Jaron “Boots” Ennis didn’t just beat Eimantas Stanionis on Saturday night – he school he. Systematically, precisely, and without a single wasted movement, Ennis tore the previously unbeaten Lithuania and dropped, broken and completely out of answers through round six. The IBF and WBA belts now belong to one man. And that man is all he said.
It wasn’t just a win. It was a statement. A hard, cruel, surgical one.
A achievement that requires respect – whether you like it or not
The boxing world has been whispering for years that Ennis is ‘the future’. Too fast, too strong, too smart, too smooth. He has all the tools. Power in both hands. Defense as tight as she fades. Ring IQ so high that it makes seasoned contenders look like sparring partners. Saturday night in Atlantic City the whispered.
There is no more waiting around. Germantown’s child has just become the man at 147.
Boots are boxing as if he had something to prove. He controlled remote, dictated pace and neutralized the pressure of stanionis with a stabbing enough to divide atoms. He cut through the guard, punished the body and turned outside the series as on skates. At round five, blood dumped from Stanionis’s face – the price to think that he could stand and survive in front of a problem like Ennis.
By round it was over. A few evil body shots crumbled stanionis. A savage bursts on top -folded him like a grass chair. He hit the score, sure – but there was no sense to continue. His corner knew that. Everyone who looked knew it. It wasn’t a fight. It was a demolition.
Critics got hard after Chukhadzhian – now they’re quiet
Let’s address it. That last outing? The Karen Chukhadzhian Rematch? Not wonderful. Apartment. Boring. People started talking. To say boots are ‘exposed’, ‘over hyp’, ‘not ready’. Well – where are they now?
Because this The version of Boots Ennis was flawless. Adult. Average. Icy. He did not chase the knockout – he built it. Round through round. Punch at punch. He made Stanionis look like he didn’t belong. And it wasn’t mandatory. Stanionis was the old. Unbeaten. A real one. The only other welter weight with a claim to momentum. Now? He is just another name on Ennis’s resume.
Mario Barrios? Brian Norman jr.? They are next. But none of them have that have boots. None of them work at this level.
Last updated on 04/13/2025
