Floyd Schofield Jr. and his father, Floyd Sr., have confirmed that light-weight prospect Abdullah Mason’s current two knockdowns he suffered earlier this month towards the unheralded tremendous featherweight Yohan Vasquez on November eighth had been a sign that he has a weak chin.
Schofield Sr. says he’s been telling folks that the 20-year-old Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) has a weak chin since he sparred together with his son, light-weight contender Floyd Jr. He famous Mason’s incapability to take a tough shot throughout the sparring classes.
So when Floyd Sr. noticed Mason getting dropped twice within the first spherical on November eighth by second-tier fighter Vasquez (26-6, 21 KOs) on November eighth on the Scope Area in Norfolk, Virginia, he wasn’t shocked by what he noticed. It simply confirmed what he’d already seen for himself from the sparring classes with the 22-year-old Schofield Jr. (18-0, 12 KOs).
Mason mentioned not too long ago that he plans on preventing for a world title in 2025. But when he has a chin drawback, he’s going to have to focus on the IBF belt as soon as it’s vacated by Vasily Lomachenko as a result of he’s in all probability not going to do properly preventing any of the opposite champions.
Floyd Sr. mentioned High Rank is constructing Mason to try to earn cash off of him, they usually’re going to try to make him look good with their matchmaking, which means he’s going to be fed comfortable touches. Clearly, Mason wasn’t alleged to be knocked down by Vasquez, however his chin betrayed him. Even the most effective matchmaking isn’t foolproof.
“Abdullah don’t bought a chin. I’ve been telling you that from day one. I watched what he did to Abullah within the ring,” mentioned Floyd Schofield Sr. to MillCity Boxing about his son, Floyd Jr. having dominated Abdullah Mason in sparring.
“I advised y’all when everybody was saying, ‘You’re making it up.’ I mentioned each time he’d [Mason] get hit within the chin, his legs would buckle.’ His physique can’t deal with him getting hit within the face. All people mentioned, ‘He’s capping, he’s mendacity.’ Now, they’ll see it with this simple a** man [Yohan Vasquez].”
It doesn’t appear to be Schofield Sr. plans on placing his son in with Mason for sparring anymore for him to be ratting him out like this by exposing what went on throughout their coaching.
“The dude [Vasquez] got here up from 126 and nonetheless bucked him. Abdullah has been preventing all 126. He has not fought nobody at 130 with energy, they usually’re [Top Rank] constructing him. There’s nothing mistaken with that. They’re constructing him to allow them to get a giant payday. That’s what the promoters get. They don’t care concerning the fighters.”
Vasquez began his profession at 126, however his previous couple of fights have been at 130, and he does have energy in his left hand. That left hook that he saved hitting Mason with seemed deadly.
“They care about constructing them to see one thing to allow them to make [money]. However Adbullah isn’t a menace for us. Keyshawn isn’t a menace. Tank ain’t a menace, and Shakur ain’t a menace,” mentioned Schofield Sr.
High Rank should do a greater job with Mason if he’s already having issues taking pictures towards this stage of opponent. If he can’t deal with the ability of men like Vasquez, High Rank might want to preserve Mason away from the highest 25 killers which have pop of their punches, who will dent his chin, and damage the possibilities of his promoters making a revenue.
“My dad advised y’all that,” mentioned Floyd Schofield Jr. about Mason not having robust punch resistance.
