{"id":273799,"date":"2025-07-19T04:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T04:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/273799\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T04:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T04:24:12","slug":"keith-thurman-slams-boots-ennis-who-do-you-want-champs-or-chumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/273799\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Thurman Slams ‘Boots’ Ennis: “Who Do You Want? Champs Or Chumps?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Thurman criticized Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis today, shaming him for choosing not to take fights against Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Teofimo Lopez. Thurman compared Ennis\u2019 behavior to his own, saying he never turns down fights \u201cwhen the money is right.\u201d<\/p>\n

The criticism by the former WBA and WBC welterweight champion Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) is a transparent attempt to get Ennis to fight him next.\u00a0Thurman is trying to anger Boots Ennis into fighting him.<\/p>\n

The aging 36-year-old Thurman has struck out with his attempts at getting the other marketable fighters to face him, as he\u2019s been too inactive over the last six years.<\/p>\n

Thurman\u2019s Ennis Criticism<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t ever worry about Keith Thurman fighting people when the money is right. I signed my fight against Errol Spence Jr. He walked away,\u201d said Keith Thurman to the media<\/a>. \u201cBoots didn\u2019t want Teofimo. Boots doesn\u2019t want [Vergil] Ortiz. Hey chump, who do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n

Keith\u2019s Lost Popularity<\/strong><\/p>\n

The popularity that Thurman enjoyed while he was still motivated before becoming a millionaire has evaporated. Younger fans are unfamiliar with him, except for a balding man who talks a lot on YouTube.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want champs are do you want chumps? Someone told me the other day that he wants to move up [to 154] and get two tune-ups,\u201d continued Thurman with his criticism of Boots Ennis. \u201cAn undefeated champion getting two tune-ups? You beat Stanionis. You don\u2019t feel comfortable at 147? You was holding it down. And you want to come up, and you don\u2019t want champions? You want chumps?\u201d<\/p>\n

Ennis November Opponents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ennis is expected to fight before the end of the year in November. These are three of the potential options for him:\u00a0Vergil Ortiz Jr., Serhii Bohachuk, or Israil Madrimov. Those are active fighters. Thurman isn\u2019t active and hasn\u2019t beaten a name fighter since 2022 when he defeated Mario Barrios. Even that guy isn\u2019t in the same league as Vergil Jr., Bohachuk, and Madrimov.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know why this boy be acting like that, how you turn down fights, good fights, money on the table. I feed my family,\u201d said Thurman.<\/p>\n

\u2018One Time\u2019 Thurman wouldn\u2019t have to beg for fights if he worked his way up the contender rankings by taking on top 15 contenders at 154. His reluctance to do that is the problem.<\/p>\n

\u2018One Time\u2019 Seeks Big Payday<\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u2019s just trying to hustle his way into a big-money fight without risking suffering a loss by fighting contenders like Bohachuk and Madrimov. He\u2019s being lazy and sneaky about trying to land a big fight. He doesn\u2019t want to take the risk and put in the hard work. He just wants the payday given to him based on his past achievements 8 to 10 years ago.<\/p>\n

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