Floyd Schofield Sr. says his son, Floyd Jr., isn’t coming to lose towards WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson on February twenty second of their combat in Riyadh. He says that followers are tripping in the event that they consider Schofield Jr (18-0, 12 KOs). is simply developing for the sake of it.
Boxing followers consider Floyd Jr. and his father are speaking about this combat just for cash. They don’t assume they’ll win and might be dominated by Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) on DAZN PPV.
The way in which they pushed for this combat and ignored promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who stated Floyd Jr. wants extra expertise, makes it appear like that is nearly cash. If Schofield Jr. had at the least one high quality win on his resume, followers would consider that he actually needs to win.
“We’re Coming To Win”
“We’re not going on the market to lose. Y’all bugging. We’ve been towards the chances. I’m telling Oscar [De La Hoya] to make the combat, and we’re going towards the chances,” stated Floyd Schofield Sr. on social media, speaking about his son’s combat towards WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson on February twenty second.
“We’re used to this, preventing with our again towards the wall as a result of we obtained one thing to combat for. We’re breaking generational curses. We’re having fun with it. We’re going out to bang. I hope you all tune in for the combat.
“We thank Shakur for the chance. We’re going to proceed to be humble as a result of it’s time to develop in our lives. I wish to be humble and unfold love, however at no time are we going to lose a combat mentally on us. Come on now, y’all obtained to be actual for that,” stated Schofield Sr.
It says quite a bit about Shakur that he chosen the 22-year-old Schofield Jr. as his opponent somewhat than deciding on the numerous extra certified contenders like Andy Cruz, Edwin De Los Santos, Raymond Muratalla, Jose ‘Rayo’ Velazquez, or Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. Stevenson doesn’t wish to lose earlier than he will get the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis combat. Deciding on Floyd Jr. is Shakur’s method of assuring he doesn’t get overwhelmed.
“You already know who I’m by now. Y’all can watch on the Web. I’m going to be a extra humbler model of myself and a extra quiet model. The underside line is we’re going to exit to win. We all know we’re the underdog, and we love that,” stated Schofield.
Floyd Sr. should hold speaking as a result of he’s the one one who is de facto selling this combat. Shakur has executed nothing on his aspect to hype up the match, and Schofield Jr. is quiet as effectively. He’s not a talker.
Upset in Riyadh?
“So, please don’t lose all of your cash betting on Shakur. Don’t be mad at me. Don’t give you some nonsense since you misplaced your loved ones cash betting on Shakur. We obtained to show what we are saying, and we’re going on the market to rock,” stated Schofield r.
“The WBC title is on the road and the brand new. I’m telling y’all. Hold sleeping. Y’all going to have a nightmare. Fall asleep, Shakur,” stated Floyd Sr.
Schofield’s solely shot at profitable is by knocking out Shakur as a result of he’s not going to win a call. For that matter, he could not even win any rounds. The way in which Floyd Jr. struggled towards Rene Tellez Giron in his final combat on November 2nd, he doesn’t belong in the identical ring as Stevenson.
