By Mark Vester
At their Los Angeles press conference, Zab Judah told Shane Mosley that he's willing to bet $100,000 dollars that he will win by knockout on May 31. The two former champions collide at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. HBO pay-per-view will televise.
"That's free money," Judah said. "If he's so confident and so much in shape, then why didn't he take it? The last time I put a $100,000 bet on the table was against Corey Spinks. What did I do? I knocked him out. Shane is getting knocked out on May 31. He's older now and he's not as fast. I've been talking to Winky [Wright] and Vernon [Forrest] and they tell me his punching power is not the same. I'm a 100 percent better fighter."
Mosley may not be willing to bet six-figures on a knockout victory, but he agrees the fight will not go the distance, except he says it will Judah who is left laying on his back.
"It doesn't matter what he says or what's going on in his mind," said Mosley, 44-5 with 37 knockouts. "I have a mission. I have a goal and my goal is to destroy anything in front of me. Nobody is going to stand in my way. Honestly, I don't see the fight going the distance. Zab is a great athlete. I think he's very fast and he's got good punching power. But how long can his mind keep up? How long can he stay focused in the ring?"
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