Then Mayweather landed a right hand on the bridge of Judah's nose, and blood began to flow. [4], In his third title defense, Judah stopped Hector Quiroz in the eighth round on October 20, 2000, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

[23], On June 9, 2007, Judah took on WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto in New York City before a soldout crowd at Madison Square Garden.

Zab really dug down and showed his champion's heart." Judah's father and trainer, Yoel Judah, is a six-time kickboxing world champion and a seventh degree black belt. At that point, members of both fighters' camps entered the ring and an all-out melee ensued.
A lot of fighters today don’t do things like that. After Spinks was knocked down for the second time, the referee stopped the fight, and Judah became the new Undisputed Welterweight Champion. Zab: I guess Hip-Hop coming to me being young, being an entertainment field aw, being a celebrity and just being out ya know I’m Zap Juda ya know I’m me, people know, people watch, so I go to parties ya know so, I’m loving a guy like Jay Z, DMX and those guy are fan. "Mayweather vs. Judah: Sworn Enemies" was a boxing IBF Welterweight championship which took place on April 8, 2006, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada between IBF Welterweight Champion Zab Judah (34-3, 25 KO) and undefeated three-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (35-0, 24 KO). In the first round, Cotto landed a low blow that put Judah to the canvas. [45] Two judges scored the fight 114–113 for Judah, while the other judge scored it 114–113 for Matthysse. AHHA: Being from Brooklyn, does the legacy of hip-hop come into play as far as you being a boxer? I feel like I accomplish a big goal not only just winning the WBO, but just having so much time off and coming back and doing what I did. After defeating Ishe Smith and Hector Camacho, Jr., Judah lost to David Díaz in the finals, preventing Judah from qualifying for the Olympic boxing team. Judah got up but he was hurt, and the Argentine fighter tried to press the attack after the knockdown. [1] The fight took place on April 8, 2006, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. He lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. by unanimous decision on April 8, 2006.

Judah came out strongly in the first round, landing numerous shots on Galvan. AHHA: I wondered why you didn’t finish him off after knocking him down.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'allhiphop_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_6',652,'0','0'])); Zab: It was hurting like h###, but I guess like when you in, its like you in a fight like you in the street your adrenaline is pumping and all you know is win, win, win. [3] Yoel Judah entered the ring and threw a punch at Roger. AHHA: So what is the very next thing for you fight-wise? With the loss to Carlos Manuel Baldomir, it appeared that Judah's much anticipated bout with Mayweather was off, but Judah's promoter Don King and Mayweather's promoter Bob Arum reworked the deals so the fight would go on. The referee called for a timeout to allow the doctor to take a look at the cut. Zab Judah was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA on Thursday, October 27, 1977 (Generation X). Suge is a good dude. So speed is always a factor especially when you fight with God's speed. I don’t really need him business wise. I think speed is a factor in every fight and Muhammad Ali proved that. In the end, Spinks defeated Judah by unanimous decision with scores of 114–112 twice and 116–111. Judah entered the fight as a 3-to-1 favorite to win and he won the first round by utilizing his superior quickness to land several punches on Tsyzu. Zab: Super Cartel. Once again, he drew blood from Judah's nose.

[56] In August 2007, Judah became involved in a fight at Stereo nightclub in New York. Zab Judah Of course.

He also defeated Cosme Rivera by third round TKO. [7][8] [1], Judah made his professional debut as an 18 year old on September 20, 1996, in Miami, Florida and defeated Michael Johnson by technical knockout in the second round. They comeback and take two months and pick and choose guys. The second one took a lot out of me. We sat up, put some things out, but I just feel like for the business it was not a good thing at that point in time.
Judah pressed the attack after the first knockdown and avoided Spinks' desperate efforts to tie him up. [36] However, Judah declined the match but promised to fight Bradley and Alexander after a tune-up fight on July 16 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. The “Hebrew Hammer” just scored the biggest victory of his career—stopping former two-division titleholder Zab Judah at 1:40 of the 11th round on Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, in a scheduled 12-round junior welterweight bout. The fight was the first major bout in St. Louis in more than 40 years, and it was a sellout. Zab: Yea I got my own record label Synthero, Desperado, Young G.O., Big O and we just hot right now, we on fire. They’re not no Hollywood dudes coming in here. [29], After the loss to Clottey, Judah fought Ernest Johnson on November 8, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Zab I want you to do that ok cool and you know what I’m sayin’ then before you know It you just mix in, its all good. Judah started strongly and put up a valiant fight, at times matching Mayweather's speed and punching precision. It appeared that Judah scored a knockdown in the second round when Mayweather's glove touched the canvas; however, referee Richard Steele ruled it a slip. He was a two-time US national champion and three-time New York Golden Gloves Champion. On January 13, 2001, Judah defeated Reggie Green by tenth round technical knockout at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. The whole thing with Jay-Z and Zab Judah, we both feel that we offer Brooklyn a lot. [3], Two months later, on August 5, 2000, at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, Judah defeated former IBF Light Welterweight Champion Terron Millett by fourth round knockout.

