Commentator Chris Algieri thinks Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis might “simply” turn out to be the largest star in boxing, however he questions whether or not he can get the essential fights wanted to make that leap.
The Want for Monetary Backing
Ennis wants somebody with the monetary means to arrange the fights he wants. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is the individual Boots wants, nevertheless it’s unclear if he can be prepared to help him. Turki is excessive on sure fighters, like Terence Crawford and the British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) is 27 years previous and never a family identify. In comparison with nice fighters from the previous, like Oscar De La Hoya, Boots Ennis’ profession is nowhere close to the place the ‘Golden Boy’ was when he was 27.
By the point De Loya was 27, he’d already captured 4 division world titles. He fought these well-known fighters: Julio Cesar Chavez, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey, Oba Carr, Jesse James Leija, Miguel Gonzalez, Genaro Hernandez, and Rafael Ruelas.
Boots Ennis has been poorly promoted, and it’s questionable whether or not issues will flip round for him anytime quickly.
Ennis’ new promoter, Eddie Hearn, who was thought to have deep pockets, balked at paying $2.2 million to barter a unification struggle towards WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. final week.
Hearn additionally misplaced a handbag bid for Boots to defend towards his obligatory IBF opponent, Karen Chukhadzhian. Ennis’s dream of turning into undisputed champion at welterweight would look like over. Nonetheless, if he chooses to stick with that dream, it would take a few years for that to occur if Hearn is having issues negotiating fights for him towards the opposite champions at 147.
Promotional Challenges
“Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis might simply take over the game. He’s the most effective fighters on the earth immediately, one of the proficient guys round,” mentioned commentator Chris Algieri to the Probox TV discussion board, discussing the untapped potential of IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
It doesn’t appear real looking that Boots will “take over the game” as a result of he would want a promoter prepared to spend money on his profession and the purses required to get the reluctant fighters to face Ennis. Hearn doesn’t appear fascinated with doing that, as we noticed in his failed negotiations with Norman Jr. and his lack of the purse bid for the Karen struggle.
“He’s not getting the fights. Individuals don’t know who he’s,” mentioned Algieri. “So, I believe plenty of it has to do with the game immediately when it comes to not making the fights occur that folks must see. It’s not as a lot that it’s simply the welterweight division as a result of there are some proficient guys and a few names.
“Sadly, we’re not getting these fights, and negotiating is turning into an increasing number of troublesome to make these fights,” mentioned Algieri.
