Schofield Sr. “Adamant” on Shakur fight despite De La Hoya’s concerns

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya says it was a little “too ambitious” for his fighter, Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield Jr., to fight WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson so early in his four-year professional career to tackle.

De La Hoya says Schofield’s father, Floyd Sr., was “determined” that his son Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) should fight next, so now he is scheduled to face him on the Feb. 22 giant card in Riyadh too late

Payday hustle?

If the move backfires on Schofield Jr’s part, De La Hoya will at least give himself some cover against the backlash by telling the media ahead of time that he was against the idea of ​​the 22-year-old in the first place Challenge Shakur.

Many fans believe that Schofield Jr. and his father only in it is for the money, because they want to get the bag without believing that they will win against the three-division world champion Stevenson.

When Kid Austin loses, he’ll likely pick up a few wins against the same low-level opposition he built his 18-0 record on, then try to punch him into another world title shot for another payday. In other words, it’s just a rush.

The way Schofield looked dropped by him in his last fight against second-ranked Rene Tellez Giron means he doesn’t belong in the same ring as Shakur or anyone in the top 15 at lightweight. Floyd Jr. did terribly in that fight.

De La Hoya’s warning

“I was the first one to say: ‘We have to wait. We have a plan for you, we have a strategy for you,’ but the father was very determined. The father, especially, was the one who wanted this fight,” said Oscar De La Hoya Fight Hub TV wanting Floyd Schofield to continue to develop before fighting for a world title.

“For my taste it was a little too ambitious, but they know exactly what they are doing. The father (Schofield Sr) knows his son. We know his abilities inside the ring. Is it too early? Perhaps. Is it the right time? Who knows. Only Kid Austin knows that night inside the ring.”

Boxing fans on social media are divided on whether it’s a good thing for the 22-year-old, four-year pro Schofield to challenge Shakur for a world title so early in his career. While some fans favor the idea, since Floyd Jr. showing courage, others think it is foolish and that he is skipping the development part of his career.

Learn On The Job

Some fighters went straight to the top early in their careers, but they came from excellent amateur backgrounds. Schofield was not a great amateur. He is learning at the top as a pro, and has yet to fight a contender.

De La Hoya, who was 20 when he won his first world title in his 12th professional fight in 1994, was also a 1992 Olympic gold medalist. Schofield does not have the same amateur pedigree.