If Terence Crawford was to ever come out of retirement, there is one active fighter who believes their potential showdown would be “easy work”.
‘Bud’ called time on his glittering career last December, just a few months removed from his unanimous decision victory over Canelo Alvarez.
Prior to their super-middleweight encounter, Crawford was considered the consensus underdog but nonetheless produced a legacy-defining display, becoming a three-division undisputed champion.
The American’s most accomplished performances arguably came at 147lbs, however, as all eight of his welterweight victories ended inside the distance.
Most notably, Crawford dethroned Errol Spence Jr with a ninth-round stoppage in July 2023, before moving up to 154lbs and outpointing Israil Madrimov for the WBA title.
But despite ‘Bud’s’ resounding success between those two weight classes, in particular, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis ultimately believes he would defeat Nebraskan in convincing fashion.
‘Boots’ unified the welterweight division with a sixth-round finish over Eimantas Stanionis in April 2025, and now looks to dethrone unified super-welterweight champion Xander Zayas.
The pair will square off at the Barclays Center, New York, this Saturday, and despite this being only his second outing at 154lbs, Ennis has been made a sizable favourite.
Clearly brimming with confidence, the 28-year-old even told MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME earlier this week that a possible Crawford clash would be “easy work”.
While he was the IBF mandatory challenger at 147lbs, ‘Boots’ was particularly bullish in his effort to fight Crawford, who instead moved up in weight and dethroned Madrimov.
And now, with ‘Bud’ having retired from the sport, it appears the Ennis fight is even less likely.
