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Floyd Schofield Sr. says Shakur Stevenson will never fight Kid Austin

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Image: Bradley Predicted Farmer's Knockout: "The High Hand Always Beats the Low Hand" Against Schofield

“Shakur would never fight Kid, just like Tank would never fight Kid,” Schofield Sr. told MillCity Boxing.

Schofield Sr. insisted his criticism was not personal towards Shakur and argued that top fighters were simply chasing bigger paydays in the bigger leagues rather than taking hazardous fights for less money at lightweight.

“They were getting bigger fights at 140 pounds for 20, 15 million,” Schofield Sr. said. “Why come in here where there’s a risk of getting knocked out for much less money?”

The most essential part of Schofield Sr.’s argument revolved around Shakur’s lack of knockout power and whether he would be able to keep his aggressive punches away for 12 rounds.

“Shakur only had 11 knockouts,” Schofield Sr. said. “There is no way he would fight someone like Kid and be able to last 12 rounds.”

Schofield senior believes his son’s combination of speed, movement and power would pose major stylistic problems for Stevenson.

“How could he sustain a powerful puncher like Kid that gave him movement and speed?” Schofield Sr. said. “That would be the wrong style for Shakur.”

Schofield senior also criticized what he sees as current boxing matchmaking, arguing that too many fighters avoid tough opponents to protect undefeated records and maximize earnings.

“There is no way you can build a legacy by skating horrendously, picking players,” Schofield Sr. said.

Stevenson has recently been linked to possible future fights against Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis as Schofield continues to establish himself in the lightweight division.

Shakur also has a built-in defense against criticism that he never fought Schofield, as the two fighters were already scheduled to fight on February 22, 2025, before Schofield was pulled from the fight during fight week in Riyad, around February 18-19.

Stevenson later questioned whether Schofield was fully prepared for the fight, while Schofield’s team maintained that the withdrawal was related to medical issues and the committee’s decision to remove him from the card.

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Adrien Broner on the kick: quotes from his run on a wild stream

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Adrien Broner has spent the last few weeks live on Kick with streamer DeenTheGreat, and former UFC featherlight heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson dropped in on a stream posted about ten hours before publication. For boxing fans who aren’t plugged into the streaming world, it’s the quotes that speak volumes the most. This all came from Kick streams or related social media posts.

Broner on verification

DeenTheGreat helped Broner earn a verified badge on Kick. Broner reaction:

“Now you can make the same money from streaming as you can from boxing.”

Broner About money

“I’m already luxurious, gang.”

“I make my own millions.”

The contribution of one viewer during the broadcast alone was worth $15,000.

Broner on child support

“I only pay $17,000 a month.”

Broner during an Uber ride

To the DeenTheGreat cameraman on the same broadcast cycle as the “I’m already luxurious, gang” line:

“I have no bread.”

“I’ll make sure you get it back.”

Broner on rejection

After a woman leaned into the camera instead of accepting a kiss from him on DeenTheGreat’s stream:

“It’s going to be terrible, I’m leaving, brother.”

“I don’t play with women.”

“I really am, brother.”

“I don’t care how lovely a woman is, it doesn’t matter, brother.”

Broner in the car

Visibly intoxicated after a 14-hour live broadcast with Kick, which included confrontations outside the OMNIA nightclub at Caesars Palace, when his wife suggested they go home:

– I fucked you up, man.

Broner about himself

The senior nickname he invented came back in the broadcast:

“Anyone can get it. Africans, Americans, Dominicans, Mexicans.”

Broner on the comeback

Broner hasn’t fought since June 2024. When asked on stream if the DeenTheGreat camp was real:

“Training with Deen will spark the comeback.”

Ryan Garcia, OX

WBC welterweight titleholder Ryan Garcia quoted the Uber clip in X.

“I’m sorry to see this, AB, if you see this, call me. Let’s get your location. You don’t have to keep drinking. Let’s be better. Let’s not judge, let’s shut up.”

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From an article titled “Adrien Broner Is About to Make the Worst Decision of His Life,” published on May 11:

“The question is no longer whether Broner can make money outside of boxing. Apparently he can. The issue is whether turning his real life into lasting content while struggling with alcoholism will remove him even further from stability.”

Catch-up for non-streamers

Broner (35-5-1, 24 KO) has not fought since June 2024, when he lost by unanimous decision to Blair Cobbs at the Seminole Difficult Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The judges scored this fight 97-91, 96-93 and 96-93. News from the world of boxing in November 2025, he reported that Broner had returned to the gym after a 17-month break. No opponent or return date has been announced. Rampage Jackson’s appearance on the AdrienBroner Kick channel, posted via the official YouTube account, is the latest tie-in moment for a run that started with a verification badge and hasn’t slowed down since.

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Five times Mike Tyson caused chaos in boxing

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Mike Tyson speaks during a ringside interview at a boxing event in 2026.

