PAPA FLOYD SPEAKS OUT ONE WEEK LATER... by Chris Robinson

‘I wasn’t really surprised because Roger is family and he does have a genuine concern for Floyd,’ Floyd Sr. told us. ‘I wasn’t in his position so I really can’t speak on that. I heard that him and Zab had gotten into it at the weigh in, so there did seem to be some genuine bad blood between them already.’
 

JUDAH vs MAYWEATHER: CHANCES ARE I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING... by Jeff Mayweather
Zab Judah, who claims he isn't a dirty fighter, did the same exact thing against his last opponent when he found himself hurt and about to lose his belt. This has become Judah's way of dealing with defeat. Judah deliberately threw a low blow to Mayweather's groin, crippling him in devastating pain; Judah even took it a step further as he intentionally hit Mayweather again, this time in the back of the head with his best punch of the night and followed that one by a hook that just missed. 

FAMILY TIES: MORE THAN SWORN ENEMIES... by D J Carter
Emotions were very high from both corners. I hope that when the Nevada State Athletic Commission reviews those tapes they will see this picture. Roger may have sparked an incident, but who ignited it? It all started with Judah, who in desperation, clearly aimed for Mayweather's groin area. He then followed up with a wild punch to the back of his head. Even as referee Richard Steele backed Judah away, he continued to swing. Intentional or misjudgment? There is no way you can convince me that those blows were mistakes. There's no way Judah can truthfully say he was going for the body blow and miscalculated.

MAYWEATHER vs JUDAH: CALLING IT AS I SEE IT... by Aladdin Freeman
Floyd Mayweather is no joke at boxing, that is nothing new, most people that follow the sport understand his all around skills and have him at the top of the pound for pound list. However, regardless of his recent win and now being a “champion” at Welterweight, he hasn’t done ANYTHING since he left the 135 pound division when he beat Jose Luis Castillo, at least one time.

SORTIN' IT OUT 147... by Chris Ackerman
Boxing is a strange game made stranger by the involvement of sinister forces running sinister sanctioning bodies with sinister motives and it takes a lot of effort to make sense of it all.  Try explaining to someone why this was a title fight in the first place.  Carlos Baldomir didn’t pay the sanctioning fees to the IBF or WBA prior to his fight with then champion Zab Judah.  Therefore it was only a partial championship bout and Zab kept a trinket he could dangle in front of the Pretty Boy to bait him into a fight that should never have happened. 

SWORN ENEMIES: A LOOK BACK... by Kenny Perrault, ringside
Fast forward to Saturday night's main event; both fighters have made their ring entrance and the bell has rung to start the fight billed as "Sworn Enemies." To the surprise of many, Zab Judah not only makes a fight out of it, he looks good doing it, seemingly confusing Floyd early with his southpaw style. However, let’s not forget Floyd is considered by most as the best pound 4 pound fighter in the world; it was only a matter of time until Floyd figured out Zab and took control of the fight. And that's exactly what Floyd did in the middle rounds. It stopped being, wow look at Zab! and quickly became it's about time Floyd started doing what we all knew he could do. Things were going smoothly for Floyd Mayweather, until the closing seconds of round number ten that is.

SWORN ENEMIES... WHEN TRASH TALKING GOES TOO FAR... by Desiree Carter
It goes too far when the infamous Mike Tyson says “I’ll eat your kids…”  Although, Zab hasn’t said anything that can touch that statement, he’s heading down that path.  Did you really need to take it to the streets Zab? He says, “Floyd don’t want to see me on the streets, he know what I’ll do.” Yoel says, “When you push our buttons, you got problems…” and “We from Brooklyn, we take, that’s what we’re here to do...”
 

