Errol Spence has addressed health concerns ahead of his clash with Tim Tszyu, which takes place just under three years removed from his punishing defeat to Terence Crawford.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old has not fought since losing his WBC, IBF and WBA world titles to Crawford, who produced a masterful performance to claim the undisputed welterweight crown.<\/p>\n
Prior to their encounter, Spence was considered by some to be a slight favourite, only for him to suffer a surprisingly one-sided ninth-round stoppage defeat<\/a>.<\/p>\n This took place some years after his life-threatening car accident, from which the American had escaped with significant dental and facial damage.<\/p>\n He did, of course, return with a unanimous decision victory over Danny Garcia around 14 months later, before securing a 10th-round finish over Yordenis Ugas in 2022.<\/p>\n Yet still, many have argued that Spence was never the same fighter after experiencing such trauma, with the Crawford defeat only accelerating his athletic deterioration.<\/p>\n In response to suggestions of his supposedly slurred speech, though, \u2018The Truth\u2019 has told Sean Zittel<\/a> that his dentures can provide some form of explanation.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d say I\u2019m all right. How\u2019s my speech now? My speech [has] always been kind of slurred with these teeth right here, because they\u2019re not spaced out, so air can\u2019t even come through.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s just from the car accident. I appreciate everybody [expressing their] concerns. I have my concerns, too. They\u2019re right to have those concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n