The Lion and the Shark: Jermell Charlo tease a colossal collision with Errol Spence

Jermell Charlo posted on social media and said he had a “Fighting date is coming,” He pointed out that he could face his old gym Errol Spence. The mail photo showed a lion with a large white shark in his mouth.

‘No friends in the industry,“Jermell Charlo said on social media and pointed out that he could return from a two -year discharge to against Errol Spence Jr.

From gym mates to enemies

Charlo and former IBF, WBA and WBC welterweight champion Spence (28-1, 22 CO’s) have both been inactive since 2023. The two shared the same gym in Dallas, Texas, and were both trained by Derrick James.

Former undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell (35-2-1, 19 COs) has not fought since he lost a one-sided 12-round decision to Canelo Alvarez on September 23, 2023. Charlo, according to a payday, was between $ 6 million and $ 20 million for the fight.

Jermell’s inactivity, together with his non-performance Against Canelo, it would be difficult to sell a PPV event involving Spence. What fans found worrying is that Jermell didn’t even try to win the fight after the first few rounds. They complained that he was going into survival mode, and preferred to move around to prevent him from being knocked out. They believe that Charlo just came for the salary.

The success of the event would amount to the Fanbase of Errol, as he was the most popular of the two before he suddenly stopped fighting after suffering a ninth round loss on July 29, 2023 against the then WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford.

Age and viability concern

If Turki Alalshikh gets involved, it would be the ideal situation for Ennis and Charlo. But it may not be worth it, given their advanced ages and the viability of the two outside this struggle. This is one thing for Turki to finance a fight between an outdated 37-year-old Crawford and a 35-year-old Canelo; It doesn’t make sense for him to do this for a battle between Errol and Jermell, because both come off.

The chances that Jermell and Spence beat the top fighters at 154 are slim. Before Charlo stopped fighting, he struggled to beat Brian Castano and Tony Harrison. Those battles showed Jermell’s level.