Corley fought bothfighters in back to back fights, so I think his comments have some merit. Then again he is in the Mayweather camp, so he could be biased. Whichever, here are his comments from espn.com.
What do you think?
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...=2400736&num=2
Corley's view: Former junior welterweight titlist DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley has a strong opinion about Saturday's fight, and if anyone's has merit, it is his.
Corley (31-4-1, 17 KOs) fought both Mayweather and Judah, losing decisions to both in back-to-back fights, and now serves as Mayweather's chief sparring partner.
Mayweather dropped Corley twice and won a lopsided decision against him in May 2004 and Judah beat him on a split decision in July 2003.
You want to know the truth? Zab has great speed, Floyd has better speed. Zab has good power, Floyd is a better, stronger puncher," Corley said. "He's going to break Zab down early in the fight. It's not going to go over eight rounds. I have never seen a fighter train the way Floyd trains. That's one reason why I am in his camp now, and Roger [Mayweather] trains me now as well. Floyd just works tremendously hard. I don't see a fighter out there who out-trains him."
Corley, who will fight Junior Witter this summer for the junior welterweight belt Mayweather vacated to move up to 147 pounds, said Mayweather is much stronger at the new weight than he was when they fought at 140 pounds.
He also said Mayweather is "the mentally stronger fighter."
"He has really filled out," Corley said. "After this fight, I would like to see Floyd fight at 154 pounds."
Corley said Judah is too wild early in a fight to survive against Mayweather.
"Zab gets anxious early in a fight," Corley said. "Zab will rush in there. When Zab rushes in, he swings wild punches, and you can't do that with Floyd. His radar is on point 100 percent. His accuracy is real good. He will break Zab down early in the fight, and a lot of people think it will be with head shots. He's going to break him down like he did Sharmba Mitchell -- to the body. He's going to hurt Zab.
"I fought both of them. Zab won't be able to exchange with Floyd. When Zab exchanged with me, he got out. He didn't set down long enough for me to catch him. When Floyd exchanged with me, I caught him and he realized I could punch, so he boxed the rest of the fight. But he has filled out and become a strong welterweight. He's much stronger and can take better punches now."
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