Zab gave Mayweather some problems in their fight over 9 years ago (a brawl after a low blow is what a lot of people remember), but they have remained friends over the years.
Zab while a lot older is still fast and is a southpaw, so it makes sense for Mayweather to ask for his help. Zab’s experience in the ring will help Mayweather because he can mimic some of Pacquiao’s movements.
Here is what Zab had to say.
“Come Monday, we’re going to work,” said Judah, who, like Mayweather, is now based in Las Vegas. “He’s a dominant fighter. I have a lot of respect for him and I want to see him do good. And if I can be of help, that’s what I’m here to do.”
“A Zab sparring session is a Zab sparring session,” he said.
“I go hard. Anybody that knows me, they know that Zab is going to bring the best of his ability. For me to go in there and give Floyd so-so work is not helping him. If you’re going to help him, come in there and give him the dominance that Manny is going to bring — the good power, the good speed, the good angles, the good movement — and allow him to learn from those things.”
The fight as I have said many times will be a chess match, so studying your opponents moves in advance could be the difference in who gets put in checkmate.
H/T CBS Sports