Comments Thread For: Stephen Espinoza: Jaron Ennis not at fault for Vergil Ortiz Jnr fallout

[markbnlv2024]

Man i am tired of hearing about this guy he is a straight duck that beat a couple b fighters and people compare him to Roy Jones give me a break mark my words dude gets chinned when he steps up to a guy at Virgil's level

[Corelone]

The man has said multiple times he wants to undespute 147 before moving up.

Yet all gormless writers & pundits talk about is 154??

The problem is the promoters & other belt holders who don't want to face the best & theses self important writers who don't push on that issue. Enabling them.

Boots is a long way from undisputed and all he has is an email title. Norman is too expensive, Barrios has other options and Stanionis hasn't crossed his lips. When will Boots start his march to the sea?

[Hands of Stone]

The man has said multiple times he wants to undespute 147 before moving up.

Yet all gormless writers & pundits talk about is 154??

The problem is the promoters & other belt holders who don't want to face the best & theses self important writers who don't push on that issue. Enabling them.

Except he said this:

“My performance was ok. It might be time to go to 54.”

"don't know, man. I think it might be time to go to 154. I felt good, but I feel at 154 I'm going to be way better and my pop will be how it's suppose to be."

Those were Boots Ennis words 'Verbatim' so no need to blame writers or pundits. Its pretty clear he wanted to go to 154. Just wasn't going to be against Ortiz as we now know.

[The Common Man]

Pretty worthless article. That said, a potential Ortiz Jr. vs Madrimov slated for February makes little sense.

[jqSide]

The man has said multiple times he wants to undespute 147 before moving up. Yet all gormless writers & pundits talk about is 154??
The problem is the promoters & other belt holders who don't want to face the best & theses self important writers who don't push on that issue. Enabling them.

And to add to what is already mentioned, he knew Ortiz might be his next fight, which he didn't make any objection to. And this was only a few weeks ago.

Ennis promoter and Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn alluded that a fight against Ortiz Jnr could be next, perhaps on February 22 in Saudi Arabia.

"I always want to fight the best,” Ennis said regarding a potential fight against Ortiz. “I don't want to fight no bottom-tier guys. When you fight the best, you're going to be better … All they are doing is adding fuel to the fire for my next performance. That's what I need. That's what I want. The next fight is going to be even better. I’m not even worried about it."

https://www.boxingscene.com/jaron-en...-looms--200089

[LarryMerchant'sBottle]

Yes, Boots has talent as do all amateur & professional boxers. To say he’s the best 147 and on the top 154 level tells me you attended the university our new Pres operated to bankrupt. You definitely need to re-evaluate Boots commitments if you think he’d ever fight guys on the level of:
Fundora
Tszyu
Lubin
Zayas
Brian Mendoza
Serhii Bohachuk
Bakhram Murtazaliev
Madrimov
I can go on for pages with talent Boots would bypass fighting. I’m still an understanding fan of Boots with realistic knowledge.

LOL.... Ok Curtis that was funny, but I'm gonna respectfully disagree... He's gonna have to fight some of those cats you mentioned and although you'll disagree, I think he'll give all those fighters you mentioned a tough fight and beat most of those names...

[LarryMerchant'sBottle]

Just read these words from Turki,

“He gave us his word and changed his mind last minute,” said His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to Ariel Helani’s channel, talking about Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis not wanting to move up to 154 for a fight against Vergil Ortiz Jr."

Not a good look for Boots!

[Curtis2]

LOL.... Ok Curtis that was funny, but I'm gonna respectfully disagree... He's gonna have to fight some of those cats you mentioned and although you'll disagree, I think he'll give all those fighters you mentioned a tough fight and beat most of those names...

Tell me who? These fighters are all MUCH more accomplished fighters than Boots,,including Virgil. IMO, Zayas is 50/50 fight with Boots and Boots only beating a washed up Spence Jr @ 147 or 154.

[BrankoB]

Espinoza just saying he didn't duck with no explanation at all is not going to convince anyone. Espinoza acts like he has so much influence he thinks he can just say it ain't so and people will believe it. Thats not how it works. He did not address Ennis' own contradicting words after the Karen fight and last weeks words.

I must say when I saw the title of the article and who was saying it, I thought I was going to read some new information, some pearls of wisdom that we all somehow missed and that he was going to shed some additional light on the subject. Unfortunately just saying "Boots didn't duck" does not work in this day and age when people no longer believe something just because it is written. Complete waste of time article.

[BrankoB]

I agree with everything you've stated, although I still think he's a talented fighter, the best at 147 and on the level of most of the cats at 154. It would have been nice to have seen him exhibit his skills against Virgil... I'm disappointed in his decision, but still a fan....

I agree with you. Talented fighter, probably the best at 147 and competitive with anyone at 154, but it sounds like we will not see those fights because his balls do not match his physical abilities.