By: Sean Crose
It might not come as a shock to battle followers, however Jeron “Boots” Ennis, welterweight king, is transferring up a weight class. His days as a welterweight are over, based on promoter Eddie Hearn. Ennis will now battle within the junior middleweight division. “Boots is transferring up,” Hearn introduced through Combat Hype. “Sadly, after the Stanionis battle, he had his workforce round him — the medical doctors, the exams — and what they’re principally saying is, ‘Boots is underperforming to his capabilities.” Whether or not that is true or not, Ennis would clearly really feel extra assured at 154 than he would persevering with on at 147.
Ennis has been atop the welterweight division for fairly a while. Sadly, hoped for fights with Mario Barrios and Teofimo Lopez haven’t come to fruition. In keeping with Hearn, it’s merely a matter of taking part in it protected at this level. In different phrases, Ennis’s workforce doesn’t suppose he can carry out properly at welterweight anymore, even with an attractive risk like a Manny Pacquiao throwdown showing on the horizon. With that being mentioned, Ennis has the model wanted to maintain eyes on him as he strikes up in weight.
“Saturday’s battle wasn’t a brawl,” I wrote a couple of weeks in the past in lieu of Ennis’s current victory over Eimantas Stanionis ,” nevertheless it was thrilling and showcased the sort of efficiency one simply gained’t see in an octagon. For Ennis was in a position to preserve distance, keep away from getting hit and ship clear photographs of his personal.” Eddie Hearn on the time described Ennis as “by far the very best fighter of the division,” Hearn mentioned of Ennis: “He’s going to be round for a very long time.”
Hearn is probably going proper. And Ennis most probably will certainly be round for fairly some time. The query is how will he adapt to the next weight class? It’s an fascinating division, junior middleweight. Not solely are names like Tszyu and Fundora probably obtainable, Keith Thurman could also be to get again within the ring, as properly – although nobody by no means is aware of with Thurman. Though it will have been nice for battle followers to see Ennis probably unify the welterweight division as an undisputed champion, it’s at all times fascinating to see the place a top quality fighter will find yourself subsequent.
What could be essentially the most fascinating factor for battle followers is for the person to get a significant match for himself. If one desires to get a significant bout, nevertheless, one needs to be in the very best form attainable. And if Ennis wouldn’t be in the very best form attainable by remaining at welterweight, then so be it. As at all times, Ennis is an fascinating determine to observe.
