His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has confirmed on X that he needs to make the combat between Terence Crawford and Jaron ”Boots’ Ennis at 154 “quickly.”
Eddie Hearn Assured in Crawford vs. Ennis
Promoter Eddie Hearn said throughout final night time’s post-fight interview after Boots’ fifth-round stoppage win over David Avanesyan that he believes His Excellency will make Crawford vs. Boots. Furthermore, Canelo Alvarez gained’t combat Crawford.
Hearn factors out that he doesn’t assume Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), who turns 37 in two months on September 28, will beat Israil Madrimov on August third.
Crawford can be defeated by the unbeaten ‘Little GGG’ Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) in 20 days to any extent further August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, and he’ll should determine if he needs to face the younger phenom Boots Ennis off the again of a loss.
I simply reached out to boxer Jaron Ennis and Eddie Hearn to congratulate him on his win and I’d like to see Ennis in combat with Crawford at weight 154 quickly🤷🏻♂️🥊🔥
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) July 14, 2024
Followers on social media imagine Crawford will do every part inside his powers to keep away from Boots Ennis just like the plague, selecting to combat different opponents if he can’t get that goldmine combat in opposition to Canelo Alvarez that he’s hoping to get earlier than heading off into the sundown to take pleasure in his mega-millions in his lovely mansion in Nebraska.
Ennis’ Energy and Model Creates Issues for Crawford
The physique punching and the left hook counter that Boots Ennis throws could be a nightmare for Crawford, and he may not final lengthy in opposition to that form of assault, particularly with him combating so seldom within the final 4 years.
Within the fifth spherical, Boots Ennis dropped Avanesyan with an exquisite left hook counter to the pinnacle, placing him on the canvas like a rocket-assisted shell had hit him. Avanesyan by no means noticed the punch coming, however he wouldn’t have stayed on his toes with that form of monstrous shot even when he had.
Boots had simply landed a proper to the physique seconds earlier than that, and Avanesyan absorbed that crunching shot after which scuppered by the left-hook counter.
Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) may be too younger, robust, and resilient for Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) at this stage.
The true query is whether or not Crawford will take the combat with Boots, figuring out that he might wind up in the identical place because the 35-year-old Avanesyan did. That man is a 12 months youthful than Crawford and lacks the youth to compete with Boots.
