It’s Time Boots Ennis Gets Recognition As One of Boxing’s Best

Jun 9

Whether you’re a boxing fan or not, if you’ve seen Boots fight, you probably noticed the difference between him and everybody else.

Size. Speed. Skill.

In his last 10 there’s really only been one fight that was remotely close and he still won unanimously.

In boxing, for the first twenty fights or so that can be the case — trainers line up tomato cans and hone their contender’s skillset — but Boots and his father/trainer Bozy, aren’t ducking anyone.

It’s no secret that Ennis hasn’t had his well-deserved moment in the sun yet. It could be coming any day now. Terrence Crawford going up in weight before fighting Ennis was a sign.

From Forbes:

Jaron "Boots" Ennis is fresh off a much-needed, decisive victory over Eimantas Stanionis in his last fight, and it appears we know who his next opponent will be.
When Ennis scored a sixth-round TKO win over Stanionis on April 12, he added the WBA welterweight title to his IBF title to own half of the official world titles at 147 pounds. With new gold comes new responsibility–and sanctioning fees.
The WBA has ordered Ennis to defend his title against mandatory contender, Shakhram Giyasov in his next fight. Giyasov of Uzbekistan is 17-0 with 10 KO. He scored a fourth-round KO win over Franco Ocampo on the undercard of Ennis-Stanionis. While no date or official agreement has been made, you can almost bet Ennis will fight Giyasov next.
His pursuit to become an undisputed champion at welterweight is his best path to the superstardom and bigger paydays he seeks. Many will remember a tearful Giyasov talking about his daughter who recently passed away during his post-fight interview after his win over Ocampo.

Mario Barrios and Brian Norman are the other Welterweight belt holders. Both of these fights would draw large numbers and should Ennis beat one of them, the next fight will be for the undisputed belt and guarantee a primetime, heavily-covered boxing match.

After that, there’s no question he’ll be proclaimed as one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters and only superfights will be next on the menu.