Yeah, I do agree that Ennis is the real deal, although is just caught the tail end of the Crawford or Spence rivalry that's why his name is not inserted between the two. But if he is present or at least here when there is the hype between this two boxers, maybe we can see this 3 fighting each other.
Crawford and Spence shunned Ennis when both were still champions. Ennis's name never came out when Ennis was beating a lot of boxers; he virtually became a gatekeeper of these two, maybe because their respective promoters wanted to protect their records and reputations until their unification so the unification became a major success.
Now, it's Ennis's time to shine, and the boxing community will give him the respect he deserves. Let's see if Spence will challenge Ennis and try to regain the title.
Yes, his name was not in the discussions, during the reign of Spence and Crawford, they just beating other guys and Ennis was left because the potential money fight for the two. But now that it is done, we don't know if there will be a rematch between the two or moving up to the next weight class.
So that is a perfect opportunity for Ennis to take the limelight at 147 lbs, although he is still chasing either of the two, it might be good for him to just remain at 147 lbs and get the chance to unify the division and become undisputed.