Would the Real Zab Judah Stand Up?

Boxers go through tireless hours upon hours of training when they’re preparing for a fight. Heck, you’ve seen Rocky, you know what I’m talking about. And sometimes after a long day of training and rugged workouts, you just don’t have the time or energy to accommodate media requests. And when those moments come along, it’s nice to have a pinch hitter in your corner — you know, someone who can step up and knock one out of the park for you. And in Zab Judah’s case, that pinch hitter was his father.

Welterweight Zab Judah pulled a fast one on promoters and the media Wednesday, allowing his father, Yoel, to replace him on a conference call.

Judah was supposedly publicizing his June 9 fight with undefeated WBA champion Miguel Cotto. The call lasted about 30 minutes, during which Judah told sports writers, “We are going in to take the title, you are going to see blood, guts and sweat. You are going to see somebody hit the floor, I promise you.”

Let’s just hope the real Zab Judah shows up when it’s time to fight Cotto, unlike the pussy who pretended to be Zab last year against that scrub Carlos Baldomir. Come on Zab, Carlos Baldomir? That’s like letting the pitcher get a hit off you.

Note: Zab is eternally my boy — he’s a Jew from Brooklyn who got a shout out from Wu Tang. You just can’t beat that combination.

Other cool trivia: according to Zab’s wiki, he’s friends with Pacman Jones, Mike Tyson, and Lil’ Kim. He’s also rumored to be related by blood to 2Pac. How sweet is that?