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Roy Jones says he'll work with Errol Spence as comeback looms
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Manouk Akopyan
Manouk Akopyan
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Roy Jones says he'll work with Errol Spence as comeback looms
Errol Spence has kept a very low profile ever since a knockout loss to Terence Crawford in an undisputed welterweight title fight in July 2023.

But Saturday, Spence stepped back into the spotlight at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, and was a highly interested observer watching Vergil Ortiz knock out Erickson Lubin in two rounds.

If the former unified welterweight champion is ever going to fight again, it’s supposed to be at 154 pounds. Even Ortiz and his team are lobbying for an all-Texas showdown against Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) instead of Jaron Ennis.




Although Spence hasn’t outright declared that he will fight again, he’s preparing for a comeback away from the cameras.

On Monday, Hall of Fame fighter-turned-coach, commentator and promoter Roy Jones Jr. said that he’ll be meeting with Spence and training him in Dallas to see if there is a potential union on the horizon.

“I'm going to work him out a little bit to see where he is at and help him get back,” Jones said in a conversation with Andre Ward on “All The Smoke Fight.”

“I do want to see him get back on the horse and ride again. Anything to do to help him out. I'm going to see what I can do. I don't have to be his trainer. I just want to help him get going with a couple of days of work and see what he can do, and see where he's at. If he likes it, cool. Just help him get back up. Sometimes we all go through these things. The main thing is: Can you get up from it? You're not judged by how you go down, it's how you get up. All of us want to see him get up. And if he had just one more fight, just for the fun of it, just to say I'm going to go out on my shield and go out right, I am cool with that, too. I am going to try to help him make a good, smart decision. If he has it, then he's going to go for it, I’m sure.”



Spence split from longtime coach Derrick James following the Crawford fight. Spence and James also sued each other in April last year after enjoying wins together against Yordenis Ugas, Danny Garcia, Shawn Porter, Mikey Garcia, Lamont Peterson and Kell Brook.

Spence appeared to be a frontrunner to face Sebastian Fundora last year, going as far as facing off against “The Towering Inferno” after he first beat Tim Tszyu in a war. That matchup, however, never crossed the finish line.

Spence, 35, has survived a tremendous amount of adversity in recent years, including a near-fatal car accident in 2019, and a retinal detachment two years later that canceled his scheduled clash against Manny Pacquiao. Spence has also admitted to overindulging in alcohol.




Over the weekend, Jones, who was also at the Ortiz-Lubin event cornering Shady Gamhour, noticed that the fans still want to see Spence give it another go.

“He deserves all the love that he got, because he truly put Dallas boxing back on the boxing map,” said Jones. “A lot of people really love Errol Spence because he's a down-to-earth guy. [For Spence] to come out and see that kind of love, that makes you happy and proud for what you stood for and did … He lit up and loved the fan support. You can tell he was glowing in his element. That means he still has it and wants to be in the element again, and Vergil Ortiz knows that, too.”

Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan

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