Eddie Hearn believes Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis will have increased his popularity enough in the next \u201csix or months\u2019 for Terence Crawford to agree to fight him.<\/p>\n
Not Fear \u2014 Just Business<\/p>\n
The Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn doesn\u2019t think Crawford will want to fight Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) until there is a lot of money on the table. It\u2019s not fear on the undisputed super middleweight champion Crawford\u2019s part. According to Hearn, Terence \u201cknows how \u2018Boots\u2019 is, and will want top dollar for his efforts.<\/p>\n
Hearn is convinced that the younger 28-year-old Ennis can already beat the 38-year-old Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs), and will prove it to the world when the fight is eventually made. Ennis will have to work quickly to build up the fight big enough to get the Omaha, Nebraska native Crawford to agree before he retires.<\/p>\n
The $50 Million Problem<\/p>\n
With the $50 million that Terence made from his legacy fight against Canelo Alvarez on September 13, 2025, he\u2019s not going to be fighting much longer. If Crawford sits out for a year, taking his customary victory lap, he won\u2019t be back until September or October 2026.<\/p>\n
Crawford won\u2019t want to take a massive pay cut to fight Ennis. He\u2019ll expect the same money he received for the Canelo fight because it\u2019s actually a tougher fight for him, going up against Ennis. \u2018Boots\u2019 isn\u2019t old and flat-footed like Alvarez.<\/p>\n
If everything goes right, \u2018Boots\u2019 should have already bagged wins over Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Bakhram Murtazaliev to raise his popularity enough for the money to be there for Crawford.<\/p>\n
Hearn\u2019s Six-Month Prediction<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, the money\u2019s not there, because \u2018Boots\u2019 isn\u2019t big enough, but he will be in six\u00a0or nine months\u2019 time. I\u2019m just putting it out there. Tell me a bigger fight in boxing than Terence Crawford and \u2018Boots.\u2019 A realistic fight that can be made,\u201d\u00a0said promoter Eddie Hearn to iFL TV<\/a>, predicting that Terence Crawford will want a lot of money before he\u2019d agree to fight Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis.<\/p>\n Six months is too early for Ennis to have gained enough popularity to lure Crawford into fighting. It could require 9 to 10 months, as that would enable Ennis to squeeze in two big fights at 154. The negotiations with Vergil Ortiz Jr. will be complicated for Hearn and Ennis. But once they get that fight out of the way, dealing with Bakhram should be easier.<\/p>\n Can Boots Grow Fast Enough?<\/p>\n \u201cI do,\u201d said Hearn when asked if Ennis can beat Crawford. \u201cDon\u2019t forget that he\u2019s 10 years younger than Terence Crawford. It\u2019s all well and good that I say he\u2019s [\u2018Boots\u2019] is pound-for-pound in the making. We have got to get the resume to match it.\u201d<\/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