Miguel Cotto vs. Zab Judah set for June 9th

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At New York (HBO PPV): Miguel Cotto vs. Zab Judah, 12 rounds, for Cotto's WBA welterweight title; Humberto Soto vs. Bobby Pacquiao, 12 rounds, junior lightweights; Anthony Thompson vs. Yuri Foreman, 10 rounds, junior middleweights



Top Rank announced the fight between WBA Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto, Caguas, Puerto Rico and two-time world champion Zab 'Super' Judah, Brooklyn, New York, during today's press conference for their upcoming WBA Welterweight World Championship on Top Rank's "X-PLOSIVE!" show, which will be held at the historic Madison Square Garden , Saturday, June 9, live on HBO Pay Per View.



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Anaheim*Rob

Anaheim*Rob

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I haven't made my mind up on this fight yet. Cotto showed that he can be hurt (Ricardo Torres) by someone with less power and less speed than Zab. I feel Zab has a very good chance of coming out blazing and taking it straight to Cotto from the start and getting a stoppage in the first few rounds. But since that fight Cotto has moved up in weight and looks like a different man in there since he isn't so drained so maybe that was the problem. My guess is that if Zab wins it would be an early KO/TKO or if Cotto wins it would be because he weathered the storm and was able to break Zab down over the course of the fight and win by late stoppage or UD. I'll make my pick closer to fight time.
 
4fifteenRolla

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can i hear someone talk about the EXTREME reach advantage in favor of Judah? Good gawd. I think its 6/7inches or somethin like that. Judah should look like the jab master if he fights the right fight. sheit not to mention the speed. I look forward to this fight just to see if Judah and his corner can put together a 1 sided fight like u might see in a heavyweight bout
 
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Zab Judah: "I Want To Punish Miguel Cotto"

Zab Judah Media Event Quotes

"The fans go with the winner. When Trinidad fought Hopkins, at the beginning of the fight, everyone was chanting “Tito, Tito, Tito,” but in the fifth round, everyone was chanting, “Hopkins, Hopkins, Hopkins.” In St. Louis, (vs. Cory Spinks on 2/5/2005 in Cory’s hometown), it was a bigger place than The Garden and 23,000 people were against me, but by the end of the night, those same 23,000 people were with me.

"When you fight at home, there are a lot of distractions. The wife is asking me to run to the mailbox, pick the kids up at school. Friends call me to ask for tickets or they just want to hang out. My experience last time I fought at The Garden was there was a lot of running around, doing interviews, friends calling to hang out. You live and learn.

"I lost in the little Garden (Theater) but I never lost in the big Garden.

"Cotto is a one-dimensional fighter. I have a 12-round fight to face. All of the talk is that I will come in and try to knock him out early, but I’m not coming in to knock him out in the first round. I want to punish Cotto the whole fight.

"I want to prove that Zab Judah is still great. I want to prove that I can go strong after seven rounds. I know Cotto will be in the best shape of his life but it won’t be enough.

"If a riot does break out, they’ve got us outnumbered, but other than that I’m not worried about anything.

"I am having an excellent camp. Even my friend Pernell Whitaker has been here. We have been going back to old school training.

"This is a fight of redemption and I can’t wait.

"The one-year layoff was great. I let my body rest.

"I will win because speed kills. He can try to catch punches all night, but that will not work. The idea is to hit and not be hit.

"The Peterson brothers have been in my camp sparring with me. If those guys can't hit me, there is no way Cotto will be able to hit me.

"After I whack out Cotto, I hope to talk Mayweather into another fight. If he is still retired, I will try to talk him into coming back. "
 
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If Cotto can weather the storm of the first 7 or 8 rounds...and keep it close... I think he's got this one in the bag. Cotto has suspect chin though, and Zab has definitely got some pop to go along with the speed. We'll see how he does with the bigger, stronger fighter in Zab.
 
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