Floyd Schofield Sr. says his son Floyd Jr. will not lose to WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on February 22 in their fight in Riyadh. He says fans are tripping over themselves if they believe Schofield Jr. (18-0, 12 KOs). it just comes for that.
Boxing fans believe that Floyd Jr. and his father are only talking about this fight for money. They don’t think they can win and will be dominated by Shakur (22-0, 10 KO) at DAZN PPV.
The way they pushed for this fight and ignored promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who said Floyd Jr. needs more experience, makes it seem like it’s all about the money. If Schofield Jr. had at least one quality win on his resume, fans would believe that he really wants to win.
“We are coming to victory”
“We’re not going there to lose.” You’re all listening. We were against the odds. “I’m telling Oscar (De La Hoya) to fight, and we’re going against the odds,” Floyd Schofield Sr. said. social mediatalking about his son’s fight against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on February 22nd.
“We are used to this, to fight with our backs against the wall because we have something to fight for.” We break generational curses. We enjoy it. We’re going out to bang. I hope you will all join the fight.
“We thank Shakur for the opportunity. We will continue to be humble because it is time to grow in our lives. I want to be humble and spread the love, but at no point will we lose the fight mentally. Come on now, you all have to be right for it,” Schofield Sr. said.
It says a lot about Shakur that he chose the 22-year-old Schofield Jr. as his opponent instead of choosing far more qualified candidates like Andy Cruz, Edwin De Los Santos, Raymond Muratala, Jose ‘Rayo’ Velasquez or Isaac’ Pitbull’ Cruz. Stevenson doesn’t want to lose before he gets the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fight. Picking Floyd Jr. is Shakur’s way of making sure he doesn’t get beat up.
“You already know who I am.” You can all watch on the Internet. I will be a more humble version of myself and a quieter version. The bottom line is that we will emerge victorious. “We know we’re the underdog, and we like that,” Schofield said.
Floyd Sr. needs to keep talking because he’s the only one really promoting this fight. Shakur hasn’t done anything on his end to add to the matchup, and Schofield Jr. has been quiet as well. He is not a speaker.
Upset in Riyadh?
“So please don’t lose all your money betting on Shakur.” Don’t be mad at me. Don’t make up nonsense because you lost the family money betting on Shakur. We have to prove what we say, and we’re going out there to play,” said Schofield r.
“The VBC title is on the line and new. I’m telling you all. Keep sleeping. You will all have a nightmare. “Go to sleep, Shakur,” Floyd Sr. said.
Schofield’s only shot at winning is knocking out Shakur as he will not win by decision. For that matter, he might not even win a single round. The way Floyd Jr. fought Rene Tellez Giron in his last fight on Nov. 2, he doesn’t belong in the same ring as Stevenson.