A “Hungry” Awisma Lima could shock Jaron “Boots” Ennis

Tim Bradley warns Auisma Lima could defeat Jaron “Boots” Ennis Saturday night in their junior middleweight showdown on DAZN. He says Lima (14-1, 10 KOs) is “hungry,” and that he’s not as “flabby” as some people think.

Bradley believes Ennis (34-0, 30 KO) lacks self-confidence, which was already exposed by Karen Choukhadjian last year when he was embarrassed in front of his fans at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Lima’s threat is real

“Shoes is dangerous. He doesn’t think he’s dangerous. Look at the guy he’s fighting this weekend. This guy better not beat him. This guy is hungry. This guy is no slouch. He’s ready,” Tim Bradley said on his own page. channel About Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ opponent Uisma Lima being a threat to him on Saturday.

If Jaron loses to Lima on Saturday, it will ruin his plans for stardom. Ennis was talking about how he was going to defeat Lima and then start capturing world titles at 154 years old. His promoter, Eddie Hearn, says he is a “replacement” for Terence Crawford.

Crawford comparison

Style-wise, “Boots” has the talent to be better than Crawford. What is concerning is how late he is in stepping up to compete at the top level. When Terrence was 28, he didn’t face much opposition either. The two fighters he fought when he was the same age were these men:

These are skilled level fighters, much less than Ennis’ opponent, Uisma Lima, on Saturday. They’re not on the level of ‘Boots’ last two opponents, Eimantas Stanionis and Karen Chukhadzhian.

A lot of people forget who Crawford was fighting when he was Ennis’s age. If you’re wondering why Crawford didn’t become a star earlier in his career, the weak opposition he routinely fought is why.

Missed opportunities 147

Ennis ruined his career by not choosing to fight Teofimo Lopez, Virgil Ortiz Jr., Devin Haney, and Brian Norman Jr. when he had the opportunity. Bradley says Boots could have fought Terence Crawford as well. It’s bad enough that Ennis didn’t fight Vergil Jr.

This alone was a huge mistake on his part, and he made things worse for himself by agreeing to fight Lima instead of a top contender in his debut at 154 years old.

“We never know what someone’s fighting for,” Bradley said. Crawford did say that Potts had several opportunities to fight him. “And Potts said, ‘No, thank you,’ just like he said to the others,” Bradley said.

Thiem then steered the topic from the Lima fight to how Ennis struggled in his rematch with Karen Chokhodazian last year on November 9, 2024.

Karen had her hands on the ‘boots’, hitting clean shots, and couldn’t seem to miss anything he threw. What saved Ennis was the gassing of Choukhodjian in the tournament rounds.

Bradley points out that Karen isn’t on the same level as Terence Crawford, which a few fans would argue against. That night, Crawford would not have stood in the trenches the way Choukhodjian did to trade with Ennis the way he did. This is not his style.

Crawford is the engine, which is why he’s become such a big pay-per-view draw. He still doesn’t have pay-per-view appeal, other than his fights against Canelo Alvarez and Errol Spence.

Written by Nation Vegas, a boxing analyst who has been covering world title fights since 2013.