Terence Crawford recently stated his belief that Sebastian Fundora is the man to hand Jaron Ennis a first career defeat. Now, ‘Boots’ has responded to those claims made by ‘Bud.’
Crawford and Ennis were linked to a fight for a number of years, both when Crawford reigned as the WBO welterweight world champion and once he had got his hands on the coveted undisputed title in the 147lb division.
However, back in December, ‘Bud’ hung up the gloves without ever facing Ennis, leaving the undefeated super-welterweight contender as one of the United States’ biggest unbeaten stars.
Although, whilst his record remains unblemished, ‘Boots’ is scheduled for a difficult clash with unified 154lb ruler, Xander Zayas, in June, where he could become a two-division unified champion if able to dethrone the Puerto Rican.
Yet, on social media, Crawford stated that Ennis should be more concerned about WBC titleholder Sebastian Fundora, believing that Floridian southpaw is the top dog in the super-welterweight scene and well capable of trumping ‘Boots’.
In an interview with FightHub, Ennis responded to Crawford’s comments, declaring that the opinions of his fellow fighters and rivals has no impact on him, after laughing off the thought of losing to Fundora.
“Ha. I don’t know why though. None of that stuff be bothering me. Like I said, I am the best at 154lbs. Everybody know it and I’mma keep standing every time out.”
Zayas-Ennis takes place on Saturday, June 27, where the 35-fight undefeated streak of ‘Boots’ will be on the line in what is the toughest test of his career to date.
