Terence Crawford cemented himself as the very best pound-for-pound boxer on the earth in his superfight with Canelo Alvarez … however promoter Eddie Hearn believes there’s somebody on the market with the power to beat Bud — Jaron “Boots” Ennis!

TMZ Sports activities talked to the legendary Matchroom Boxing promoter simply days earlier than Eddie’s 28-year-old, undefeated fighter takes on Uisma Lima Saturday night time in entrance of his hometown followers in Philadelphia.

Whereas Saturday’s bout is critical for a number of causes — together with as a result of Boots, 34-0 (with 30 KOs), is stepping up in weight to 154 lbs. for the primary time — Eddie’s additionally maintaining a tally of a bunch of huge potential future matchups.

“Clearly, my job is to champion my fighters, however I imagine in Boots, we’ve the pound for pound quantity one of many sport over the following 4, 5, six years. He is nonetheless a younger man. I imply, he is 10 years youthful than Terence Crawford, however it is a man who’s unified the 147-pound division and this Saturday, he strikes as much as combat for the interim world title at 154,” Hearn informed Babcock.

“We get this one. We would like Virgil Ortiz. We would like [Sebastian Fundora]. We would like [Bakhram Murtazaliev]. Anyone at [154]. And I feel it is a man that is going to maneuver from [147] to [154] to [160] to [168]. He has the power to do all of that.”

Crawford fought Alvarez at 168 lbs. … and with followers salivating over a Bud-Boots combat for years, we requested Hearn if it was on their radar.

“For a very long time, individuals have talked about Ennis towards Crawford, proper? What we will not do is diminish or disrespect what Terence has completed. I imply, a real generational nice of the game. But when anybody’s going to beat him, I imagine we have got the man to beat him,” Eddie mentioned.

In fact, Bud secured the bag of all baggage final month … so Eddie understands they “must construct Ennis right into a fighter that financially makes Crawford take the combat.”

If they’ll get the cash to make sense, Hearn clearly believes it is the combat to make.

“You inform me, as soon as we win on Saturday, as soon as we beat an Ortiz or a Fundora, you inform me the fights that you simply need to see Terence Crawford in additional than Jaron “Boots” Ennis. Yeah, I am going to wait as a result of that could possibly be one of many best fights of all time.

“And I imagine we have got the man to beat the person. And he’s the person proper now. And we respect that. And if he needs an actual problem, prepare as a result of Boots is coming!”