Yoel Judah Explained
Yoel Judah (born July 23, 1956) is the eldest member of the Brooklyn-based Judah boxing family. He has been a martial artist, three-time world champion kickboxer, and boxing trainer and manager.
Boxing and kickboxing career
Johnny Saxton, who twice won the world welterweight championship, was Judah's uncle.[1] Judah had a brief boxing career in the 1980s, going 1–1 in two fights. He is also a 9th-degree black belt and former three-time world kickboxing champion,[2] [3] trained at one point by Billy Slinker.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Training and managing career
He has been the trainer and manager of his sons Zab Judah, Daniel Judah, and Josiah Judah.[8] [9] He has also trained heavyweight Shannon Briggs.[10]
Melee, license revocation, fine, and aftermath
He received national attention for his involvement in the melee in round 10 of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Zab Judah fight on April 8, 2006. After Zab hit Mayweather below the belt and with a rabbit punch, Roger Mayweather (Mayweather Jr.'s trainer) stormed the ring and went after Zab. Referee Richard Steele had Roger restrained until Yoel entered the ring and threw a right hand at Roger—an act that caused the ring to fill with Mayweather's camp members, security officers, and Las Vegas police.[11] On May 8, 2006, the Nevada State Athletic Commission fined Yoel $100,000 and revoked his training license for one year.[12]
When Zab Judah was involved in a later controversy, this time the recipient of what his angry cornerman Tommy Smalls believed were flagrant low blows by WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in their June 9, 2007, fight before a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden, the father this time played a calming role, telling Smalls "What's done is done."[13]
Religion
The Judahs are Black Hebrews,[14] and often attend Jewish Sabbath services.[15] Judah is an avowed Hebrew Israelite,[16] and Judah's family has declared themselves Jewish.[17] [18]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Crow, Kelly, "The Way We Live Now: 8–13–00: ShopTalk; Put Me In, Dad" . The New York Times . August 13, 2000 . January 20, 2011.
- http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7C1CD15A23BDB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Karate hits the Limelight: Atlantan to fight for PKA title Wednesday"
- https://archive.today/20110714222209/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1995/01/25/1995-01-25_barrett_king_of_the_ring.html Farrell, Bill, "Barrett King of the Ring
- https://books.google.com/books?id=PdYDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Yoel+Judah%22&pg=PA58 Klase, Bill, "Rough, Tough, Yoshukai Karate; Traditional Karate's Link to Full-Contact Fighting"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=PuA4AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Yoel+Judah%22 TV guide, Volume 32, Triangle Publications, 1984, accessed January 16, 2010
- Book: Sekules, Kate . The boxer's heart: how I fell in love with the ring . 0-375-50395-1. Villard. 2000 . January 20, 2011.
- Web site: Farrell, Bill, "Boxing Champ Honored at Gym Where he Trains,". The New York Daily News . March 21, 2000 . January 20, 2011.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=VfvqxXaJcKEC&dq=%22Yoel+Judah%22&pg=PT60 The Boxing Scene
- Web site: Farrell . Bill . Farrell, Bill, "A Judah Climes National Peak" . The New York Daily News . January 3, 1996 . January 20, 2011.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=VfvqxXaJcKEC&dq=%22Yoel+Judah%22&pg=PT60 The Boxing Scene
- Book: The Bulletin, Issues 6300-06 . 94 . J. . Haynes . J.F. . Archibald. 2001 . January 20, 2011.
- Rafael, Dan. "Judah and father fined, both lose license for year." ESPN, May 8, 2006. URL accessed May 8, 2006.
- Book: Hauser, Thomas . The Boxing Scene . 46–48 . 978-1-59213-977-4. Temple University Press . 2008 . January 20, 2011.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050113080558/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998658,00.html Fonda, Daren, "Zab (Super) Judah,"
- https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/28/sports/if-he-can-take-a-punch-judah-could-have-it-all.html?pagewanted=1 Gershenon, Adam, "If He Can Take a Punch, Judah Could Have It All,"
- Web site: An Exclusive Interview with Yoel Judah... by Saratogamist . BraggingRightsCorner.com . January 20, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090615/http://www.braggingrightscorner.com/yjudah.html . July 8, 2011 .
- http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF411BD6D49080&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Andrews, Dave, "He's Zab; He Jabs,"
- Web site: Judah, Zab "Super". Jewsinsports.org . January 20, 2011.
