Coach Bernie Davis says that all promoter Eddie Hearn has to build Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis is to use Terence Crawford\u2019s name as a promotional tool. Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) hasn\u2019t beaten anyone, and when he had the chance to fight Crawford, he chose not to.<\/p>\n
Crawford\u2019s Name Used as Marketing Fuel<\/p>\n
Davis notes that \u2018Boots\u2019 has done nothing in his career to become the star that he needs to be because he\u2019s turned down the biggest fights offered to him. So, all his Matchroom promoter, Hearn, has to do is pump him up artificially by name-dropping Bud Crawford. That\u2019s not how you do it if you\u2019re a real one.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s all they have to hang their hat on is Crawford,\u201d said trainer Bernie Davis to MillCity Boxing<\/a> about promoter Eddie Hearn only having Terence Crawford\u2019s name to use to try and build Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis\u2019 popularity because he hasn\u2019t done anything in his career.<\/p>\n A Manufactured Star, Not a Made One<\/p>\n What Davis is saying sounds 100%. Hearn doesn\u2019t have anything to promote Ennis with other than to use Crawford\u2019s name for clout-chasing purposes. There\u2019s nothing on \u2018Boots\u2019 empty resume to turn him into a star, and he\u2019s about to turn 29.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to let him know I\u2019m not playing. I had to make a statement. If it had went longer then what it went, they would have had something to say,\u201d said Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis to YSM Sports Media<\/a>, reflecting on his win over Uisma Lima.<\/p>\n Fans are laughing at how Ennis has been bragging about his empty win over Lima, which was a valueless victory. No one had heard of this fighter, and he looked like someone brought in to make \u2018Boots\u2019 appear better than he actually is. For Ennis to be boasting about the victory shows how much of an underachiever he is.<\/p>\n \u201cThey can\u2019t say nothing. I got him out in the first round. I called everybody out. The ball is in their court. I did my part,\u201d said Ennis.<\/p>\n Middleweight Move Could Save His Career<\/p>\n If \u2018Boots\u2019 moved up to middleweight, where he should have already been in the first place, he wouldn\u2019t have to call out anyone. He\u2019d have plenty of top fighters in that weight class who would want to fight him. But after 154, he\u2019s not going to get the fights that he wants unless Hearn overpays his opponents. He\u2019s not going to do that.<\/p>\n Written by Ken Woods, Ringside Boxing Analyst covering world title fights since 2018.<\/p>\n Ken Woods has been a senior writer at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the sport from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and analysis that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and prospects, giving fans a sharp, knowledgeable view of the global boxing scene.<\/p>\n