“The Shakur I see right now is a C-level fighter,” said Schofield Sr. to Fighthype.
He repeatedly questioned who Stevenson has actually beaten to earn comparisons with fighters such as Terence Crawford, Andre Ward and Floyd Mayweather Jr..
“But what I mean by nothing is who have he fought that made him something?” Schofield Sr. said.
Schofield Sr. pointed to Stevenson’s victory over Lopez but argued that one win should not automatically elevate a fighter into pound-for-pound discussions.
“The only one Shakur got on his record is Teo,” he said. “And Teo ain’t A-level if he lost to Kambosos.”
Schofield Sr. also questioned why Stevenson is often mentioned alongside some of boxing’s most accomplished fighters, arguing that much of the praise comes from the company he keeps rather than his achievements inside the ring.
“Why do you think they compare him to Floyd Mayweather so much?” Schofield Sr. said. “Association and Top Rank got big money to market.
“They put him on that level because Andre Ward is there and he’s the next Floyd and he’s the next this. It’s like, yo, do y’all realize this dude lost in the Olympics?”
The comments are the latest chapter in the ongoing feud between the Schofield camp and Stevenson following the collapse of their planned fight in Saudi Arabia last year.
Despite Shakur’s success across multiple weight classes, Schofield Sr. remains convinced his son would expose what he sees as flaws in the Newark native’s game.
“Shakur don’t stand a chance against Kid,” Schofield Sr. said. “They got the same style. It’s a flawed style.”
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