Fighters are put in certain categories.

You have your journeymen, fringe contenders, and the guys that never get over the hump. Then you have your world champions. After that, your elite fighters/pound-for-pound-worthy guys come next. That last one seems like the final stage but it isn’t. There are some fighters who are so talented and so accomplished that comparing them to their contemporaries doesn’t do them justice. In short, once they walk away from the game, they’ll immediately walk into the Hall of Fame.

For Jaron Ennis, his good friend Stephen Fulton just recently secured his spot thanks to a win over Brandon Figueroa.

“I think he’s already locked in as a Hall of Famer already,” said Ennis during an interview with YSM Sports Media. “I think he’s cemented for sure.”

Heading into his rematch with Figueroa, Fulton (23-1, 8 KOs) was a former unified champion at 122 pounds. Beating Figueroa allowed him to grab another strap in another weight class. His lone blemish came at the hands of Naoya Inoue, something that appears to be a distant memory now.

Fulton’s options are incredibly long. Becoming a unified champion for a second time sounds good but becoming an undisputed champion sounds even better. Whatever he ultimately decides to do, he’ll keep the boxing world on ice as he enjoys some peace and relaxation.

Ennis isn’t the type to force or tell someone what to do. As long as Fulton is happy, he’ll support his fellow Philly native and stablemate to the fullest. But while he won’t stick his nose in Fulton’s business, Ennis did offer up his own suggestion. From his point of view, there’s nothing left to prove at 126 pounds so he should make his way four pounds north and attempt to dominate up there.

“I think he probably should go to the next weight class.”