Comments Thread For: Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Jaron Ennis arriving at opposite ends of the opportunity spectrum

[rickJen]

Supposed to be one of the dream fights of this era, yet it looks too far away for fans to see materializing.

[BlackRobb]

It would be good for boxing if Turki can get Bob and Eddie to play together!!! Ennis vs. Norman could be the Peacemaker!

Beating Norman, Stanionis or Barrios does nothing for Boots' standing in the sport. The real work is at 154.

[Bronx2245]

Beating Norman, Stanionis or Barrios does nothing for Boots' standing in the sport. The real work is at 154.

I agree, but for some reason Eddie Hearn wants him to unify before moving up. If that's the case, Norman Jr. is better because the WBO WW (147) Champ can become mando for WBO SWW (154).

Eddie Hearn: ‘Jaron Ennis must unify before facing Crawford at 154’
By Tom Ivers
Published Sun Jul 14, 2024, 05:30 PM EDT

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes that his fighter Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis must look to unify titles in the welterweight division before moving up to junior middleweight to face Terence Crawford.

Ennis put on a dominant display in front of a sizeable crowd in Philadelphia, in his first fight with Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The fighter dismantled challenger David Avanesyan, forcing the Armenian's corner to throw in the towel at the end of the fifth round...

“The number one priority is to unify the division,” said Hearn. “He’s going to go to 154 at some point, but you don’t really want to go until you take care of business. His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] asked me, ‘Do you think Boots would fight Crawford?’ I said, ‘Yeah’, but that’s for next year, we are going to fight in October or November. I said to His Excellency, ‘Maybe if you want, we will go co-main event on Beterbiev vs Bivol in October.’ Or we could come back here… Crawford vs. Boots at the Ball Park, **** me, that has got me really excited.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/eddie-he...rd-154--184844

[BlackRobb]

I agree, but for some reason Eddie Hearn wants him to unify before moving up. If that's the case, Norman Jr. is better because the WBO WW (147) Champ can become mando for WBO SWW (154).

Eddie Hearn: ‘Jaron Ennis must unify before facing Crawford at 154’
By Tom Ivers
Published Sun Jul 14, 2024, 05:30 PM EDT

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes that his fighter Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis must look to unify titles in the welterweight division before moving up to junior middleweight to face Terence Crawford.

Ennis put on a dominant display in front of a sizeable crowd in Philadelphia, in his first fight with Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The fighter dismantled challenger David Avanesyan, forcing the Armenian's corner to throw in the towel at the end of the fifth round...

“The number one priority is to unify the division,” said Hearn. “He’s going to go to 154 at some point, but you don’t really want to go until you take care of business. His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] asked me, ‘Do you think Boots would fight Crawford?’ I said, ‘Yeah’, but that’s for next year, we are going to fight in October or November. I said to His Excellency, ‘Maybe if you want, we will go co-main event on Beterbiev vs Bivol in October.’ Or we could come back here… Crawford vs. Boots at the Ball Park, **** me, that has got me really excited.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/eddie-he...rd-154--184844

Crawford is not going to be around in 18-24 months when Boots finishes collecting the belts at 147. That man is fighting two more times tops, three if crazy money is put on the table.