MillCity Boxing<\/a> about Jaron Ennis fighting Uisma Lima, who has a 14-1 record. \u201cWhy would he not take that fight? That\u2019s crazy,\u201d said Norman Sr., reacting to being told that Ennis could have fought Tim Tszyu.<\/p>\nBoots Playing It Safe<\/p>\n
Ennis and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, chose to play it safe in his first fight at 154. They likely could have taken on a risky fight, like Tszyu, but opted for the match against Lima instead. When they chose not to negotiate a deal with #1 WBO contender Josh Kelly, it was clear that they weren\u2019t going to take any risks.<\/p>\n
Karen Had Him Spinning<\/p>\n
Ennis had looked so bad in his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian last year on November 9. From that bad experience, it\u2019s not surprising that Hearn isn\u2019t choosing to match him tough in his debut at 154. Karen had Boots\u2019 head spinning in that fight, which was a lot closer than the wide scores the judges turned in for Ennis.<\/p>\n
Ambrose\u2019s Viewpoint: Ennis\u2019 Stock Stuck in Neutral<\/p>\n
\u201cTim Tszyu was a good fighter, and that was perfect for his style. That would have definitely raised his stock up,\u201d said Norman Sr. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to fight nobody that can actually fight. You couldn\u2019t get up for Karen [Chukhadzhian], but you can get up for Uisma Lima with 15 fights.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ennis should have taken the fight with Tszyu if there was a chance for him to face him. The preparation he would have received would have helped him get ready for Vergil Ortiz. The Karen fight took something out of Ennis in terms of his willingness to take risks.<\/p>\n
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Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Brian Norman Sr. Rips Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis for Ducking Tim Tszyu, Settling for Uisma Lima in His 154 Debut on October 11<\/p>\nLast Updated on 10\/01\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trainer Brian Norman Sr. trashed Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis for his decision to turn down a fight against Tim…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-185356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}