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So basically, "Boots" wanted to cater to NSB and social media by blocking the Crawford fight and forcing a mandatory, which Spence not accepting would cause NSB to say that Spence was ducking Boots, despite Spence following the exact transcript he laid out after beating Kell Brook for who he wanted to fight and when.
Regardless...a fight against Keef makes sense to us. Gives us a chance to test Boots against someone who isn't going to pull a Custio AND is arguably a better win on the record (assuming Boots can win) than Shawn Porter was for Crawford - as Keef has only ever lost to a Hall of Famer.
AND...it will let us really see what the guy is made of. Does he end up like Bum****a where he's completely outclassed, by a version of Keef that couldn't finish a lightweight?
Intriguing fight if it happens. Very intriguing.
Trainer Bozy Ennis says he’s talked with Showtime Stephen Espinoza, and he’s confirmed to him that Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman will fight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis next for one of the vacant welterweight titles.
“I talked to Stephen [Espinoza], and he said if we don’t get the title shot with Spence, we’ll probably fight Thurman if he [Errol Spence] gives up the titles for the titles,” said Bozy Ennis.
“I think he’d do it because he’ll get back in the picture,” said Boots Ennis about believing that Thurman will agree to fight him.”
“Not only that, it’s for the titles. I think he would take a chance for the titles,” said Bozy about ‘One Time’ Thurman. “Other than that, he wouldn’t.
“If we don’t fight him [Thurman], we’ll fight [Eimantas] Stanionis. So one of them has got to fight him [Boots Ennis]. It should be pretty soon,” said Bozy.
Ennis had been hoping that by beating Custio Clayton in their IBF welterweight title eliminator last Saturday, he would be able to force IBF champion Spence to defend against him. That’s not going to happen.
“I talked to Stephen [Espinoza], and he said if we don’t get the title shot with Spence, we’ll probably fight Thurman if he [Errol Spence] gives up the titles for the titles,” said Bozy Ennis.
“I think he’d do it because he’ll get back in the picture,” said Boots Ennis about believing that Thurman will agree to fight him.”
“Not only that, it’s for the titles. I think he would take a chance for the titles,” said Bozy about ‘One Time’ Thurman. “Other than that, he wouldn’t.
“If we don’t fight him [Thurman], we’ll fight [Eimantas] Stanionis. So one of them has got to fight him [Boots Ennis]. It should be pretty soon,” said Bozy.
Ennis had been hoping that by beating Custio Clayton in their IBF welterweight title eliminator last Saturday, he would be able to force IBF champion Spence to defend against him. That’s not going to happen.
So basically, "Boots" wanted to cater to NSB and social media by blocking the Crawford fight and forcing a mandatory, which Spence not accepting would cause NSB to say that Spence was ducking Boots, despite Spence following the exact transcript he laid out after beating Kell Brook for who he wanted to fight and when.
Regardless...a fight against Keef makes sense to us. Gives us a chance to test Boots against someone who isn't going to pull a Custio AND is arguably a better win on the record (assuming Boots can win) than Shawn Porter was for Crawford - as Keef has only ever lost to a Hall of Famer.
AND...it will let us really see what the guy is made of. Does he end up like Bum****a where he's completely outclassed, by a version of Keef that couldn't finish a lightweight?
Intriguing fight if it happens. Very intriguing.
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