Eddie Hearn, Promoter
If Anybody Can Beat Bud Crawford …
It is Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis!!!
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Terence Crawford cemented himself as the very best pound-for-pound boxer on the earth in his superfight with Canelo Alvarez … however promoter Eddie Hearn believes there’s somebody on the market with the power to beat Bud — Jaron “Boots” Ennis!
TMZ Sports activities talked to the legendary Matchroom Boxing promoter simply days earlier than Eddie’s 28-year-old, undefeated fighter takes on Uisma Lima Saturday evening in entrance of his hometown followers in Philadelphia.
Whereas Saturday’s bout is critical for a number of causes — together with as a result of Boots, 34-0 (with 30 KOs), is stepping up in weight to 154 lbs. for the primary time — Eddie’s additionally maintaining a tally of a bunch of huge potential future matchups.
“Obviously, my job is to champion my fighters, but I believe in Boots, we have the pound for pound number one of the sport over the next four, five, six years. He’s still a young man. I mean, he’s 10 years younger than Terence Crawford, but this is a guy who’s unified the 147-pound division and this Saturday, he moves up to fight for the interim world title at 154,” Hearn informed Babcock.
“We get this one. We want Virgil Ortiz. We want [Sebastian Fundora]. We want [Bakhram Murtazaliev]. Anybody at [154]. And I think this is a guy that’s going to move from [147] to [154] to [160] to [168]. He has the ability to do all of that.”
Crawford fought Alvarez at 168 lbs. … and with followers salivating over a Bud-Boots combat for years, we requested Hearn if it was on their radar.
“For a long time, people have talked about Ennis against Crawford, right? What we can’t do is diminish or disrespect what Terence has done. I mean, a true generational great of the sport. But if anyone’s going to beat him, I believe we’ve got the guy to beat him,” Eddie mentioned.
In fact, Bud secured the bag of all baggage final month … so Eddie understands they “need to build Ennis into a fighter that financially makes Crawford take the fight.”
If they will get the cash to make sense, Hearn clearly believes it is the combat to make.
“You tell me, once we win on Saturday, once we beat an Ortiz or a Fundora, you tell me the fights that you want to see Terence Crawford in more than Jaron “Boots” Ennis. Yeah, I will wait as a result of that may very well be one of many best fights of all time.
“And I believe we’ve got the guy to beat the man. And he is the man right now. And we respect that. And if he wants a real challenge, get ready because Boots is coming!”
