Errol Spence posted on social media today, saying, “We’re working,” while standing next to his fighter, Frank Martin.
Spence, 34, hasn’t fought since being knocked out in the ninth round by Terence Crawford in their welterweight undisputed championship match 15 months ago on July 29, 2023.
Errol will turn 35 on March 3rd, and he can’t afford to stay out of the ring much longer without ruining his chances of reviving his career. Financially, Spence can retire with the money he’s made from his fight against Crawford.
If Spence stays out of the ring much longer, he should retire because if he tries to return without taking a tuneup, he will be beaten up again. Spence says he doesn’t believe in taking warmup fights, which is why he got blasted out by Crawford and made the Nebraska native look better than he is.
It would be a shame if Spence doesn’t return to the ring to challenge WBC and WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora in 2025. That’s the fighter that Spence has been mentioned as possibly facing next.
The ambition that Spence once had has disappeared since his high-speed car accident on October 10, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. Spence has only fought three times since then and looks poor in each of those fights.
Spence’s Fights Since Car Accident
– Terence Crawford
– Yordenis Ugas
– Danny Garcia
If Spence defeated Fundora, he could face WBA champion Crawford in a rematch to try and avenge his loss. Some believe Spence’s defeat was because he was weight-drained for the fight and was coming off a 15-month layoff. It was foolish for Spence to take the fight with Crawford without a tuneup and a catchweight.
It’s unknown whether the former unified 147-lb champion Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) is hinting about him “working” towards a long-awaited return or he’s referring to lightweight contender Martin (18-1, 12 KOs).
“Say, man, we’re working,” said Errol Spence on social media.
In a competitive fight, Frank Martin was knocked out in the eighth round by WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis on June 15th. At the time of the stoppage, Tank was ahead by the scores 67-66, 67-66 and 67-66. Martin still could have won if he hadn’t been caught with a big shot and knocked out.
Martin’s chances of winning a world title at lightweight are slim because the division is stacked at the top with fighters who have more talent than him, and he’s aging. He’ll turn 30 on January 12th, and that might as well be 40 because he’s so far behind the competition in the weight class.
Spence might be able to maneuver Martin into some nice paydays, but he cannot defeat the top fighters in the lightweight division. He struggled badly against Artem Harutyunyan, needing to rally to win a close 12-round unanimous decision. Martin’s career now seems about landing money fights, but without him having any chance of capturing a title. It’s just a hustle at this point.
ERROL SPENCE & FRANK MARTIN
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