Jaron “Boots” Ennis has been added to No. 7 in The Ring’s updated 154-pound rankings following his first-round knockout victory over challenger Uisma Lima last Saturday.
Eyesight test on CV
This is a ranking based on an eye test, as Ennis (35-0, 31 KO) hasn’t beaten anyone well enough to move up to No. 7. If he had fought one of the top contenders, he would have moved up higher. His promoter, Eddie Hearn, had no chance of finding a better fighter.
Updated The Ring 154-pound rankings
Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Sebastian Fundor
Israil Madrimov
Bakhram Murtazaliev
Ericsson Lubin
Xander Zayas
Jaron Ennis
Brandon Adams
Jesus Ramos
Abass Baraou
Madrimov’s controversial No. 3 spot
The list is decent. Part of the complaints from X fans is that recently defeated former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov was placed third. Madrimov (10-2-1, 7 KO) has a record of 0-2 in his last two fights, and has not won a fight for a year and a half.
Madrimov has continued to fight better opponents than Ennis, and fighters are ranked lower than him in The Ring’s 154-pound rankings. He narrowly lost to Vergil Ortiz Jr. in his last two fights. and Terence Crawford. He could have beaten Vergil had he not been unwell, and many boxing fans believe he deserved the victory over Crawford. Thanks to him, I won, and I have many years of experience.
Ortiz Jr.’s No. 1 spot is questionable
Placing Vergil Ortiz Jr. in the first place makes no sense at all because he hasn’t looked good enough in his last two fights to be rated that high. His 12-round majority decision victory over Serhiy Bohachuk on August 10, 2024 was controversial as he was dropped twice in the fight.
His 12-round unanimous decision victory over Madrimov on February 22 this year was very close. The judges awarded it to Ortiz Jr. with scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 117-111. Madrimov, before the fight with Vergil, was suffering from a severe case of acute bronchitis and had breathing problems during the fight.
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Jose Benavidez Sr. publicly invited Artur Beterbiev and his team to enter into negotiations to fight David Benavidez.
The comments came after Beterbiev recently discussed previous talks involving both camps. Benavidez Sr., who is David’s father, trainer and manager, said he is ready for the fight to continue.
“Right now, if Beterbiev is watching, their managers are watching, or whoever is making this decision, I am David’s father, coach, manager. Let’s sit down. Let’s make these fights happen. These are the fights we want to make,” Benavidez Sr. he told Fight Hub TV.
“We never got an offer. Like I’m telling you, we never got an offer. But these are the fights we want. With all due respect, I think Beterbiev is a great fighter, man. He’s a very threatening fighter. He’s one of the best right now. He and Bivol are some of the top fighters, but these are the fighters we want to prove ourselves and want to fight.”
Benavidez Sr. added that organizing the fight shouldn’t be a major problem if both sides are interested.
“Let’s organize this fight. It can be fought in five minutes,” said Jose Senior. “These are the fights we want. We are ready to give the people what they want.”
David Benavidez became a three-division world champion earlier this year when he defeated Zurdo Ramirez in the cruiserweight division. Since then, Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are often mentioned among the potential opponents of Benavidez’s next fight.
“Let’s go,” Benavidez Sr. said. “We are ready. These are the fights we want.”
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Many boxing fans consider Muhammad Ali the greatest of all time, but he once revealed his own choice.
Ali’s notable achievements include winning the world heavyweight title three times while talking about the greatest fights in history, including “Rumble In The Jungle” against George Foreman and “Thrilla In Manila” against Joe Frazier.
His final record was 56 wins in 61 fights, also defeating the likes of Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton, and also became a cultural icon outside the ring.
These achievements are why many fans consider Ali to be the greatest of all time, but in a renewed interviewthe heavyweight legend once revealed that he chose Sugar Ray Robinson for the honor.
“This man was attractive. The timing, the speed, the reflexes, the rhythm, his body, everything was attractive.
“I’d say I’m the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound for pound I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the best of all time.”
Robinson reigned as the world welterweight champion for five years, from 1946 to 1951, and went on an incredible 91-fight unbeaten streak.
His record at one stage was 129 wins from 132 fights, 85 of which were knockout victories. After reigning at welterweight, he moved up to middleweight, where he became a five-time world champion in that category.
When he finally hung up his gloves in 1965, he finished his career with a record of 174 wins in 201 fights, and it’s clear why Ali considers him the best.
Bradley says Roach’s experience against pressure players and southpaws will give him an advantage on August 1
Tim Bradley thinks Lamont Roach Jr. he is the player best placed to make William Zepeda lose. In a speech on his YouTube channel, Bradley selected Roach as the winner of the vacant WBC lightweight title on August 1 and cited the fight’s stylistic advantages as a key factor.
“I’m picking Roach to win this fight,” Bradley said on his channel. “I think it’s a perfect match in style. I think Roach fights southpaws better than orthodox fighters.”
Roach comes into the fight coming off a draw with Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and a contentious draw with Gervonta Davis, as well as two physically demanding fights against high-pressure fighters that Bradley says has prepared him for Zepeda’s relentless approach.
“I think he fought one of the best southpaws in the world in Tank Davis. And he did damn well against him,” Bradley said. “He wasn’t scared by the force of the impact.”
Bradley believes Roach has the tools needed to neutralize Zepeda’s pressure.
“When guys who like to get forward and be aggressive, nine times out of 10 they don’t like being tackled,” Bradley said. “Roach has the ability to do it. He has the knowledge and the IQ to be able to do it. And if he does it, he will win this fight.”
Bradley also cautioned that Roach cannot afford to leave matters in the judges’ hands, arguing that he needs to create more separation than in recent draws with Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis.
Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, respected for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fighting landscape. His reports focus on the most vital fights, division development and the most discussed stories in sports.
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