Things got heated during Thursday afternoon's final press conference ahead of the historic boxing match between Terence "Bud" Crawford and Errol Spence Jr., when Crawford got into a shouting match with a Spence supporter sitting in the crowd.
The two undefeated boxers are set to face off for the undisputed welterweight champion title at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV on Saturday night, which will be airing live on pay-per-view. Only one boxer will leave the ring with their record intact, as Crawford is 39–0 with 30 wins by KO, whereas Spence is 28–0 with 22 KOs.
In other words, it's not difficult to see why tensions are high between Crawford, 35, and Spence, 33.
The exchange occurred near the end of the already tense press conference, when Crawford got distracted by the supporter who was talking trash from near the front row, as the moderator was attempting to ask Spence a question about what fans could expect. Although it's unclear what exactly what was said on the other party's part, Crawford's words were more than clear.
"You ain't gonna bring nothin, you ain't gonna bring nothin," Crawford initially shot back at the fan, before things got even more intense. "You a bitch. You a bitch, n---- ... The fuck you talking to? Because you keep talking like a bitch, n----."
The shouting match continued for another minute or so, before Spence was able to resume answering the question.
Later, Spence spoke to TMZ Sports, calling Crawford's reaction to the fan "irrational."
"He shouldn't have done that. His people were saying crazy stuff," Spence recalled. "I just turned around and smiled. I didn't turn around and say something crazy or argue with his family. Regardless of if I argue or not, they're gonna think the same thing that they've been thinking."
It seems as though there's no love lost between the fighters, which should make for a thrilling match. Showtime will be streaming the fight at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 29 on TV and mobile devices including Apple TV, iOS, Android, Roku, and Fire TV.