Bernard Hopkins Skeptical Of Errol Spence Jr.’s Eye Injury
Bernard Hopkins is questioning Errol Spence Jr.’s eye injury.
Spene Jr. was supposed to fight Manny Pacquiao on August 21 in Las Vegas in a massive fight at 147lbs. However, just 11 days before the fight in his medical checkup, he suffered a torn left retina and was forced to pull out of the fight. He was replaced by Yordenis Ugas.
Although this was a massive opportunity for Spence Jr., and he posted a picture of the eye patch, Hopkins has some questions about the injury.
“The only thing I can do is listen to what you said to me and listen to what I heard. That’s conversation and I don’t know if it’s true, if it’s not true. I like Spence, I respect Spence. I know he is always ready for any challenge. I just think … I just have some suspicions about this whole thing. I just think the way it manifested and came out suddenly and so fast … I’ll just say stay tuned. If you hear something other than what everyone was given and what was told. I think there is more to the story than what it is. But if it is true, I wish him a speedy recovery. But I just have to say that first because I want to be the first one that people say, ‘what did I know that everybody else didn’t first know’ or ‘what did I know that a few people did know but nobody was bold enough or brave enough to say it,’” Hopkins told both Little Giant Boxing and KO Artist Sports (via BoxingScene).
Given what Spence Jr. has gone through in his career, it’s highly unlikely he would make this up. However, for Hopkins, he would like to see proof of the injury.
“Again, if it’s the case then I think we all should see it. It can be an eye issue. It can be business. It could be lack of. The whole thing … it’s been told and most people probably will believe it. Most people won’t dare to question it or ask for more details. I’m the type of person, I’ll show the X-ray to the world. If I’m ready to fight, I’ll say ‘look, it’s a hairline fracture or it’s a straight cut-through broken bone,’” said Hopkins.
“When it’s … and let me tell you something; a detached retina or a slightly detached retina is no joke. You gotta take that seriously. Nobody wants to play and say they have something and don’t have it. It’s like someone saying they got cancer and they don’t have it,” Hopkins continued. “So, I’m just saying, I’m always suspicious about things coming out of nowhere. And I know most people are gullible. They will eat it and they will take it and repeat it. I don’t repeat anything … I’m conscious of repeating anything that I don’t have more to it and I got other questions or I got other reasons to think different.
“I’ll say, if it is the case, I wish Errol Spence a speedy recovery. I think he’s a future Hall of Famer and is getting bad deals (injuries) if that’s the case on that issue. If it’s something else, then someone else will reveal it. If not, then it will go away and hopefully they will reschedule. But it’s nothing to play with,” Hopkins concluded.
Errol Spence Jr. made his return to the ring with a victory over Danny Garcia in December.
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