Tim Bradley says he knew Tevin Farmer was going to get knocked out as soon as his fight with Floyd Schofield started last Saturday night in Anaheim, California.
Farmer’s Fatal Low Guard
Bradley noted that the southpaw Farmer (33-9-1, 8 KOs) was fighting with his lead hand down by his side. That’s the worst thing a fighter can do against someone with hand speed and explosive power like Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs).
Farmer’s Missed Adjustments
Interestingly, Farmer didn’t adjust after he was knocked down by a right hand from Schofield. He continued to fight with his lead hand down and was dropped seconds later from a combination.
Even after the second knockdown, Farmer still had his guard down and was quickly stopped after getting hit with four hard, blistering, fast shots by Schofield. Bradley was surprised that a fighter with Farmer’s experience would fight the way he did against the 22-year-old Schofield.
“I told y’all about Schofield. I told you he was going to show up and he was going to show out. You put a cat in a corner, he’s going to come out swinging. He came out swinging. And if you want to ask why Farmer got knocked out, it is simple. The high hand always beats the low hand,” said Bradley on his channel, talking about Tevin Farmer’s mistake of keeping his right hand down by his side against Floyd Schofield.
Farmer had to have seen Schofield’s speed when he and his trainer were watching video of his past fights. He must have felt that he would be able to get out of the way of his punches by using the step back that had helped him in his previous fight against William Zepeda.
Still, Tevin should have adjusted the first knockdown in the round. There’s no excuse for him to have continued to fight with both hands down by his side.
Bradley on Farmer’s Mistakes
“I knew Farmer was going to get knocked out as soon as he came out. I was like, ‘He’s about to get caught. That backhand was so damn low. It was disrespectful. Crazy. Talking about all this experience you got. You coming out with your hands like that. Lead hand was low. Backhand was low.
“Easy work. And a southpaw has a hard time seeing the looping right hand. Easy work for that explosive speed and tenacity of Kid Austin,” said Bradley about Farmer.
Farmer has always fought with his right down by his side, and he’s mostly been able to get away with it because of his reflexes. He’d also not fought fighters with the kind of hand speed and explosive power that Schofield possesses.
Last Updated on 06/29/2025
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