Terence
Crawford believes he is a smarter boxer than Jaron “Boots”
Ennis.
Ennis (36-0) challenged Xander Zayas for the WBO and WBA junior
middleweight titles on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York. Ennis scored
three knockdowns en route to a seventh-round stoppage win over
Zayas. Fans have since started plotting a matchup between “Boots”
and Crawford, who retired last December.
Advertisement
However, Crawford confirms that he won’t come back from retirement
to fight Ennis. Crawford lauded Ennis in every aspect, labelling
him a threat to anyone. However, Crawford believes he would
outsmart Ennis.
Nothing to Prove
“I don’t worry about coming back to prove anything,” Crawford told
“The Porter Way Podcast.” “… To credit ‘Boots,’ he is a tremendous
talent and he’s no walk in the park for no one. He is a threat to
anyone that he steps a foot in the ring with. He got tremendous
speed, he got great power, defense, reflexes. But the only thing
that I can say is, I’m 10 steps ahead of him in smarts. And I think
that’s where he would get in trouble.”
Crawford (42-0) won 18 world titles across five divisions before
retiring undefeated last year. “Bud” is considered among the
greatest boxers of all time.
Terence
Crawford says he will NOT come out of retirement to face Boots
Ennis, and believes he’s 10 steps ahead of Boots when it comes to
boxing IQ 🗣️“To credit Boots, he’s a tremendous talent and he’s no walk in the
park for no one…The only thing I can say is, I’m 10 steps… pic.twitter.com/z0sTdJHCHd
— Source of Boxing (@Sourceofboxing)
June 28, 2026