They will either be: "Zab beat future ATG, Sugar Ray Robinson-esque Lucas Matthysse tonight, so there'll be no stopping him at elite level! Despite the fact Matthysse was totally unproven, Judah beat him so there'll be no chance he'll lose against the best fighters of the division. It's his time! Judah KO2 Bradley, KO6 Alexander, KO1 Khan, KO2 Kotelnik, KO3 Ortiz! Zab Judah, baby!! " or "Judah was unlucky tonight but he will be back better than ever. He was knocked out silly but after a tune-up fight against Jerron Lockette, he will be back better than ever and ready to destory all comers at 140! Judah KO2 Bradley, KO6 Alexander, KO1 Khan, KO2 Kotelnik, KO3 Ortiz! Zab Judah, baby!!"
No matter how many top fights this guy loses, he never gets written off. It's funny because the usual trend on ESB is to write a guy off despite any sort of loss, but with Judah it's different. There's always an "if" lurking somewhere. "What if Judah was mentally prepared?" "What if Judah threw more punches?" Or maybe more to the point... "What if Judah was the better fighter?"
i think the hype here on ESB will be overbearing as usual. But I do want to see Zab Judah succeed. He's doing the right things by beating up journeymen and getting a chance at one of the top dogs at 140. What's there NOT to like?
Judah is an interesting case indeed. But I think it has to do with who beat him, and who he's beaten. He's not actually a guy who gets smoked every time he steps up, or a guy who lands on his back every time he meets a decent puncher or something. He's good, but he's just not A level while some fans think he is.
