By: The Top Five Boxing Matches of the Year!

The Top Five Boxing Matches of the Year! — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:21:29 +0000

[...] #3 Miguel Cotto TKO 11 Zab Judah Like Mayweather-Hatton, this fight was fairly one-sided (in favor of Cotto) yet exciting. As usual, Judah shocked and awed with his speed and power early on. Cotto ultimately weathered the storm and systematically beat Judah into submission like no fighter had ever done before. Judah’s wild hay-makers and Cotto’s shaky chin kept fans on their toes for 10 rounds, until Judah finally succumbed in round 11. [...]

By: Jalil

Jalil — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:30:08 +0000

Very funny, re: the low blows. I do think they were, at best, timely “crouch shots.” Don’t want to tarnish Cotto’s victory though…nice call on your part.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:18:29 +0000

As I predicted in my pre-fight post…Cotto in a knockout in a later round. I did think the ninth round but he needed a little more time for those low blows to set in.

By: Ja Dawson

Ja Dawson — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:51:37 +0000

I couldn’t have said it better myself. =)

By: Orlando Robles

Orlando Robles — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:01:23 +0000

The fight pretty much unfolded the way I thought it would: Judah getting off to a blistering start, shocking Cotto with his speed early, but Cotto eventually turning the tide by pressuring him and breaking him down to the body (although he went low on two occasions), and wearing Zab down to the point of submission. Zab showed that he was in remarkable physical shape for the showdown and displayed Gatti-esque heart throughout. As you alluded to in the article, the low blows could have contributed to Judah’s ultimate demise. I have a different take on it: Judah has become much like the post-incarcerated Tyson in that when he wasn’t having his way with his punching power, he was like a lost little boy in the ring. I couldn’t help but shake my head every time Cotto chopped Zab to the body (I could almost see him doubling over with every punch) and he would look over to the ref for help, even though the punches were legit. He even did it with a couple of punches when he got hit square in the head/jaw and I couldn’t understand why he was turning to the ref. And much like Tyson, he was too one dimensional, seemingly willing to take punishment in the hope that he could land his lead left uppercut. He didn’t set any of his punches up with jabs, he didn’t go to the body, he didn’t use his obvious speed advantage as the fight wore on. All that ultimately spelled doom for Zab. I had a debate with a friend during the fight that this can all be traced to Zab’s lack of quality training, i.e. his father needs to go if Zab has any hopes of resurrecting his career. I can only imagine how good Zab might’ve been with all that raw talent under the tutelage of a Manny Steward or even a Floyd Mayweather Sr. Unfortunately, we’re left to wonder what might’ve been. As for Cotto, he has a couple of options including the winner of Williams/Margarito or the winner of Hatton/Castillo. If I were a match maker, the most attractive fight, strictly from a fans perspective, would be Hatton/Cotto, although Cotto/Margarito wouldn’t be a bad fight either. I think of all the fighters I just mentioned, the best of the lot is Williams. Needless to say, we the fight fans will be the big winners from this welterweight round robin.

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