Who wins? Arguello or Judah?

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    First of all Aaron Pryor was the man at light welterweight. Whoever faced him in the ring have already have their atg status just for fighting him.

    I know he was too small for the sugar man but some say Leonard ducked him (the hawk I mean)

    Well how would Alexis Arguello fare against Zab Judah. Arguello was a great boxer, good defense, heart, slick like winky Wright (without being slippery or elusive at the same time).his acumen was great...

    Vs Judah, the one who had all the confidence brimming in the tszyu fight, all the skills in the Mayweather fight, all the discipline in the Cotto fight. I'm sorry if I shortchanged any boxer here, I'm just relying on memory. Your thoughts? Would it be competitive?
     
  2. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Arguello and Winky Wright had nothing in common...

    And Arguello would stretch Zab.
     
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    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's what I mean, my knowledge is not all the way there. Ty for the response. I heard he was hailed by all Nicaragua whereas Ricardo Mayorga recieved boos in his hometown.
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Are you new to the sport, Mike?
     
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    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think Arguello was much more skilled than Judah
     
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  6. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I lay somewhere between the Lewis Tua era and onwards, was there for the whole Pacquiao run. Just haven't been in tune with the new breed. I still watch the Wilders of the world but I have not been following the sport as much as before .

    I used to get pizza at the internet cafe every Friday. Reading boxing talk.com was a treat back then. I tried following some of the olden days, which xolosive I must admit you know a lot about old school fighters. Like Morales Hector macho, JCC Sr, I used to be a member of a torrent site. Which was way more entertaining than movies!
     
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    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That story is true though my Nicaraguan friend told me when Mayorga came back to the Airport people were booing him. I used to remember watching Arguello with his guard up, that's why I dropped the winky reference lol
     
  8. titanic

    titanic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boxing Skill - Alexis Arguello
    Boxing Chicken Dance - Zab Judah
     
  9. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    Arguello!
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AA all the way.
     
  11. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    Zab Judah was a just flash in the pan.
     
  12. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A flash in Max Kellermans hand is more like it
     
  13. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    First of all... welcome to the forum! I see you've been here since July. I've only been here for about three years so I'm a relative newbie here (plenty of guys have been on here since the mid-late 2000s - @Xplosive being one of them).

    Regarding the matchup, Zab Judah was decent and might have done okay for a few rounds against Arguello. Arguello tended to start slow and then build momentum - he was a 15 round fighter after all. He also liked to size up his opponents. Judah was quick and his best chance would be to keep Alexis on the move so I can see him having some of the early going. But Alexis had a fine boxing brain and would close distance and put Judah under pressure and I think Judah would (unwisely) respond. And that would pretty much be the end of him. Either TKO or straight KO in the middle rounds (6-8 depending on a 12 or 15 round fight).
     
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  14. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I imagine Arguello would stretch him out anytime after six rounds.
     
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  15. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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