The Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield Jr. combat is predicted to be introduced at this time in Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh Season occasion on February twenty second. Floyd Sr. stated in an interview on Sunday that his son, Child Austin’s combat with WBC light-weight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) will likely be introduced in Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Combat Confirmed
Schofield Sr. stated it was a “carried out deal,” they usually signed the contract for the combat with Stevenson. He additionally has signed his. So, that combat will likely be one in all a number of attention-grabbing matches on His Excellency Turki Alalshikh’s February twenty second card.
Followers see this as a mismatch in favor of Shakur, they usually see Schofield Sr. and Child Austin as thirsty. The best way they’ve gotten this combat is just not the traditional technique. They took the backdoor path to a title shot by preventing tomato cans and steering away from gifted contenders.
Floyd Sr. believed Child Austin might outbox Shakur, however he admitted that he would in all probability want a knockout to win.
The opposite large combat within the occasion is the rematch between undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. So far as the remainder of the fights, most of them are merely good however not nice.
“They’re making an announcement of their nation [Saudi Arabia], it needs to be broadcast. It’s a carried out deal. Every part is nice,” stated Floyd Schofield Sr. to Punsh Drunk Boxing, speaking in regards to the Shakur Stevenson vs. Child Austin combat.
“A part of his progress goes by this fireplace. Are you able to think about when he’s 25 or 27,” stated Schofield Sr., justifying his son taking this dangerous combat that he was unprepared for. “Child goes to placed on a efficiency. What occurs if we knock Shakur out? What are they going to say then?
“We don’t know as a result of Shakur is presented. He may simply must outbox Shakur,” stated Floyd Sr. when requested what spherical Schofield Jr. will knockout Stevenson. “We received to see what Shakur goes to deliver as a result of I don’t suppose Shakur is coming there to put down.”
Perhaps Schofield enhance if Shakur beats him, however it’s unimaginable to say as a result of he’s not fought anybody good but. His final opponent, Rene Tellez Giron, decked him within the eleventh and landed loads. He’s not a contender.
“Child Will Get Him”
“He doesn’t need to quit his belts to Child. So, he’s going to return in throwing some cannons,” stated Schofield Sr. about Shakur. “I don’t know what spherical, however I assure you, Child goes to get him. I used to be considering Floyd beating him all 12 rounds after which giving his belt again simply to say, ‘We don’t care about that s***.’ No, we’re going to take that belt house.”
Child Austin will land a few of his large pictures eventually on Shakur, however it’s not going that he’s going to land sufficient of them to attain a knockout or win a choice. That’s the issue.
“That is like one other day for Child. ‘Oh, I’m stepping into with Shakur. I’m going to knock him out.’ Child can be extra amazed with Tank Davis,” stated Floyd Sr. “He needs to combat Tank. He’s like, ‘Shakur ain’t received no energy. It’s going to be boring. I received to chase him all night time.’
“That’s his view. ‘I’m going to must chase this dude all night time,’ as a result of he’s not going to deliver it to Child. As soon as he feels Child’s energy, his a** is out of there.’ They don’t perceive what a loss can do for a fighter. They will regrow and turn into a greater model of themselves,” stated Schofield Sr, making it look like a superb factor that Child Austin is doomed to defeat.
Floyd Sr. doesn’t see it as a foul factor for his son, Child Austin, to probably lose to Shakur. He feels that it’ll be a superb studying device for him. He factors out that Canelo Alvarez improved after he misplaced to Floyd Mayweather Jr. earlier in his profession. Canelo was 23, across the similar age because the 22-year-old Schofield.
The distinction is that Canelo was dominating his opposition, wanting like a celebrity. Schofield hasn’t fought any world-class opposition but and appeared poor, beating a non-contender in his final combat.
