Comments Thread For: Jaron Ennis vs. Roiman Villa Tripleheader Official For July 8 in Atlantic City

[archiemoore1]

So he deserves it because he has thirty fights against guys he was overwhelmingly favored to beat?

You have a tired old argument. Rankings mean nothing these days, because 1) many champions rarely fight their mandatories and 2) ppl get ranked or removed from rankiings for political reasons. For example, the WBO top 10 rankings are: 1) Rocha 2) Cody Crowley 3) Rashidii Ellis 4) virgil ortiz jr 5) giovani santillan 6) blair cobbs 7) Jamal James 8) Sasaki 9) Taylor 10) Mario Barrios. Now ask yourself, how many of these men do u think would beat Boots Ennis? If Boots isn't ranked at or near the top of every sanctioning body, that lets u know it's political. Rashiidi Ellis got his ass whipped. Why is he number 3? Who the fu..k is Cody Crowley, can he beat Boots? Virgil Ortiz is very inactive why is he number 4? Santillan # 5? Blair Cobbs got his ass whipped good on tv. Why is he even in the top 10? Jamal james is decent but could he beat Boots? Not a chance in hell. Sasaki-no comment. Mario Barrios was punished and knocked out by a 135 lb guy in Tank Davis. Why is he even ranked at welterweight, at all? What has he done at welterweight to be ranked, let alone higher than Boots Ennis? So Boots deserves it because he would knock out all these so called top 10 ranked guys with ease. So please stop with the lame duck excuse of who has he fought, and use common sense sometimes

[BlackRobb]

You have a tired old argument. Rankings mean nothing these days, because 1) many champions rarely fight their mandatories and 2) ppl get ranked or removed from rankiings for political reasons. For example, the WBO top 10 rankings are: 1) Rocha 2) Cody Crowley 3) Rashidii Ellis 4) virgil ortiz jr 5) giovani santillan 6) blair cobbs 7) Jamal James 8) Sasaki 9) Taylor 10) Mario Barrios. Now ask yourself, how many of these men do u think would beat Boots Ennis? If Boots isn't ranked at or near the top of every sanctioning body, that lets u know it's political. Rashiidi Ellis got his ass whipped. Why is he number 3? Who the fu..k is Cody Crowley, can he beat Boots? Virgil Ortiz is very inactive why is he number 4? Santillan # 5? Blair Cobbs got his ass whipped good on tv. Why is he even in the top 10? Jamal james is decent but could he beat Boots? Not a chance in hell. Sasaki-no comment. Mario Barrios was punished and knocked out by a 135 lb guy in Tank Davis. Why is he even ranked at welterweight, at all? What has he done at welterweight to be ranked, let alone higher than Boots Ennis? So Boots deserves it because he would knock out all these so called top 10 ranked guys with ease. So please stop with the lame duck excuse of who has he fought, and use common sense sometimes

I agree with you about the rankings. The rankings make very little sense, but please let's stop acting like Boots is Tommy Hearns just because he has a 30-0 record fighting body bags. The Villa fight is a step in the right direction, though.

[archiemoore1]

I agree with you about the rankings. The rankings make very little sense, but please let's stop acting like Boots is Tommy Hearns just because he has a 30-0 record fighting body bags. The Villa fight is a step in the right direction, though.

There's only one Tommy Hearns but in this era, Boots Ennis is here right now, and he's a major threat to anyone active today, at or around his weight. And if you can't see that, u are not seeing clearly. You gotta realize that these men that u call body bags, are pros who train and come in thinking they can win. The worst of these men can turn the average guy on the street into a vegetable, in a boxing ring. They're not body bags, they're rugged, conditioned, skilled and strong men. Boots makes them look ordinary though, because he's levels above these guys. That doesn't mean they can't fight. Custio Clayton represented Canada in the Olympics. U don't make it to the Olympics if you can't fight. Boots smoked him in two rounds, with Errol Spence watching from ringside. Boots may not be Tommy Hearns in style, but he gets the job done like Hearns used to. He does it in his own unique great way, switching sides, fast and flashy, and has KO'd opponents with uppercuts, straight rights, right hand chops, left hooks, and body shots. He's balanced and complete in the ring. Boots' skills demand respect and admiration. You have to really appreciate what he brings- speed, power, skills, IQ, and a killer instinct. He also brings condition. He had to chase Karen for 12 rounds and Karen was as fast and fit as a rabbit. And Boots stood up in between rounds, and at the end of the fight, was barely breathing out of his mouth. That's different in this era

[BlackRobb]

There's only one Tommy Hearns but in this era, Boots Ennis is here right now, and he's a major threat to anyone active today, at or around his weight. And if you can't see that, u are not seeing clearly. You gotta realize that these men that u call body bags, are pros who train and come in thinking they can win. The worst of these men can turn the average guy on the street into a vegetable, in a boxing ring. They're not body bags, they're rugged, conditioned, skilled and strong men. Boots makes them look ordinary though, because he's levels above these guys. That doesn't mean they can't fight. Custio Clayton represented Canada in the Olympics. U don't make it to the Olympics if you can't fight. Boots smoked him in two rounds, with Errol Spence watching from ringside. Boots may not be Tommy Hearns in style, but he gets the job done like Hearns used to. He does it in his own unique great way, switching sides, fast and flashy, and has KO'd opponents with uppercuts, straight rights, right hand chops, left hooks, and body shots. He's balanced and complete in the ring. Boots' skills demand respect and admiration. You have to really appreciate what he brings- speed, power, skills, IQ, and a killer instinct. He also brings condition. He had to chase Karen for 12 rounds and Karen was as fast and fit as a rabbit. And Boots stood up in between rounds, and at the end of the fight, was barely breathing out of his mouth. That's different in this era

Boots certainly does look like the goods, but no one knows how good he is until he's in with a top level guy. A knife that cuts only butter can't be considered a sharp knife, now can it? Milton McCrory looked phenomenal until he faced Donald Curry. Jeff Lacy looked ferocious until he faced Joe Calzaghe.