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There aren't many fighters in the world clamoring to face Jaron “Boots” Ennis. The evidence is in the pudding. Essentially every time he shows up in the ring, his opposition normally ends their night in need of medical attention. This past Saturday night, that trend continued.
The damage that Jaron “Boots” Ennis is inflicting on the rest of the welterweight division might be surprising to some, but for Terence Crawford, he saw this coming a mile away.
Even Errol Spence Jr. would admit that he was once young, dumb, and made a few bad decisions. In September of 2019, Spence was practically on top of the boxing world. He successfully ended the title reigns of Kell Brook and Shawn Porter and pranced around as the welterweight division’s lone unified champion.
Errol Spence Jr. is on the verge of having the fight of his life, but that doesn’t mean he can't have a bit of fun. On July 29th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Spence is officially set to take on current WBO welterweight champion, Terence Crawford.
Fantasy and reality are often two completely different worlds. So far, Shakur Stevenson is realizing that. The newly turned 26-year-old dreamed of aggregating every world title at 130 pounds and becoming the division’s undisputed champion. No one in the ring appeared capable of stopping his desires, but that infamous weight scale had other ideas.
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. are finally jumping into the ring for all of the welterweight marbles on July 29th. But while they’ll look to beat each other senseless, two of the division’s mainstays will likely go toe-to-toe shortly after.
What more can be said about the skills of Terence Crawford? His speed has often been described as blinding, his power - concussive, and his defensive capabilities are considered underrated. Still, while those traits are important, his tendency for boxing out of both stances is very much unique.
Eddie Hearn doesn't enjoy putting a ton of pressure on his fighters. But sometimes, he has no choice but to sing their praises and tell the rest of the world how great they truly are.
The soft and smooth road was never an option for Dillian Whyte. Instead, he was asked to take an arduous path. In doing so, Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) has several unflattering bumps and bruises. His first scrape came against Anthony Joshua in 2015, a seventh-round stoppage loss. But after picking himself up and wiping off the dust, Whyte reeled off 11
Fighting isn’t always innate but for Canelo Alvarez, it was as if he was born and bred for the violent sport. Growing up in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) went from fighting in the street to fighting in the ring. Ultimately, with trainer Eddy Reynoso by his side, the two got started on their pugilistic journey a bit earlier than most.