Bradley Blasts Spence's Excuses

Dismantling the Excuses: Car Wrecks and Cortisone

Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr. has heard the talk from Errol Spence Jr. and his fans, and he’s not buying any of it. In a fiery new video, the former two-division world champion and Hall of Famer went on a tirade, dismantling the excuses surrounding Spence’s lopsided loss to Terence “Bud” Crawford. First on the chopping block was Spence’s recent claim that a cortisone shot for a rib injury left him looking “high” and drowsy during fight week. Bradley scoffed at the notion. “You know how many people get cortisone shots before games?” he exclaimed. “A cortisone shot is not going to do that to you. It's not going to make you look sleepy and drowsy. Come on, Spence. Just come out and tell the truth.”

Bradley also took aim at fans who point to Spence’s near-fatal 2019 car accident as a lingering reason for his performance. He laid out a clear timeline to debunk that theory. “This man come back after having a almost a fatal car accident… and he faces Danny Garcia. Oh, yeah. Box his ears off. Looks strong as hell,” Bradley reminded his viewers. He followed that up by breaking Yordenis Ugas’s eye socket. The point was clear: if Spence could perform at an elite level in those fights, the accident can’t be the reason he fell short against Crawford years later.

The Real Culprit: A Failure of Discipline

So, if it wasn’t the shot or the old injuries, what was it? According to Bradley, the answer is painfully simple. “The reason why Spence didn't look good is because his dumb ass didn't train,” he stated bluntly. “Biggest fight of his career. He didn't train for it. Make that make sense.” Bradley believes the visible struggles Spence endured during fight week—the mumbled speech, the gaunt appearance, the poor balance—were classic signs of a brutal weight cut made worse by a lack of proper preparation. “It was that weight that was taxing on your ass. Yep. Because your ass didn't train.” He argued that Spence’s lack of discipline outside the ring directly led to his failure inside it, letting down the legions of fans who, as Bradley noted, lost serious money betting on him.

From 'Eye-Socket Breaker' to a Brutal Beatdown

Bradley painted a stark contrast between the fearsome reputation Spence had built and the fighter who showed up against Crawford. This was the man known for breaking eye sockets, the boogeyman of the welterweight division who fans believed would “smash on Crawford.” But that night, the roles were violently reversed. “We can't take nothing away from damn Crawford and what Crawford did,” Bradley asserted. “He the one that stayed disciplined all the way through.” The result was an unforgettable “beat beat beat beat beatdown” that Bradley believes shouldn't be cheapened by post-fight rationalizations. Even if Spence had been at his absolute best, Bradley is convinced the outcome would have been the same, albeit in a more competitive fight. “Even if he trained, he wasn't going to whoop Crawford ass. Crawford was going to knock him out, period.”

The Path Forward: Can Spence Still Be 'The Big Fish'?

Despite the scathing critique, Bradley hasn’t written Spence off completely. He believes the former unified champion still has a lot left in the tank, but the road back to the top requires one thing above all else: discipline. “Spence, all he got to do is train. That's it,” Bradley said. The long layoff since the Crawford fight, he suggests, is necessary for Spence to get his mind right. The upcoming bout with Tim Tszyu will be the ultimate test. It’s a chance for Spence to prove that the Crawford fight was an aberration caused by his own missteps, not a definitive statement on his decline. For Bradley, the excuses need to stop. The focus must be on the work. Only then will we see if the man he now calls “Hall of Fame Spence” can ever truly be “The Big Fish” again.