It's quite clear to me that Eddie Hearn, who now promotes Ennis, didn't mean it to happen anytime soon. I take it that collecting belts at 147 is Boots' top priority. Seems clear to me that he meant the Crawford vs Ennis to take place at 154.
Why are people still insisting it should happen at 147 now when Crawford is now fighting at 154? I'm not getting this incessant demand as if it's that easy.
Why the heck should the undisputed champion be chasing an email champion with no top guys on his resume at all, and a resume full of guys with a 61% win rate, rather than the highest ranked available champion at the next weight division? Boots may well be the future, but his fans are straight clowns.
I didn't think it will happen and i don't think it happens. Boots they will build to try to be the king of 147, shouldn't be too hard either it's not stacked anymore like it use to be and i doubt Bud or Spence fight at 147 again.
Buds aim is now undisputed 154. Diff paths.
Ennis cant sell out his own living room, and has not a single signature win. So he is no position to demand 147, or to demand anything for that matter.
Ennis should concentrate more on building his resume and his profile by facing top 5 talent, instead of continuing to fight the guys ranked 15-25 or lower. That would create the demand for a Crawford-Ennis fight
The consensus is still not clear. Here is Ennis and his fans insisting that Crawford should fight him next and they want it at Boot's weight. It's like a beggar on the street asking for money and won't accept anything other than a hundred dollar bill. It feels like grown up people nowadays are acting like kids always asking for specific toys.
So what is the consensus here, do you still insist Bud should go after Boots at 147, or just really want to see the fight at a weight that's appropriate for both?
Ennis cant sell out his own living room, and has not a single signature win. So he is no position to demand 147, or to demand anything for that matter.
Ennis should concentrate more on building his resume and his profile by facing top 5 talent, instead of continuing to fight the guys ranked 15-25 or lower. That would create the demand for a Crawford-Ennis fight
So what is the consensus here, do you still insist Bud should go after Boots at 147, or just really want to see the fight at a weight that's appropriate for both?
Boots is 5'10, the same size as Vergil Ortiz. Don't be mistaken he is killing himself just Ortiz for the 147 cut. Lubin is smaller than both of them and said he can cut to 147 but it is a killer and his body didn't feel right. No one is going back to 147 for Ennis. The names and competition are going down at 154 and he's hiding out in 147 for easy fights. As I said, he isn't staying undefeated with the roster of fighters at 154. Look at Tim who was #1 yesterday and not possibly facing back-back defeats. Ennis doesn't want any of that. If the Saudi say they will pay for Crawford fight, why isn't he taking a 154 fight now to test the division? Explain Spence x-fans because they are the ones on his bandwagon with Crawford ducking.
Anyways, it's all up to Turki. One of the biggest fights we just saw was not even a title fight. Who gaf about titles now? Tzsyu vs Ortiz is not a title fight. Again, the question still remains why would Crawford fight Ennis at 147 when he's moving up to 154?
Point is why complicate things? As long as the fight happens, why would you even care to want it at 147? I want to see the fight, but why not simplify it settle at 154?
What I'm not getting is why is Boots not asked to fight at 154? He's huge for a welterweight. Old Time, small, non-prime Thurman accepted a fight with Tszyu at 155. Why can't a big guy like Ennis? Forget about collecting belts at 147. That will take 2-3 years. Start conquering the higher divisions.
Matchroom need to milk Ennis a little bit first, they are looking at 2 yrs of building their investment for the big pay offs , they don't want Ennis to be the cow with his head sticking outside the cattle truck.
What I'm not getting is why is Boots not asked to fight at 154? He's huge for a welterweight. Old Time, small, non-prime Thurman accepted a fight with Tszyu at 155. Why can't a big guy like Ennis? Forget about collecting belts at 147. That will take 2-3 years. Start conquering the higher divisions.