That's a step back, however if he's looking to polish his skills before getting in the ring with Dulorme is the right choice. It'll be good if he doesn't make it a habit though.
That's a huge step back, delorme is beyond washed up at this point and has a paper chin. Ennis is no virgil ortiz that is for sure.
Virgil is no Ennis either. These two are the welterweight future stars. This match is going to be huge in about two year!
virgil is actually fighting legit competition, and chasing greatness. Ennis just beat a 36 year old former kickboxer. Levels.
Correction, nobody once to fight Ennis. He's been calling out all the top guys. Nobody once to give him a fight because they know the talent this kid has. Ennis is in the same boat as Haney. Nobody once to take a chance against him.
Durlorme is not washed up and his chin is pretty sturdy. Did you watch his last fight. He took some good shots and stood up. It's a decent test for Ennis which he will pass with flying colors. What I really wanna see is Ortiz and Ennis. Then will truly know, who's not who.
I'm conflicted. That was an excellent showcase for him. Lipinets IMO is a far better scalp than Dulorme and this is definitely a step back. At the same time though, I actually had Lipinets top 10, so if no one else in the top 10 is gonna fight him (and at this point he's heavy risk/low reward), there's not much else for him to do.
I'm looking at the top welters Spence is injured Porter and Crawford are supposed to fight, but I'm not sure what's happening with Crawford and Arum Pac and Ugas just fought Ortiz just fought but this would be a great fight. Both guys saying they are being ducked, should go for it if either loses still time to bounce back. What about Mikey Garcia or Danny Garcia for Boots? Sounds like both would be a good progression for him to fight.
Like everyone else, I think Lipinets was a better opponent and this is a regression. Him and Ortiz took those similar step ups against Hooker and Lipinets and Ennis did better in his test than Ortiz IMO, so when Ortiz fought Kavaliauskas I had some hope that Ennis would raise the stakes even higher. Too bad! Not the worst opponent I guess.