Shakur Stevenson posted a negative reaction on social media to Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield’s unimpressive 12-round unanimous decision victory over Rene Tellez Giron on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
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After watching Schofield, 18-0, 12 KOs, turn his back on Giron (20-4, 13 KOs) in the third round and nearly take him to the back of the head, WBC lightweight champion Shakur said on X, “Food .” He also said Schofield was lucky Giron didn’t “clip” him when he turned his back on him and walked away in the middle of an exchange in round three.
Giron later knocked Schofield down in round 11 with a big left hook. Shakur saw it too, and he should feel confident about his chances of winning a fight against Schofield. Floyd Sr said in the post-fight press conference that Shakur should fight Kid Austin.
Schofield won by a 12 round unanimous decision tonight. The scores were 118-109, 116-11 and 118-109.
Food!!! https://t.co/NIFYclHmXy
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 3, 2024
“Now that he’s shown that he’s vulnerable, it will give them the courage to step into the ring,” Floyd Schofield Sr. said. told the media about his son, ‘Kid Austin.’, who looks beatable against Rene Tellez Giron on Saturday night.
Scholfield Jr. and his dad can talk all they want about a fight against Shakur Stevenson for his WBC lightweight title, but it’s not happening. He will already defend his belt against #1 contender William Zepeda on February 22nd, provided he defeats the Mexican contender Tevin Farmer on November 16th.
If Zepeda beats Shakur, there won’t be much interest in a fight against Schofield. Shakur would try to rebuild and could even move up to 140 depending on how badly Zepeda beats him.
“In my opinion, Shakur doesn’t have power like Rene. So, I’m ready,” says Schofield Jr. “I felt like after he caught me on the layup, I thought, ‘You know what? I want it to go the whole 12 rounds,’ because I wanted to give the fans what they wanted to see. I was good.
Luckily he didn’t cut his ass when he turned around
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 3, 2024
“After the tee shot, I thought, ‘You know what? Let’s knock it out the whole fight,” Schofield said.
Shakur doesn’t have much power. He’s a defensive guy who does it and then runs away. He doesn’t have the attacking game to stand and fight against someone like Schofield or any of the young contenders. If Shakur fought Raymond Muratalla and tried to actually fight him, he would be destroyed.
“Shakur is one of the greatest. That’s why we want to fight him and Tank,” says Schofield Sr. “Shakur needs someone exciting like Kid. If Shakur keeps getting boring fights, his brain is going to keep going down. He needs Kid, Pitbull and Tank. He needs those aggressive fighters.”
