Zab Judah returning July 16
by Scott Christ on May 19, 2010 12:06 PM EDT
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Former welterweight champion Zab Judah will make his ring return on July 16 at the Prudential Center in Newark. No opponent has been named.
Judah (38-6, 26 KO) has seen his career spiral since his January 2006 loss to Carlos Baldomir. Judah kept his money date with Floyd Mayweather Jr. that April, but lost that fight predictably. After a year off, he returned for a small fight on Friday Night Fights against Indiana club fighter Ruben Galvan, which was declared a no contest in the first round. Since then, Judah has lost to Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey, while running off wins over such non-contenders as Edwin Vazquez, Ryan Davis, Ernest Johnson and, most despicably, Ubaldo Hernandez.
Judah, 32, has talked often of returning to the junior welterweight division, calling out Devon Alexander and Juan Urango in recent times, and has also mentioned welterweight titlist Andre Berto on more than one occasion. He hasn't made 140 pounds since December 2003, so it's unlikely. He also hasn't beaten a credible opponent since his rematch with Cory Spinks in 2005.
There aren't any big name options at 147 available for July, but there could be some good fights made. July 16 is also a Friday, and ESPN2 has no Friday Night Fights card set for that date, so it's possible this could wind up there. I wouldn't mind seeing Judah against 23-year-old Antwone Smith, for instance. Veteran Randall Bailey is always up to fight anybody. David Estrada recently surprised a lot of people with a pretty dominant win over Orlando Lora, and if Judah is looking for a pure tune-up fight (which is what he's always looking for, to be honest), that one might make sense.
Or maybe Judah will fight another can.
I really do wish Zab would get more active in the ring, because it's not like I don't watching him fight. The fact that I'm not a fan is irrelevant. He puts on entertaining fights and still has a lot of talent. He's past his prime by a good bit, and he'll never get that back, but he's still in that little bubble between contender and gatekeeper.
We'll find out soon enough who Judah will be fighting, or even if he really plans to fight on July 16 or not.
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I hope he gets on the ball..I would like to see him be a contender. He still has the talent for it so hopefully he does fight and fights well.
by LJchamp on May 19, 2010 12:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I shared your sentiments a while back. I believe Mayweather Jr. felt the same way and decided to warn Judh prior to their fight about his attitude and outlook. One of my friends told me that he’s been the same person since junior high school.
At this point, I really don’ t care. I should be rooting for him blindly since he’s from Brooklyn and all, but . . . I guess . . .. uhmm, I can see why he wanted to hang out and be like Iron-Mike. He should have paid attention to the Mike under the tutelage of Cus D’Amato. At least Mike eventually realized he was a knucklehead.
Does Zab Judah get it?
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
I wouldn't be stunned
if Adamek-Holyfield also lands on that card, and Judah ends up being the undercard. I’ve heard rumors that that fight is close to being made.
Frankly, I doubt Judah sells more than 3,000 seats in Jersey. He’d have better luck selling out the minor leage baseball stadium in Brooklyn.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Like Mosley, the fact Zab has fought great opposition has now caught up to him. Ring age-wise, he is getting old fast.
Good, so it can’t go any deeper – Arturo Gatti after being told he was cut to the bone
by The Midnight Rambler on May 19, 2010 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
I've got TBA by UD
TBA is just too elusive.
by Verklemptomaniac on May 19, 2010 1:22 PM EDT reply actions
Atlas' take
“You don’t know how TBA’s gonna come at ‘chu! Most the time, you don’t even know who he is, until it’s too late!!”
by El Destruyo on May 20, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Zab who?
Well look who’s coming to dinner.
If you always thought what you thought, then you wouldn't think what you knew.
Judah VS Maglinaggi
I talked this fight up last year. Check my posts.
If you always thought what you thought, then you wouldn't think what you knew.
TBA is 20-2-1 with 15 wins by KO. It's on box rec.
Good, so it can’t go any deeper – Arturo Gatti after being told he was cut to the bone
by The Midnight Rambler on May 19, 2010 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
he was robbed in that draw IMO
I saw it on YouTube. Well, I saw clips.
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by Scott Christ on May 19, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Collazo says he’s going up to 154, which is “why” he bailed on that Selcuk Aydin fight in Turkey.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on May 19, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
SC or Brickhaus
The Fight network out of Canada has announced that HBO is pushing for Bute vs Pavlik.AND Sergio Martinez has verbally challenged Floyd Mayweather to a fight.Just thought you ‘d be interested in case you haven’t heard yet.
It's not a matter of "IF" the North will break you.It's a matter of "WHEN" the North will break you.For up here every year counts as two on the outside.
by Ghostman (Son of the Wolf) on May 20, 2010 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Arum says they're disucssing Bute-Pavlik
But it’s never going to happen unless Bob thinks now is just the right time to cash out on Pavlik.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
It may well be
I can certainly see Arum thinking this way.
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on May 21, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Collazo has one big fight left in him. His career could be described in one word, "almost."
Good, so it can’t go any deeper – Arturo Gatti after being told he was cut to the bone
by The Midnight Rambler on May 19, 2010 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
Possibly
But it’s very unlikely that he can get that low.
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on May 20, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I get the weird feeling that late this year they’ll revisit Mosley-Judah again after Zab takes care of whatever scrub he fights in July. Golden Boy independent PPV if they can’t get HBO to care.
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by Scott Christ on May 20, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember when Kellerman's eyes would pop out everytime Zab's name was mentioned? Time sure does fly.
Good, so it can’t go any deeper – Arturo Gatti after being told he was cut to the bone
by The Midnight Rambler on May 20, 2010 7:46 PM EDT reply actions
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