DAZN: Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis & Raymond Ford vs. Thomas Mattice RBR

I picked Ennis to win by a close decision so he exceeded my expectations in that regard. Credit to him for that.

Still though, I just ain't wowed by him. My main complaint is how he leaves himself open constantly. Even tonight he was getting hit clean and getting his head snapped back a good bit, by punches he really shouldn't have been getting hit with.

It doesn't matter since this fight will likely never happen, but I stand by my position a couple years back. Crawford makes mincemeat out of this guy.

On a funnier note, the commentary highlight for me tonight was how the crew was talking up Stanionis winning the fifth round, then Ennis started to find some slight success near the end of the round and suddenly they were comparing him to Neo from the Matrix.

If Neo was Ennis, those movies would've ended a hell of a lot sooner if the punches he was getting hit with tonight are any indicator

 

Congrats on your longest thread.

(Lester Martínez vs. Joeshon James was your previous longest at 555 replies)

 

I thought about that one too, but Stan struggled badly in that fight where as, as you mentioned, the early Ennis ko. Crawford also ko’d him just to add fuel to the fire.

 

Keep that same energy for fighters you like who are big in their weight classes but we all know you won't.

 

My favorite fighters are Kambosos, Tszyu and Opetaia not one of them is big for their division.

 

Timmy ain't small at 154

 

So I'm seeing Boots gets hit too much (he's aggressive and it happens) and he's too big for the division; Tito, Vernon Forrest, Kermit Cintron Paul Williams etc.........and I could go on and on were all bigger than him. Some of these criticisms are a little crazy. If Boots turned completely negative and pot shot and moved, which he clearly has the ability to do, I think he'd get critiqued for that as well. Nothing he does is gonna be enough for those who don't like him.

My only criticism is he needs to stay focused in the ring, he shouldn't be showboating at this level. Beyond that, he's building a rep and he's only 27.

 

Did you see the size difference in his fight with Fundora?

 

@LilButt Is moving on up!

 

Fundora is a freak