This content is protected After reviewing the fight myself, i recorded the fight, the only problem I had with Boots was the fact he didn't go to the body in the second or third round. He does need to learn how to cut the ring off a little better but even Spence would've struggled with a similar style (see Porter fight and how difficult it was for him to cut off the ring against Porter, due to Porter's quick feet and footwork). I still think he's a top WW and is 50/50 against all the top guys.
Do you think this performance should be used as a measuring stick for Ennis vs Crawford, Spence, Thurman, Ugas, and Virgil Ortiz?
Well if you want to, but Chud was a good fighter with his footwork and movement. Heck you just don't knock every body out. Duran , Leonard and Hearns didn't . Why would Ennis?
Karen is actually a very good fighter and ennis completely shut his offense down and seemed to have no problems going 12 rounds. It was a good win.
He's hyped far too hard. Let me ask you, if a French fighter was interim champion with exactly the same resume would he have been elevated or would he need to fight for the real IBF?
The French fighter would have waved the white flag long before he got there so the discussion is purely academic.
