Floyd Schofield Sr. says his son, Floyd Jr., will be undefeated when he faces WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on February 22 in their fight in Riyadh. He says the fans are tripping up if they believe Schofield Jr (18-0, 12 KOs). it just comes because of that.
Boxing fans believe that Floyd Jr. and his father are talking about this fight only for money. They don’t think they can win and they will be dominated by Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) on DAZN PPV.
The way they pushed this fight they could pay attention to the promoter Oscar De La Hoya who said that Floyd Jr. needs more experience, it makes it look like this thing is about money. If Schofield Jr. having achieved at least one quality in his start, fans can believe that he really wants to win.
“We will overcome”
“We are not going there to lose. You are all sarcastic. We have been against the odds for a long time. I tell Oscar [De La Hoya] to fight, and we are facing obstacles,” said Floyd Schofield Sr. on social media, talking about his son’s fight with WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on February 22.
“We are used to this, fighting with our backs to the wall because we are fighting for something. We break the curses that breed. We enjoy it. We’re going to go out and have a blast. I hope you will listen to this whole fight.
“We thank Shakur for the opportunity he gave us. We will continue to be humble because it is time for us to grow in our lives. I want to be humble and spread love, but there is no time when we will lose our mental fight. Come on now, you’ve got to be real about it,” Schofield Sr. said.
It says a lot about Shakur that he chose Schofield Jr. the 22-year-old as his opponent instead of choosing many qualified contenders such as Andy Cruz, Edwin De Los Santos, Raymond Muratalla, Jose ‘Rayo’ Velazquez, or Isaac ‘The Pitbull’ Cruz. Stevenson doesn’t want to lose before he gets the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fight. Choosing Floyd Jr. it’s Shakur’s way of making sure he doesn’t get hit.
“You don’t know who I am now. You can all watch online. I will be a humble version of myself and a quieter version. The important thing is that we will go out and win. “We know we’re the underdogs, and we love that,” Schofield said.
Floyd Sr. he must continue to speak because he is the only one inciting this war. Shakur did nothing on his end to step up the game, and Schofield Jr. he is quiet too. He is not a talkative person.
Upset in Riyadh?
“So, please don’t lose all your money betting on Shakur. Don’t be mad at me. Don’t come up with nonsense because you lost your family money betting on Shakur. We have to confirm what we are saying, and we are going out there to shake things up,” said Schofield r.
“The WBC title is on the line and new. I’m telling you all. Keep sleeping. You will have a nightmare. Go to sleep, Shakur,” Floyd Sr. said.
Schofield’s only shot at winning is to knock out Shakur because he won’t win a decision. For that reason, he may not even win rounds. How Floyd Jr. He struggled with it against Rene Tellez Giron in his last fight on November 2nd, and is not in the same ring as Stevenson.
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