Mike Tyson wasn’t the only shocker in boxing. He repeatedly caused chaos in sports.

From horrific knockouts to complete public collapse, Tyson’s career has become the wildest that heavyweight boxing has ever seen.

World Boxing News documents five moments that left the sport in disbelief.

1. Tyson wins the Junior Olympics in eight seconds

Long before he won world titles and became world notable, Tyson was already terrifying adult men in Fresh York gyms as a teenager.

When he was just 15 years elderly, Tyson demolished Joe Cortez in eight seconds at the Junior Olympics, a terrifying display of speed and violence that quickly spread throughout amateur boxing circles.

The news spread quickly as the coaches immediately realized that something terrifying was rising within their ranks.

2. Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in history

On November 22, 1986, Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick in two rounds to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of just 20.

The finish became one of boxing’s most unforgettable images.

Berbick desperately tried to get up after Tyson’s latest attack, but stumbled in the ring before falling again as the referee stopped the fight.

The heavyweight division suddenly became the property of a destroyer who seemed unbeatable, and Tyson not only won the division, he devoured it.

3. Buster Douglas achieves the impossible

Tyson looked unbeatable in 1990 before everything changed in Tokyo.

Buster Douglas entered the fight as a massive underdog and was expected to only survive a few rounds before Tyson obliterated him like everyone else.

Instead, Douglas recovered from an eighth-round knockout in which he knocked out Tyson and then knocked him out in one of the biggest upsets the sport has ever seen.

The reaction inside boxing was one of disbelief, as the thought of Tyson losing seemed barely real at the time.

Overnight, the aura surrounding him disappeared.

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4. Tyson goes to prison

In 1991, Tyson’s life extended far beyond boxing when he was accused and later convicted of rape and sentenced to prison a year later.

This defeat shocked the sports world.

Just a few years earlier, Tyson was the most feared athlete in the world. Suddenly, boxing’s biggest star was headed to prison as his career and reputation collapsed around him.

The man who once seemed untouchable suddenly became completely powerless.

The story reached far beyond boxing and permanently changed Tyson’s public image.

5. Tyson bites Evander Holyfield’s ear

Nothing captured Tyson’s events better than the night he bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in 1997.

Frustrated, livid and heartbroken in his rematch after being knocked out in the first fight, Tyson stunned millions of viewers around the world by biting Holyfield during the fight, causing chaos in the ring and outrage around the world.

The images became enduring boxing history. Even now, decades later, many fans still can’t believe they saw it live.

Tyson’s career brought boxing fear, violence, scandal, destruction and moments so unbelievable that they still seem unreal.

That’s why sport still can’t stop talking about it.


About the author

Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Read the full biography.

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Frank Warren gives his ‘fair’ verdict on whether the Wardley vs Dubois fight should have been stopped earlier

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Frank Warren gives ‘honest’ verdict on whether Wardley vs Dubois should’ve been stopped earlier

After Saturday’s classic that saw Daniel Dubois become a two-time world champion against Fabio Wardley, one of the key issues up for debate is whether the fight should have been stopped early, and now promoter Frank Warren has shared his forthright thoughts on the matter.

Dubois was sent to the box twice by WBO ruler Wardley in the first three rounds, but those two rounds containing a knockdown were probably the only ones won by the reigning champion, and after the eighth round the fight became more distasteful.

Having emptied his tank in anticipation of the massive finish, the damaged Wardley looked extremely vulnerable in the second half of the fight and the writing seemed to be on the wall, with the bloody Ipswich fan favorite inevitably on the verge of a brutal knockout.

However, Wardley somehow stayed on his feet and fell onto the target, despite doctors twice having doctors assess his injuries and the referee Howard Foster finally intervened in round 11 and ended the fightnot head coach Ben Davison.

Davison has since faced criticism for failing to protect his player from unnecessary punishment, and while he admitted Wardley’s returns against Justis Huni and Joseph Parker should be taken into account, Warren said talkSPORT Boxing that in his opinion the fight should have been stopped earlier.

“I have to be forthright with you and I will tell you the truth – I think it was true [go on too long]. But I know what the process was like behind him because he did it backwards in fights with both Huni and Parker and how he pulled it out of the bag.

“That was the tenth round, right, against Parker? He pulled it out and knocked him down, and as you can see, he tried to throw it [same] punch, but he didn’t take punishment against Parker or Huni like he did against Daniel, and Daniel is a phenomenal boxer. As a heavyweight, he packs a punch.

“You know, Ben and the team are experienced coaches and cornerbacks. They feel like they know what they’re doing, but I wouldn’t take my man out.”

Despite being battered and bruised, it was confirmed that Wardley was not seriously injured in the fight. After being examined and being informed that a hospital visit was not necessary, the 31-year-old checked himself into a private hospital as a preventive measure, after which everything returned to normal and he did not suffer any concussion, fractures or fractures.

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