Unbeaten IBF #3, WBA #5, WBO #5, and WBC #8 welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis (28-0, 26 KOs) destroyed Thomas Dulorme (25-6-1, 16 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Ennis obliterated Dulorme twice to end it after just 1:49. This was Boots’ eleventh career first round knockout.
“It was a good knockout,” said Ennis. “You know me, I wanted to show my skills and abilities. I’m just thankful for this opportunity. Now it’s on to the next. Let’s get the big names…I’ve been ready for a world title two years ago. I want the top guys: Errol Spence Jr., Yordenis Ugas, Shawn Porter, Terence Crawford, Keith Thurman. I’m ranked #3 in the IBF, so Errol Spence Jr. is who I want next.”
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Unbeaten WBO #2, IBF #8, WBC #12, WBO #14 lightweight contender and Muhammad Ali lookalike Michel Rivera (22-0, 14 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over Juan Macias Romero (24-2, 8 KOs). Scores were 100-90 3x.
Romero is tough, but he should go to 130 (if possible). Rivera has nice offensive skills, but I want to see more of his inside offensive/defensive skills. Rivera will probably have to scrap at 140.
So one question. Why are you talking about any of this on a jaron ennis article? Lmao
At some point, Ennis will need more resistance before encountering other top fighters at 147. Because Porter will lose to Crawford, maybe Ennis can fight Ramos next. I believe the Ortiz, Jr. vs. Ennis trains are quickly approaching for a major collision.
147 is on fire!!!
I knew he’d stop him, definitely wasn’t expecting the first round, but I’m not shocked. I don’t think there’s anyway in the world he’d come out of his semi-retirement to do it, but I think Keith Thurman would be a good next fight for Ennis.
Thurman has fought only twice in the last 4 1/2 years, and not at all in over 2 years. He’s just letting his prime years, and the chance to accumulate a whole lot of money before retiring, slip away. I agree that he would be a good next step for Ennis, but he would be crazy not to take a couple of tune-up bouts first. I doubt Thurman wants anything to do with Ennis at this point though.
I completely agree. I wouldn’t be shocked if Thurman never fought, anyone, ever again at this point. It’s a damn shame too. I don’t think Spence will fight him but between rematches with Porter and Garcia and fights with Ugas, Crawford and now maybe Ennis and who knows who else – how many millions of dollars is Thurman just leaving on the table?
Ennis ate a couple of big right hands, but otherwise looked awesome as usual. Would love to see Ennis-Crawford before too long. Crawford is 34. If he’s ever going to fight Ennis, best to do it sooner rather than later. I like Ennis against Crawford or any other Welterweight right now…
Victor Ortiz right hands going to be a different story if he connects on Ennis.
Ennis looks so explosive to me. It’s hard to gauge his potential but he is leaps and bounds ahead of Virgil Ortiz from a talent standpoint. Coming from a boxing family as well as having the natural athletic gifts? Watch out welterweight division.
Wow. That was fast. Outstanding for Ennis.
Ennis is the truth!
No, I believe that is Errol “The Truth” Spence! Ennis already has a nickname, it’s “Boots!”
Ennis & Rivera are the goods. Two wonderful fighters. I wish both of them well.
Speaketh … F.J.B.
Fredrick J. Brandon III.
I need to go on record and say that Jose Matias Romero was robbed against Isaac Cruz, so last night’s loss to Michel Rivera was really Romero’s 1st loss. I see great things ahead of Rivera (La Zarza Ali).
Speaketh … F.J.B.
Fredrick J. Brandon III.
Something special they are putting in water in WelterTown. Some SuperHuman top twenty!
The Ancestors have blessed Ennis with some prime Roy Jones-esque abilities.
Ennis looks like the real thing. Maybe Adrien Broner can fight him when he gets out of Cuyahoga County Jail.
Very good fight. Thank you very much.
Ennis should fight Jamal James next. James needs another ass whipping.
Speaketh … F.J.B.
Fredrick J. Brandon III.
If Rivera looks like Mohammed Ali, then Juan Urango looked like Floyd Patterson.
Whetto, let’s not bully Rivera. The man should gave an outstanding performance.
Take a chill pill, Bud.
Just gave.
The man JUST gave an outstanding performance.
I guess I am having a case of The Sundays.
I’m not bullying anybody. The writer says he looks like Ali and I say I always felt the Juan Urango looked like Floyd Patterson. But we do live in the era of butthurtness where people are looking to see what they are going to be offended by…two kinds of hurt, there is hurt and then there’s butt hurt.
@Whetto Rivera has a slight resemblance to Ali. He damn sure looks a lot more like Ali than Nico does. If someone showed me a picture of Nico Ali Walsh, and asked me what well-known boxer he was related to, if I didn’t know any better I might have guessed Antonio Margarito.
You’re right, Nico Ali Walsh sure looks a lot more like Antonio Margarito than Muhammad Ali. But that’s because Nico’s father is Italian, not sure of his mom, and Muhammad, on the other hand, was a quarter-Irish. Was it just me, or did Muhammad start looking more Irish in his later years?
Rivera looks more like Julian Jackson to me.
This is what I a hate about PBC promotions. The mismatches.
right, because the other promotion companies usually have highly competitive bouts?
Is Ennis going to be allowed to punch all of his future opponents on the back of the head?
It was a good shot to the side of the head towards the rear, but not the back. Thats the drawback of leaning your head forward when guy is throwing a looping punch.