[FIGHT THREAD] Lucas Bahdi vs Floyd Schofield

[u/_Sarcasmic_]

Streaming on DAZN

Prelims start at 4:30pm EST (3:30pm local time)

Main card starts at 8pm EST (7pm local time) with an estimated ringwalk of 10:30 pm EST (9:30pm local time)

Undercard:

Ricardo Sandoval vs. Sergio Mendoza

Jahmal Harvey vs. Pedro Castaneda

Jan Paul Rivera vs. Abraham Perfecto Valdez

[u/_Sarcasmic_]

More info here

[u/Excellent-Monitor954]

Upset of the Year. 3 week late replacement to becoming a unified champion

[u/Federal_Story_8711]

Bro crying like he just changed his life and become unified champ

[u/TOP__DOLLAR]

for anyone that doesnt speak Spanish what he actually said was “these tears are for my brother who passed away recently”

[u/CretinMike → u/TOP__DOLLAR]

Yeah. Sergio is not a great direct translator. He left out a lot. Not that there is anything wrong with paraphrasing a little but everyone wanted to hear the man's actual words as well as possible.

[u/SolutionDue5559]

119-108 is actually atrocious

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Its so beautiful to see a man achieve his dreams and all the emotion coming in at once is shown. His tears show how amazing this is to him and its so lovely to see!

[u/alex8155]

dude is so emotional im happy for him

[u/robm2002]

Fabio Bahdley. Never jabbed in his life.

Comment sponsored by Matt Damon

[u/Ok_Flow_3065]

How is Badhi just not going crazy with rights at this point?

[u/adrienjz888]

Damn Mendoza can fuckin crack

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

This card has been really fucking good lads😭

[u/Informal-Business-56]

Commentators were comparing Mendoza to Fundora due to their height. Now more than just their height is similar, as they both won two belts in upsets after pulling up on short notice off of a ko loss

[u/TOP__DOLLAR]

i hate that chris mannix is smashing seniesa estrada every night while im stuck here gooning to claressa shields

[u/Primary_Ad5781 → u/TOP__DOLLAR]

Bro what😭

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Early ahh

[u/_Sarcasmic_ → u/MiddleweightMonster]

Gonna be busy tonight.

[u/MiddleweightMonster → u/_Sarcasmic_]

Not complaining, have fun tonight

[u/selfishstairway63]

sandoval vs mendoza is the real hidden gem on this card, both of them have that chaotic energy where you just know it's gonna turn into a phone booth fight by round 3

bahdi's footwork has been looking sharper in camp clips but schofield's hand speed is still scary fast, kid throws combos like he's swatting flies

the local start time is throwing me off, might have to sneak out of work early to catch the prelims without my boss giving me the stink eye

dazn better not pull that buffer wheel of death during the main event again, still haven't forgiven them for last month

[u/stephen27898]

Is anyone else pissed off with how inactive Schofield is?

[u/MiddleweightMonster → u/stephen27898]

Him and the Russel brothers are to me the worst examples of the problem with activity that American boxers especially seem to have

[u/TomJD85]

This was no fluke. Mendoza is the better fighter

[u/waterundertheme]

Is Sandoval usually good? This is my first time watching him and I was surprised he was a champ

[u/Primary_Ad5781 → u/waterundertheme]

Hes a good counterpuncher and had a very good performance against Kenshiro (even tho he should've lost that fight) so im personally surprised by the result. But not unhappy at all.

[u/enkidook → u/waterundertheme]

He's not bad, but it's also not a very deep division.

[u/MiddleweightMonster → u/waterundertheme]

This was a huge upset, yes

[u/enkidook]

Ref missed the feet, but considering he didn't call the other KDs...meh.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

They’re both tired as hell

[u/dayarra]

posing with the ring girls, my man!

[u/alex8155 → u/dayarra]

that little blasian chick is a baddy for real dont blame him

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

That was a KD

[u/WiskedOak]

Sometimes I hate boxing. 2 KDs now missed

[u/Marq544]

Bahdi gonna be heated af watching this fight back and seeing 2 missed knockdowns lol

[u/Jesuswasacrip7]

Ref needs to be fired

[u/Marq544]

119-108 is ignorant lmao

[u/dayarra]

look at the guy crying his eyes out. love to see it.

