“Boots going to do all of the work for him. Boots goes to set himself up,” Bradley mentioned on his channel. “All that lunging and [expletive] that he does. See, I’m telling y’all, man. See, once you’re preventing Crawford, you bought to be affected person.”
Bradley could have recognized a weak point in Ennis, however his prediction treats Crawford just like the fighter who dismantled Errol Spence Jr. three years in the past.
Crawford’s final combat in opposition to a youthful opponent got here in opposition to Israil Madrimov in August 2024, and that was something however straightforward.
Crawford received a unanimous resolution, however the scores of 116-112 and 115-113 twice mirrored a aggressive combat. CompuBox credited Crawford with touchdown 95 punches to Madrimov’s 84, whereas Madrimov landed 65 energy pictures in comparison with Crawford’s 55.
Madrimov disrupted Crawford’s rhythm utilizing feints, disciplined boxing and awkward angles. It was the primary time Crawford had gone the complete 12 rounds since his 2016 victory over Viktor Postol.
Two years have handed since that combat. Crawford fought solely as soon as afterward, defeating Canelo Alvarez in 2025 earlier than retiring.
Ennis is 29 and brings significantly extra offensive exercise than Madrimov. That aggression could create counterpunching alternatives, however Crawford would nonetheless need to take care of velocity, combos and sustained bodily stress coming again at him.
Bradley believes Ennis lacks the composure wanted in opposition to an elite technician.
“If he learn to calm the hell down, he might need an opportunity,” Bradley mentioned. “He at all times dashing the whole lot.”
That criticism has benefit. Treating a Crawford knockout as computerized is more durable to just accept when the final youthful opponent he confronted gave him one among his most troublesome fights in years.
