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Crawford also spoke about the prefight narrative and how, in his opinion, he was underestimated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

He was scheduled to fight Errol Spence Jr. until early last week, when Spence discovered he had a torn retina during a prefight physical.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021

For now, as Shields prepares to return this month to the famed Jackson Wink gym in Albuquerque for prefight camp, she’s taking her career in both sports one event at a time.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021

According to his promoters, Spence didn't learn he had a torn retina until a prefight medical examination by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday.

From Fox News • Aug. 10, 2021

The Louisville Lip had even lost the lip: “This was a decaffeinated Ali,” Hannigan writes of one prefight news conference.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2016