Floyd Schofield Sr. wants WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to defend his title against his son, ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield Jr (18-0, 12 KOs) next. He says Shakur doesn’t have an opponent yet, and he feels he should face his son, who is ranked #2 WBC Floyd Jr.
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Shakur was doing some talking last Saturday night after Schofield’s battle against Rene Tellez Girón (20-4, 13 KOs) in Las Vegas, calling Floyd Jr “Food” after watching him get dropped in the 11th round. It was a flash knockdown, but that didn’t prevent Shakur from taking a shot at him on X.
Schofield’s advantages
– Power
– Speed
– Youth
– Chin
– Ruggedness
– Punch output
If Shakur were willing to have a firefight with Schofield, you would favor the younger fighter because of all the advantages that he has. Shakur doesn’t throw enough punch, and his power is minimal. He’s got the archaic Mayweather potshot style from the Mesozoic era of the Dinosaurs. That style doesn’t work with modern judges or fans. It’s something that doesn’t belong in this era.
Shakur is like a person frozen in a block of ice for 65 million years, thawed out, and reanimated. He doesn’t fit with fighters from this era. Schofield would be a nightmare for him, and even Rene Tellez Giron would as well.
Floyd Sr. Predicts KO
Schofield Jr. got up off the canvas and dominated Giron the rest of the way, showing speed and power that few fighters have in the lightweight division. Indeed, not Shakur, who is a defensive fighter with quick feet but after speed and no featherweight-level power.
Schofield won the cards by the scores 118-109, 116-111, and 118-109
“So, yes, we want to fight Shakur. He’s not Rene, and we will stop Shakur,” said Schofield Sr to Fighthype. “My predictions come true. We’re number 2. So, what’s the excuse, Shakur? Why not fight?
“Come on, who do you have scheduled to fight right now? If you don’t want to fight, I understand, but don’t be acting like a dog and that you want to fight.”
Shakur is coming back from hand surgery and won’t fight until February 22nd. If #1 WBC contender William Zepeda wins his fight against Tevin Farmer on November 16th, he’ll be the one that challenges Shakur on February 22nd.
That fight is already in the planning stages, and you can tell that Shakur is concerned. He saw what Zepeda did to Giovanni Cabrera and Maxi Hughes, two fighters with a similar defensive style as his own.
Schofield will have to wait his turn before he gets a crack at the WBC belt against the Shakur vs. Zepeda fight winner. That could be against Zepeda.
You have to assume that if Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) is victorious against Shakur on February 22nd, there will be an immediate rematch because Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is pumping too much money into the WBC champion’s career for him not to try to avenge the loss.
Hearn has visions of turning Shakur into a “global superstar” and is already discussing wanting to match him against Gervonta Davis next year.
“We trained for a 10-round fight. That’s what we signed this contract for,” said Schofield Sr. about Floyd Sr. being originally scheduled for the Giron to fight for ten rounds, but then it was changed to 12 rounds on the night of the fight.
It’s unbelievable that the Schofield-Giron fight was changed to a 12-rounder on the night of their headliner last Saturday night. If you trained for only ten rounds, it’s understandable why it would be an issue if you discovered it was a 12-rounder. That might explain why Schofield gassed out and was knocked down in round 11.
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