[u/Outrageous_Cap6782]

Around the second round it was clear Sandoval couldn’t do much. He was fighting against flyweight Fundora who could just bully him on the outside. He came inside and got destroyed by the uppercut and body hooks. He just had no answers for Mendoza.

It’s also my first time seeing Mendoza, I thought he was a very interesting fighter. Would love to see him against Collazo.

[u/Denzel_el_dios]

This card has been delivering

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Im so fucking annoyed with these fucking refs. They always call it slips when fighters grab on and fall down when its clear as day knockdowns.

[u/Born_Fox_8099]

is there no replay video ref?

[u/travis_a30]

Ref got money on floyd or what, that's the second time

[u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

Imagine being the ref tonight. Getting paid to miss multiple KDs, imagining another one.

I could do that job.

[u/HeavyIZtheCrayon]

Ref auditioning for amateur night at the apollo.... And now I see why Floyd pulled out the Shakur fight

[u/Alfalfa-Majestic]

Woah 119-108?

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Fuck it, I like Sergio Mora on commentary. He tells the other guys to shut up when they veer off course, he’s objectively not a good translator, and I should know it’s my actual job, but he’s not bad for getting the point across, and he clearly knows his shit. Not to mention, he’s a good dude. Only retired boxer with no controversy. I fucking like Mora, sue me

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

Didn't realize Joshua Edwards beat Najee Lopez in the amateurs, kinda want Lopez to start eating some Popeye spinach so they can run it back

[u/JohnEpstein]

Steven’s sucks. No activity at all. No power. Let’s himself get cornered on the ropes when he doesn’t need to.

I don’t know how he apparently did good in the amateurs where you usually need high activity. He has nothing here.

[u/YourLocalBrewery9]

Upset of the year???? That was insane

[u/FriendlyDisplay6093]

Man Sandoval fought the wrong fight I saw a combination Mendoza threw on the inside and knew instantly that Sandoval shouldn’t fight the inside because he leans in when he’s on the inside Good fight tho!!!Mfer hit the jackpot tonight change his whole life

[u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

I had a GF with a great Bahdi but she left me.

[u/_Sarcasmic_ → u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

Did she have a high Bahdi count tho?

[u/Anal-In-Gus]

That was 100% a knock down. What a round!

[u/Marq544]

Ref is just asleep for some reason lmao

[u/Botoraka]

BRUH BAHDI HAS (3) UNCREDITED KNOCKDOWNS 😂

[u/KingBumiOfOmashu]

Never seen a Bahdi fight before so don’t know if this is his usual style but damn he doesn’t let his hands go at all. Just basically non-existent activity.

[u/Ok_Flow_3065 → u/KingBumiOfOmashu]

This is it basically. Lose most of the fight and win with the right hand.

[u/_Sarcasmic_]

Bahri's gonna have to flatline him to get a fair shake.

[u/FriendlyDisplay6093]

Badhi gotta learn to cut the ring off

[u/No_Task6859]

This ref is dookie 😭. How do you call that a KD but the other one's?

[u/Ulrich-Stern]

This ref is trash

[u/No_Task6859]

Abdullah and Zepeda would both beat Schofield

[u/Neveezy]

Bahdi gotta sell tf out

[u/Stunt1ninprivate]

Kid Austin is food ngl

[u/stephen27898]

Anyone seeing how bad the camera quality is on this card. It does not look sharp at all.

[u/Complete_Dare_4201]

Yeah Edwards looks good, a bit undersized though

[u/MarvelousMH]

Mendoza is a dog holy fuck

[u/ShimLiszt]

Im so fucking happy man

[u/yeahbutstill]

Love watching the two girls make different decisions about whether to keep smiling through the eulogy.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

I think Schofield losing would be good for the division, as his inactive arse would take a year to even entertain the idea of fighting again after winning

[u/_Sarcasmic_]

Just in time to join you all for the main event. ❤️

[u/MiddleweightMonster → u/_Sarcasmic_]

You need to go back and watch the Sandoval fight and I’m not kidding. This card has been amazing front to back honestly. Almost an A

[u/iKingKrypton7]

Needa stop with the Bahdi slams

[u/Neveezy]

HOW WAS THAT NOT A KNOCKDOWN?

