Judah vs Clottey August 2nd?

[JT Rock]

Another comment just came in.


Steve (NYC): Juddah/ Clottey in Vegas?

Dan Rafael : (1:09 PM ET ) Unlikely. I think it wind up on the East Coast if it happens. Maybe in Conn.

My ass will be there if it gets signed

[ICB]

One question to those people who think Judah will win, remind me how many good pressure fighters Judah has beat ??

[Bukom Battler]

Wow. Clottey at last gets his chance. I think he needs to beat Judah otherwise I can not see he getting another shot for years, He will become an avoided fighter again.

I can see Judah winning the early rounds and if he is focused doing enough to win on points. However I see this one being a quick start for Judah then Clottey dominating the second half of the fight to pull out a close UD.

[Diane]

Here's more info that was posted in his Notebook.

With Antonio Margarito poised to vacate his slice of the welterweight title in favor of a big-money July 26 fight against titleholder Miguel Cotto, Margarito's mandatory challenger, Joshua Clottey, will fight for the vacant belt. HBO plans to televise the Aug. 2 bout on a Top Rank-promoted "Boxing After Dark" card. Top Rank's Bob Arum told ESPN.com that former titleholders Zab Judah and Luis Collazo top the list of Clottey's potential opponents. They are both among the IBF's leading available contenders. Judah is recovering from an arm injury that forced cancellation of his May 31 fight with Shane Mosley, but he'll be fine by August. His representatives have already been in touch with Top Rank and are interested in the fight. Collazo adviser/trainer Nirmal Lorick told ESPN.com they're also interested. "If the money is right, we're in," Lorick said. "Put Clottey and Luis together, you get a great fight. They're the spoilers that nobody wants to fight."

[Mar]

....is mosley just forgotten in all this, i missed something.

[Deanrw]

One question to those people who think Judah will win, remind me how many good pressure fighters Judah has beat ??

Spinks? Just kidding

[Majesty]

One question to those people who think Judah will win, remind me how many good pressure fighters Judah has beat ??

Does Ward count as a good pressure fighter? Or does he just get props for the good fights with Gatti and otherwise a glorified journeyman?

[ICB]

One question to those people who think Judah will win, remind me how many good pressure fighters Judah has beat ??

Does Ward count as a good pressure fighter? Or does he just get props for the good fights with Gatti and otherwise a glorified journeyman?

I knew someone would mention that i consider Ward to be a very exciting fighter and a decent pressure fighter but certainly nowhere elite.

[OumaFan]

Not to mention that was practically an eternity ago. He hadn't even moved to working with Yoel by then right?