Did anyone else notice a difference in Judah under Mustafa Muhammad?

BoxerDood · 11:18 AM

For those who don't know, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is Chad Dawson's trainer, and one of the best in Brooklyn. Did anyone else notice a difference in Judah in his last fight? I saw a much more concentrated, boxing Judah instead of a lunging 4 round KO machine. He looked ready to go 12 rounds without losing a step. Here's a comparison

First take a look at a Yoel trained Judah (this was the night before Pacquiao-Cotto):

And now a Mustafa Muhammad trained Judah (this was the night before Bradley-Abregu):

infamous larryx

he looked very sharp...but considering the opponent im not sure

mrcupide2

Zab Judah looked good but he is a front runner,he always looks good for the first 6 rounds but hopefully he can change that and become a world champion again. I really like Zab but he has no mental game.

Silencers

Santa Cruz' style played into Judah's hands, we need to see him against a more serious threat IMO.

Dick Buffman

It was all Santa Cruz.

Judah is still the same fighter he always was.

Walt Liquor

Everything worked for Zab in that fight. His problems surface when faced with some adversity. With that being said, I think Zab's entire mentality has changed for the better. He's grown up and he seems to want to treat his career like a professional instead of a way to gain quick fame and buy flashy things. He seems to be fighting with a greater purpose.

Steak

He did look more focused, didnt he? I never felt his father was a good trainer. wonderful advice that guy gave.
Muhammed was a good light heavyweight in stacked division back in the days, he actually knows his stuff unlike Zab's father.

Zab might have a lot of flaws, but his left upprcut is something else, aint it?

Walt Liquor

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Originally Posted by blackirish137

He did look more focused, didnt he? I never felt his father was a good trainer. wonderful advice that guy gave.
Muhammed was a good light heavyweight in stacked division back in the days, he actually knows his stuff unlike Zab's father.

Zab might have a lot of flaws, but his left upprcut is something else, aint it?

zab's father acts like a 15 year old hotheaded kid in the corner during fights. the corner was never a calming focused place for zab.

Dr. Doom

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Originally Posted by BoxerDood

For those who don't know, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is Chad Dawson's trainer, and one of the best in Brooklyn. Did anyone else notice a difference in Judah in his last fight? I saw a much more concentrated, boxing Judah instead of a lunging 4 round KO machine. He looked ready to go 12 rounds without losing a step. Here's a comparison

First take a look at a Yoel trained Judah (this was the night before Pacquiao-Cotto):

And now a Mustafa Muhammad trained Judah (this was the night before Bradley-Abregu):

I will always be a fan of Judah's but he's fooled me too many times. In the end he has a hard time focusing for 12 rounds it doesn't matter. When things don't go his way (better competition) his focus seems to wear off.

BoxerDood

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Originally Posted by Walt Liquor

zab's father acts like a 15 year old hotheaded kid in the corner during fights. the corner was never a calming focused place for zab.

Exactly. That's certainly not gonna help a fighter who has trouble focusing.

infamous larryx Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: on my way to the top Age: 31 Posts: 11,069 Rep Power: 0 Points: 332,677.59 Bank: 110,505,084.13 Total Points: 110,837,761.72 Donate	he looked very sharp...but considering the opponent im not sure

mrcupide2 Interim Champion Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: chicago Posts: 730 Rep Power: 5 Points: 77,549.04 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 77,549.04 Donate	Zab Judah looked good but he is a front runner,he always looks good for the first 6 rounds but hopefully he can change that and become a world champion again. I really like Zab but he has no mental game.

Silencers Undisputed Champion Join Date: May 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 21,987 Rep Power: 58 Points: 4,261,691.52 Bank: 418,442,626,876.58 Total Points: 418,446,888,568.10 Donate	Santa Cruz' style played into Judah's hands, we need to see him against a more serious threat IMO.

Dick Buffman Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mayberry with my one bullet Posts: 11,913 Rep Power: 0 Points: 431,293.72 Bank: 10,499,556.02 Total Points: 10,930,849.74 Donate	It was all Santa Cruz. Judah is still the same fighter he always was.

Walt Liquor the opposite of pure Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Broward Posts: 32,744 Rep Power: 95 Points: 10,482,500,133,802.88 Bank: 3,519,174,279,467.96 Total Points: 14,001,674,413,270.84 Donate	Everything worked for Zab in that fight. His problems surface when faced with some adversity. With that being said, I think Zab's entire mentality has changed for the better. He's grown up and he seems to want to treat his career like a professional instead of a way to gain quick fame and buy flashy things. He seems to be fighting with a greater purpose.

Steak Undisputed Champion Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 10,819 Rep Power: 33 Points: 105,230,387.20 Bank: 666,366,315.14 Total Points: 771,596,702.34 Donate	He did look more focused, didnt he? I never felt his father was a good trainer. wonderful advice that guy gave. Muhammed was a good light heavyweight in stacked division back in the days, he actually knows his stuff unlike Zab's father. Zab might have a lot of flaws, but his left upprcut is something else, aint it?