Boxing fans and gambling often see eye-to-eye but on this one, they couldn’t come to an agreement.
Floyd Schofield Jr. walked into his matchup with Tevin Farmer this past weekend with serious questions floating over his head. In February, the 22-year-old was laughed at for pulling out of his showdown against Shakur Stevenson after falling ill. Assumptions from his father, Floyd Sr., that his son was poisoned only brought more negative press to the withdrawal.
Still, against Farmer, Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) promised to look as explosive as ever. That statement delivered.
It took Schofield just one round to drop Farmer three times before stopping him within the first two minutes. Once it was over, Schofield began calling his shot, calling out some of the division’s top dogs such as Gervonta Davis.
Apparently, Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) didn’t appreciate the callout. So, while Schofield was in the midst of enjoying the biggest win of his career, the current WBA beltholder went to social media and told the world what would happen if they met up in the ring.
“He will get his little [expletive] whooped,” Davis said on his X account. “I’ll beat the [expletive] out of him.”
Schofield has the No. 2 slot in the WBA’s rankings. And, win, lose, or draw, William Zepeda, who holds the No. 1 spot, will either be removed from the rankings if he beats Stevenson to become WBC champion or fall a few spots if he comes up short.
Fantasizing about a matchup between Davis and Schofield, however, doesn’t mean much of anything. While it hasn’t been officially announced, Davis is set to run things back with Lamont Roach following their controversial draw earlier this year.
