’m feeling energized and powerful.”
If Ennis strikes as much as 154 now, he can doubtlessly struggle these fighters:
– Terence Crawford
– Errol Spence
– Sebastian Fundora
– Tim Tszyu
– Erickson Lubin
– Brian Mendoza
These guys are greater fights for Boots Ennis than him staying at 147 and combating Eimantas Stanionis, Brian Norman Jr. and Mario Barrios.
Ennis’s Focus: Undisputed at 147, Then 154
“So long as I’m feeling good, I’ll keep at 147. My purpose is I’ve obtained one belt,” stated Boots Ennis. “I’m going to gather the remainder of these belts and be undisputed at 147 and do it at 154. That’s my purpose. So, 147 now could be my major purpose. Gather these belts be undisputed and go to 154.”
It feels like Boots Ennis feels that gathering the belts will in some way validate him within the minds of followers or his personal thoughts, however it received’t as a result of the champions are no-names.
Informal boxing followers aren’t aware of the belt-holders, so Boots received’t get any traction from beating them. He’d achieve extra from shifting as much as 154 to hound Crawford.
“I don’t care. Whoever pops up first, it doesn’t matter,” stated Boots Ennis when requested if he desires to struggle Brian Norman Jr. for the WBO welterweight title subsequent. “Convey me the belts. I’m going to be undisputed at 147 and do it at 154.”
Norman can be a very onerous struggle for Boots, and I wouldn’t be shocked within the least if he misplaced that one. He’s powerful, highly effective, and youthful than Boots.
“After I beat Avanesyan on Saturday, look good and knock him out, I don’t care who it’s. I would like them belts,” stated Ennis.
