Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says his April twelfth welterweight unification combat in opposition to WBA champion Eimantis Stanionis is the one “I wished.”
Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) has turned down greater fights for more cash in opposition to Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Teofimo Lopez and would do way more for his profession when it comes to fame & legacy.
Undisputed = Star?
Ennis is utilizing his choice to remain at 147 and deal with turning into an undisputed champion as a foxhole to cover from taking dangerous fights at 154 that might upend his profession. There’s no different approach of seeing it. Ennis seems to be weak staying at 147 to beat this low-level group of belt-holders:
- Eimantas Stanionis
- Brian Norman Jr.
- Mario Barrios
Ennis believes that turning into undisputed champion at 147 will make him a star after he completes his mission, however he’s probably incorrect. He’d achieve much more by beating Vergil Ortiz Jr., Bakhram Murtazaliev, Israel Madrimov, Terence Crawford, and Serhii Bohachuk.
His stardom would shoot by way of the roof if he fought and beat these guys. In fact, if Boots misplaced to some or all of these fighters, his profession can be sunk, which he may very well be the true purpose why he’s staying put at 147, selecting to play it protected, combating the scrub-level champions that maintain belts.
“I’m going to point out out; I’m going to shine. Like I mentioned, that is what I wished. Combating for one more belt, that is all I wanted,” mentioned Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to YSM Sports activities Media about his April twelfth unification combat in opposition to WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis in Atlantic Metropolis.
“My ideas are, I’m centered on what’s in entrance of me on April twelfth,” mentioned Ennis when requested about Turki Al-Sheikh wanting him to combat Teofimo Lopez in October after which the winner or loser of the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia rematch in February 2026.
“My principal focus is gathering this belt and specializing in the duty in entrance of me. Getting the job carried out and we’ll see from there. You will have listen on what’s in entrance of you. Simply deal with what’s in entrance of you, get that job carried out, after which transfer on to the subsequent factor,” mentioned Boots Ennis.
The Charisma Vacuum
Ennis’s charisma was nowhere in the course of the interview. I used to be half-expecting him to say, ‘I can’t wait to have my enjoyable,‘ which he repeatedly mentioned main into his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth. He seemed like a damaged file and regarded totally unbelievable.
What Ennis wants is somebody to do all of the speaking for him, like with Devin Haney has going for him. His dad, Invoice, does all of the speaking, whereas Devin simply stutters, speaking about greatness, clear sport, and boring the followers. Boots wants a Invoice-like one that can both speak for him or feed him the strains to say throughout interviews.
Boots seems to be something like an individual having “his enjoyable” in the course of the Karen rematch, as he was getting humiliated by him.
