Dirrell had doubts whether Tszyu was the right opponent to return after such a long absence.

“Listen, it’s Tim Tszyu, man. We all know he’s a tough guy,” Dirrell said in an interview Fight. “A fight like this deserves a proper comeback.”

Dirrell said Tszyu’s aggressive style could force Spence into a physical fight that becomes hazardous for a veteran returning after years away from the ring.

“Both guys are going to get beat up a little bit,” Dirrell said. “My question is: How will Errol get out of this?”

The former super middleweight champion also touched on Spence’s punishment against Crawford, as well as the damage Spence was already feeling to his body from previous fights and the 2019 Ferrari accident, during which Spence survived a brutal crash in Dallas.

“His brain remembers the type of punishment he took,” Dirrell said, discussing Spence’s loss to Crawford. “When he goes in there and starts shooting, whether he thinks he’s ready for it or not, his training may not be.”

Tszyu enters the fight as a younger and more vigorous fighter. Even though he lost to Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Murtazaliev, many fans still see him as one of the toughest fighters in the division and the fighters with the most physical pressure.

Dirrell admitted he was still hopeful that Spence could make a successful return to fighting, but he had doubts whether the former unified welterweight champion needed to come back at all.

“He should have felt comfortable hanging it up now,” Dirrell said. “He didn’t need a victory to sail off into the sunset.”

“I think people underestimate Xander so much. To me, it’s crazy,” Torrez said in an interview with Fighting Hub TV. “All the people are saying, ‘Xander’s not ready for Boots. Boots will wash him away’. Xander’s a world champion, like a multiple world champion.”

Torrez said many fans don’t pay attention to Zayas because of his age rather than what he has already accomplished in the ring.

“I think people just overlook him because he’s so adolescent,” Torrez said. “I give it to Xander. I think his boxing skills, his ring IQ, his presence, his size, it’s going to be demanding for anyone to beat him.”

The undefeated heavyweight also provided a technical analysis of how he thinks Zayas could cause trouble for Ennis.

“I think Xander needs to pass out and knock Boots out of his rhythm,” Torrez said. “I’d like to see Xander continue his lateral movement. Being able to force him to get his feet up and move will take him out of his counter-attacking game.

Torrez added that Ennis appears dominant, due in part to the style of fights he has received in recent fights, although he continued to praise Ennis as one of boxing’s elite fighters.

“I think Boots is an amazing player,” Torrez said. “But I think it will be a different fight with Xander because this guy doesn’t fit the status quo of the last few fighters Boots has fought.”

Zayas and Ennis are expected to meet in one of the biggest fights of the summer, and many fans already consider Ennis the clear favorite.