Some boxing fans are of the opinion that Jaron Ennis will one day become the pound-for-pound king. "Boots" believes such a moment may come sooner than you might think. "Maybe like one or two fights.
" Ennis told "I'm right there. I just need that one name, that's all." If the name is two-division undisputed champion Terence Crawford, then Ennis may well be proven right.
As the IBF welterweight champion, Ennis has had Crawford in his sights for some time. He was even the future Hall of Famer's mandatory challenger in 2023, however Crawford choose to be stripped of the IBF belt rather than defend against Ennis. The fight has remained difficult to make.
"I've been asking for that fight," a frustrated Ennis said of Crawford. "And I'm tired of answering the same questions. You all go ask him.
I say 'yes' plenty of times. I'm tired of answering them questions." Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) makes the second defense of his IBF welterweight title against his mandatory challenger Karen Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs) on November 9 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
The 27-year-old headlined in a major arena in his hometown for the first time in July and drew more than 14,000 fans to the home of the Philadelphia Flyers. Although his rematch with Chukhadzhian is undesirable due to the one-sided nature of their first fight, a strong crowd is expected again next month. In the co-feature, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, a staple on pound-for-pound lists, faces his mandatory challenger Pedro Guevara.
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