DAZN: Xander Yarob Zayas Castro vs. Jaron Ennis & Jahi Jawara Tucker vs. Euri Cedeno Martinez RBR.

I think Boots has bad defense, not a bad chin; he got hit with some bombs there by a guy who looked about 2 stone heavier than him and recovered quickly. If his chin wasn't decent, he'd have lost that one.

 

Nah bro, no way.

 

Xander's stock went up after this fight anyway. He took his shot and almost got Boots out of there. Needs to work on his head movement though.

 

Boots dropped Xander 3 times and Xander has never been dropped and he's bigger, Ortiz was in more trouble against Bohachuk and Kavaliauskas. Boots would dismantle those guys.

People are making too much of a big deal of being stunned.

 

He gets a little hyperbolic sometimes

 

"Plays with his food" way too much. That was a 3-5 round fight after the knockdown. A true elite fighter would have ended it in 3-5.
If he stuck to boxing without the bull****, he could have got Xayas out of there cleanly, not after Xayas took a knee/his corner threw the towel.

Fundora and Ortiz are completely different options for Ennis. Unlike Xayas, they can punch as hard or harder than him. So that bull**** isn't going to work. He'll get clipped and he'll get clipped hard. That's when we'll see how good he is.

 

great fight. congrats to boots, looked about as good as i expected. i still dont think hes operating at the highest levels, but this fight gets him closer. i overestimated zayas a bit, but on a different night he may have pulled it off. hes right there with boots, just hasnt learned how to put it all together. both still have vulnerable moments in their flow.

 

Shoutout Xander by the way, in a sport where people protect their 0 especially at his age… respect.

 

yes basic, but Vergil has speed and power same as boots. Also high work rate and a decent chin. He can easily land on boots

 

That's an interesting fight, I hope it happens (although I'd sooner see Ennis-Ortiz next).