Floyd Schofield Sr. desires WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson to defend his title in opposition to his son, ‘Child Austin’ Schofield Jr (18-0, 12 KOs) subsequent. He says Shakur doesn’t have an opponent but, and he feels he ought to face his son, who’s ranked #2 WBC Floyd Jr.
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Shakur was performing some speaking final Saturday night time after Schofield’s battle in opposition to Rene Tellez Girón (20-4, 13 KOs) in Las Vegas, calling Floyd Jr “Meals” after watching him get dropped within the eleventh spherical. It was a flash knockdown, however that didn’t stop Shakur from taking a shot at him on X.
Schofield’s benefits
– Energy
– Pace
– Youth
– Chin
– Ruggedness
– Punch output
If Shakur have been keen to have a firefight with Schofield, you’d favor the youthful fighter due to all the benefits that he has. Shakur doesn’t throw sufficient punch, and his energy is minimal. He’s received the archaic Mayweather potshot fashion from the Mesozoic period of the Dinosaurs. That fashion doesn’t work with trendy judges or followers. It’s one thing that doesn’t belong on this period.
Shakur is sort of a individual frozen in a block of ice for 65 million years, thawed out, and reanimated. He doesn’t match with fighters from this period. Schofield could be a nightmare for him, and even Rene Tellez Giron would as properly.
Floyd Sr. Predicts KO
Schofield Jr. received up off the canvas and dominated Giron the remainder of the way in which, displaying pace and energy that few fighters have within the light-weight division. Certainly, not Shakur, who’s a defensive fighter with fast toes however after pace and no featherweight-level energy.
Schofield received the playing cards by the scores 118-109, 116-111, and 118-109
“So, sure, we need to struggle Shakur. He’s not Rene, and we’ll cease Shakur,” mentioned Schofield Sr to Fighthype. “My predictions come true. We’re quantity 2. So, what’s the excuse, Shakur? Why not struggle?
“Come on, who do you might have scheduled to struggle proper now? When you don’t need to struggle, I perceive, however don’t be appearing like a canine and that you just need to struggle.”
Shakur is getting back from hand surgical procedure and received’t struggle till February twenty second. If #1 WBC contender William Zepeda wins his struggle in opposition to Tevin Farmer on November sixteenth, he’ll be the one which challenges Shakur on February twenty second.
That struggle is already within the planning phases, and you may inform that Shakur is worried. He noticed what Zepeda did to Giovanni Cabrera and Maxi Hughes, two fighters with the same defensive fashion as his personal.
Schofield must wait his flip earlier than he will get a crack on the WBC belt in opposition to the Shakur vs. Zepeda struggle winner. That may very well be in opposition to Zepeda.
It’s a must to assume that if Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) is victorious in opposition to Shakur on February twenty second, there will probably be a direct rematch as a result of Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is pumping an excessive amount of cash into the WBC champion’s profession for him to not attempt to avenge the loss.
Hearn has visions of turning Shakur right into a “international famous person” and is already discussing eager to match him in opposition to Gervonta Davis subsequent yr.
“We skilled for a 10-round struggle. That’s what we signed this contract for,” mentioned Schofield Sr. about Floyd Sr. being initially scheduled for the Giron to struggle for ten rounds, however then it was modified to 12 rounds on the night time of the struggle.
It’s unbelievable that the Schofield-Giron struggle was modified to a 12-rounder on the night time of their headliner final Saturday night time. When you skilled for under ten rounds, it’s comprehensible why it could be a difficulty for those who found it was a 12-rounder. That may clarify why Schofield gassed out and was knocked down in spherical 11.
