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Crawford Camp responds: Davis calls Ennis ‘average’

Published

12 months ago

October 12, 2025

Image: Crawford Camp Fires Back at Ennis Hype — Bernie Davis Calls ‘Boots’ an “Average Boxer” Despite KO Highlight

Terence Crawford’s coach Bernie Davis went into meltdown after Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ victory over Uisma Lima last Saturday night, dismissing the victory by saying: “Who is he playing against? I’ve never heard of that guy.” He seemed really worried about it.

(Source: Emma Brawley Boxing in the Match Room)

Is jealousy creeping into Team Crawford?

It’s almost as if Bernie was jealous of Ennis’ impressive appearance, which was airy years ahead of Crawford’s typical performance. He’s never looked like this in his career. Ennis took some of the shine out of Bud’s recent victory by annihilating Lima.

Bernie was excited, apparently bothered by the praise Ennis received from the boxing world after his first-round knockout of Lima (14-2, 10 KO) in Philadelphia.

Ennis’ victory over Lima eclipsed Crawford’s victory over Canelo Alvarez on September 13. Ennis peppered Lima with shots, dropping him twice before finishing him off with a storm of powerful shots. This performance left fans speechless. Nobody does it at the highest level at 154, 160 or 168 years elderly.

In contrast, Bud ran around the ring most of the evening against Alvarez, trying not to get hit and narrowly winning a 12-round unanimous decision by scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112.

Bernie: ‘Boots is an average boxer’

“Boots” is an average boxer to me. He doesn’t do anything. These are the facts. Show me something about his skills,” Bernie Davis asked Ysm Sports Media about Jaron “Boots” Ennis. “You’re showing me something frosty, out of this world.”

The “average boxer” wouldn’t eliminate Uisma Lima in the first round like “Boots” Ennis did last Saturday night. This requires top skills against a knockout artist like Lima, who is better than fans think. We’ll see this over time as he starts fighting some of the top fighters.

“What makes him so talented? Crawford is a guy who can jump up and hang out with anyone you meet because of his skills. He beats all the other guys with his skills,” Bernie said.

Ennis’ appearance in his last two fights against Uisma Lima and Eimantas Stanionis indicates that he appears to be superior to Crawford in terms of skill. In his career, Terence has never looked as impressive as “Boots” did in his last two fights.

Compare Bud’s performance in his last two fights against Canelo Alvarez and Israil Madrimov to Ennis’ performance against Lima and Stanionis. It’s like night and day. Crawford struggled in his fights against Madrimov and Canelo.

In the eyes of many fans, Madrimov defeated Crawford. In each round of the fight, Israil landed stronger and cleaner shots. If it was “Boots” who fought Madrimov, I imagine this fight to be similar to his fights against Lima and Stanionis.

Crawford’s career best wins

Saul Alvarez
Errol Spence Jr.
Shawn Porter
Israil Madrimov
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Amir Khan
Jeff Horn
Julius Indongo
Wiktor Postol
Yuriorkis Gamboa

These are easily Crawford’s best wins of his career. Of these names, seven of them were past their prime when Bud fought them. He didn’t fight a top-notch version of these guys: Canelo, Gamboa, Porter, Indongo, Spence, Brook or Khan. They were all at the end of their careers when Crawford fought them.

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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Scorecard Analysis: Key Highlights and Insights

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7 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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"Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Scorecard Analysis: Key Highlights and Insights"

World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.

The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.

WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.

Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard

Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton

(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)

Heavyweight
Copper Box Arena, London
10×3

Round	Fisher	Pirotton
Round 1	10	9
Round 2	10	9
Round 3	9	10
Round 4	9	10
Round 5	10	9
Round 6	10	9
Round 7	10	9
Round 8	10	9
Round 9	10	9
Round 10	10	9
WBN Totals:	98	92

Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95

Preview

Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.

The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.

The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.

The Fisher vs Pirotton event unfolds alongside more live coverage on World Boxing News.

About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

Read Phil Jay’s full bio and latest stories.

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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Results: Latest Fight Outcome and Highlights

Published

10 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Results: Latest Fight Outcome and Highlights

World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.

Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.

WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.

Results

All times are local BST.

23:41

Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.

22:42

Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.

21:43

Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.

20:52

Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.

20:32

Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.

19:29

Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.

18:40

Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.

18:24

Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.

17:42

Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.

Remaining Bouts

Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight

Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight

TV Coverage

The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.

Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.

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Davies vs Collins & Heaney vs Warburton II Results: Full Fight Recap

Published

11 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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"Davies vs Collins & Heaney vs Warburton II Results: Full Fight Recap"

World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.

Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.

Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.

WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.

Results

All times are local BST.

23:11

Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.

Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.

22:04

Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.

21:22

Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.

20:10

Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.

19:56

Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.

18:55

Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.

18:11

Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.

17:22

Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.