Zab Judah is extremely dangerous to anyone in the first couple of rounds. We all know that. And he’s going to try to make “short work” of Carlos Baldomir so he can be as boastful as possible when hyping his mega-match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. But if Baldomir can survive the early onslaught, and time the fastest hands in Brooklyn, I wouldn’t be shocked if he gives the champion a hard night, going the distance. I’ve never seen Baldomir fight, but he hasn’t lost in seven years, fighting mostly in other guys’ backyards (Denmark, England, Germany, Mexico). He won’t be intimidated by his surroundings Saturday. While I can’t really talk styles, I suspect Baldomir is as good or better than Omar Weis, DeMarcus Corley or Rafael Pineda, all three of whom went the distance with Judah in ‘02, ‘03, and ‘04, respectively. In spite of his great victory over Cory Spinks, I’m not sold (yet) on this supposedly “mature” and “focused” Zab. Judah by majority decision … Jean-Marc Mormeck’s relentless pressure, strength, and sound fundamentals will quickly exploit O’Neil Bell’s technical shortcomings. “Le Tank” (Michael Katz’s invention, not mine) will trap him in the corners and do serious damage. Bell will last into the middle rounds do to his grit and formidable punching power. TKO 7 Mormeck. Welcome to the heavyweights Jean-Marc! Have you met Lamon?

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