Derek "Bozy" Ennis Praises Errol Spence: “Spence Is The Best Right Now"

The question of who reigns supreme over the welterweight division is an open-ended one. However, according to most, both Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have planted their flags at the top of the heap.

Derek “Bozy” Ennis, father and trainer of current welterweight contender, Jaron Ennis, is positioning his son to knock both off their high horse. With a victory come Saturday night against Karen Chukhadzhian, the immensely talented 25-year-old will claim the vacant IBF interim crown.

Although team Ennis is hopeful that undisputed glory will eventually come to fruition, Bozy will continue to wait patiently. Crawford, with his WBO trinket tucked safely underneath his arm, has proudly boasted that he and he alone should be considered the best fighter at 147 pounds. Nevertheless, while Bozy reveres the pound-for-pound luminary, he concludes that Spence is the head honcho and the man to beat.

“Right now, I think Spence is,” said Bozy to BoxingScene.com when asked who’s the best fighter at 147 pounds currently. “The reason why I think Spence is because he has three of the belts.”

Spence, the current IBF, WBA, and WBC welterweight belt holder, is hoping that one day soon, the rest of the world will share the same belief as Bozy. Just a few short months ago, the powerful southpaw was completely convinced that a showdown against Crawford was essentially a guarantee.

His initial thoughts, of course, were proven wrong, as Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) abruptly left the negotiating tables, opting to instead take on David Avanesyan, a fringe contender he would ultimately stop in the sixth round on December 10th.

Perturbed by what he considers were shady actions on Crawford’s part, Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) has revealed that he’ll return to the ring at some point in April with Keith Thurman leading the early charge.

As Bozy begins to sift through Spence’s stellar resume, his mouth opens wide in astonishment. While he respects Crawford and all that he’s done, the renowned trainer views Spence’s victories over the likes of Danny Garcia, Shawn Porter, and most recently, Yordenis Ugas, as the final indicator that the 32-year-old resides at the top of the welterweight mountain.  

“Spence is the best right now. Look at what he went through to get to where he’s at. He went through some top guys.”