Amir Khan Finishes Zab Judah With Body Shot
AMIR KHAN’S NOT “CONNING” ANYBODY ANYMORE!
San Francisco, CA– In a career defining moment, once beaten British prodigy Amir Khan was pitching a shutout, almost a no-hitter against Brooklyn bad boy Zab Judah, this until Judah, who had been clocked with a right hand, that was followed up by a body shot, fell to the floor in a scene that would remind fans that have been around since the 1990′s of the Academy Award winning acting job Luis Santana pulled twice against Terry Norris.
ZAB PULLS “BITCH-LIKE” MOVE TO GET OUT OF A BEAT-DOWN!
Feigning that the right on the belt line blow that rising as it was being thrown and landing was low, Zab fell to his knees, turned his back away from referee Vic Draculich, this as the ref began his ten count. You could hear him counting on TV, thus Judah cannot deny he didn’t hear the count, and when he reached ten, stopped the fight at 2:47 of round five.
After winning the first four frames with ease, Amir Khan, criticized by many, myself included, shut up his his critics with a virtuoso performance only his most ardent admirers would have expected.
LOTS OF PEOPLE HAD “UNDERDOG-ITIS” DISEASE ON THIS FIGHT
While many people thought Zab had a shot, most were Americans, like myself, who were blinded by the fact that the Brit had every advantage going in. People were talking about Judah scoring a knockout, his annihilating Khan with superior hand speed, something he did not possess as Khan out sped, out punched, out jabbed, Amir simply and totally outclassed Judah, who in my mind looked and fought scared after the opening round.
ZAB SHOWED COWARDICE, LACK OF DESIRE TO ENGAGE
Unwilling to throw his money punch, the left cross, even when he had his lead right foot on the outside of Khan’s lead left foot (Zab’s a lefty, Khan right handed) I could sense that there was fear running through Zab’s veins, because with that ring positioning, he had Khan looking down the barrel of a gun, and yet he refused to pull the trigger.
KHAN BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE AT 140 RIGHT NOW!
When Khan left promoter Frank Warren for Golden Boy Promotions, I thought that Osca De La Hoya and company were buying nothing but hype. It turns out I was dead wrong and the now 26-1, 18 KOs Khan, is by far the best fighter punching for pay at 140 lbs. Tim Bradley isn’t of his ilk, Devon Alexander is laughable, my only question is who is there at 140 for Khan to fight outside of the winner of the Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero-Marcos Maidana in late August? And based on tonight’s performance, could either of them make a dent in Khan?
FOOTNOTE ON KHAN & ROBERT GUERRERO
If he defeats Maidana (who Khan already defeated) August 27, “The Ghost” would be well advised to drop back down to lightweight (135) and go after the universal/undisputed lightweight championship. For as much as I admire and respect the ability of “The Ghost,” Khan appears to be a tad better right now. As for Khan, the Brit’s finally have a fighter they can get behind that has all the tools.
Pedro Fernandez