I know we're all hard on Zab but lets give him an easy MM. Judah in his youth would have starched Broner IMO.
The best version of Judah ices Broner in 3-4 rounds. The worst version still puts him on ice, but takes a few more rounds
I think I'd make the Judah of even a few years ago to beat Broner. For example, the Judah that fought Matthysse. That was an old Judah, but he still had enough at that stage to beat Broner.
Judah would carve him up with ease and flattens him. I agree even the Lucas Judah beats Broner. Broner = worst hyped fighter since "Juanma".
Pre-Tszyu Judah very easily blitzes him. Broner maybe could score a flash knockdown, but he doesn't have enough to keep Zab down. Judah KO 3
I tend to think Judah wins also. When Judah was inspired he was a pretty good fighter. But you never know with Zab.
This is exactly what I was going to say. Did Judah have the talent to beat Broner? Absolutely and on paper he absolutely wins that MM. In reality however, Judah was just too much of a headcase to ever be counted on. We never knew it at the time but the Tszyu failure and meltdown turned out to be the perfect precursor for his career. There were just too many instances of Judah coming into a fight already mentally defeated before his opponent even laid hands on him. Or Judah meeting a bit of resistance and falling apart, or for no apparent reason just not letting his hands go.
Remember when Judah came out gunshy against Malignaggi of all people? I think he was afraid of getting knocked down by one of the sport's lightest punchers.
