media<\/a> today about Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis still not at his ideal weight moving up from 147 to 154. \u201cHe\u2019ll be tight at 154 tomorrow [at the weigh-in].\u201d<\/p>\nIt\u2019s clear from watching how drawn \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis has looked this week in cutting weight that the 154-lb division is not his optimal weight class. He won\u2019t be at his best fighting at junior middleweight, as he\u2019s too big for this division as well.<\/p>\n
Why 160 Fits \u2018Boots\u2019 Better Than 154<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople think when you move up in weight, all of a sudden it\u2019s easy,\u201d said Hearn. \u201cHe\u2019s massive. He will 100% go up to 168 at some point. So, right there, you\u2019ve got a four-division championship. I don\u2019t just want him to be a four-division champion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ennis should have been fighting at middleweight years ago instead of draining himself to the point where he looked like a zombie. Moving up to 154 was a long-overdue move, but this isn\u2019t where he should be. He\u2019s approaching 29 now, and putting on weight.<\/p>\n
The Long Road to Undisputed at 154<\/p>\n
Hearn says he wants him to become undisputed at 154 before moving up to 160. That\u2019s not a good idea, given that it could take Ennis at least two years to accomplish that.<\/p>\n
If Hearn is trying to have \u2018Boots\u2019 follow in the same footsteps of Terence Crawford by becoming an undisputed champion in three divisions, it\u2019s a waste of time.\u00a0Crawford had it easy because the belts were already rounded up at 147 and 168.<\/p>\n
If he had to win them individually, he likely would have run out of time or gotten beaten. Trying to win titles held by Osleys Iglesias or Christian Mbilli would likely have been too much for the 38-year-old Crawford. Ennis should forget about investing time in becoming undisputed at 154 and focus instead on moving up to 160 to get the biggest fights in that weight class.<\/p>\n
At 160, \u2018Boots\u2019 would be in Crawford\u2019s orbit and could pressure him for a fight. Even if that fight doesn\u2019t happen, he could go after the champions and lure fighters from 154 to come up to 160 to fight him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want him to be undisputed in those, because I think he\u2019s the natural successor to Terence Crawford. I think he has the same ability as Crawford because he was undisputed in three weight classes,\u201d said Hearn.<\/p>\n
How Ennis Compares to Young Crawford<\/p>\n
Ennis\u2019 fighting style is a lot more fan-friendly than Crawford\u2019s, because he\u2019s more of a front-foot fighter who attacks his opponents. Crawford has always been a counter-puncher who passively waits like a spider. He also did a lot of moving when he was younger, and still uses a fair amount now that he\u2019s approaching 40.<\/p>\n
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