Even Errol Spence Jr. would admit that he was once young, dumb, and made a few bad decisions.

In September of 2019, Spence was practically on top of the boxing world. He successfully ended the title reigns of Kell Brook and Shawn Porter and pranced around as the welterweight division’s lone unified champion.

Spence was a dominant fighter but he wasn’t exactly a responsible one. Just a few weeks after beating Porter, Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) jumped into his sports car, dropped the top, and headed to the club. He then spent the rest of his night drinking booze and partying.

Spence has always made the right moves both in the ring and outside of it. On this night, he didn’t. An Uber was one simple phone call away but Spence instead jumped back in his vehicle and made his way back home. A few minutes into his commute, Spence lost control of his car, was flung several feet in the air, and landed on the cold ground.

Several weeks in the hospital, paired with numerous months of rehab - was exactly what Spence needed before he could make his return. Dancing with the devil is never ideal but for Spence, he views his near-death experience as a positive.

Considering what he went through, it’s a mini miracle that Spence is still alive, let alone fighting at a championship level. Since having his life flash before his eyes, Spence has gone on to take care of business against both Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas. Those victories, while important, set the stage for his undisputed showdown against Terence Crawford on July 29th.

On paper, the WBO welterweight champion appears to be his most deadly opponent. With a current knockout streak of ten, Crawford is confident that Spence could become victim number 11.

Although he becomes a bit sheepish when discussing his crash at times, Spence reveals that surviving that wreck has left him feeling virtually indestructible in the ring.

“Really made me feel like nobody can stop me,” said Spence on The Pivot Podcast. “If I can be driving however fast they said I was driving and I land on solid concrete getting thrown in the air, who can hurt me? A man definitely can’t break me.”