Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis posted on social media that 2025 will likely be a “super” 12 months for him. The 27-year-old is focusing on the welterweight titles to grow to be an undisputed champion.
Some imagine Boots lacks the ambition, braveness, and sense of journey to maneuver as much as 154 and 160 for bigger-money fights.
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Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) nonetheless hopes to unify the 147 welterweight division, having turned down the chance to maneuver as much as 154 for larger challenges towards WBC interim Junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
147: A Useless Finish?
Some boxing followers imagine Boots lacks the braveness and ambition to do extra along with his profession. He’d quite play it protected, tirelessly working to perform his purpose of turning into undisputed champion in a lifeless division at welterweight.
It’s acquired to be irritating for promoter Eddie Hearn as a result of there are such a lot of large names at 154, 160, and 168, and he might match Boots Ennis with him if he have been prepared to take dangers along with his profession. Staying at 147 is a lifeless finish for Boots, 27, and Hearn greater than anybody has acquired to know that.
Hearn would possibly be capable of accommodate Boots in 2025 by setting him up with one unification struggle at welterweight, however no more.
Until Hearn is prepared to pay the opposite 147-lb champions a King’s ransom, they received’t struggle Ennis as a result of their probabilities of successful are slim. They’re higher off holding onto their belts and milking them.
Boots’ latest dismal efficiency towards Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth could have destroyed what little ambition he nonetheless had left in his physique, leaving the risk-averse fighter we’re seeing now.
Hearn’s Wasted Efforts
Karen schooled Ennis for 12 rounds, outboxing, slugging, and outthinking him in entrance of his followers. Afterward, I’d have beloved to have been a fly on the wall to listen to what Hearn mentioned privately about his ideas on Boot’s efficiency. I severely doubt Hearn will re-sign Boots when his contract with Matchroom is up as a result of he’s not going wherever.
There are such a lot of large fights Hearn might match Boots with if he have been courageous and wished to problem himself by going as much as 154, 160, 168, and 175. He’s acquired the body to compete in all these divisions, however he received’t do it. One thing is holding him again.
I’d say one of the best Hearn can hope for with Ennis in 2025 is a measly unification struggle towards WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis. That’s about it. Throw him again in with Karen for a trilogy after that match.
2024 was 12 months however 2025 will likely be an incredible and blessed 12 months for me! 2025 I’m in that mode ! I can’t wait 👑🫶🏾 Preserve that very same power!
— Boots (@JaronEnnis) January 2, 2025
