Promoter Eddie Hearn is hailing the signing of Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, saying he wants to pit him against Terence Crawford as soon as possible.
Hearn believes highly skilled phenom Boots Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) will beat Crawford to become the sport's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter.
So far, the old lion, Crawford, has resisted the idea of fighting Boots Ennis, preferring a big money fight with Canelo Alvarez.
I think the smart move for Hearn would be to ask Boots Ennis to abandon his ambitions of becoming the undisputed champion at welterweight and go straight to 154 to chase Crawford to force the fight.
It's the best way for Ennis to fight Crawford before the aging Nebraska native retires, because he's now very old, older than Keith Thurman. He's like an antique, and Ennis must reach him before he gets beaten or hangs up the gloves.
Hearn's faith in Ennis
“I believe Boots will be out of contention at 147lbs if we can make it happen and at 154lbs,” Hearn told Charlie Parson. YouTube channels his belief that he can fight Ennis and Crawford at 154.
Hearn may have a better chance of making the fight between Ennis and Crawford than guiding Boots to become the undisputed champion at 147.
It was unreal that Mario Barrios and Eimantas Stanionis both agreed to fight Ennis at welterweight to help him continue his goal of becoming the undisputed champion.
Even if Hearn can make those fights, Ennis still needs to win the WBO belt to become undisputed champion at 147, and that would be another hurdle for him. Setting up these three fights could consume years of Boots Ennis's career, and ultimately it wouldn't be worth the effort as neither Stanionis nor Barrios are big names.
Casual boxing fans don't know who these guys are so the fights won't attract much interest for Boots. If the US were the size of England, yes, Boots fighting Stanionis and Barrios would be a big deal, but not in America
Giovani Santillan will likely win the WBO belt after Crawford vacated it. Top Rank promoted Santillan, and they probably wouldn't want to let Ennis fight him for his belt.
Hearn's vision
“I believe Boots will be out of contention at 147lbs if we can make that happen and at 154lbs. I think he can beat Crawford – that's the fight I want to make,” Hearn said.
If Hearn wants to speed up the process, he will ask Boots Ennis to vacate his IBF welterweight title and move straight up to 154, where he will have a better chance of fighting Crawford, who currently has no one to fight. fight.
Staying at 147 is a waste of time for Boots as there is no one in the squad for him to fight for, and casual fans will not be impressed if he spends three to five years of his career to try to become the undisputed champion in the welterweight division. They don't know who Barrios, Stanionis and Santillan are.
