from http://ringsidereport.com/Wilbur432006.htm
Do you support the Zab Judah vs. Floyd Mayweather PPV with Judah coming off of a loss?
Boxing promoters aren't different than anybody else, they just want to maximize profit. When Morales lost they still had him fight Pacquiao because they knew that he would bring out the Latino crowd. The fight did over 300,000 buys so you know it is not just Filipinos tuning in. Judah is different. When I was at the Garden he brought out 4,000 people. It was Saturday night in New York, it was supposed to be a walk over, it was a good crowd. As good as he is, great speed and great movement, I don't know if he read the fine print in the contract which said "you may get hit". Zab does not like to get hit! Once Baldomir hit him the fight was over. But I actually think that Judah will give Mayweather a good fight. He thought of Baldomir as a tune up and was looking for the big money ahead. He will fight differently against Mayweather. Now for Mayweather. In my book Boxing's Greatest Fighters, I mention the 101 who did not quite make it. Mayweather is already on that list; he is that good. He is Pernell Whitaker with power. With that being said I expect the first five or six rounds to be competitive. Each guy could be moving around with their own little zones. This could be a much better fight than people are giving it credit for.
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