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By Cliff Rold - It may not be as anticipated as the action of one week ago, but for the second Saturday in a row the world is almost guaranteed a memorable encounter in the Welterweight division. Up this time around is a clash for the IBF belt Antonio Margarito vacated to pursue then WBA titlist Miguel Cotto between former World Welterweight champion Zab Judah (36-5, 25 KO) of Brooklyn and Ghana’s Joshua Clottey (34-2, 20 KO). It’s sort of a loser’s bracket bout in the grand scheme of things, Judah having lost to Cotto in 2007 and Clottey to Margarito in late 2006, but don’t let that fool you.
It’s still a quality match and one with its share of intrigues.
Judah, only 30, is at a pivotal crossroads. Once tabbed a can’t-miss superstar, Judah has had to settle for only a very good career marked for its downs as much as its ups. Three losses and a non contest in his last six bouts, including a jaw dropping upset loss of the Welter crown to Carlos Baldomir in January 2007, have put him in a must-win position. What it says about the IBF that Judah can even be rated #2 right now given his recent losses is for the fans to decide, but no politics can erase that he confronts Clottey with the best combination of speed and power the African import to the Bronx has ever seen. [details]
It’s still a quality match and one with its share of intrigues.
Judah, only 30, is at a pivotal crossroads. Once tabbed a can’t-miss superstar, Judah has had to settle for only a very good career marked for its downs as much as its ups. Three losses and a non contest in his last six bouts, including a jaw dropping upset loss of the Welter crown to Carlos Baldomir in January 2007, have put him in a must-win position. What it says about the IBF that Judah can even be rated #2 right now given his recent losses is for the fans to decide, but no politics can erase that he confronts Clottey with the best combination of speed and power the African import to the Bronx has ever seen. [details]
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