Any reason why Jaron Ennis vs Mario Barrios fight didn't get made?

[Bullrider]

My beef is they won't even consider other options like Kavaliauskas or Avanesyan who are still very much active. But that's another topic reserved for later when Boots runs out of options. And I don't want to derail anything here.

Ennis filed a lawsuit claiming he wants to fight 3-4 times a year. We'll soon see who they will scout for this number of fights after the Crowley fight.

[MulaKO]

Ennis filed a lawsuit claiming he wants to fight 3-4 times a year. We'll soon see who they will scout for this number of fights after the Crowley fight.

Exactly this
Spot on

We'll soon see who they will scout for this number of fights after the Crowley fight.

[BennyBlanco]

Ennis vs. Barrios WAS made....

And then Crowley and the IBF piped up and inserted themselves...so it looks like we'll be getting Ennis vs. Crowley instead.

[MulaKO]

Ennis vs. Barrios WAS made....

And then Crowley and the IBF piped up and inserted themselves...so it looks like we'll be getting Ennis vs. Crowley instead.

Not sure about that
Crowley would take step aside money , can’t see him refusing it
Sorry but I don’t believe anything from the Ennis camp anymore

[Bullrider]

Like some people say, if this is TR, GBP, Matchroom, DAZN, ESPN... we don't have to ask such questions. We would have known the answer as they're happening in real time. TR, GBP, et al are open book to all media outlets.

And PBC is a mysterious place where the media is not allowed to air any (dirty) laundry.

Hopefully, with NSB's new administrators, we'll find some answers. Not that it matters, but at least we could hope for a clearer picture of what's happening in the PBC mystery island.

Yeah, it's hard to decipher what's going on inside the PBC mystery island. Weeks or so ago Youtubers say Barrios is next for Ennis, then later it's not happening. There are older videos that say Ennis had been chasing Crowley. Later they say Crowley/Ennis is far from happening. And so on and on and on...

Nobody will ever get to the bottom of it when it comes to the PBC mystery island. But one thing for sure is Ennis is only going after Barrios or Crowley. Two PBC guys Ennis team knew are not disposable and PBC would rather have them fight each other.

[SweetPbfAli]

Barrios needed more time or wanted a tuneup from what I've read.

[jqSide]

Barrios was heard and seen calling out Ennis in many YT videos. But it doesn't mean it is immediately acted upon by the PBC management. It takes time. But then plans change, whether in the Barrios team, Ennis team, you know, people get impatient. Fights not getting made quickly is not new in this sport. People have grown used to it.

So maybe when Barrios' team heard of Conor Benn mentioning his name, they had to think about considering it and start scratching the Ennis fight.

And so we see an article on Barrios' trainer saying this:

Santos Admits Benn Is Just As Difficult As Ennis For Underrated Barrios
https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/b...rrated-barrios

[archiemoore1]

In other eras in boxing, fans didn't say a fighter is desperate if they were calling someone out. They didn't say he's begging, clout chasing, or that he's the B-side. They didn't tell him to stop chasing a fighter. Jack Johnson literally followed Tommy Burns all over the world, taking steamships and showing up in faraway locations to issue public challenges, until public pressure built so much that Burns felt he had to face him or continue to be labeled a coward. Those tactics didn't always work, but fans used to applaud and respect an aggressive challenge. Nowadays, they attack the one who issues the challenges and praise the ones avoid them. Now granted, some challenges are nothing more than a hollow attempt to stay relevant and garner some attention. But when sincere challenges are continuously issued, don't paint it as clout chasing. You gotta know the difference. For example, I believe David Benavidez sincerely wants to face Canelo. He's been calling for that fight for years!! He's not desperate, he's not begging, none of that ****** BS. He should be respected. Teofimo's challenge to face Bud is NOT sincere, as he's been known to "threaten" retirement, play crazy, discuss his baby mama drama, repeatedly "beef" online, and even admit he creates fake controversy for views and likes.