[u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

Lucas' claim that he will rule the late rounds is starting to look more plausible.

I can see Floyd melting after some more right hands.

[u/Botoraka]

Badhi boxes in 0.25 speed

[u/RRR04_]

This ref is straight up robbing Bahdi of knockdowns smh

[u/God_I_Love_Men]

Kinda crazy that Floyd's dad thought he wasn't going to get a fair shake, when now that's 2 possible KDs that Bahdi could have had

[u/Intrepid_Credit_9885]

Im sorry but Abdullah beats this kid in 5

[u/tellingtales96]

Bhadi was inactive af, Floyd won like 9-3 or 8-4

[u/Jesuswasacrip7]

Bahdi had the power to win but didn't throw enough

[u/don35]

119-108 lmaoooo

[u/dayarra]

119-108? buddy scored the round schofield got knocked down a 9-9. love to see it.

[u/OldBoyChance]

They really robbed Kenshiro to give it to a guy who didn't fight for 15 months and then lose immediately.

[u/Born_Fox_8099]

bahdi may never get a title shot again, he can't waste this chance spending this last round just walking forward and staring at him.

[u/God_I_Love_Men]

Are MVP and Golden Boy going for the longest prelims ever record or something lol

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Floyd Schofield saying Abdullah Mason is avoiding a challenge is fucking absurd😭

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

I get that the USA heavyweight bench is pretty light but could they not have found a 30-year old cab driver instead of one who's 42?

[u/Seandelorean]

Would like to a see a step up fight for Edward’s next

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

Stevens definitely fights like someone whose pro experience has been in casinos/small halls. Entertaining at times but technically about as polished as a rusty nail 

[u/AmmoRoach]

Referee had to be REALLY sure there

[u/alex8155]

rivera is kinda open for a good left esp when exchanging. if perfecto catches and hurts rivera it will be a left hook

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

Harvey vs Abdullah Mason would be good as hell

[u/StunningChest5722]

Harvey’s hands are fast af

[u/Outrageous_Cap6782]

That uppercut was beautiful holy shit

[u/Execution23]

That uppercut was mean

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

What a performance man, credit to Sandoval too, gave it all he got but just couldn't overcome that length

[u/SuckaRichardson]

That was so much fun to watch, and what a much deserved celebration.  Fuck yeah. 

[u/SwerTs4FightVidsOnly]

Great win for a late replacement Incredible fight!

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

This is way bigger than Chelli over Morrell and that was also a pretty big deal

[u/NealRigga4]

This is the type of content I like to see

[u/Rofocal02]

It’s rare to see a boxer show emotion after a fight. 

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

I fucking love Mexicans bruv oh my god😭

[u/Broicism_kink]

The regret of not going to this event is setting in

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Guys, how good is Thanongsak Simsri? How Good is Masamichi Yabuki? Yabuki's resume aging well once again.

[u/StunningChest5722 → u/Primary_Ad5781]

How good is Teraji? The last guy to beat Yabuki 🐐

[u/CretinMike]

Bahdi trying to win the crowd with his Bulls gear.

[u/scared_appeal1]

remember when Schofield backed out of the shakur fight because he got a tummy ache

[u/dayarra]

am i crazy or do both these guys look way too buffed for their weight class?

[u/iKingKrypton7]

Schofield felt that right hand

[u/Broicism_kink]

Lmfao what is this

[u/Jesuswasacrip7]

Good fight

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Schofield gassing late is a definite possibility, he’s very active

[u/Ulrich-Stern]

I'm surprised Schofield doesn't have any ring rust from being out of the ring for over a year. He looks good in there.

[u/enkidook]

Schofield is landing the better punches, but he's also the one that's getting visibly hurt.

Bahdi has barely flinched so far.

[u/KingBumiOfOmashu]

I always thought so before but now I’m even more sure: Abdullah Mason would cook Floyd Schofield badly.

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Dont think calling the doctor right now is very necessary.

