Errol Spence Squashes Talk Of Comeback: “You Dreaming”

The reports of Errol Spence’s resurrection have been greatly exaggerated.

In more certain, direct terms– the man is NOT coming back (at least not anytime soon).

Ever since we was brutally thrashed in nine rounds by Terence Crawford in July of 2023, fans have speculated on a hero’s return for the former 3-belt welterweight champ.

He was going to refocus, regroup, and return to the ring bigger and better than ever. His one-sided loss in the highly-anticipated welterweight unification bout was a result of weight issues…or lingering injuries…whatever. But he WOULD be back to being the Errol Spence they had all seen capture three 147 lb. belts and earn his way to pound-for-pound recognition.

But he let the chance to avenge his loss to Crawford pass on by.

Then, two different cycles of rumors involving a shot at junior middleweight titlist Sebastian Fundora came and went with nothing to show for them (other than the affirmation that traffic-hungry media will run with any rumor presented to them as a “scoop”).

And now, Spence himself is squashing the talk of his return.

On Monday, Spence, via Twitter/X, intercepted a fan’s glorious proclamation that the Desoto, Texas native had been quietly plotting his comeback all along and would soon defeat Fundora before avenging his loss to Crawford in a “real war.”

The fan post was inspired by a recent YouTube video short showing Spence in good shape and good spirits, joking with friends and proclaiming “we working.” The video sported the title “Errol Spence Jr. BACK IN TRAINING for 154 debut against Fundora.”

“You dreaming,” Spence replied. “Haven’t heard from anyone n months.”

And that revelation would sync with the apparent state of business over at Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), Spence’s boxing company of choice.

The Al Haymon-headed organization has been slow in rolling out fight dates recently, with nothing slated from the October 19 Tim Tszyu-Bakhram Murtazaliev card until the David Benavidez-David Morrell show on February 1 and only five events, total, in the first year of their Amazon Prime Video deal.

It’s unclear, however, whether Spence’s stunted comeback is due to PBC’s organizational issues or Spence’s lack of burning desire to resume his fighting career. It may be a mixture of both. The reported 8-figure purse he got for the Crawford fight may be sitting extremely well right now, at 34 years of age and with some serious injuries in his not-to-distant past.

Whatever the case, despite frequently circulating rumors to the contrary, “The Truth” is not anywhere close to being on the verge of a comeback. And, as time passes (16 months and counting since his last ring appearance), it’s becoming more and more unlikely that a return would be a successful one.

Boxing will survive. Errol Spence will survive.

When all is said and done, Spence will go down in history as an underrated and underappreciated welterweight champ whose reputation suffered only because of critics who had some bizarre axe to grind with his PBC affiliation. Despite those who’ve belittled his achievements and abilities, his run at the top will be regarded as one where he took on nearly everyone worth fighting in his generation of welterweights while always delivering honest and earnest ring performances.

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