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Shakur Stevenson Recalls Trash Talk, Brutal Sparring Lesson From Terence Crawford

Stevenson said his bond with Crawford began with teenage bravado at an amateur tournament, when he joked, “I’ll f** you up.” Crawford returned the next day to watch him fight, then later humbled him in sparring at 16 or 17. Stevenson said Bud “got off on me,” turning early trash talk into a lasting lesson from one of boxing’s best.