Eddie Hearn says Terence Crawford will want it “lots of money” fight Jaron “Boots” Ennis because he knows what a threat Ennis poses to him. He claims that Crawford (42-0, 31 KO) will not fight Ennis unless he receives a huge sum of money.
(Source: Emma Brawley Matchroom/Boxing)
Hearn sounds financial alarm
“This is a fight for the ages,” said Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn Fighting Hub TV about Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Terence Crawford. “Crawford will only fight Boots if there’s a lot of money involved because he knows how good Ennis is. He won’t fight anymore unless it’s a lot of money.:
I don’t know if Crawford-Boots is a “fight for the ages.” Hearns goes a little overboard with this talk. It’s a good fight and it would be nice to see what juvenile Ennis can do against the 38-year-old Crawford, knocking him off his high horse.
A more entertaining fight would be to see how “Boots” stacks up against some super middleweights like Christian Mbilli, Lester Martinez and Osleys Iglesias.
These fighters throw a lot more punches than Crawford, and they stay in the pocket when it comes to fighting. You won’t see them running around the ring like Crawford did against Canelo. Fans would get a boost if one of them fought Ennis.
“His biggest challenge is Crawford. He has earned the right to demand tens of millions of dollars, and that kind of money can only be given to him in super fights. Cawford knows how good Ennis is. Why would you fight Ennis?” Hearn said.
Is Crawford protecting his legacy?
Crawford will likely be protective in his matchmaking now, as he became somewhat popular with the Canelo Alvarez fight. This means he won’t take the risk of fighting Ennis unless Turki Alalshikh pays him John D. Rockefeller– like a fortune to fight him, probably to the tune of $100 million.
Only luck makes this happen
This will depend on how much he worries about “Boots” and whether he worries that his precious legacy will suffer from the loss. He may also have the idea in his mind that he has taken his place as the “Face of Boxing.” If this victory gave Crawford any delusions of grandeur, he will be looking for over $100 million, and if he doesn’t receive that amount, he won’t fight.
“Will you tell me what fight will pay Crawford as much money as he wants?” Hearn said.
For Crawford to agree to a fight with “Boots” Ennis, he might want a raise from $50 million scammers went on to fight a faded Canelo Alvarez on September 13. “Ennis is a completely different beast than the flat-footed 35-year-old Canelo. He can do everything Crawford can, but has better offensive skills.
“Boots” is not about delaying rounds by moving or waiting to counter opponents like Crawford does. In fact, he initiates by being the aggressor, throwing punches and attacking. That’s why he’s already more popular than Crawford. For the same reason, Errol Spence was more popular than Crawford. He had a fan-friendly style that made him a US crossover star like past greats like Oscar De La Hoya.
The truth is that the only two fights that will pay Crawford a fortune are these two:
Canelo Alvarez (rematch): It depends on whether Turki Alalashikh is interested in financing a second fight. It’s a bad sign that he asked if David Benavidez could still make 168 pounds. This suggests that he is interested in Benavidez fighting Crawford, not Canelo.
Jaron “Boots” Ennis: This is clearly the best option for Crawford if his goal is to get another monster large payday before he retires to his mansion in Omaha, Nebraska. I would say Benavidez is a top-money fight for Terence, but he has already said no to fighting “The Mexican Monster.”
It looks bad that Crawford is refusing to fight because he has talked about putting him on the UFC roster The Mount Rushmore of boxing. Avoiding Benavidez is a signal that Crawford is not cut from the same cloth as the greats at the top.
He’s not a risk-taker like Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis or Sugar Ray Leonard. You can add a whole host of others who Crawford can’t match in the guts department among all-time greats.
When you think about how these greats were willing to risk their skin to fight the best, you hear Crawford refusing to fight Benavidez, which shows he’s not one of them.
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Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.
Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.
The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.
Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.
Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.
“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.
It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.
“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”
Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.
Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.
Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.
Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.
Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.
Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.
“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”
Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through.
Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 25, 2026
The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.
Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.
Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.
‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.
One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.
“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.
“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.
“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.
“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”
The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.
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