By Jason Kim: IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) is still talking about wanting a fight against future hall of famer and current WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) rather than looking to defend his International Boxing Federation title against top challengers Victor Ortiz, Victor Cayo and Juan Urango.

Judah beat Kaizer Mabuza last Saturday night to win the vacant IBF title after getting up off the deck and stopping Mabuza in the 7th. Judah wants a big money fight against Marquez, as he’s the only fighter out there that is currently available. However, Marquez is waiting on a big money fight against Manny Pacquiao and is the leading candidate to get a shot against the Filipino star.

It’s safe to say that Marquez isn’t going to want to fight Judah to help him with a pay-per-view bout. Judah isn’t a big draw, and Marquez would be doing Judah a huge favorite if he were to move up to fight him instead of waiting for the much more lucrative bout against Pacquiao. Judah needs to understand that and start looking at some more realistic options available to him. Unless Judah isn’t interested in taking on his top contenders, he’s likely going to have to sit and wait for a long time before he gets someone interesting to fight.

Judah could end up waiting until the dust clears from the Amir Khan vs. Timothy Bradley fight later this year, and even then, Judah’s best bet is to go after the loser of that fight. Khan has already said he’s going to move up in weight to the welterweight division after the Bradley fight. He’s not going to want to fight Judah when he’s not a huge draw. Judah is a champion but he’s not someone that any of the top fighters are looking to fight because he’s not a huge attraction right now. Part of the problem is all his losses in the past five years, and his recent questionable decision over Lucas Matthysse didn’t help him any.