Last noche HBO "BAD" with Brownsville, Brooklyn's Zab Judah challenging undefeated Argentine, Lucas Matthysse was less than stellar - Zab gets the split-verdict that went 114-113 twice while Matthysse caught one judge's eye with a 114-113 of his own. The prize the NABO minor league strap. 

Lefty vs. orthodox, with both looking to counter, normally results in a snoozer - and for most of the first half this one qualified for yawn provoker recognition. 

My unofficial had Matthysse the winner 114-113 in points, with the 10-8 knockdown stanza 10 the difference - using the ol’ time tested round by round scoring method, I had it all square at six stanzas apiece. 

The championship candles of 10-11-12 heated up a bit with the Argentine dropping Judah with a straight right hand in number ten and followed with good round to grab numero eleven before Judah had the edge in final candle. 

Post Scripts: Zab Judah (40-6, 27 KO) ~ age 33 the albatross - showed none of the past fire or punching power that had him a past champion at 140-147. The favorable press spoke of the new "Super" Judah converted to more boxer than banger. Maybe the new sobriquet will be a trade from "Super Zab" to "Stupor Zab."
Campaigning in the loaded Jr. Welter divisions guess here Zab becomes road kill if in with the likes of a Devon Alexander, Tim Bradley, just to name two title holders.      

                         Lucas Matthysse (27-1, 25 KOs) ~ age 28 - well conditioned, but in desperate need of mucho polish. Entered with sparkling rap sheet reflecting 25 KOs among the 27 wins  - first thoughts from the back roads of my memories after the final bell, was thinking good ol' Frankie Carbo must have been exhumed and once again in biz.