People are talking about Floyd's gloves, and Zab not continuing to do as well as he did in rounds 1-4... that this is why Floyd won. I think this is nonsense...

Fact is, it couldn't have possibly continued as it did in rounds 1-4 for various reasons. For one, Judah can't stick to his game plan once he starts to get hit. He is psychologically screwed from his Kostya and Baldomir experiences. He doesn't want to do that dance again. Another thing, Floyd is a masterful boxer and so if something is not working, or he is puzzled about the fighter infront of him... he will adjust, lay back even if he has to, figure his opponent out, and then execute an effective plan.

That is the difference between Zab and Floyd. Zab had his game plan and he was successful while it worked. When Floyd countered Zab's temporarily effective plan, Zab was clueless as to what to do next. They are on similar levels physically, Floyd is on his own level mentally. It is impossible to realistically think that the fight could have continued in the same fashion... Floyd, or any good champion would not allow that to happen.

Simply put, it isn't just a matter of Zab stopping what he was doing, or not making a few changes. It is the fact that those changes and adjustments are beyond him, and Floyd is ahead of Zab in boxing IQ.

As for the gloves... give me a break. The gloves are larger in surface area, but not a massive amount to change the result of a decisive victory to a loss. It is also more surface area for Zab to block (yet he managed to take absorb 100 more punches than Floyd). Perhaps the poofyness saved Zab from dancing once again. Floyd isn't a massive puncher... but neither is Baldomir.

All of the excuses are useless. Zab wanted this win more than any of you fans even. He could not do it. He did everything that he possibly could to pull out this win. Go ahead and bless him with the heart of Gatti, or the boxing brain of Ali... he doesn't have it. Judah did what he could with who he is.

The better man won... even Judah said so.

Stop discrediting a pretty good showing on Judah's part by saying that these small discrepencies kept him from victory.