Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Though it’s known as “The City of Brotherly Love,” Philadelphia has also produced some of the best pugilists to ever lace up a pair of gloves.
Hall of Famers such as “Smokin’” Joe Frazier and Bernard Hopkins top the list of Philly greats, while Matthew Saad Muhammad and Meldrick Taylor solidified their spots as some of the best to ever come out of the prestigious boxing area.
Now, Jaron “‘Boots” Ennis, 26-0-0 with 24 knockouts, seems to be the future of not only Philadelphia boxing, but the sport’s welterweight division as a whole. Rapidly climbing the ladder as one of the brightest stars, his aggressive style, high work rate and impressive knockout percentage make him impossible to ignore.
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On this Day: Matthew Saad Muhammad all out of miracles as he’s thrashed by Dwight Braxton
DWIGHT BRAXTON w rsf 10 MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD
Dec 19, 1981; Playboy Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ
MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD ran out of miracles when he encountered Dwight Braxton (later to be better known as Dwight Muhammad Qawi) in Atlantic City. The WBC light-heavyweight champion had forged his considerable reputation by coming from behind and those in attendance waited and waited for Saad to come to life. But Braxton, a ferocious in-fighter, retained total control throughout. The challenger’s jab was like a battering ram to the throat as he went for the champion. Saad was wobbled several times and in the eighth, as a right landed on the button, blood flew from his face. When Matthew made one last ditch attempt to save his title in the 10th, Braxton merely rallied back, flooring the favourite. Referee Arthur Mercante, aware Saad was spent, stopped it within four punches of the follow-up assaul