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Jaron 'Boots' Ennis Issues Canelo Alvarez Fight Warning To Terence Crawford

Jaron Ennis warns Terence Crawford about Canelo Alvarez fight.
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Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford has the potential to be the biggest fight in boxing this year and a potential showdown between the two pound-for-pound leaders could happen in September.

The fight is expected to take place at 168 pounds. Crawford last fought at 154 pounds and will have to move up two weight classes to face Canelo.

Some believe Crawford has the skills to overcome the size difference, while others think Alvarez is too powerful. Jaron 'Boots' Ennis falls into the second category and he reminded everyone that Alvarez is used to knocking out much bigger fighters than Crawford.

Ennis, who fights Eimantas Stanionis this weekend, thinks Crawford should first take a warm-up fight at 160 pounds before taking on Alvarez at super middleweight.

Terence Crawford is expected to fight Canelo Alvarez this year
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Speaking to Fight Hub TV, 'Boots' Ennis said:

I think Crawford should take a warmup fight at 160 just to get his body to feel with somebody a little bit bigger.

Ennis then pointed out Canelo Alvarez's highly respected power, saying:

You got to lean towards Canelo because he’s been at that weight for a long time. He’s been pinning big guys out. Crawford’s a little smaller. Canelo is really not a 168-pounder. He should be at 160, and he’s been hurting these guys. He be dropping these guys. These guys be way bigger than him come fight night. I know that for sure. They be close to 200 lbs, and he’s dropping those guys like that. It’s going to be a great fight. The fans want to see it, so be it.

There's no denying Crawford's skills. However, he is coming up against a generational great like Alvarez. Is the jump too big for 'Bud'? Only time will tell.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.