Zab Judah

Peter Quillin vs. Jermain Taylor on Garcia-Judah undercard on 1/19

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Image: Peter Quillin vs. Jermain Taylor on Garcia-Judah undercard on 1/19By Dan Ambrose: Steve Kim is reporting on his twitter page that Golden Boy is setting up a card on January 19th headlined by WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) defending his titles against 34-year-old Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. On the undercard will be former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (31-4-1, 19 KO’s) facing WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin (28-0, 20 KO’s).

What’s so interesting about this card is that both fights involve past their prime fighters taking on guys – Garcia and Quillin – in the prime of their career. I’m not so excited about either fight, although I’m not surprised that the fights are being made because Golden Boy has a couple of vulnerable champions in Garcia and Quillin. They’ve got to match them carefully because if they put them in with the wrong opponent then neither of these fighters will be champions.

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Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah done for January 19th

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Image: Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah done for January 19thBy Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions has reportedly put together a fight between WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) and 35-year-old former two division world champion Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) on January 19th next year at a venue still to be determined, according to Golden Boy Promotions. The fight will be televised by Showtime.

For hardcore boxing fans this isn’t the fight that they were hoping the 25-year-old Garcia would take. Judah is way past his prime and he was already destroyed by Garcia’s knockout victim Amir Khan last year in an easy 5th round knockout win. The hardcore fans realize that Judah stands no chance of wining this fight and will simply get knocked out without making a fight of it.

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Zab Judah turns 35 today

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Image: Zab Judah turns 35 todayBy Dan Ambrose: Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) turns a ripe 35-years-old today, and is heading for a nice payday fight against WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) in January on the 19th. Judah doesn’t have a lot left in the tank, which is probably why he’s being selected by Garcia’s promoters to fight him.

Judah has a recognizable name among casual fans, and is one of the few fighters at 140 that the part time fans have ever heard. For this reason you can expect Judah to keep getting fights like the Garcia one until he wears out his welcome by getting too many times. Right now, Judah has been able to keep that from happening by beating most of the average fighters at 140 he’s faced in the last three years.

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Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah almost done for 1/19

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Image: Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah almost done for 1/19By Dan Ambrose: Whether you like it or not, WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) is poised to fight 35-year-old former two division world champion Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) in January of next year, according to Fightype.com. The Garcia-Judah fight, if you want to call it that, is almost done for January 19th in a fight that will be televised on HBO.

Of all the possible contenders available for the fight with Garcia, such as Brandon Rios, Lucas Matthysse, and Ajose Olusegun, this is the fight that Golden Boy Promotions wants to set up for him. It’s a pretty poor fight given how shot Judah is, but Golden Boy appears to be betting that the casual boxing fans and to a certain extent the hardcore fans will want to see this match.

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Judah sees himself as being undisputed 140 lb champion by the end of 2013

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Image: Judah sees himself as being undisputed 140 lb champion by the end of 2013By Dan Ambrose: Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KOs) is slated to be the next opponent for WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) in January of next year, and it’s expected to be a one-sided fight with Judah stopped early in this fight. However, Judah thinks differently, and sees himself not only beating the 24-year-old Garcia but becoming the undisputed light welterweight champion by the end of 2013.

Judah said to Fighthype.com “I’m telling you by next year, Zab Judah will be the undisputed junior welterweight champion of the world.”

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Danny Garcia expected back on 1/19; Judah likely opponent

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Image: Danny Garcia expected back on 1/19; Judah likely opponentBy Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) is expected back in the ring on January 19th next year in a return to the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, according to RingTV. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, says they have two possible opponents that they’re currently looking at for that fight but he’s not saying who those fighters are.

However, Schaefer already tipped his hand at the Garcia – Erik Morales press conference last Saturday night by mentioning 34-year-old Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) as someone that Golden Boy is considering for that fight. Judah is from Brooklyn, so it’s a natural for him to be selected.

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Fans prefer Danny Garcia to fight Brandon Rios or Lucas Mattysse next, not Judah

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Image: Fans prefer Danny Garcia to fight Brandon Rios or Lucas Mattysse next, not JudahBy Dan Ambrose: In a poll conducted by RingTV, boxing fans preferred by a wide margin that WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia fight #1 Brandon Rios or #2 Lucas Matthysse for Garcia’s next fight in February or March of next year. Boxing fans don’t appear to be all that interested in seeing Garcia fight Zab Judah, who has already been mentioned by Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer as possibly the next guy that Garcia fights.

Below are the results of the poll from 3,855 fans:

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Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah: A good stay busy tune-up for Danny

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Image: Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah: A good stay busy tune-up for DannyBy Dan Ambrose: It appears that Golden Boy Promotions has their minds made up to put WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) in with 34-year-old Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) against a much tougher opponent in #1 WBC Lucas Matthysse next.

You can’t really blame Golden Boy for wanting to milk Garcia’s title run because Matthysse is good enough to possibly beat Garcia, and that’s not good business for Golden Boy to have Garcia beaten. He’s quickly becoming a little money maker for Golden Boy, and who knows?

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Peterson to fight Holt next; Judah drops out of negotiations

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Image: Peterson to fight Holt next; Judah drops out of negotiationsBy Allan Fox: With the money and the television networks not there, former two division world champion Zab Judah has reportedly dropped out of negotiations to fight IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s). Instead of Peterson of Judah happening, Peterson will now face former #WBO light welterweight champion Kendall Holt (28-5, 16 KO’s) in a fight that is perhaps even worse than the Judah-Peterson fight.

Television networks likely won’t be interested in showing this fight, and it’s going to come down to Peterson bringing in the gate money for this fight to make any real cash.

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Danny Garcia likely to fight Zab Judah next

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Image: Danny Garcia likely to fight Zab Judah nextBy Dan Ambrose: If you were hoping that WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) would get a significant fight next against the likes of Lucas Matthysse, Brandon Rios or Lamont Peterson you might be disappointed to learn that his promoter Richard Schaefer from Golden Boy Promotions is looking to put Garcia in with 34-year-old former two division world champion Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) next. The casual boxing fans likely won’t understand that Judah isn’t the same fighter he was 10 years ago is pretty well on his way to becoming a shot fighter.

Schaefer said to RingTV “Zab Judah has mentioned his name, so let’s see if he still mentions it. If he does, then that would be an attraction that would sell out Brooklyn right here.”

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