BERT SUGAR ON JUDAH MAYWEATHER

[SalTheButcher]

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.

[dramaking]

he might be right. bottom line



JUDAH CAN'T TAKE A PUNCH TO SAVE HIS LIFE!!!

[SalTheButcher]

http://hboppv.com/events/mayweather_...prefight.shtml

Mayweather vs. Judah Pre-Fight Analysis
By Bert Randolph Sugar with Steve Small



Zab "Super" Judah
Strengths: Almost as fast of hand as Mayweather and faster of foot, Judah has the style to frustrate Mayweather.

With more KO's (25 to 24) against heavier opponents, Judah has the power to match Mayweather's--and then some.

An effective fighter when he is aggressive, Judah can bring the fight to Mayweather, causing him problems.

Embarrassed by his loss to Carlos Baldomir in his last fight, Judah is focused for this showdown with Mayweather feeling as he did in his rematch with Cory Spinks, that he can once again "bounce back" from a loss.


Weaknesses: Judah tends to lose his concentration during lulls in the action and forgets what he should be doing. And, as he did in fight against Baldomir, sometimes lets the fans fight his fight for him.

Judah's chin had been called "questionable"--for references, please see his two-round knockout by Kostya Tszyu.

With a tendency to back straight up with his chin up in the air, Judah leaves himself vulnerable to straight right hands down the pipe.


Must Do To Win: Zab must be aggressive, moving in behind the jab and trying to catch Mayweather with left crosses as Floyd leans back.

Continue to move in and out, not stand in front of Mayweather after punching, as he did against Tszyu.

Judah must stay focused, keep moving and don't move back straight up, but move back to the right or the left.

And, above all, Zab must stay focused and not let up.



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"Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather
Strengths: The fastest hands in boxing today. He throws every punch in the book--and then some. And has good power in either. Very underrated body puncher

A smart tactical fighter with an unusual defensive style--he leans straight back and to his right, away from opponent's punches, making them reach and enabling him to counter with his right.

Stepped up to test the welterweight waters in his last fight against the speedy lefty Shamba Mitchell and had no problems with the added weight.

Weaknesses: Mayweather's style works better against right-handed fighters than against lefties because he leans towards a southpaw's power hand as opposed to away from an orthodox fighter's power hand, something Judah will look to exploit.

Mayweather leaves his chin up when he leans back, leaving him vulnerable to Judah's power left.

Mayweather has fragile hands, something that has deviled him in previous fights--as they did in the fight against Carlos Hernandez in 2001.

In the past Mayweather has had trouble with fighters who crowd him, leaving him little room to do that voodoo he does so well from longer range.


Must Do To Win: Floyd must capitalize on Judah's mistakes. This is what Kostya Tszyu did when Judah backed straight up with his chin in the air, dropping him with a straight right.

Mayweather should test Judah's chin early in the fight to see if it's wanting, as advertised.

Mayweather should look to beat Judah at his own game, outspeeding him and showing Zab that he's better at the best part of his game.

[Wacko3205]

Good lookin out Salus! Nice read.

[CutMeMick]

Great read Sal!!!

[MikeTysonKnockOut]

Embarrassed by his loss to Carlos Baldomir in his last fight, Judah is focused for this showdown with Mayweather feeling as he did in his rematch with Cory Spinks, that he can once again "bounce back" from a loss.

He will "bounce back" from the ground just like hi did against KT

[Dcscorpio]

If Floyd hits him he's going to sleep.

[p4pking]

If Floyd hits him he's going to sleep.

Maybe.. But that doesn't really matter either way, because Floyd will be able to land punches consistently so he can win round after round.. I dont think Zab can do this.. So the question becomes what if Floyd get's hit. does he go to sleep? If not then I don't see Judahs shot.

[smashup]

he might be right. bottom line



JUDAH CAN'T TAKE A PUNCH TO SAVE HIS LIFE!!!

Agreed mate
Judah has more glass in his Jaw than cinderellas slipper

[Purist]

Did you quote that from Quite Frankly with Stephen A Smith last night? Seeing Stephen in the gym was hilarious, his punches

[BABABOOEY]

I've always respected Bert Sugar's opinion. But if Judah "boxes" and avoids slugging it out, that would be his best, and probably only shot at winning.

[BABABOOEY]

Did I hear this correctly? Eminem's getting divorced, again?

[Purist]

Bert's own words

Stephen: What does Judah have to do to beat Mayweather

Bert: Stay the hell away from him.

[Purist]

Did I hear this correctly? Eminem's getting divorced, again?

good, because when he is with Kim, his songs suck. "When I'm gone"

[CutMeMick]

Did you quote that from Quite Frankly with Stephen A Smith last night? Seeing Stephen in the gym was hilarious, his punches

I saw that...what a great show and it bosts if only a little the sport of boxing. Was it just me or did you not wan't to punch the guy who stood up at the end and said "Changing the subject here blah blah blah" and switched the topic of boxing?

Bert's own words

Stephen: What does Judah have to do to beat Mayweather

Bert: Stay the hell away from him.

Did you see the ODLH show about a week ago...