Boxing: Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jr. Mocked By Unheralded Welterweight Fighter

Boxing’s welterweight division is one stacked weight class lorded over by up and coming fight stars and established names in the sport. But Jaron Ennis, a rather run-of-the-mill fighter, wants to make a case for himself as he mocked Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr., claiming that neither champion would stand a chance against him inside the ring.

In fairness, the 22-year-old Philadelphia native holds an outstanding 23 KO wins in 25 fights without absorbing a single loss. He has yet to be considered for a title bout, but “Boots” is already trusting his tools that he would beat the welterweight kings.

Perhaps in his attempt to draw the attention of Crawford, Ennis unleashed some bold statements.

“It’s gonna be me in there just doing my thing because I’m fighting somebody that is sharp like me,” Ennis said of a potential fight against the 32-year-old, per the Boxing Scene. “So, it’s gonna be me out-thinking him and me putting my combinations together, doing my thing, and coming out with that win. Don’t get me wrong, he’s definitely a great fighter but whatever he can do, I can do better.”

There’s no denying that Ennis took the taunting approach to Crawford in order to get a shot at the WBO champion. His take on Spence, on the other hand, was a different one.

While he wants Bud, Ennis would rather not go against Spence as he claimed that there would be less vindication in facing the unified welterweight champ, who got involved in a car accident in October 2019.

“I don’t feel like nobody would get the credit they deserve if they beat Errol Spence,” Ennis said. “They’ll be like, ‘You was supposed to do that because he was in that car accident.’”

But should he be pitted against the 30-year-old champion, Ennis offered that same response as he underlined his self-proclaimed advantage of having the better fighting IQ inside the ring.

"But I feel it would go the same way with Spence as with Crawford. I would out-think him. I’m smart, being this young. I can out-think anybody. I can out-think ‘em, out-smart ‘em, and I have tricks. I’ve got something they don’t have. When you have tricks, you can beat anybody. With Crawford and Errol Spence, I feel like I have more tricks than them, and I can out-think ‘em,” he added.

In reality, though, Ennis will still have to work his way through a series of other tests before he could finally back up his words with actual punches in a title fight.

Based on WBO’s rankings, the 5’10 young slugger is placed just 12^th in the list while the IBF places him just at the 14^th spot.