Jaron 'Boots' Ennis is now Ring Magazine's #1 welterweight in the welterweight division and could soon be the 'limited champion' in the weight division once Terence Crawford is knocked out.
Ring Magazine needs to adjust its ratings to eliminate fighters like Crawford and Errol Spence, who are no longer competing at 147. Although Crawford still holds the championship belt with Ring Magazine, fans consider Boot Ennis to be the top dog in the division. Crawford left his throne rather than face the Brothers and kicked his throne.
IBF 147-lb Champion 'Boots' Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) would have preferred to face Crawford for the title, but he escaped the division after defeating Errol Spence Jr. last year in July without facing a young talent.
Ennis is in a position where he is the King of division who no longer supports life. The 147-lb division is as barren of life as the planet Venus without an atmosphere.
Important decision for boots:
- Boots can stay at welterweight and rule his Kingdom full of no-names
- Go to 154 to hunt his prey, Crawford, Sebastian Fundora, Errol Spence, and Tim Tszyu.
Ennis remains adamant that he can stay at welterweight following his successful defense of the IBF belt against David Avanesyan last Saturday, July 13, at the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.
Boot Ennis seems to think that staying in the welterweight division for another two years and collecting the WBA, WBC, and WBO titles will validate him in the public eye and make him a star. It won't.
The fights that Ennis will beat to take those belts, Mario Barrios, Eimantas Stanionis, and Brian Norman Jr., are unknown to casual fans. Ennis couldn't be better in beating them than her last three opponents, Avanesyan, Roman Villa, and Karen Chukhadzhian.
The promoter of the boots, Eddie Hearn, must make sure that he does not allow his way of thinking, choosing to strengthen his desire to stay in the welterweight weight to achieve his goal of not being there.
Fighters like Crawford should have used that as a goal because he wasn't a popular fighter until he beat Spence last year. Crawford was only known to die-hard boxing fans because he was not on social media and had no marketing and passion for selling his fights.
Boots doesn't have the hype, and he's not as active on social media as popular fighters Ryan Garcia, Davin Haney, Gervonta Davis, and, to a lesser extent, Shakur Stevenson. What Ennis has going for him is that he is entertaining inside the ring and he is interesting to watch.
So unlike Crawford, a former opposing player who was not fun to watch, Bots Ennis is. That's why he doesn't need to stay at welterweight to collect all the belts against a champion they don't know well unnecessarily.
If Ennis moves up to 154 now, he could be an instant star by picking off the top guys individually.
I @ringmagazine number 1⃣ welterweight in the world 🔝 @JaronEnnis pic.twitter.com/Z7kWz00VhU
– DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) July 19, 2024
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