The wasted potential of : Zab Judah

[ßringer]

Shame Judah didn't care as much with his career.....
He is a child in a mans body.
His childish antics have been a disgrace.

I agree but there have also been times were Judah has carried himself as nothing but a man, like after the Spinks rematch and all. But I agree, I thought Marco Antonio Barrera had problems controlling his emotions....

[Boxins'Leet]

Damn fine read my friend. Looking forward for the Tyson write up. Keep up the good work!

[ßringer]

Damn fine read my friend. Looking forward for the Tyson write up. Keep up the good work!

Thanks bro. I'll do a write up on Tyson in another week or so. I've got other fighters in mind as well. But Tyson's will be next.

[HitBattousai]

Nice write-up man. Couple of details though, Baldomir didn't drop Zab in Round 7 of their fight, he hurt him badly and had him in full survival mode. And there's nothing Zab did in Round 2 of his fight against Cotto that makes me think he won that round.

[Underboss]

Appreciate it. My girlfriend left the house over an hour ago when I began typing, she just came back when I was finishing the piece and she was shocked. She said some **** about I take boxing too seriously, imagine that?
I also hope to make this a series, something to occupy my free time here. I think I'll do a piece on Tyson next, in a week or so.

women...

[ßringer]

Nice write-up man. Couple of details though, Baldomir didn't drop Zab in Round 7 of their fight, he hurt him badly and had him in full survival mode. And there's nothing Zab did in Round 2 of his fight against Cotto that makes me think he won that round.

Oh ****, I meant to write "almost" before dropped Judah in the 7th. Thanks for pointing that out.

Round 2 of Cotto/Judah was pretty inactive if memory serves me correct. But I gave the round to Judah when I watched it live.

Thanks for the correction dude. Typing that much **** is insane to keep up with. I tried to make it all one post but I was 2,456 letters past the 10,000 limit.

[pesticid]

Others you can write about are Bojado, Nate Campbell, Kid Diamond, Ricky Williams (the guy who went in jail), Kendall Holt, James Toney especially, Howard Eastman, Vivian Harris and Mohamed Abdulaev. If you can make those as interesting as you did Zab Judah, then damn, I should subscribe to your weekly column or whatever it has potential to be.

[ELPacman]

I've always said stuff like this and made a similar thread about it. Thanks for adding all the details though. Zab is def wasted talent without a doubt. The way he had a strong straight left hand and some other sneaky tricks, I compared him to Manny at one point. It wouldn't surprise many, but still. Both big left punchers. The difference? Consistancy. One is, the other is not. Zab was never consistant when he made the big spot light, and it hurt him and more ways than he could imagine. His lack of focus and dedication made him look like a shadow of his prospect showcasings. Meanwhile, Manny never let all the distractions make him forget that training and focus is key to winning no matter what happens. 2 big punchers, 1 goes in the BHOF, the other disappears into the, "What if", category.

[ßringer]

Others you can write about are Bojado, Nate Campbell, Kid Diamond, Ricky Williams (the guy who went in jail), Kendall Holt, James Toney especially, Howard Eastman, Vivian Harris and Mohamed Abdulaev. If you can make those as interesting as you did Zab Judah, then damn, I should subscribe to your weekly column or whatever it has potential to be.

I don't think there's much of a chance of me ever having a weekly column, I just do this stuff for fun in my free time. But I will continue to post on more fighters in this fashion here on this forum. Very noteworthy mentions there, I've got a lot to work with. Thanks for the suggestions and kind words.

[ßringer]

I've always said stuff like this and made a similar thread about it. Thanks for adding all the details though. Zab is def wasted talent without a doubt. The way he had a strong straight left hand and some other sneaky tricks, I compared him to Manny at one point. It wouldn't surprise many, but still. Both big left punchers. The difference? Consistancy. One is, the other is not. Zab was never consistant when he made the big spot light, and it hurt him and more ways than he could imagine. His lack of focus and dedication made him look like a shadow of his prospect showcasings. Meanwhile, Manny never let all the distractions make him forget that training and focus is key to winning no matter what happens. 2 big punchers, 1 goes in the BHOF, the other disappears into the, "What if", category.

Good ****. I think Judah is his own worst enemy. A lot of people think that Tszyu ruined him but I have to disagree. He's shown a lot of courage against Mayweather and Cotto, and his skills are still there. He just lacks that hunger, and the killer instinct that he once had.

I think it's possible that he could become Champion again but only if he's able to spark that fire again If not, he'll always be "that guy".