Judah actually looked Awful!!!

Anyone watched the fight and saw it the way I did?? Zab looked terrible IMO and was losing badly up until the KO. He was just running throwing meaningless shots and got lucky. He also got KD'ed( flash KD) and almost had a Tszyu like meltdown. I thought as much,hope he adjusts to his new style

Judah is Judah,beat him and you get no credit lose too him and 'He's back!',doesnt interest me at all

There's no such thing as a 9-9 round. LOL. Zab never connected with anything solid until the KO and was running at times which in turn actually saved his energy. But he was losing badly. The commentators had Judah's dick so deep in there mouths it was ridiculous. Any of the top JWW's would beat Judah IMO. WTF is wrong with some of you guys and dicks? And moreover you should even be talking since all you do is do the same thing when it comes to Pacquiao. Apart from that i think you thread was spot on, He won the fight but he wasnt that impressive in the previous rounds, If he want to fight the Bradley and Khan's he need to up his workrate and work on his conditioning.

I thought he looked ok, he just needed to up his work rate a little but i understand that he was trying to pace himself and work the jab.

yea maybe awful was too strong a word but he still looks the same old judah. u cant be serious.. did u really watch the fight? i dont think u did.. i mean to say u werent impressed is one thing, but to say hes the same old judah is just false. he was boxing, moving around and picking his shots. trying to outsmart mabuza and set him up without leaving himself open. if theres anything to critisize its that he was too defensive and didnt let his hands go enough. thats not the old judah. the old judah went in there throwing every punch in his arsenal trying to decapitate his oponent in the first 4 rounds, then usually gassing out bcuz of it. to say he didnt impress is one thing, i disagree but hey its your opinion. to say he was the same old judah is wrong, its a false statement opinion has nothing to do with it. maybe its the old judah if u go all the way back to before he fought kostya, then he would also kind of fight like that. but i dont think thats what u meant. that would be a compliment.

I don't think he looked awful but not as good as some reports right after the fight made him out to be. His punch output was too low and I thought Mabuza was starting to wear him down a little right when he got caught. Overall I thought it was a pretty good performance though, he just needs to incorporate more offense into his refound defense. That low punch output will get him outworked and his defense, even though better, is not that great and will not be enough to carry him through fights. The most accurate analysis on this thread.

Zab a couple years ago would have gassed out in 4 rounds. Thats the knock was on him for the longest. And now that he is fighting to conserve his energy for later rounds, haters still hate. Zab is fighting smarter then he used to and is not losing energy or burning it like he use to. Great post man, I see it exactly the same way. He wasn't running out of gass against Mabuza, he was saving his energy.

I don't think he looked awful but not as good as some reports right after the fight made him out to be. His punch output was too low and I thought Mabuza was starting to wear him down a little right when he got caught. Overall I thought it was a pretty good performance though, he just needs to incorporate more offense into his refound defense. That low punch output will get him outworked and his defense, even though better, is not that great and will not be enough to carry him through fights. You'd need to have a perfect defense with the low output of Judah's. Agree with the bold, I saw so many opportunities where Judah could have thrown the left uppercut to the body, sort of like Bute. Hopefully he works on countering more often, I still believe in the guy.

Zab a couple years ago would have gassed out in 4 rounds. Thats the knock was on him for the longest. And now that he is fighting to conserve his energy for later rounds, haters still hate. Zab is fighting smarter then he used to and is not losing energy or burning it like he use to.

I guess considering the circumstances, it was impressive no matter what. Zab was really starting to fade though. He had the look of it. Then he landed a perfect counter punch. He could do that against Bradley and Khan maybe. Bradley, he'd have to catch perfect, and Khan he'd have to chase. Doubt he does that.

where were u guys after bam bam's performance?? zab looked wayyy better than he did and everyone is heralding him as the second coming of margarito. Bam Bam (brawler for the most part) was fighting against a dangerous top level opponent in his weight class that could box very well. The first several rounds showed the skill disparity between both Rios and Acosta. Acosta had Brandon badly hurt in the early rounds (Brandon admitted it). Brandon went from being badly hurt and badly outclassed the first several rounds to stalking his opponent and knocking him down several times to knocking him out. Zab on the other hand had all the 'potential' in the world and was a 'could have' been fighter his whole career who always fell short in big fights. The guy fought a good fight.. showed his new defense.. though low punch output he did what he was supposed to do.. but he in no way looked wayy better than Bam Bam. Different classes of opponents for both fighters.

where were u guys after bam bam's performance?? zab looked wayyy better than he did and everyone is heralding him as the second coming of margarito.

i agree...zab needs to ditch pernell and go back to papa judah.

I don't think he looked awful but not as good as some reports right after the fight made him out to be. His punch output was too low and I thought Mabuza was starting to wear him down a little right when he got caught. Overall I thought it was a pretty good performance though, he just needs to incorporate more offense into his refound defense. That low punch output will get him outworked and his defense, even though better, is not that great and will not be enough to carry him through fights.

I don't think Judah should let his hands go in combination because that is taking something back. Judah has proven to not be able to throw combinations and not get beat up in return, but if he fights in a more controlled manner he can be more effective because he still has ability.

good movement and defense is improved but he seems like he can't pull the trigger and has seemed this way since after the Cotto fight. Why? Maybe age, maybe wear and tear and a combination if psychological factors but for whatever reason he seems to be unable to let his hands go, especially in combinations. I have a feeling mentally he doesnt want to take the risk of getting hit but who knows. I am impressed that he has had the mental toughness to regain a belt and be in position to have another great payday and end to a very good career.

Judah was just too patient a defensive minded, his footwork looked good, he was making Mabuza miss bad, jab was on point, the counter left was short quick and powerful, and he finished him. and Mabuza is a dude who had a belt. But since your not a fan and hate on Judah your gonna find something negative about his win and performance. all that matters is he said he was gonna get a major title again and he did Um no he didn't

I agree with you, the commentators were awful too.

Anyone watched the fight and saw it the way I did?? Zab looked terrible IMO and was losing badly up until the KO. He was just running throwing meaningless shots and got lucky. He also got KD'ed( flash KD) and almost had a Tszyu like meltdown. Terrible? He used his jab and boxed around him. As much as I don't like Judah he showed improvement and was setting that counter two rounds before. Look at it again and check when he started to counter. There is no such thing as a luck punch in boxing

I don't think Zab looked bad what you are seeing is the gradual evolution of a fighter. He's getting a little up there in age and he realizes that he has to change his style if he wants to reach the peak again. Like another poster said earlier he just has to fine tune things so he doesn't give away as many rounds. But I never felt like Mabuza was winning the fight even though he was coming forward. That KO even looked like Zab used Floyd's shoulder roll to land it too. I hope Zab continues to keep improving and returns to contend for the untisputed JWW crown.