Roy Jones Jr. says he will head to Dallas, Texas tomorrow to train inactive former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. He states that he wants to see “where he is” which will assist him potentially come back.

The 35-year-old Spence (28-1, 22 KO) has not fought since his ninth-round knockout defeat to Terence Crawford on July 29, 2023 in Las Vegas. This was a severe loss for Errol, as he had never competed with the faster, more talented Crawford.

Last Saturday, Spence was ringside for the Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Erickson Lubin fight at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. After the fight, Vergil Jr., who knocked out Lubin in the second round, said he was interested in potentially fighting Spence next. This is a fight that would make a gigantic splash in Texas, as both fighters are from the state.

Jones wants to ‘see where he’s at’

“A lot of people really love Errol Spence. I have to go to work with him tomorrow,” Roy Jones Jr. said. All the smoke about his plans to collaborate with Errol Spence. “I’m going to go to Dallas to work with him a little bit. I’ll see where he is and where he can go back to.

If the idea is that Spence will train with Roy Jr. and then go straight into the Ortiz Jr. fight. (24-0, 22 KO), it sounds bad. This would be seen as Errol coming back for a payday after 2.5 years of inactivity, a disastrous knockout loss and a terrible car accident.

This sounds like a bad plan, unless Spence is tiny of money. What exactly did Jones Jr. do? hopes to achieve by training Errol? Is it a full recovery or just rehabilitation? Training Spence for a full return to fight Vergil Ortiz Jr. or one of the 154-pound champions would be equivalent to send him to the guillotine.

Spence was never the same after the crash

There are no words to describe how bad an idea this is. Spence stopped being himself after a car accident in October 2019 in Dallas. This accident not only destroyed Spence’s Ferrari, it also did something to it.

“I want to see him get back on the horse and ride again,” Jones Jr. said. “Those fans at the fight last weekend [Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas]they want him to get back on his horse and ride again. So if I can assist him, I’ll see what I can do.”

Comeback or cash grab?

If only Spence were to receive a gigantic payday against Vergil Jr., it would send a bad message to fans. Even the tardy George Foreman returned to work after his long retirement. It would be unhappy if Spence came back and fought Vergil Jr. immediately, especially if he got knocked out badly by Ortiz Jr.

“I don’t have to be his coach. I just want to assist him get going and see what I can do,” Roy Jr. said. about Spence. “If he likes it, fine. Just get up. We all go through it. The most critical thing is can you get up from it? You’re not judged by how you fall. It’s how you get up that counts. We all want to see him get back up.”

Is Spence Jr. Is he physically and mentally ready to return after a two-year break and a brutal defeat against Crawford? A comeback against a bottom seed at 147 or 154 would be fine for Errol, but not against Vergil Ortiz Jr. That would be stupid and asking for trouble. Of course Golden Boy would put it on DAZN PPV.

Fans who bought into the show will be upset to learn that there was not the slightest bit of disagreement between Spence and Crawford. If Spence was still in great shape, this would be a great fight. But not after two years of inactivity, a knockout loss and the remnants of a 2019 car crash.

If he struggles again, start diminutive

It sounds great that Jones Jr. he wants to train Spence, but he needs to talk some sense into him to convince him to ease his way back and not just fight Ortiz Jr. and was blown to pieces. He had been out of the ring for too long; he’s in his 30s and has looked bad in three fights since a 2019 car accident in Dallas.

“If he has one more fight for fun, say, ‘I’ll just go out on my shield, I’ll go out for good.’ That’s fine with me too. I’ll go out tomorrow and give him a couple of days of work,” Roy Jones Jr. said.

Would jumping straight into a fight with Vergil be career suicide, or a payday Spence can’t refuse? The money would be excellent for Errol to fight Ortiz Jr. If he’s strapped for cash after two years out of the ring, it’s worth it, as long as his trainer is willing to quickly throw in the towel as soon as he starts getting hit tough. It depends on how much financial need Errol is in.

Errol wouldn’t have had to “go out on a shield” if he was up against a lower level fighter who posed no threat to him.