yesh he was, in the judah vs clottey final press conference he says that he was first meant to fight margarito then that got called off and then he got injured so he couldn't fight mosley.
I dont think he'd have ever been an ATG,no matter what.Hes good but not THAT good.Kostya proved that early in his career,which was nothing to do with focus,preperation or any of the other BS that people think keeps him out of the 'arena of the Gods' Hes nothing special,just a good modern fighter.
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The thing about Zab's mentality too is that his confidence is the over-top, cocky, city-kid, kind. Zero humility. When Tsyzu smashed him on the chin, he realized he might not be the best fighter of all-time after all. Whether he outwardly shows it or not, that fight took some of his confidence.