JUAN DIAZ: ITCHING TO JUST FIGHT AGAIN... by Tom Dickey
WBA lightweight champion Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz will make his long awaited return to the ring on April 8th. Diaz will be fighting on the Floyd Mayweather-Zab Judah undercard against Jose Miguel Cotto. For Diaz it has been a frustrating year with fights falling through left and right. Diaz had his fight with Ebo Elder cancelled due to a cut, and had his mandatory defense against Lakva Sim postponed by Sim's camp on three different occasions. Diaz will finally step back into the ring on the 8th, and will be taking on a dangerous opponent in Cotto.
 

YOEL JUDAH: '"WE'RE GONNA SHUT FLOYD'S BIG MOUTH!" ... by Tom Dickey
If being absent again means that Zab Judah is very focused for his upcoming fight with Floyd Mayweather, then Zab is as focused as ever. Once again, Zab failed to show up for a promotional event for his upcoming April 8th fight, this time a Top Rank conference call with the press...
Maybe one day Zab will realize that in order to sell a pay per view,  you have to show up to promote, after all he is trying to sell his fight to people, and considering his performance in the Baldomir fight he should actually be trying to sell the fight hard, very hard.  

APRIL 8TH PPV HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY... by Tom Dickey
Some criticism has been  expressed regarding the April 8th Zab Judah-Floyd Mayweather pay per view card; and most of the criticism has been aimed at the main event. Some are saying, and rightfully so, that this shouldn't be considered a title fight, while others are saying that it has lost its intrigue because of Judah's recent upset loss at the hands of Carlos 'Tata' Baldomir. Though these points of contention are true to a point, one thing can't be denied when looking over the whole card, and that is the fact that  this card offers everything boxing fans would like to see.
 

MAYWEATHER vs JUDAH: I'M WATCHING... by Kenny Perrault
A popular axiom among boxing fans reflects that in the world of boxing you are only as good as your last fight. The saying holds true for the upcoming ‘Sworn Enemies’ match-up between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Zab Judah on April 8th. In late December and early January the buzz surrounding the upcoming encounter between these two colorful fighters seemed to grow with each passing day. There was only one thing that could possibly derail this mega fight and that was Carlos Baldomir. Carlos Baldomir? I asked myself.
 

APRIL 8 HBO PPV CARD MAY BE WORTH THE BUCKS... by Jim Amato
Zab Judah puts his IBF version of the welterweight title on the line against undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. Despite the fact that Judah lost a portion of the title in his last fight to Carlos Baldomir, this bout will provide a stern test for Mayweather. In my opinion Floyd is the best boxer pound for pound in the world today. I always felt Judah was over rated but he is still a formidable fighter. He is probably the fastest boxer Floyd will have met to this point in his career.

FLYWEIGHT SUPER FIGHT! ARCE TO DEFEND AGAINST ROSENDO ALVAREZ ON APRIL 8TH
"We are not friendly rivals, we are just rivals, he thinks his going to knock me out, but I doubt it very much, his time has come and gone, now is my time," said Arce.  “I don't dance, I come to fight when I'm inside that ring.  Mark my words, on April 8, “El Bufalo” will be an endangered species!" 

MAYWEATHER-JUDAH IS A ZOMBIE!... by Chris Ackerman
Almost immediately after the results from New York were posted, a death certificate was issued for the Mayweather-Judah fight with the requisite autopsy that indicated cause of demise was impending mismatch.  The initial surprise at Judah’s loss, and subsequent behavior, wore off quickly and speculation began as to Floyd’s replacement dance partner. Well, it seems the coroner may have been a little premature in publishing his findings....  

J ANUARY 7th: THE DAY THAT SHOOK THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION... by Tom Dickey
On January 7th in New York City, Carlos Baldomir shocked the boxing world by upsetting welterweight champion Zab Judah. In turn, the welterweight division got shaken up like an earthquake. Instead of Judah winning as expected, and a possible match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to determine who the 147 pound king would be, we got a shake-up that opened the division wide open. Suddenly, Baldomir became a wanted man, because most  everyone sees Baldomir's new title as a very attainable title.
 

MAYWEATHER'S MEDIA DAY GALLERY... Exclusive Photos by Chris Farina