Terence Crawford has faked a retirement U-turn to try and show why he believes Jaron Ennis is ducking Vergil Ortiz.Crawford and Ennis went back and forth in a heated row over a potential fight on the DAZN broadcast for Andy Ruiz’s comeback defeat to Damian Knyba.Crawford suggested he wanted to face Ennis, then backtracked as part of a cunning planGettyPromoter Eddie Hearn teased the potential clash with the belief that ‘Boots’ would be the one to lure the legend back into the ring.Crawford fakes retirement U-turn to ‘expose’ EnnisAnd in a social media post, it appeared the 38-year-old was willing to do exactly that.He first tweeted: “I wanna see something! “You all wanna see me come back and fight so bad don’t you all?“@JaronEnnis would you fight me next if I come out of retirement?”Ennis then responded: “1000%!”But the legend then retracted his statement and tried to call Ennis’ bluff.He explained in a brutal response: “I was just trying to see if you was really ducking Vergil Ortiz, now I see.“Tim Bradley asked you if you had the opportunity to go up and fightCanelo Alvarez and you said you belt hunting. “Now I don’t have a belt so what the excuse now? I wanna hear this. We all know what’s happening here.”Ennis wants to face Crawford, in what would be a blockbuster all-American clashGettyEnnis has yet to reply to Crawford’s surprising tirade, which has of course added another layer to a potential rivalry.The current unified champion has accused Crawford of ducking him in the past, and the Omaha icon is likely trying to even the score.What is next for Jaron Ennis?Ortiz represents a main rival of Ennis right now at 154lbs, but a showdown has yet to materialise.But Ennis’ potential opponent has been in a dispute with his promoters Golden Boy, which has just been resolved, seeing him fall down the pecking order.Instead the gifted rising talent is instead focusing on further unifying the division, after capturing both the WBA and WBO titles with a career-best victory over Xander Zayas.Next up appears to be a clash with IBF champion Josh Kelly at the back end of 2026.Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.And should he edge ever close to undisputed glory, he may become a more tempting proposition for Crawford.