Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is now the Ring Journal #1 welterweight in welterweight and will quickly be the rated Champion’ within the weight class as soon as the departed Terence Crawford is stripped.
Ring Journal should modify its rankings to eradicate fighters like Crawford and Errol Spence, who not compete at 147. Though Crawford nonetheless holds the championship belt with Ring Journal, followers view Boots Ennis as the highest canine within the division. Crawford deserted his throne reasonably than face Boots and kicked off his chair.
IBF 147-lb Champion ‘Boots’ Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) would have most well-liked to face Crawford to take over the throne, however he fled the division after beating Errol Spence Jr. final yr in July with out dealing with the younger expertise.
Ennis is ready the place he’s the King of division that not helps life. The 147-lb division is as barren of life as planet Venus with no ambiance.
Essential Determination for Boots:
- Boots can both keep at welterweight and rule his Kingdom stuffed with no-names
- Transfer as much as 154 to search out his prey, Crawford, Sebastian Fundora, Errol Spence, and Tim Tszyu.
Ennis nonetheless insists on staying at welterweight in the interim following his profitable title protection of his IBF belt in opposition to David Avanesyan final Saturday evening, July thirteenth on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia.
Boots Ennis appears to assume that staying within the welterweight division for an additional two years and gathering the WBA, WBC, and WBO titles will validate him within the eyes of the general public and remodel him right into a star. It received’t.
The fighters Ennis would beat to choose up these belts, Mario Barrios, Eimantas Stanionis, and Brian Norman Jr., are unknown to informal followers. Ennis could be no higher off beating them than his final three opponents, Avanesyan, Roman Villa, and Karen Chukhadzhian.
Boots’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, should be sure that he doesn’t allow his mind-set, selecting to strengthen his need to remain at welterweight to perform his objective of turning into undisputed.
Fighters like Crawford had to make use of that as a objective as a result of he wasn’t a well-liked fighter till he beat Spence final yr. Crawford was solely identified to hardcore boxing followers as a result of he had no social media presence and lacked the marketability and charisma to promote his fights.
Boots doesn’t possess charisma both, and he’s not busy on social media like the favored fighters Ryan Garcia, Davin Haney, Gervonta Davis, and, to some extent, Shakur Stevenson. What Ennis has going for him is that he’s entertaining contained in the ring and interesting to look at.
So not like Crawford, who was a counter-puncher that wasn’t thrilling to look at, Boots Ennis is. That’s why he doesn’t want to remain at welterweight to spherical up all of the belts in opposition to the obscure champions needlessly.
If Ennis strikes as much as 154 now, he can quickly change into a star by choosing off the highest guys individually.
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) July 19, 2024
