WHO WINS KHAN-JUDAH?
Who are you picking in the Amir Khan-Zab Judah fight?
I’m leaning towards Khan, but I feel that Judah has the tools to get the job done.
Still, history has shown that Judah tends to come up short in his biggest fights. Why won’t that happen again on Saturday night? — Gopal
Good question. I?ll answer it with a few questions. Does Khan have the iron chin and pin-point accuracy of the 2001 version of Kostya Tszyu? Is he as slick as Cory Spinks was in 2004? Is he as patient and technically sound as Floyd Mayweather was in 2006? Is he as strong and ruthlessly relentless as Miguel Cotto was in 2007. Is he as durable as Joshua Clottey?
Those are the fights Judah came up short in. There are no Breidis Prescott-level fighters in that group.
I?m picking Judah to win. I think he?s more mature than he was when he lost to those aforementioned fighters, and like you, I believe he has the tools and style to trouble the 4-to-1 betting favorite.
Khan is one of the most talented boxers I’ve ever seen and he’s absolutely awesome against right-handed boxers who can?t dent his chin (Kotelnik, Malignaggi). However, he looked all too human in spot against a fighter who could take his heat and put right back on him (Maidana). and he looked hurried and sloppy against Paul McCloskey, a southpaw, in his last fight.
McCloskey really wasn?t trying to do much more than occasionally pot shot the British star but I was surprised at how often the Irishman made Khan lunge and miss with simple upper body movement.
If McCloskey had Judah?s power it would have been interesting to see what he could have done with some of those counter punches he landed when Khan lunged in.
Anyway, I realize that Judah is a big underdog, and maybe he should be, but I think his style, athleticism, and experience (not to mention Pernell Whitaker?s guidance and Victor Conte?s conditioning expertise) adds up to an upset tomorrow night.
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