{"id":361631,"date":"2026-07-06T02:43:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=361631"},"modified":"2026-07-06T02:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:13:45","slug":"bob-arum-explains-why-terence-crawford-would-still-trouble-jaron-ennis-despite-boots-own-switch-hitting-ability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/bob-arum-explains-why-terence-crawford-would-still-trouble-jaron-ennis-despite-boots-own-switch-hitting-ability\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Arum Explains Why Terence Crawford Would Still Trouble Jaron Ennis Despite Boots’ Own Switch-hitting Ability"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis\u2019 dominant stoppage of Xander Zayas has reignited talk of how he would have matched up with Terence Crawford before the previous undisputed champion retired.<\/p>\n

Many view Ennis because the closest stylistic comparison to Crawford, with each able to switching between orthodox and southpaw during a fight. Bob Arum, nonetheless, believes Crawford possessed a rare advantage that may have made him a difficult puzzle for anyone to unravel.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCrawford is an awfully good fighter, and it will take an actual wizard to beat him,\u201d Arum said to FightHype. \u201cCrawford has something that no other fighter around has. He fights equally well as a southpaw and a right-hander.<\/p>\n

\u201cOften, the fighter he\u2019s fighting trains for him as an orthodox fighter, and so, from the primary round, he\u2019ll turn southpaw, and the guy isn\u2019t ready for him. That\u2019s what beat Spence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Arum was referring to Crawford\u2019s ninth-round stoppage of Errol Spence Jr in July 2023, a performance many still regard as the best of his profession. Crawford repeatedly switched stances, forcing Spence to regulate throughout the fight before breaking him down.<\/p>\n

Boots, though, differs from most of Crawford\u2019s former opponents. The newly crowned unified junior middleweight champion can also be comfortable boxing from either stance, recurrently switching between orthodox and southpaw without sacrificing his offense. That may likely remove much of the surprise factor Arum described.<\/p>\n

Crawford\u2019s success was never built solely on switch-hitting. His ability to read opponents, make adjustments between rounds, and capitalize on mistakes helped him capture world titles in five weight classes before ending his profession with victories over Spence and Canelo Alvarez.<\/p>\n

The fight never happened before Crawford retired, leaving it as certainly one of boxing\u2019s enduring \u201cwhat if\u201d matchups. Arum\u2019s view is that Crawford\u2019s versatility would still have presented Ennis with the hardest test of his profession, despite the similarities of their styles.<\/p>\n

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Tom Galm<\/strong> is a boxing journalist who has covered the worldwide fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight evaluation, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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