David Avanesyan Fought Both Terence Crawford And Jaron Ennis And Has No Doubt Who Hits Harder

David Avanesyan is only one man who has been in the ring with both Terence Crawford and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.

Crawford became the undisputed welterweight champion when he defeated Errol Spence Jr in a career defining victory last year

Since then ‘Bud’ has moved up one weight division and created more history by defeating WBA title holder Israil Madrimov to become a four-weight world champion.

The man filling the void at 147 after both Crawford and Spence moved up is the Philadelphia native, ‘Boots’ Ennis.

The undefeated 27-year-old boasts an impressive record of 29 knockouts from his 32 wins and is seen by many as the biggest threat to Crawford at either welterweight or super-welterweight.

Former WBA regular champion at 147lb Avanesyan fought Ennis in his last outing and previously faced Crawford two years ago. Ennis stopped the Russian in the fifth round, one earlier than Crawford managed.

Speaking to Boxing Scene, Avanesyan’s trainer Carl Greaves believes Ennis to be the busier fighter.

“Boots Ennis is the more busy, more active fighter in my opinion. He’s a bit younger and a bit fresher. On the other hand, Crawford is very, very patient. His timing is very good and he plans just the right attacks at just the right times whereas Ennis was more busy.”

However, he revealed that his man had told him Crawford was the harder hitter between the two.

“I think that Crawford is a heavier handed fighter.

I was talking to David and he said that Crawford hits harder but that ‘Boots’ Ennis was a bit sharper and busier.”

Crawford’s eleven fight knockout streak was halted by Madrimov last weekend, opening up questions as to whether his power translates to the higher weight class.