“Shakur would by no means battle Child identical to Tank would by no means battle Child,” Schofield Sr. stated to MillCity Boxing.
Schofield Sr. insisted his criticism was not private towards Shakur and argued that fighters on the high of the game are merely chasing bigger paydays in larger divisions as a substitute of taking harmful fights for much less cash at light-weight.
“They acquired larger fights at 140 for 20 million, 15 million,” Schofield Sr. stated. “Why come fiddle down right here the place they acquired the potential of getting knocked out for method much less cash?”
The largest a part of Schofield Sr.’s argument concerned Shakur’s lack of knockout energy and whether or not he might maintain an aggressive stress puncher off him for 12 rounds.
“Shakur solely acquired 11 knockouts,” Schofield Sr. stated. “There’s no method he’s gonna battle someone like Child and be capable of survive 12 rounds.”
Schofield Sr. believes his son’s mixture of pace, motion, and energy would create main issues stylistically for Stevenson.
“How would he maintain an influence puncher like Child that acquired motion and pace off of him?” Schofield Sr. stated. “It might be the flawed model for Shakur.”
Schofield Sr. additionally criticized what he sees as fashionable matchmaking in boxing, arguing that too many fighters are avoiding tough opponents to guard unbeaten data and maximize earnings.
“There’s no method you might construct legacy operating scary, deciding on fighters,” Schofield Sr. stated.
Stevenson has lately been linked to potential future fights towards Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis, whereas Schofield continues constructing his profile at light-weight.
Shakur additionally has a built-in protection towards criticism about by no means combating Schofield as a result of the 2 have been already scheduled to battle on February 22, 2025, earlier than Schofield was pulled from the bout throughout battle week in Riyadh round February 18-19.
Stevenson later questioned whether or not Schofield was totally ready for the matchup, whereas Schofield’s group maintained the withdrawal was tied to medical points and the fee’s determination to take away him from the cardboard.
