By Brian Webber: Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis says Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman was provided a combat with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis by Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza however didn’t take it.
Thurman stated final week that he would combat Boots Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) if the match have been provided to him and he couldn’t get a title shot, which clearly hasn’t occurred since he misplaced his WBA welterweight title 4 years in the past towards 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao.
It will be good if Thurman selected to combat Ennis, however the Florida native is extra interested by giving interviews than combating at this stage of his stalled profession.
Boots has larger issues forward than specializing in inactive washed fighters which have misplaced their ambition, like Thurman. Ennis needs to combat for the IBF belt held by Terence Crawford.
Bozy says these fighters are on Boots’ hitlist for his subsequent combat: Eimantis Stanionis, Yordenis Ugas & Cody Crowley.
Preventing Stanionis could be superb, as he holds the WBA secondary welterweight title. Getting an entire of that belt could be nice for Boots, making him a world champion for the primary time at 26.
The IBF has acquired to power Crawford’s hand quickly as a result of with out them taking motion, he might sit on it for ages, utilizing it for validation functions.
Thurman was provided Boots combat
“What I make of that’s it was simply discuss. He is aware of now we have been desirous to combat him,” stated Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis to YSM Sports activities Media about Keith Thurman saying he’d combat Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis if a contract was provided to him.
“All he has to say is that if he needs to combat us, and we will signal & seal the deal. It’s so simple as that. Sure, he provided the combat with Keith. He informed me out of his personal mouth that he provided the combat,” stated Bozy about Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza providing the combat to Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman to face Boots Ennis.
Thurman has been ready for an enormous payday combat towards Errol Spence Jr. and Crawford to fall into his lap with out him having to do something to go get. ‘One Time’ is ready for these fights to fall into his lap, with him ready passively, doing nothing, and sitting idle.
Thurman has grow to be the welterweight division’s model of Andy Ruiz Jr., with him simply ready for a payday combat and now not staying lively attempting to earn these fights.
There’s no likelihood that Thurman would combat somebody like Boots Ennis as a result of he clearly realizes he’d lose, and that might wreck any possibilities of him getting an enormous payday towards the likes of Crawford or Spence.
“Subsequent time you discuss to him [Espinoza], you ask him, and he’ll let you know,” stated Ennis. “We going to beat him [Thurman]. That’s the way it’s going to end up, and we’re additionally going to cease him.
“However all of them say that, although,” stated Bozy when informed that Thurman stated that Boots Ennis hasn’t fought the elite fighters. “When he fought these different guys.’Oh, that is his hardest check. That is going to be a top-quality man. This man is that.’ Then when he [Boots] beats the man, they are saying, ‘He hasn’t fought no one.’
“You guys simply acquired completed saying this man was this, and this man was that. The identical with Lipinet. fighter. They’re attempting to say Lipinet was no one? Lipinet was world champion. He was any person. Additionally, Dulorme. The identical with Dulorme,” stated Bozy.
Boots Ennis is getting the Crawford therapy now by the highest fighters selecting to dismiss him as a viable opponent, saying he hasn’t fought no one.
Thurman was provided Boots combat
“He’s been in with one of the best. He was giving Crawford issues till Crawford caught him,” stated Bozy about Thomas Dulorme. “So, these guys have been nothing after Boots made them appear like nothing. You possibly can’t please these individuals.”
Boots Ennis did a much better job defeating Dulorme than Crawford did, and lot of followers neglect about that. Boots knocked out Dulorme within the first spherical in 2021. Crawford stopped Dulorme within the sixth spherical in 2015 in a combat that was razor shut.
“You retain on successful, and when you beat any person else, ‘Oh, he was nothing. He was speculated to beat him,’” stated Ennis. “However you simply acquired completed complaining about him. ‘Oh, that is one of the best fighter he ever fought.’
“Then you definitely change the tune after we beat him and knock him out. So you’ll be able to’t please these guys. We don’t attempt to please no one. We simply do what we acquired to do. They both prefer it or they don’t prefer it.
“We acquired lots of people on our hit checklist. I’m not going to say Thurman as a result of he’s speaking smack, however we wish him, Ugas, Stanionis. We wish all the highest guys. Crowley, no matter his identify is. They’re all good fights proper there. They’re all on the checklist. We wish the highest guys,” stated Bozy.
It’s unlikely that Stanionis,Ugas or Crowley are going to wish to combat Ennis until he can get his palms on the IBF title. There’s an excessive amount of danger with out reward for them to combat him.
