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\u201cI went back and forth with him, and I felt like I wasn\u2019t disrespectful. It\u2019s a fight,\u201d Spence told reporters during Wednesday\u2019s media workout when asked about the exchange.<\/p>\n The former unified welterweight champion, Spence, said he took exception to the comments Tszyu made before the faceoff and felt it made a friendly gesture unnecessary.<\/p>\n \u201cI heard something he said that he was going to do me like Fundora did Keith Thurman. Just talking a whole bunch of crap, and then he expected me to come shake his hand. And I wasn\u2019t in the mood for that.\u201d<\/p>\n Rather than smooth things over, Spence, 36, believes both fighters should embrace the hostility heading into the bout on Amazon Prime<\/a> Video PPV.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s time to fight. We\u2019re in a tough fight. He said it\u2019s going to be a war, then let it be,\u201d said Errol.<\/p>\n Despite the friction, Spence made it clear he respects Tszyu\u2019s ability inside the ring.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s good. He\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n The matchup represents a major test for both fighters. Spence is returning after nearly three years out of the ring and moving up in weight, while Tszyu is trying to prove he remains among the division\u2019s elite after rebuilding from consecutive defeats.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Tom Galm is a boxing journalist who has covered the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n Click here to subscribe to our FREE newsletter<\/a>Related Boxing News:<\/p>\n \t\t\tCategories Latest<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb News<\/a> \u00bb Errol Spence Says Tim Tszyu\u2019s Comments Changed Everything Before July 25 Fight<\/p>\n Last Updated on 2026\/06\/25 at 3:08 AM \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former unified welterweight champion says Tszyu\u2019s remarks before the faceoff ended any interest in shaking hands Errol Spence…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":759388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-759387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/759388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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