Via Brian Webber: Paulie Malignaggi says undefeated top welterweight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) deserves to beat 147 lb champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford & Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr.
IBF/WBA/WBC champion Spence chose to upgrade to 154 for his next bout against former WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman in April, and it’s unknown if he will return. class 147 lb or not.
Ennis predicts that Spence won’t return to 147 to fight him or Crawford, which means he’ll never get a chance to face him unless he moves to 154.
If those two belt holders don’t fight each other, they should at least face ‘Boots’ Ennis so he can show the boxing world whether he’s real or not.
Last weekend, Ennis defeated cautious survival-oriented Karen Chukhadzhian (21-2, 11 KOs) by a unanimous decision in the 12th round in an undefeated ‘Boots’ performance criticized by fans. a lot of.
Fans were displeased that 25-year-old Ennis was unable to knock down the weak Chukhadzhian as he did against 27 other opponents during his seven-year professional career.
As Malignaggni says, Ennis’ opponent Chukhadzhian is not there to win and is throwing in some small punches to limit the chance that ‘Boots’ can knock him down with a knockdown to put him out there.
Furthermore, Chukhadzhian was on the move throughout the skirmish, not allowing Ennis to get close to him to sit down and execute his shots the way he usually does.
As a result, the punches that ‘Boots’ Ennis throws are those he throws while on the move aimed at a fleeing target.
Ennis easily won with scores of 120-108, 120-108 and 120-108 but fans were still frustrated that he couldn’t cut the ring better and KO Chukhadzhian with a human shot.
“Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis has made a decision. This is the first time he has to go twelve laps, and the opponent [Karen Chukhadzhian], I don’t think he appeared to winI have to be honest,” said Paulie Malignaggi above TV Paulie channel about Jaron Ennis’ win over the defensive-leaning Karen Chukhadzhian last Saturday night.
“He is a persistent guy who knows how to cause problems for you. There are opponents like this. They just appear to give you problems. They won’t be a threat to defeat you, but they will probably expose some flaws. But it’s also hard to perform well against a guy who isn’t there to win,” Malignaggi said of Boots Ennis not looking particularly sharp against Chukhadzhian’s safety-first fighting style.
“I don’t think Jaron Ennis’ opponent was there to win the weekend. If you go all twelve rounds, it’s going to be a morale win, and he’ll be able to do what no one else can do against Ennis.
“It has shown us a number of things. Ennis’ footwork, he sometimes walks forward instead of shuffling forward, and I think that’s what I’ve noticed Philly fighters do because they’re so used to the confrontational action when they’re just pointing. walk close together and fight.
“You don’t always have to pay the price, but at a high, high level, sometimes it can be costly. I just think that Ennis made certain mistakes because sometimes, he just doesn’t seem to care. He’s 29-0; he should have had a world title fight.
“Because of the traffic upstream caused by Spence & Crawford traffic, that match didn’t happen, the rest of the welterweight class was huddled behind them with this traffic, and this guy [‘Boots’ Ennis] is 29-0, and he is yet to fight for a world title.
“He is in his 30th professional match with a guy [Karen Chukhadzhian] like this. Sometimes you don’t look your best because you can’t keep fighting the old way anymore. You know what you deserve, and you’re physically trained for the fight.
“Obviously Ennis is in good shape, but mentally, you don’t want to perfect these little tidbits for these fights like you do for the bigger fights. You almost lose interest, and sometimes that’s a natural tendency.
“I don’t want to criticize Ennis despite some of the flaws he showed in the match because I really believe that comes from the fact that he didn’t get what he deserved as hits in the martial arts. fighter he should be fighting at this point in his career.
“It’s not fair to him, to be honest. Even if we get Spence and Crawford at this point, Ennis should shoot someone. There are warriors who deserve to be shot at these guys if they don’t fight each other.
“I remember a few years ago; we are waiting for Wilder & Joshua to fight. When they weren’t fighting, Tyson Fury stepped in and defeated Wilder. Then Usyk comes and defeats Joshua.
“There are top people like [Vergil] Ortiz and Ennis deserved to be beaten against Crawford & Spence. I’m not saying for sure they beat Crawford & Spence, but I’m saying this.
“They deserve a chance when they can eliminate the chance for Spence & Crawford to happen as well as Fury & Usyk have eliminated the opportunity for Wilder & Joshua, at least at the high level. Now, we are calling on Fury and Usyk.
“I believe Ennis deserves to be shot, otherwise you might risk performing these types of performances when he fights good fighters. You’re a good fighter, man [Chukhadzhian] he fought. The fact that you can go 12 laps with Ennis, that’s an achievement, but he didn’t show up to win.
“I think if he showed up to win and showed up to do a bit more damage instead of occasionally landing with his right hand and making Ennis look a bit awkward sometimes if he showed up to do more a bit more than if he shows up to try and win, I think Ennis will take him down because you’re committing a bit more and that also gives Ennis an opportunity to hurt you.
“You don’t get to see the best of Ennis, and he’s not interested in fighting guys like this. I’m not defending Ennis. Listen, there are certainly criticisms to be made, but I also understand that kind of performance. However, it really isn’t much criticism to come up with anyway.
“He still won 120-108 on all scorecards. So the fact that he went twelve laps, maybe that’s good for him. That might help him out a bit, and we’ll see if he gets the shot he deserves,” Malignaggi said of ‘Boots’ Ennis.
