Despite being at different stages of their respective careers, Terence Crawford and Jaron Ennis, fans will always wonder how a match-up between the two would play out.
‘Bud’ Crawford has already won world titles across four weight classes, including the undisputed championship at super-lightweight and welterweight. The 37-year-old from Omaha remains unbeaten as a professional since his debut back in 2008, defeating the likes of Errol Spence Jr, Shawn Porter and Israil Madrimov.
As for ‘Boots’, the 28-year-old from Philadelphia also boasts an unbeaten professional record. He became the unified WBA and IBF world welterweight champion with a victory over Lithuania’s Eimantas Stanionis back in April but recently vacated his titles after it was announced that he would be making the move up to 154lbs.
One man that has shared the ring with Crawford and Ennis is former WBA regular welterweight champion David Avanesyan, who has suffered stoppage defeats to both fighters.
Speaking to Boxing Scene, Avanesyan’s trainer Carl Greaves revealed details of a conversation that he had with his fighter, where he admits that Crawford actually hits harder than ‘Boots’.
“I think that Crawford is a heavier handed fighter. I was talking to David and he said that Crawford hits harder but that ‘Boots’ Ennis was a bit sharper and busier. Then you take into consideration that when David fought Crawford, the whole six rounds he was in there with him he had dodgy gloves. When he [Avanesyan] came out of the ring afterwards he said he’d never had pain or lumps on his head like it.”
‘Bud’ is just weeks away from his highly anticipated ‘mega-fight’ with Canelo Alvarez, as he steps up to 168lbs to challenge for the Mexican’s undisputed super-middleweight championship on September 13.
As for Ennis, the former unified welterweight champion is currently preparing for his 154lbs debut which looks set to come at some stage before the end of the year, with an opponent set to be announced in the coming weeks.