The Undercover Sparring Partner: Tim Bradley’s Bizarre Request to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis

Podcast host Tim Bradley wants Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to rat out Canelo Alvarez to give reports on what he’s doing in the camp by sparring with him, helping him train for his defense of his four 168-lb belts against Terence Crawford on September 13th.

Bradley’s Mole Theory

Ennis isn’t beholden to Crawford to make him want to work as a mole in Canelo’s game just to help him. They’re not close friends, and there’s no reason for him to show loyalty by leaking what Alvarez is doing.

The junior middleweight Ennis posted a picture of himself and Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) on Saturday after or before a sparring session with the Mexican star. Fans on social media believe that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is now in trouble due to the first-class help Canelo is getting to prepare.

Ennis can not only mimic Crawford’s fighting style, but also do a better job by showing facets of his game that the 37-year-old doesn’t possess. Crawford’s last fight against Israil Madrimov on August 3rd, 2024, showed that he’s lost a lot from his game due to age and inactivity.

The “Code” of Boxing

“I just heard the news. A lot of upset people. Everybody is saying, ‘Boots went against the code, and everybody going crazy,’” said Tim Bradley on his channel, reacting to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis assisting undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez with sparring help to prepare for his fight against Terence Crawford on September 13th.

On X, fans aren’t being critical of Ennis from the angle of him breaking “the code” by helping Canelo. They’re saying that Crawford is in trouble now. If Ennis works for Canelo all the way up until their fight, it’s going to put Terence in a bad spot.

“I’m looking at the comments on some of these videos. ‘I lost all respect for ‘Boots’ and all this stuff.’ Y’all got to think about this. ‘Boots’ has infiltrated the camp. ‘Boots, we need a report, that’s what we need,” Bradley said.

“Canelo got jived. Yes, they did. ‘Boots,’ we need the report asap. We need to know what you were doing against him, big dog. Y’all’ll be thinking about things the wrong damn way. This is a good thing. No doubt about it.

“I don’t care how much Canelo is paying you. ‘Boots,’ we need a report. Give us a report. That’s the way I view it, people. He’s going to gather that knowledge for Terence Bud Crawford,” said Bradley.