By Mitch Abramson

Life is good for the Judah clan. Despite the woes of the economy, Yoel, the boss of the family, reported that business is still thriving for his fighting sons. Zab, who recently won a workman like decision against Ernest Johnson on Nov. 11 at The Garden, is still in the conversation for several high-profile fights in the future, Yoel said.

His other son, Daniel, a light heavyweight, is set to face Jaffa Ballogou (46-6) on Dec. 4 at the Roseland Ballroom and Yoel is hoping that he can use that bout as a springboard for a title fight sometime next year.

Daniel (22-3-3) recently lost a decision to Yusaf Mack in June for the vacant NABA light heavy title, but he still looms in a division that isn’t teeming with talent and recognizable names outside of guys named Jones, Tarver, Dawson, Johnson and Calzaghe.

And Yoel has yet another son in Joseph, a junior middleweight who was an amateur standout and is 4-0 as a professional. Joseph is also slated to fight on the Dec. 4 card, and Yoel said that Joseph, a slick, aggressive boxer, has drawn interest from Golden Boy.

Concerning Zab, Yoel said he is in discussions with Lou DiBella, Paul Malignaggi’s promoter about a possible fight with his son and the “Magic Man” at The Garden if Malignaggi can get by Ricky Hatton or even if he can’t. He’s also chatted with Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer about a possible fight involving Judah and Hatton in England, or a bout with Antonio Margarito, or a bout with WBC junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. Hey, the man has options.

Clearly, Yoel is trying to get as many lucrative fights for Zab as possible before he asks his son to call it day and retire from the sport. Yoel said that the time is drawing near when boxing fans will be deprived of the unpredictable Brooklynite whose career has been filled with highs and lows and plenty of big fights.

“I don’t want him leaving the sport all banged up, without his senses,” Yoel said in a phone conversation. “He’s been doing this for a while and he’s older now, and he’s had success and done well for himself, and now it’s time to get some HBO Pay-Per-View fights or something and get out. It’s about his safety and leaving the sport the same way he came in. I don’t see him fighting for too much longer, maybe a couple more fights.”

If history is an indicator, those final fights will probably be significant. What it is about Zab that allows him to keep getting title fights? He was stopped by Kostya Tszyu in 2001 in a bout that could have permanently derailed his career. Instead, four fights later he was fighting Cory Spinks for the undisputed welterweight championship, which Zab lost by a decision. Then, three fights later Zab landed another significant bout with Spinks for all the marbles, and Zab stopped him in nine rounds to resurrect his career. But he squandered that victory by losing to Carlos Baldomir two fights later in 2006 at Madison Square Garden. And what happened next? When Zab should have been airmailed to some boxing Siberia? Zab collected a mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather three months later, which he lost. Two fights after that, he fought Miguel Cotto, battling valiantly until getting stopped. And three fights after that Zab was fighting for the vacant IBF title against Joshua Clottey, losing a technical decision in August.

As Wallace Shawn would say in the “Princess Bride:” “Inconceivable!”

Mitch Abramson covers boxing for the New York Daily News, and BoxingScene.com. Comments can be directed to mitchaaaa@aol.com