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Floyd Schofield Sr. rejects Abdullah Mason’s approach as an ordinary promotional trick without real interest in the fight
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1 year agoon
Floyd Schofield Jr. He says that he has never received any money offer to fight the slight pretender Abdullah Mason on the card on June 7 at ESPN. Schofield states that Mason’s team only asked him if he wanted to fight him and he said yes. There was no attempt to start negotiations.
Promotional chess?
Floyd sr. He believes that there has never been any real interest in the band Abdullah Mason in the fight against Schofield Jr. In other words, it’s just a theater. Mason was going to fight someone unsafe, such as Schofield.
It was more about promoting Mason, associating his name with Schofield’s and giving the impression that he tried to challenge him. It works well and attracts Mason’s attention from fans and media that he would not usually get because he is not promoted.
Schofield Jr. (18-0, 12 KO) says he thinks it is strange that Mason’s management sent an offer, and then went and fought someone else. The opponent is 35-year-old Jeremiah Nakathila, whose Mason will fight on the Keyshawn Davis vs. Edwin de los Santos on June 7 at the Scope arena, Norfolk, Virginia.
“We did not receive a contract with the offer. So we can ask for everything we want – said Floyd Schofield Sr. Millcity boxing About the fact that they have never received a contract offer to fight Abdullah Mason on June 7.
“This is not a form of evasion, asking what you want to get to the ring. Rating price? We didn’t receive an offer [from Mason’s promoter]. If we say, “Give us $ 2 million and we will take a fight”, people will say: “You shouldn’t get $ 2 million.” Why? The promoter did not say. We have not received any opinions yet. “
When there is never attempt to negotiate, it is a red flag that there was no real interest in the Mason promotional team in the operate of Schofield as an opponent. If they wanted Floyd Jr, they could get him. It would be too substantial a step in the class for Mason from smaller guys he fought with. He already shows problems with the chin. Placing it with a powerful blow, such as Schofield, would be a bad idea.
No offer, just ask
“This is not steep. We didn’t get anything for excessive price. We didn’t even receive an official offer. We just got the question. If they think it’s screams, they are screaming. We’ve never repealed and we’ll never do it” – said Schofield SR.
Who knows why the highest ranks didn’t try to negotiate with Schofield? Did they just operate his name so that Nakathlia would lower its price in negotiations? You never know. The fight against Schofield would assist in Mason’s career much more than the fight against Nakithilia, which was knocked out twice in 2023.
“I think it’s strange that they sent us an offer and then fight with someone else, but it is them,” said Floyd Jr., who thinks it is strange that there was no money offer from Mason promoters to fight. There was no attempt to negotiate. “It really wasn’t [any offer or attempt to negotiate from Mason’s side]. It was just a word. They just said if we would like to fight him. That’s all.
“I said,” fight. ” I get Spark Mason and fight Shakur Next or Keyshawn.
“As I told my father.” We don’t need 2.5. Take a million. Take 1.1. Whatever they offer. It doesn’t matter. ” Let me do what I do to him and then we go further, “said Floyd Jr.
Last updated 04/17/2025
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Canelo warned his path back to undisputed status would be blocked: ‘I’m standing in his way’
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2 hours agoon
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Canelo Alvarez could face some grave resistance if he tries to become a three-time undisputed 168-pound champion.
The 35-year-old hasn’t fought since last September, when he lost his four major super middleweight titles in a unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford.
However, judging by his results, the Mexican is still able to compete at the world level, just not with such a great generation as Crawford.
But still, Canelo is ready to secure a world title shot in his next outingwhich is scheduled to take place on September 12 in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
Among the names mentioned as potential opponents is Christian Mbilli, who was elevated from “interim” to full WBC champion shortly after Crawford’s retirement.
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As for the other 168-pound champions, there’s also Jose Armando Resendiz and Osleys Iglesias, with Hamzah Sheeraz seeking to capture the vacant WBO world title on May 23.
Standing in his way is Al Begic, whom the 26-year-old must defeat on the card in the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven match before setting his sights on a fight with Canelo.
Ultimately, however, Sheeraz actually sees himself fighting the four-division world champion Ring Magazine that he can apply the WBO belt as a bargaining chip.
“I have to admit it would be nice to get Canelo. And of course it would be a lot more lucrative if I won the world title earlier.
“I’m sure his plan is to try and become undisputed [champion] again, God willing, I will become world champion on May 23. I will stand in the way of him becoming undisputed [champion].
“Maybe we will finally fight for all the belts. I feel like this fight can definitely blossom in the future.”
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Mauricio Sulaiman claims that Crawford knew in advance that he would have to pay $300,000. dollars fee for WBC
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Mauricio Sulaiman says Terence Crawford was aware of the WBC’s reported $300,000 penalty charge long before his undisputed fight against Canelo Alvarez last September, providing a different version of the recent dispute over the champion’s title costs
The WBC president addressed the issue during a recent interview after Crawford publicly questioned why the organization would not honor terms that he believed had been accepted by other sanctioning bodies. Sulaiman said the amount had already been communicated in advance and was not a surprise once the fight was finalized.
“He knew well in advance what the WBC estimated for this particular fight and it was supposedly 300,000. That was the upper limit,” Ring Champs said of Crawford before his fight with Canelo.
Sulaiman added that this amount is lower than the percentage the organization says it can collect under its regulations. He said the WBC capped the fee rather than applying the full rate.
The dispute became a topic of discussion after Crawford publicly responded to previous comments related to the sanctions process. Sulaiman avoided escalating the exchange, saying he did not want to personally criticize Crawford.
“I’m not going to talk bad about Crawford,” Sulaiman said.
He also said that fighters and promoters receive contracts and terms before title fights are approved, describing the process as standard practice and not something created for a single event.
“There are contracts. When you as a promoter give in and get sanctioned, there are rules,” Sulaiman said.
When a player earns tens of millions, the standard 3% suddenly becomes sedate money, and that’s when the backlash usually begins.
The comments highlight a long-standing problem in boxing, where sanction fees are often accepted during negotiations but become controversial when vast funds are involved. Huge fights usually reveal how much power the belts still carry.
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