Ennis' lackluster persona prices him Conor Benn battle

Conor Benn says nobody is aware of who IBF welterweight champion Jaron 'Boots' Ennis is in England as a result of he doesn't have a 'persona'.

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Undefeated and extremely ranked Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) says he doesn't have a look at Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) when “massive names” are talked about as a result of he’s well-known within the UK.

Ennis' lack of charisma

Benn, 28, considers Boots an distinctive fighter at 147, second solely to Terence Crawford, however his lack of charisma and persona makes him unworthy of combating.

He’s undesirable. Jaron's promoter, Eddie Hearn, clearly I’ve a heavy burden attempting to advertise the Philadelphia native together with his uninteresting, flat and uninteresting persona. Hearn can't do it alone. He must construct his model, however that’s not occurring.

Ennis doesn't appear to comprehend that boxing is an leisure enterprise and that you’ve to have the ability to curiosity individuals outdoors the ring. Take a look at Tyson Fury. He doesn't have a lot expertise and his resume is barren, however he has made an absolute fortune from his clown persona.

Boots discovered himself alone; in any other case, it's not value it for Hearn to maintain him on his Matchroom workforce. Eddie is nice at hyping up fighters, however he can't try this in the event that they're simply bodily there whereas selling their fights.

Ennis doesn't do PR [PR] work he has to do outdoors the ring, doing interviews, posting on social media and creating characters. He wants a gimmick to promote himself to the general public, however nothing is being finished to create one.

Jaron's missed alternative

Boots lately turned down a large battle supply to maneuver as much as 154 to problem Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his WBC interim title at His Excellency Turki Alalshikh's Riyadh season occasion on February 22. That is the worst attainable profession transfer Ennis may make.

“Who is aware of who Boots is?” I used to be strolling round Philadelphia and Miami. Everybody is aware of the identify Benn in america. Ennis is coming to England, nobody is aware of who he’s,” Conor Benn informed Combat Hub TV, revealing why he isn’t considering combating Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.

“When you say 'massive names,' I don't have a look at it. I have a look at Pacquiao, Broner, Kell Brook and Khan, individuals invested in personalities. There’s not a lot of that (With Boots),” Benn stated.

Conor is ranked #2 WBA, #2 WBC, #4 IBF and #7 WBO at welterweight. Benn says he expects to problem WBC 147-pound champion Mario Barrios (29-2-1, 15 KOs) in February 2025. It's a winnable battle for Benn.

If he manages to get his palms on the WBC belt, he can have massive cash to make defending his title towards the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Adrien Broner, Amir Khan and Kell Brook. These are fights that might promote nicely within the UK, and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh could be considering staging some in Riyadh.

Barrios is coming off a 12-round draw towards Abel Ramos (28-6-3, 22 KOs) on June 15 on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.