'WE FIGHTERS'
Terence Crawford and Kell Brook leads prayers for Errol Spence Jr with world champ in intensive care after car accident
TERENCE CRAWFORD and Kell Brook have led the boxing world in sending their best to car accident victim Errol Spence Jr.
World welterweight champion Spence Jr is in intensive care after he was thrown out of his Ferrari as it somersaulted in a horror accident in Dallas.
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The 29-year-old is understood to have suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries in the smash - which authorities say happened at high speed when he was not wearing a seat belt.
It is not yet known whether he will recover to make a return to the boxing ring, where he is regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
But one of the first to send his best wishes was multiple world champion Crawford, who has been locked in a bitter war of words with Spence Jr.
The pair's rivalry is one of the biggest in the sport at present, and only this week Crawford, 32, recorded a video message calling Spence Jr out.
But after waking to the news of the crash in Dallas, Crawford was quick to extend the hand of friendship.
He wrote on Twitter: "Praying for you champ @ErrolSpenceJr get well. We fighters, I know you will."
And he was joined in his well-wishes by Britain's former world champion Kell Brook - who was beaten by Spence Jr in a bruising encounter in 2017.
Brook posted a picture of the American and tweeted: "Get well soon champ! Thoughts are with you and wishing you a full and speedy recovery."
The welterweight king was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown out of his Ferrari during the smash, which saw the super-car somersault "multiple times".
A statement from police in Dallas said: “At 2:53am a Ferrari travelling at a high rate of speed northbound in the 500 S. Riverfront Blvd.
"The Ferrari veered left over the centre median onto the southbound lanes and flipped multiple times ejecting the driver who was not wearing a seatbelt.
"The cause of the accident is undetermined at this time.”
Pictures show the mangled wreck of a vehicle being towed away with cops on the scene.
The white Ferrari was the only car involved in the accident, which took place at around 3am, close to the I-30 in Dallas.
A statement from the boxer's representatives later insisted he will make "a full recovery".
It said:"Spence is awake and responding and his condition is listed as stable.
"He did not sustain any broken bones or fractures, but has some facial lacerations. He is expected to make a full recovery."
"He is currently resting with his family by his side. They want to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes and are extremely grateful to the Dallas first responders who rushed to the scene to attend to Errol after the accident and the doctors who are taking care of him at the hospital."
Spence Jr is undefeated as a pro, winning all 26 of his fights, 21 by KO, and is the reigning IBF and WBC welterweight world champ.
His most recent scrap was against fellow American Shawn Porter, which he won by split decision.
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It was regarded as one of the fights of the year.
The fighter, who was born in Long Island, New York, is now a Dallas resident in the DeSoto neighbourhood.
He is a father of two daughters under the age of five, and regards himself as a Dallas local having been raised in the city since a child.
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