By: Sean Crose
It could not come as a shock to battle followers, however Jeron “Boots” Ennis, welterweight king, is shifting up a weight class. His days as a welterweight are over, in line with promoter Eddie Hearn. Ennis will now battle within the junior middleweight division. “Boots is shifting up,” Hearn introduced by way of Battle Hype. “Sadly, after the Stanionis battle, he had his staff round him — the docs, the assessments — and what they’re mainly saying is, ‘Boots is underperforming to his capabilities.” Whether or not that is true or not, Ennis would clearly really feel extra assured at 154 than he would persevering with on at 147.
Ennis has been atop the welterweight division for fairly a while. Sadly, hoped for fights with Mario Barrios and Teofimo Lopez haven’t come to fruition. In keeping with Hearn, it’s merely a matter of enjoying it secure at this level. In different phrases, Ennis’s staff doesn’t assume he can carry out effectively at welterweight anymore, even with an attractive risk like a Manny Pacquiao throwdown showing on the horizon. With that being stated, Ennis has the model wanted to maintain eyes on him as he strikes up in weight.
“Saturday’s battle wasn’t a brawl,” I wrote a number of weeks in the past in lieu of Ennis’s current victory over Eimantas Stanionis ,” however it was thrilling and showcased the sort of efficiency one simply received’t see in an octagon. For Ennis was in a position to preserve distance, keep away from getting hit and ship clear pictures of his personal.” Eddie Hearn on the time described Ennis as “by far one of the best fighter of the division,” Hearn stated of Ennis: “He’s going to be round for a very long time.”
Hearn is probably going proper. And Ennis more than likely will certainly be round for fairly some time. The query is how will he adapt to the next weight class? It’s an fascinating division, junior middleweight. Not solely are names like Tszyu and Fundora probably out there, Keith Thurman could also be to get again within the ring, as effectively – although nobody by no means is aware of with Thurman. Though it will have been nice for battle followers to see Ennis probably unify the welterweight division as an undisputed champion, it’s at all times fascinating to see the place a high quality fighter will find yourself subsequent.
What could be probably the most fascinating factor for battle followers is for the person to get a significant match for himself. If one desires to get a significant bout, nonetheless, one must be in one of the best form attainable. And if Ennis wouldn’t be in one of the best form attainable by remaining at welterweight, then so be it. As at all times, Ennis is an fascinating determine to comply with.
