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Everytime I see an interview from him on social media or one of his fights the past 10yrs I get that pissed, sour taste feeling I can't help it. Back

1998-2000 I put a ton of emotional stock in this kid believing that he would be the next big thing in boxing right along with Mayweather. Online

chat wars, ordering online boxing vhs bouts of him, right along with Max Kellerman, etc... For me Zab Judah is the biggest letdown I have seen in the

last 15yrs of boxing. Seeing him as a prospect I saw him as a combination of Tyson, Pernell, Roy Jones, with flare. I was blown away seeing this

fight LIVE in ESPN making me an instant believer. I'm still kind of mad and dissapointed in Zab. I don't lose any sleep but it comes up when I see him.

Now he's reduced to being Floyd's sparring partner for a mere 30k. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuHwRd_2NnY You see if he had stuck it out,

mustered it up he would have been mentioned with the likes of Mayweather, Marquez, Pac, Bradley, etc....

shutup DD

his first fight with spinks was probably one of the best, if not the best showcase of skill between two pure southpaw boxers i have ever seen.

was a very good fight.

phillykid wrote:shutup DD

his first fight with spinks was probably one of the best, if not the best showcase of skill between two pure southpaw boxers i have ever seen.

was a very good fight.

Both fights were very good that way. The 2nd fight was the pinnacle of Zab's career.

Zab is similar to Andre Dirrell, both full of talent but not there mentally.

Dirrell still has time.

How much talent did zab have???

2 division champ and the "only" dude to truly drop Floyd and we're disappointed.

hurricanemitch14 wrote:How much talent did zab have???

2 division champ and the "only" dude to truly drop Floyd and we're disappointed.

Mitch

Let's be honest. A two division champ nowadays doesn't mean a whole lot.

And in terms of Zabs talent, he should have been so much more.

put it this way. in my observation judah never realy liked to train. he never was a disciplined boxer, compared to guys like floyd or pac, who train hardcore for every single fight, like they were possessed.

had judah trained 100 % and left new york for the mountans and stop this whole "i am a gangster rapper" lifestyle, than he would surely have had his ups and downs, but he surely would have won so many important fights. like the mayweather fight, i mean he was winning early rounds and than basicly his condition left him, and condition is a mayor part of training, when you see well trained guys liek hopkins they always used to have condition for 12 rounds. also the baldomir desaster.