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Judah vs. Baldomir & Mormeck
vs. Bell
Press Conference Quotes
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins its 20th year with a
world championship doubleheader Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006 (9
p.m. ET/PT, (delayed on the west coast). Hometown favorite
and one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers,
undisputed welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah, will
defend against WBC No. 1 contender Carlos Baldomir in the
main event. In the SHOWTIME co-feature, two reigning
cruiserweight champions collide when World Boxing
Council/World Boxing Association (WBC/WBA) champion
Jean-Marc Mormeck faces his International Boxing Federation
(IBF) counterpart, O’Neil “Supernova’’ Bell, in a world
title unification bout.
ZAB “SUPER” JUDAH (34-2, 1 NC, 25 KO's)
“Baldomir is a fighter. He is the No. 1 mandatory so you
have to respect him for that, but at the same time I am
here to do what I do best and that is destroy. I am here
to take on the best. I am not here to run from anyone, I
only take on the best. I do not run from anyone. I want
the best and nothing less.
“I do not get ring rust. I am in the gym 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. And I beat down champions of the
world in the ring. I am the champion of the world, I
never get ring rust.
“Welterweight is the division everybody wants to be
undisputed at. Sugar Ray Leonard, Shane Mosley, Marvin
Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran; everybody wants to
be the best at welterweight. It is a weight class where
you want to be called undisputed, you want to say ‘I am
the king,’ and right now, I can say I am the king.
“ The year 2006 is going to be a beautiful year. In ’06,
I am going to take on the best. I want the best and
nothing less.
CARLOS BALDOMIR (41-9-6, 12 KO's)
“My biggest goal for 2006 is to become a world champion.
I have sacrificed being away from my family for five
months and not even Zab Judah can stop me from
accomplishing this.
“Zab Judah has the advantage of speed but I have the
advantage of a knockout punch.
“Zab does not intimidate me. I have been in this same
scenario in different parts of the world. He talks and I
punch.”
JEAN-MARC MORMECK (31-2, 21 KO's)
“There is no difference leading up to this fight in what
we do. There is no technique, no secret to training, but
we will be ready. Evander Holyfield is a great, great
example for me. I am very proud to be the one on Jan. 7
to do what he did.”
O’NEIL BELL (25-1-1, 23 KO's)
“It is an excellent match up. Mormeck does not back up,
he will come to me. It is an excellent way to start the
year and you can expect explosions. Most of my opponents
have ducked and dodged me, but Mormeck has come and put
up the belt.
“When I unify, I will go down in history and I will be
in the hall of fame, be in a class with Evander
Holyfield. That is a big honor.”
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