Errol Spence Jr. was all set to contend with Manny Pacquiao on August 21, in a massive title defense showdown. But as the undefeated champ suffered a retinal eye tear, he had to withdraw from the fight. This incident stunned everyone as the Pacquiao vs Spence Jr. fight was one of the most awaited boxing events of 2021.

Recently, the former boxing kingpin, Bernard Hopkins, who was in an exclusive chat with Little Giant Boxing, addressed the Pacquiao vs Spence Jr. encounter.

He said, “I mean, I don’t know if it’s true or not true. I like Spence, I respect Spence. I know he always ready for any challenge. But I just think, I just asked somthing suspicious about this whole thing, to be honest with you. Because I just think that, the way it manifests and came out suddenly, real fast and no one knew it before.”

Spence Jr. spent countless hours in the gym to prepare for this high-voltage encounter. Now, all of that has gone down the drain. Given that ‘The Truth’ is out of his fight against ‘Pacman’, the latter will now face Yordenis Ugas on the same night instead.

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This entire incident would have bothered ‘The Truth’ more than anyone else, as a fight against ‘Pacman’ was his ticket to get big in the welterweight division and the boxing world. Now, he will have to look for another big opponent for his return.

Will the fans get to see Errol Spence Jr. back in action soon?

The WBC and IBF welterweight champ had a successful surgery, and he posted about the same on his official Instagram handle.

The undefeated champ will now focus on recovering quickly and efficiently. Subsequently, ‘The Truth’ Errol Spence Jr will undoubtedly lace up the boxing gloves to make his watch-worthy return to the game.

It’ll be exciting to see if Errol Spence Jr. recovers quickly enough to make a comeback this year itself. What do you make of Bernard Hopkins’s comments? Let us know.

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