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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: Erroll Spence Jr. in the ring fights against Shawn Porter in their IBF & WBC World Welterweight Championship fight at Staples Center on September 28, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Spence, Jr won by decision. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: Erroll Spence Jr. in the ring fights against Shawn Porter in their IBF & WBC World Welterweight Championship fight at Staples Center on September 28, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Spence, Jr won by decision. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
In the unforgiving world of boxing, there is one name that stands as a beacon of resilience and triumph over adversity – Errol Spence Jr. A gruesome car crash, a near-fatal encounter with a teenager’s stolen vehicle, and the doubters in every corner, yet the welterweight champion has risen above it all. But what’s peculiar about his return?
In a recent candid conversation on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Spence sheds light on an unorthodox secret behind his victory. Hint: it has more to do with jewelry and brewing coffee than you would expect in a boxing narrative. As the boxing world continues to marvel at Spence’s resilience, his unusual insight into the world of his opponents throws a fresh curveball in his captivating journey.
Spence’s defiance: Rising above the critics and the catastrophe
On the podcast, Errol Spence Jr.’s forthrightness was evident as he shared about his much-debated comeback after the car accident. The Welterweight boxing champion wasn’t coy about the barrage of skepticism that followed his decision to return to the ring.
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Spence stated, “If people want to be rational they don’t think like. After the car accident my career was supposed to be over, people said ‘he’s gonna be a shell of himself, why he fighting [Danny] Garica, he’s crazy, he’s just taking it for the payday’.” The wave of criticism seemed not to sway the champion. On the contrary, it fueled his drive to return stronger. Spence then came back stronger and ‘beat the guy that beat the guy’. Although what gave Spence an edge in that fight will surprise you.
Errol Spence’s observational edge over Yordenis Ugas; Spence was a level above
Having walked the arduous path to recovery and proving the critics wrong once, Spence was far from resting on his laurels. After that, the champion defied the critics again and asked for a ‘tune up‘ fight against Yordenis Ugas, a strong contender who had recently gone toe to toe with Manny Pacquiao. Spence recalled, “Give me Ugas. I gotta get that third belt people like ‘man you shouldn’t you shouldn’t take that Ugas fight he just fought with Manny Pacquiao, man he looking good man’. Give me that fight.”
Perhaps the most surprising revelation came when Spence described his unorthodox strategy to ‘wash‘ Ugas. It wasn’t any technical boxing analysis that gave Spence the edge, rather it was a keen observation of Ugas’ lifestyle, “It’s gonna be what it’s gonna be. And as soon as I got Ugas, I washed him. Did what I had to do with him. I already knew that fight I was gonna wash him, because if you looked on our access man he was showing all his jewelry you know, in the house with his woman you know kissing, making coffee you know doing all types of sale. He too comfortable man, I said he livin’ the American dream now I said I got him.”
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Beyond the victories in the boxing ring, his recovery from the accident has been his biggest fight – a fight he was never supposed to win but did nonetheless. Today, he stands tall not just as a victorious boxer but as a beacon of strength, a symbol of resilience that is bound to inspire many who face their own battles. How do you see the fight between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. playing out? Tell us in the comments below.
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