Steve Kim as @stevemaxboxing
Im told that bout Zab Judah and Lamont Peterson have turned down offer to face Mauricio Herrera... #boxing
Steve Kim as @stevemaxboxing
Im told that bout Zab Judah and Lamont Peterson have turned down offer to face Mauricio Herrera... #boxing
Easy answer:
-Both are coming off of at least one less than stellar showing in the last 12 months.
-Herrera does not bring any real pub or money to the table
-They saw the Garcia fight and know that Mauricio's awkward style would give them hell and in my opinion a mark in the right hand column.
It is well known that to be the "Best" you must "Beat" the "Best" and not the rest. Lamont Peterson is the IBF Light-Welterweight Champion of the world who deserves no other foes but Danny Garcia the WBC/WBA LWW Champ or Ruslan Provodnikov the WBO LWW Champion of the World. Mauricio Herrera has a pretty jab that stings, cuts and bruises that made him famous when he gave Danny Garcia pesky troubles yet it was not enough to satisfy thy hunger. Zab Judah should give Lucas Matthysse a rematch or fight Mike Alvarado regardless of his outcome vs JMM. Zab can also fight Juan Diaz, or Ghost Guerrero, all with awesomeness potential. Zab has always given the fans their moneys worth with his exciting complete Boxing package. Judah is a household name that is worthy of an undercard for any main event. Zab is a tough dude with plenty of fight in him and I cant wait to see him back in action.
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Essentially those are the reasons. It's a risk to fight him, he's a talented tough fighter but he doesn't have a strong following yet. But his popularity sure did take a boost from his previous fight.
Zab Judah can't really be picking and choosing opponents so stringently at this point though....
Wow.. They must have forgotten that Karim Mayfield had him looking quite ordinary just one year ago. Now he's being treated like a member of the new version of the murderers row.
I can't say I'm surprised. When he's having a good day Mauricio is nothing short of a contemporary stylist...a boxing guru, handing out tutorials in the sweet science.
But let's be honest... As the Good Doc has already pointed out ... Both Peterson and Judah have to be very careful deciding whom they get in the ring with these days.