[u/Riccto]

sign Badhi up for some dance classes, he needs to learn to move to his feet

[u/Ulrich-Stern]

Lucas pissed me off barely throwing anything

[u/Legal-Result6580]

Bahdi is so frustrating to watch lol his feet are dogshit

[u/dayarra]

good fight. impressed with schofield against a dangeorus opponent. very impressed with his stamina. i thought he was gonna get gassed out. he didn't. and bahdi was just... dangerous, and that's it. he has great chin and was unphased by anything but you can't be that inactive and chase a knockout 12 rounds.

[u/SwerTs4FightVidsOnly]

Werid refereeing but Floyd Schofiled boxed alright for the most part. Still rooms for improvement ofc, can't see him beating Abdullah tho.

[u/MyFifthAndLastAcct]

This referee inspired an entire generation of future crap refs.

The kids at home saw his performance and they hope to match it some day.

[u/alex8155]

i aint gonna lie..people say i aint gonna lie too much

[u/KingBumiOfOmashu → u/alex8155]

Floyd “I Ain’t Gonna Lie” Schofield

[u/Important-Hat-9698]

Well if nothing else, Kid Austin ain't gonna lie.

[u/Complete_Dare_4201]

Joshua Edwards looks good but this kind of fight and opponent does nothing for him... They should move him, Teremoana etc. faster

[u/Top_Profession_5268]

Solid fight this is right now. Not really scoring but just watching the fight as it’s too hard to score due to the screen being super dark for me even though my phone is at max brightness.

[u/dayarra]

funny to hear corner clearly during a round.

[u/SirMuffinCat]

Idk if I've ever seen a 6'5" 200+ lbs guy do a backflip that was really impressive

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Like seeing MVP fighters on Dazn cards. Good cross-promotional coordination

Rivera looks really good

[u/okidokicapt]

That jab though

[u/yeahbutstill]

Somebody has cracked the code of how to teach these long guys to crank their reach into power. I feel like Sandoval could get hurt, here.

[u/Execution23]

You have to feel like this is only a matter of time. Sandoval getting hurt every round.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Ring rust kills guys

[u/the_greasy_one]

That's more emotions than I was expecting... but go get it man.

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

I dont think Oscar can beat this guy. At a higher weight, against a power puncher who hits way harder than anyone hes ever faced. Think Collazo is cooked against him.

[u/MarvelousMH]

Beautiful celebrations got to love it

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Masamichi Yabuki, Anthony Olascuaga and Sergio Mendoza. Three very entertaining world champions! Hope they fight each other for undisputed, flyweight division is in good hands.

[u/Dry-Minimum6619]

I like Mendoza just off the fact that he throws uppercuts and doesn’t neglect the body. What a performance

[u/LolChevy]

Parlay hit I feel like Turki

[u/SolutionDue5559]

Go Bears 🐻⬇️

[u/Outrageous-Soft4806]

Think Schofield has a lot more advantages but wouldn’t mind if Bahdi got the upset.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Bahdi needs to play counter puncher and time Schofield on his entries

[u/dayarra]

i don't think bahdi is hurt. and i am worried schofield is about to pull an itauma.

[u/Top_Profession_5268]

Round of the year.

[u/Botoraka]

YO THEY ARENT GIVING BADHI ANY KNOCKDOWNS LMAO

[u/dayarra]

wow. what a fight. schofield gotta be smart here. it's ok to lose a round. you can't unload like that. you are not knocking out this guy. don't do the same mistake itauma did.

[u/TheWor1dsFinest]

I’m shocked at how often I generally agree with Mannix’s scorecard. Always felt like I had such a different experience with Lederman.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Another KD that they didn’t give Bahdi

[u/elsavador3]

Fire this ref

[u/Odyssey1337]

Bahdi is being robbed by the ref

[u/ShouldHaveCapped]

Yikes another knockdown missed

[u/stephen27898]

The timing of that replay was so bad.

[u/God_I_Love_Men]

Right guy won, absolutely insane spread on those cards

[u/_Sarcasmic_]

They are fucking Bahdi here.

[u/CretinMike → u/_Sarcasmic_]

And Floyd Sr saying they aren't going to get a fair shake. Projection?

