Conor Benn was on his back legs today, calling out Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, saying he is ready to fight the undefeated IBF welterweight champion. Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) says he will fight the undefeated Boots (32-0, 29 KOs) or fellow 147-weight champions Mario Barrios and Eimantas Stanionis.
Benn seemed a little crazy when he talked about wanting to take Ennis, and maybe he didn’t think too clearly about what the Americans would do to him.
If Benn is serious about wanting a fight against Boots, it suggests that he has begun to understand what his career is seen as a farce. It is seen as a fake, a specially prepared fight against tomato cans to build an inflated record for marketing purposes to sell it to the British public.
The 28-year-old Benn hasn’t fought much of anyone during his career, except for a 37-year-old Chris Algieri in 2021.
Benn wouldn’t even be a tune-up fight for Jaron Ennis because he’s too average, and he looked horrible in his recent fights against Peter Dobson and Rodolfo Orozco.
Conor is not serious about wanting to fight Boots or any of the champions right now because he is in line for a fight against middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. Those two were supposed to fight in 2022, but Benn was busted for a PED, which ruined those. the plans are his career.
Although Benn wanted to fight Boots Ennis, his promoter, Eddie Hearn, would have vetoed this idea. Hearn saved Benn for Eubank Jr because he is the one the Brits love and is expected to be on stage in Riyadh. It will be shown on DAZN PPV, and it will be interesting to see if it brings in a respectable number of buys.
They will probably do well in the UK because these two are the equivalent of celebrity level boxers and not serious over there. In the US, fans don’t rate Benn or Eubank Jr. I don’t need to watch TV. They are at bush level.
Eubank Jr. he did not impress in his recent fight on October 12, stropping journeyman Kamil Szeremeta in the seventh round on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
Benn calls Jaron Ennis
“Come on, give me Ennis, no problem. Give me Barrios. Give me Stanionis. I’m not afraid of anyone. I’m willing to go up to 160 to fight someone they say I can’t beat,” said Conor Benn to Fight Hub TVreferring to career underachiever Chris Eubank Jr.
“So, then come down to 147. I’m a fighting man. This is what we do; this is our life. You’re never afraid of a fight. Get out on your shield. It’s who you are. It’s your DNA ; it’s your makeup. Don’t go far in this game if you’re afraid to fight someone,” Benn said.