I would of feel bad if I would of just went in there fighting forth, the number thirteenth guy because I need a tune in up, What do you mean tune in up, tune me in, ya know what I sayin’ I don’t need no tune up, just tune in. The Brooklyn native began the busier fighter, using the jab and trying to land uppercuts for the first two rounds, while Matthysse worked on the body. "[48] On March 5, 2011, Judah defeated Mabuza via technical knockout in the seventh round, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, claiming the IBF title again after almost ten years.[49].

[20], After the fight, the purses for both fighters were withheld until video of the fight could be reviewed. So, I said I just got to stay focused and put my mind somewhere else and that’s how I managed to get through it. [46], Following the win against Matthysse, negotiations for a fight against Kaizer Mabuza began. Boxing Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The referee had ruled the cut was caused by an accidental clash of heads and so the fight went to the scorecards. [2] The Ring named Baldomir's victory over Judah the upset of the year for 2006.

Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Once again, he drew blood from Judah's nose. For Judah, the fight was viewed as a tuneup bout that would lead to a lucrative bout between Judah and WBC Light Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., which was tentatively scheduled for April. I’m a boxer and that’s where I am with that. Mayweather was scheduled to earn a minimum $6 million while Judah was to earn $3 million plus a percentage of the profits, but because of Judah's loss, Mayweather earned a minimum $5 million while Judah was guaranteed $1 million plus a percentage of profits above $7 million.

[27], On August 2, 2008, Judah lost to Joshua Clottey by technical decision in a fight for the vacant IBF Welterweight title at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Cotto and Judah delivered an all-action brawl, but after weathering some difficult early rounds as he figured out Judah's southpaw style and adjusted to his speed, Cotto took over the bout. Judah has won five world titles between the light welterweight and welterweight divisions and is a former Undisputed World Welterweight Champion. While being restrained by his father and trainer, Yoel Judah, he broke loose and walked up to Nady and stuck his gloved fist into his neck and had to be pulled off by cornermen. Zab: I love music, I love music. There is a lot of guys out here to fight Gatti you got Vivian Harris, Ricky Hatten, Junior Witter you got plenty guys to make money. Spinks scored a knockdown in the eleventh round, but Judah came back and put Spinks down to the canvas in the final round.

Baldomir defeated Judah by unanimous decision with scores of 115–113, 114–113 and 115–112 from the three judges. In round three, a clash of heads opened a cut outside of the left eye of Judah. Tszyu scored arguably his most famous win that year, when he knocked out Zab Judah to reclaim the IBF title, as well as the vacant Ring magazine and lineal titles, thus becoming the first to undisputed light-welterweight champion in over 30 years. I like hardcore M.O.P. In round two, Judah put Vester down to the canvas twice. They hungry. By the middle rounds, however, Judah's consistent body punching slowed Witter down, and in the fifth round, Judah caught Witter with a straight left hand that hurt Witter and sent his mouthpiece skittering across the ring. [1] [9], After defeating Omar Weis by unanimous decision in July 2002, Judah challenged DeMarcus Corley for the WBO Light Welterweight title on July 12, 2003, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. AllHipHop Alternatives spoke with Judah on his now, later, present and lone loss. Witter frequently switched between fighting right-handed and left-handed, making him an elusive opponent. Judah was the aggressor throughout the fight. I’m they fan for their music and I their my fan for my work, so its like oh cool. Like I said Suge is cool with me and you know Pac’s my family and stuff. Cotto earned $2.5 million plus a piece of the pay-per-view profits, while Judah earned $1 million plus a percentage of the profits. [3] Ludacris too. I told them they can not get out the ghetto until they sell some units you know what I ‘m sayin’, so basically its either do or die you know what I’m sayin’ and I feel like I’m making them work extra harder rather than just giving it to them, making them work for it, so that later on when they get it big they can appreciate it. The last couple spars that Gatti had with Micky Ward. Whether he wore his g-string in the ring that night, I had to get in there and rumble up with this dude, so it was not a point about what he do when he is out the ring.