{"id":681720,"date":"2026-07-09T05:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681720\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:10:24","slug":"jaron-ennis-dismisses-terence-crawfords-criticism-after-xander-zayas-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681720\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaron Ennis Dismisses Terence Crawford&#8217;s Criticism After Xander Zayas Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Crawford took to the PorterWay Podcast with Shawn Porter to label Ennis\u2019 June 27th victory overhyped. While the pound-for-pound luminary praised Ennis\u2019 athletic gifts, he claimed the win looked better than it actually was because nobody expected the green Zayas to pull off the upset.<\/p>\n<p>The real jab came when Crawford analyzed the mechanics of the fight. He pointed directly to the third round, where Zayas managed to wobble Ennis with a clean shot. Ennis recovered to floor Zayas twice and secure the finish, but Crawford insists those defensive lapses would be fatal against top-tier 154-pounders.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford went as far as to state he is ten steps ahead in smarts compared to the young champion, implying he would have dismantled Ennis by exploiting those exact openings. He followed that up with a cryptic social media post telling fans he would keep his comments to himself, though the shade was obvious.<\/p>\n<p>Ennis completely brushed off the criticism. When asked about Crawford\u2019s claim of being ten steps ahead in ring IQ, telling Ariel Helwani, \u201cI don\u2019t care. None of that stuff bothers me. As of right now, he\u2019s retired. What did he say? He said he\u2019s enjoying his retirement, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the fantasy matchup that fans keep dreaming about, Ennis is keeping his feet firmly planted in reality. He noted that Crawford is retired and openly enjoying his post-fight life. While acknowledging it would be a massive money fight, Ennis pointed out that there are plenty of other huge fights available at junior middleweight without chasing a retired fighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could say (there\u2019s dough in that fight), but there\u2019s other big fights out here for sure, too, though. I don\u2019t consider him anything. I don\u2019t even care. I don\u2019t pay him, or none of these people, no mind,\u201d said Ennis about Crawford.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783573824_508_hqdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crawford took to the PorterWay Podcast with Shawn Porter to label Ennis\u2019 June 27th victory overhyped. 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