{"id":742293,"date":"2026-06-17T07:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/742293\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:44:11","slug":"errol-spence-admits-crawford-camp-was-trash-but-insists-bud-earned-the-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/742293\/","title":{"rendered":"Errol Spence Admits Crawford Camp Was “trash” But Insists Bud Earned The Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI mean, he wasn\u2019t capping on it. Like I mean, in training camp, training camp was trash at the end of the day,\u201d Spence said on Andre Ward\u2019s channel.<\/p>\n

He went on to reveal that he had not sparred for an extended period before the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsk anybody who was in Vegas in that gym. They didn\u2019t see me sparring. Ain\u2019t nobody see me sparring. Baby, two weeks out, two, three weeks out, I didn\u2019t spar six weeks out, brother,\u201d Errol said.<\/p>\n

Spence also disclosed that he was dealing with an injury during camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to get a cortisone shot in my ribs because my ribs were hurting,\u201d Spence said.<\/p>\n

The comments prompted backlash on social media, with some accusing Spence of making excuses for the July 2023 loss. The 35-year-old later addressed the criticism directly.<\/p>\n

Regardless Bud was disciplined & he deserved and earned his W\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) June 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Spence continued by explaining that there were tactical areas that had not been addressed during preparation for Crawford, who switched seamlessly between orthodox and southpaw stances throughout the bout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ain\u2019t do none of that in training camp,\u201d Spence said when discussing Crawford\u2019s southpaw stance. \u201cIt was a lot of stuff that could have been different or could have been prevented. Even if I wasn\u2019t sparring like that, we could have prevented a lot of things that shouldn\u2019t have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Spence acknowledged shortcomings in his preparation, he stopped short of suggesting that Crawford\u2019s victory was undeserved. Instead, his follow-up message emphasized that Crawford earned the win through discipline and execution on fight night.<\/p>\n

Crawford dropped Spence three times before forcing a stoppage in the ninth round of their undisputed welterweight championship clash on July 29, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The victory made Crawford the first male fighter of the four-belt era to become undisputed champion in two weight classes.<\/p>\n

Spence is scheduled to return to the ring on July 25 when he faces Tim Tszyu in a 158-pound catchweight bout in Australia. The contest will mark his first appearance since the defeat to Crawford and provide an opportunity to showcase the adjustments he says he has made to his preparation.<\/p>\n

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Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fight landscape. His reporting focuses on major bouts, divisional developments, and the sport\u2019s most discussed storylines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI mean, he wasn\u2019t capping on it. Like I mean, in training camp, training camp was trash at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-742293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}