Comments Thread For: Jaron Ennis' Trainer Believes A Fight With Mario Barrios Will Happen

[Combat Talk Radio]

Inactive Keef dominated super lightweight to welterweight Barrios and the Boots fan club call this a step up fight for Boots… all the while boots fake calls for Bud… is this only hilarious to me ? lol

Correction:

Keef ‘At One Time’ Thurman was taken the full distance by a guy that Tank Davis stopped.

That same guy gave a damaged Ugas hell.

Crawford, rather than fight his mandatory, got stripped of the IBF which elevated Boots.

Boots told Crawford, “come get yo belt back!”. Crawford said nah, it’s ok, you keep it.

So…since Crawford ducked smoke twice, and Barrios has managed to look good against two former champions, it’s actually a very good fight for Boots.


I know you hate facts. But that’s what you just got.

[Combat Talk Radio]

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Before he fought Villa, most people here said that was a “huge” step up for Boots. It wasn’t
After destroying Barrios, another “step up” fighter will be brought up.

Villa was a test for Boots. He didn’t get decimated like so many others, but Boots was way too strong and durable for him. Still a test, because we needed to see how he handled someone who was a natural aggressor with power.

What we learned is that you need perfect footwork AND power to hold your own. If you gave Chukhadzian all of Villa’s power, those scorecards would have been way different.

[Curtis2]

Correction:

Keef ‘At One Time’ Thurman was taken the full distance by a guy that Tank Davis stopped.

That same guy gave a damaged Ugas hell.

Crawford, rather than fight his mandatory, got stripped of the IBF which elevated Boots.

Boots told Crawford, “come get yo belt back!”. Crawford said nah, it’s ok, you keep it.

So…since Crawford ducked smoke twice, and Barrios has managed to look good against two former champions, it’s actually a very good fight for Boots.


I know you hate facts. But that’s what you just got.

You didn’t finish the facts.. the IBF belt is trash as is the IBF.. why would Bud want the trash belt after Boots was handed it in undeserving, untypical ways?
What does Bud gain by fighting an opponent who in their last 15 fights were against opponents who totaled 63 losses, as Boots has done ? Facts !

[Combat Talk Radio]

You didn’t finish the facts.. the IBF belt is trash as is the IBF.. why would Bud want the trash belt after Boots was handed it in undeserving, untypical ways?
What does Bud gain by fighting an opponent who in their last 15 fights were against opponents who totaled 63 losses, as Boots has done ? Facts !

The IBF is the only org enforcing the rules. So no, they're not trash. There was nothing atypical (use the correct word) about what happened. You don't fight a mando when required, you want to call out lightweights and super middleweights? Get stripped.

That would be the WBO (What Bob Orders), followed by WBC (We Be Crooks).

WBO simply refuses to strip guys who go years without fighting mandos.

WBC makes up titles as they go along.


And like I said...Boots told him to get the belt back, which would have enabled Crawford to make history by being a 2x welterweight undisputed; and Crawford chose to chase circus fights that aren't going to happen because the guy he's calling out will call EVERY shot and Crawford (as we all know) will refuse to accept his B-Side. So in the meantime the division is held up.

What we need - which is what you don't want - is for all of the orgs to start stripping this guy if he doesn't fight his mandatories. Because right now that's all he can bank on. And if he doesn't stay active, he'll end up taking an L just like Spence he wasn't active.

[Oregonian]

Idk wtf wrong with Boots camp.... He should be staying busy, he done lost all the hype he had by being so inactive

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His last fight was less than 6 months ago. How is that inactive?

[Oregonian]

Villa was a test for Boots. He didn’t get decimated like so many others, but Boots was way too strong and durable for him. Still a test, because we needed to see how he handled someone who was a natural aggressor with power.

What we learned is that you need perfect footwork AND power to hold your own. If you gave Chukhadzian all of Villa’s power, those scorecards would have been way different.

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Why are we creating IF scenarios for Boots every time he beats up someone? First it was IF Karen had power then it’s IF Villa had footwork.

The next guy he beats, be it Thurman or Barrios, it’s going to be some other IF scenarios.

Let’s use that IF scenario in better context, Boots is 26 years old and the top ranked WW, IF he fights the top 3 guys at WW this year and beats them up, what will you say?
The only fight that can give Boots the traction he needs is Crawford. I doubt that’ll happen.

Also, just watch the 1st round of the Villa fight - Boots landed over 30 punches to Villa’s 5 punches. It was similar the rest of the fight. If that’s not decimation, I don’t know what is.

[Bullrider]

If you go by eye test, Mario Barrios is tailor-made for Jaron Ennis. It's a step down fight.

[Combat Talk Radio]

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Why are we creating IF scenarios for Boots every time he beats up someone? First it was IF Karen had power then it’s IF Villa had footwork.

Because the fight hasn't happened AND Chukhadzhian was landing on Boots - but he had no power. Villa wasn't landing because he wasn't able to get in position to land anything of significant.

Decimation is what Boots did to Clayton.

Villa took Boots to the 10th round - which had never happened before. Decimation? No. Dominant? Sure. But like I said - Villa was durable. Imagine someone with that durability and power plus Chukhadzian's speed - you'd have a world beater, basically a prime Duran.

[Oregonian]

Because the fight hasn't happened AND Chukhadzhian was landing on Boots - but he had no power. Villa wasn't landing because he wasn't able to get in position to land anything of significant.

Decimation is what Boots did to Clayton.

Villa took Boots to the 10th round - which had never happened before. Decimation? No. Dominant? Sure. But like I said - Villa was durable. Imagine someone with that durability and power plus Chukhadzian's speed - you'd have a world beater, basically a prime Duran.

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Ok so let’s just give more IF scenarios please;

IF Marquez hadn’t KO’d PAC, he would have lost the fight.
IF Floyd hadn’t punch Ortiz while Ortiz was apologizing for the 10th time after intentionally headbutting Floyd, Ortiz would have won.
IF Mosley landed another punch on Floyd in the 2nd round, he would have KO’d Floyd.
IF Floyd fought Canelo at 154, Canelo would have won.
IF Oscar didn’t run the last 4 rounds vs Tito, he would have won.
IF Spence wasn’t struggling to make 147, he would have beaten Crawford.
IF the Sergio Martinez vs Julio Chavez went one more round, Chavez would have won.


We can make all sorts of IF scenarios to defend guys we like and those we don’t.

Villa “not landing anything significant” was like almost 90% of Floyd’s opponent who couldn’t beat him. Floyd was just better,

Boots will have his day with other better opponents and we’ll see what he’s made of. Is all.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Apparently former Spence fans now Boots mega fans don't want to see Boots fight any threat. And they believe that "everyone is terrified of him" lol.

Boots destroyed terrible comp. He stepped up to Villa level and looked good but not like he was some insane one punch KO best of all time will unify four divisions bogeyman that Crawford haters prop him up as. He looked like that against total cans.

I hope Boots does decimate some good comp soon. Dude gonna be 30 fighting every one else's leftovers and calling himself the most ducked fighter of all time. It is seriously ridiculous at this point. His team wants him fighting guys with no shot so they keep that hype train going. Let him get in with a good fighter and get clipped and stopped, he becomes a one loss fighter with a terrible resume.

Crawford would have stopped Karen inside 8, and Crawford ko's Villa inside five rounds, if not two. Villa was wide open and Boot's power did not look great. I think Boots is likely going to let alot of people down when he starts fighting higher level guys.