Errol Spence Jr. has kept a mostly low profile since his one-sided stoppage loss to Terence Crawford for the undefeated welterweight title.
Spence was back in the spotlight last weekend in Las Vegas, this time as the promoter behind Frank Martin, who was beaten by Gervonta “Tank” Davis by an eighth-round knockout.
During fight week, Spence answered a lot of questions about Crawford, specifically about Crawford's chances of winning against undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
“If Crawford wants to challenge himself to be great, let him,” Spence said. “I'm all for it. If Crawford fights Canelo, I'll take Crawford. I don't know if he'll win or lose, but if anyone can do it, Crawford can do it. Crawford wants to be great, so why not?”
“Canelo will move up to 175 pounds. [Sergey] Kovalev and the other man [Dmitrii Bivol]If he can do it, and he started at 147 pounds, why can't Crawford do it?”
Crawford is keen to fight Alvarez, but the Mexican is not. He previously said he was open Turki Aralcik, a boxing strongman at the General Entertainment Authority, is very interested in holding a super fight.
Three-division champion Crawford will make his 154-pound debut against WBA champion Israil Madrimov on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, where Spence will also compete.
Spence said he plans to face super welterweight titleholder Sebastian Fandora in October or November.
He has also been embroiled in feuds outside the ring, currently in a legal dispute with his longtime trainer, Derrick James.
Spence, 34, has previously hinted at retirement.
“I can't say for sure, but I could leave at any time,” he said.
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