Shakur Vs. Austin Baby Announcement Coming Tomorrow: Schofield Sr. It’s reassuring

Floyd Schofield Sr. said in an interview tonight that the fight between his son, Kid Austin, and WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson will be announced on Monday, December 2, in Saudi Arabia on the February 22 card in Riyadh.

Valid on Monday

Schofield Sr says the Shakur-Kid Austin fight will be announced when American fans wake up Monday morning tomorrow. He says it’s a “done deal,” and Golden Boy and the network have agreed to it.

Fans on social media still don’t believe the fight will happen, but we will see tomorrow if Floyd Sr. Are you sure it’s over?

Oscar De La Hoya said he feels Schofield needs more experience before taking on three-division world champion Shakur, who is older and has been a pro for a long time. He fought better opposition, and won an Olympic silver medal.

Schofield Sr. is eager to fight Shakur, and he will find out the hard way that he may not be happy with the outcome of this match. He didn’t mention Kid Austin’s purse, but it’s probably a few million. For Schofield Sr. eager this way, it should be the biggest payday of Floyd Jr.’s career.

Looking for a Knockout

“They made an announcement in their country [Saudi Arabia]it should be distributed. It’s a done deal. Everything is going well,” said Floyd Schofield Sr. on Punch Drunk Boxing for his fight against Shakur Stevenson on February 22nd in Riyadh.

“I admire him for keeping his word. It’s going to be a big fight,” said Floyd Sr. about Shakur keeping his word to fight Kid Austin. “De Los Santos had flat feet. The ‘baby’ does not have a flat foot. Our goal is to get him out.

“I don’t think they will give us the cards. So, our goal is to take him out strategically. We are happy because no matter what people say, ‘The child is not ready yet.’ The Kid has the edge of a puncher, and everyone knows that the Kid can crack. “

For Schofield Sr. is on pace to make a fight with Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs), a strong indication that this is about the money because he hasn’t fought any of his competitors during his four-year professional career.

They were supposed to have Kid Austin fight 15 top contenders to prepare him to fight for the world title, but they cut them off. Schofield will still have the strength, youth, and speed advantage over Shakur. If he can get past Stevenson’s shots to find something big, he has a chance. It will be difficult to find Shakur without getting caught.

“That’s all he needs. Shakur should have a flawless performance in 12 rounds. All we have to do is plug it once or twice into that chin, and it’s a done deal. So, we’re excited about this,” said Schofield Sr.

Baby Austin doesn’t have one punch power. He hits a lot, but he hits a lot of his blows from landing a lot of blows during fights that go into the second half. The thing is, Schofield didn’t fight any top class opposition, yet he couldn’t score any quick points.

“We saw his [Shakur] the last battle. How much growth have we seen? His hand was injured. I don’t see him getting knockouts. Therefore, his strikeout percentage did not increase. Did he become more skilled?” Schofield Sr. said of Shakur.

Stevenson is clearly not designed to fight at lightweight. He hit the ceiling when he fought at featherweight [126]and he doesn’t have the kind of power to hurt fighters at 135. But that won’t matter because Kid Austin isn’t a big knockout puncher, and the only way he can win is by decision. He won’t be able to stay consistent enough to KO Shakur.