Judah working with Sweet Pea boxing fans will this help him
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP)—Zab Judah is hoping that a pleasant partnership with the “Sweet Pea” will result in a delicious treat on Saturday night.
The former undisputed welterweight champion has been working with Pernell Whitaker, one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters ever, to prepare for his matchup against Kaizer Mabuza at the Prudential Center’s AmeriHeatlh Pavilion.
The winner will walk away with the vacant IBF junior welterweight title.
“Pernell has been a great influence. I think we’re going to Def Comedy Jam after this,” Judah joked earlier this week. “Not only has Pernell Whitaker brought great skills to me, but he tweaked my whole world. He also brought humor, entertainment and kept the camp happy.”
Judah had been trained by his father, Yoel, throughout his 14-year career, so the decision to bring Whitaker in didn’t happen on a whim. But he’s also quite familiar with Whitaker, the Hall of Famer who retired nearly a decade ago.
They became friends after Judah signed with promotional company Main Events in 1996, the same company that represented Whitaker from 1984-2001. Judah admits that he idolized Whitaker, and their styles—they are both left-handers with great speed and movement—are quite similar.
“He brought a lot of excitement, joy and fun,” said Judah, who has adopted his own happy-go-lucky attitude during the latter part of his career.
“As a young kid I mimicked and idolized Pernell Whitaker coming up, and watched him and Mike Tyson,” Judah said. “Those two styles are different. You got one deep to the body, you got one aggressive fighter, so I mixed the both of them in and I got Zab Judah
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The former undisputed welterweight champion has been working with Pernell Whitaker, one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters ever, to prepare for his matchup against Kaizer Mabuza at the Prudential Center’s AmeriHeatlh Pavilion.
The winner will walk away with the vacant IBF junior welterweight title.
“Pernell has been a great influence. I think we’re going to Def Comedy Jam after this,” Judah joked earlier this week. “Not only has Pernell Whitaker brought great skills to me, but he tweaked my whole world. He also brought humor, entertainment and kept the camp happy.”
Judah had been trained by his father, Yoel, throughout his 14-year career, so the decision to bring Whitaker in didn’t happen on a whim. But he’s also quite familiar with Whitaker, the Hall of Famer who retired nearly a decade ago.
They became friends after Judah signed with promotional company Main Events in 1996, the same company that represented Whitaker from 1984-2001. Judah admits that he idolized Whitaker, and their styles—they are both left-handers with great speed and movement—are quite similar.
“He brought a lot of excitement, joy and fun,” said Judah, who has adopted his own happy-go-lucky attitude during the latter part of his career.
“As a young kid I mimicked and idolized Pernell Whitaker coming up, and watched him and Mike Tyson,” Judah said. “Those two styles are different. You got one deep to the body, you got one aggressive fighter, so I mixed the both of them in and I got Zab Judah
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