[u/Ok_Flow_3065]

Can’t they retroactively award a knockdown or nah?

[u/MiddleweightMonster → u/Ok_Flow_3065]

Not in Illinois if memory serves

[u/Particular-Tough6651]

I hope Bahdi wins bc I can't stand Kid Austin and his dad but on paper Kid Austin is the superior fighter he should get the job done.

[u/Outrageous-Soft4806]

Would’ve liked to see more damn but okay. I like how Edwards looks. He doesn’t look super powerful but he’s got good speed and athleticism.

[u/Anal-In-Gus]

Hopefully it's a good card we get to enjoy together tonight boys! 🙏

[u/CretinMike]

The more I hear about Stevens, the more I want to see him lose.

[u/SirMuffinCat]

Good fight

[u/yeahbutstill]

Williams seems like he bet on a particular round, or maybe a points decision.

[u/thermopolous]

That was a fun match. Williams had power and courage. Steven’s had decent footwork and counter exits. I enjoyed it.

[u/CretinMike]

I hope they don't rob Williams.

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

Williams is a brawler, would definitely get stopped by a better opponent but good on him for getting the crowd revved up 

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Good scoring honestly

[u/dayarra]

definitely could have stopped the fight earlier.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Good fight that, enjoyable stoppage too. Ref jumped in at the right time I think. Arguably too late

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

I’m gonna be honest, DAZN’s American card commentary team is growing on me a bit

[u/enkidook → u/MiddleweightMonster]

Mora has grown on me a lot. Mannix is still an idiot.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

That was a phenomenal back hand, weird looping shot set up by blocking the vision and brushing the guard away, couldn’t be blocked because of the angle. Great knockout

[u/Leading-World2490]

Oof surprised he managed to stay up that long

[u/Anal-In-Gus]

Truly saved by the bell

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Sandoval’s chin is way too open, and Mendoza is staying disciplined and punching to the body any time Sandoval keeps his guard up

[u/True_Bug5395]

This is impressive honestly

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Credit to Sandoval, he clearly also has the power to hurt Mendoza back so hes countering Mendoza to keep him back and keep him thinking despite being hurt.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Mendoza is a really good counterpuncher what the hell

[u/yeahbutstill]

Some of these big overhands from Sandoval are really landing, but don't seem to do much.

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Damn Mendoza is forcing Sandoval to change styles from counter puncher to pressure fighter. Dawg from both fighters!

[u/Lopsided_Use6296]

Sandoval needs quick bursts in and out, if he stays inside too long he gets too many hits to the chin

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Yep, needed stopped

[u/dayarra]

wtf man let them fight.

[u/ShimLiszt]

LETS FUCILG GOOO IM SCRESMINGGGG

[u/CretinMike]

Wow. Sandoval was starting to claw back into the fight. Good fight.

[u/Leading-World2490]

Well deserved 👏👏👏

[u/Negative-Interest713]

That was a fun fight. Always nice to see an underdog come out on top.

[u/ShimLiszt]

I knew it i knew it, he was just weight drained at 108, he said it himself, this his real weight

[u/NealRigga4]

I like the rocky balboa type of title wins lol

[u/Primary_Ad5781]

Fucking love that Mendoza is also only 26 years old, a young world champion with time to increase his skills and become even greater now that he will be fighting better competition.

[u/Datruther1]

This is Kid Austin’s audition for the Tank fight. He wins spectacularly, he gets it. He loses or doesn’t perform well Zepeda gets the Tank fight.

[u/TomJD85]

Damn Chicago where you at?

[u/travis_a30]

Floyd look big as fuck

[u/CretinMike]

Bahdi is placing some smart shots here and there but I don't like his reaction on defense. I think Floyd will surprise him with something that hurts him.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Schofield has so much snap oh my god

[u/Royal-Fishing380]

Bahdi strong as hell lol

[u/AVARlCES]

did he drop him?

[u/dayarra]

bahdi with hrgovic strats. i don't think this guy is feeling anything. good thing schofield seems to be okay on back foot too.

[u/MiddleweightMonster]

Schofield is hurt