Terence Crawford walked away from the sport as one of boxing’s modern greats, having ruled in five divisions and overcome a host of major names.
However, there is one active contender that Hall of Fame legend Roy Jones Jr believes would have provided ‘Bud’ with a tough test.
Crawford claimed the undisputed title at super-lightweight, welterweight and super-middleweight, trumping the likes of Kell Brook, Errol Spence Jnr and Canelo Alvarez over the course of a phenomenal and undefeated 42-fight career.
However, before Crawford moved up to super-middleweight for his legacy-defining scalp of Canelo, there were calls for him to fight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, who has since gone on to become a unified welterweight champion and challenges for the unified super-welterweight titles in two months’ time.
Speaking to Sean Zittel, Jones admitted that he would be interested to see how that contest would have played out, with both mens adaptability making for a fascinating scrap.
“It would have been a tough fight for him. We would have found out what he [Boots] is made of, but it would have been a tough fight for both of them because Crawford is that guy that knows how to adapt and make changes too. Ennis is a guy that can definitely make changes on the spot.
“Those are the makings of great fighters, so both of those guys in front of each other would have been a hell of a fight to see because they are both so adaptable.”
Jones praised Boots’ fighting style, likening it to how he systematically took apart opponents.
“[He reminds me of myself] a lot. He has got so many things that he can do, he knows how to change things up on the spot. When you can adapt and change up on the spot, that is what you don’t find in many fighters nowadays.”
Crawford recently revealed that Ennis turned down the chance to face him back in 2021, forcing him to instead defend his WBO world title against Shawn Porter.
