By Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr turns 33 years outdated tomorrow, hasn’t fought nearly a 12 months since April 2022, and there’s no phrase when/if he’s nonetheless combating Keith Thurman at 154 like we’d been listening to.
The previous WBA/WBC welterweight champion Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) has been unusually quiet, which is completely not like him. Has he been instructed to maintain quiet by PBC whereas negotiations are occurring?
Thurman isn’t the kind to maintain quiet if he knew a fighter was utilizing his identify for clout functions or as a handy excuse to proceed ducking Terence Crawford.
Why isn’t Spence being stripped?
Spence has been holding his three welterweight titles hostage for the final eleven months, and it’s going to look foolish if the sanctioning our bodies don’t strip him quickly. The ageing Spence can’t maintain these belts as a everlasting lifetime champion with out defending them.
If we don’t hear one thing quickly about Spence, they should put his face on the facet of milk cartons as a result of he’s lacking in motion. You bought to ask whether or not Spence actually has an curiosity in combating anymore after his final battle in opposition to Yordenis Ugas, given how a lot of a grueling affair it was for the Texa native.
Ugas had Spence damage and out of it after staggering him with an enormous battle hand at one level.
We all know Spence isn’t combating Terence Crawford as a result of the WBO has ordered Bud to defend his 147-lb title in opposition to his necessary Alexis Rocha, and that’s simple cash for the Nebraska native and proper up his ally.
Spence’s IBF, WBA & WBC welterweight titles haven’t been defended in ages, and he should give them up.
It could possibly be that Thurman’s identify was simply thrown on the market to get followers to cease pressuring Errol to battle Crawford. With followers pondering Thurman’s subsequent for Spence, they’ve quickly stopped urgent him to battle the Omaha, Nebraska native.
However Errol can solely use Thurman as an excuse briefly as a result of if that battle isn’t going to occur, followers will understand that he’d been ducking Crawford.
Regardless of combating solely TWICE within the final 4 years, Spence has made a lot cash within the final 4 years. With an estimated internet price of $7 million, Spence has sufficient to retire on.
Granted, Spence’s internet price is much lower than the $40 million that Youtuber Jake Paul has amassed quickly, however he’s nonetheless bought sufficient of a nest egg to take a seat inactive for ages with out the necessity to stand up off the sofa to proceed his career.
Has Spence misplaced his power to proceed to go to work like regular people after making a bit cash?
