Zab had no class, always acting like a thug. He got knocked into lala land and wants to act like he was robbed.

Watching this live was awesome, I have to re-watch from time to time. Tszyu was great, exposing Judah and watching him stumble all over the ring, classic fight.

Referee was calm! He had to handle the TV commentators too!

It is very rare that a guy as good as Kosta Tsyzu comes around. There was a time nobody wanted to fight the man. He left his legacy for sure. Even more rare is that his son is going to be just as important in boxing if the Promoters allow it.

Zab got up and asked the ref why y’all jump me 😂

His eyes were gone,his behavior reflected how hard he was hit,didn't know where tf,he was.

Why does the commentator keep saying it's a controversy. No it wasn't, the ref stopped the fight because the fighter fell down twice. The only controversy was Zab's behaviour, but in his defense he had just been knocked out for the first time in his life!!

Zab was so stunned that he didn't know that the fight was over after going down twice on one punch lol

Controversy my ass! How insulting to say that to Kostya Tszyu! Kostya is a true gentleman and handles it with class. There was definitely no class with the chicken dance man

Zab has matured and has become a great spokesman for boxing.thanks champ

I always go back to this fight just to watch Zab do the harlem shake 😂😂😂😂😂😂

The only controversy, was Judah going after the ref.

This will always be the greatest version of the chicken dance that I have ever seen... I cant help but laugh everytime!!

when TV programming tries to create a controversy. The guy got nailed and could barely stand. Ref saved his life

Kostya was way before my time, but being able to watch Tims journey to eventually become a world champion is a privilege in itself. Never underestimate a Tszyu.

44:59 He would have fallen a third time if not for the referee saving his dignity by holding his arms!!

Judah would've gone down a 3rd time if the ref wasn't holding his arms. A right stoppage

Tszyu’s theme song as he walked in won the fight for him: “I’m gonna knock you out!” What a banger.

As an AUSTRALIAN I am proud of Kosta tszyu and his humble outlook on life itself. Thank you Kosta. Much respect ✌️ ☮️

The commentator was mad AF! He lost big money on that fight 🤣🤣

Judah was supposed to be the next big thing in boxing. Showtime was absurdly billing him as a Pernell Whitaker with power. Despite his enormous talents, he had never been in the ring with a fighter of Tszyu’s caliber. This was one of the biggest, most anticipated fights of the early 21st century - a boxing fan's dream. Tszyu was the puncher on the wrong side of 30, and Zab was the young next best thing. Early in the first round, Tszyu was adjusting to Judah’s speed, but by the end of the first and throughout the second round, he was already timing Judah pulling back and closing the distance. It was a fabulous stoppage by Jay Nady. Judah would not have survived the third round, as his durability was always a hindrance in his career. Tszyu was composed and never lost control - a masterclass performance from a great fighter approaching the twilight of his career. As for Zab, he never felt the same after this loss or fully regained the allure that followed him as an undefeated fighter.

Date of this fight in the description is incorrect. It took place in 2001, not 2011.

If the ref did not hold judah after standing, he will fall again haha.

Is it me or did he do more fighting after the fight than during.

When asked if he would give Zab Judah a rematch, Kastya reminded him: "Remember what he (Zab Judah) said in the press conference when asked the same question, 'Winner takes all!'... Well, I answer the same way - it's a boomerang." Man, that was such a great quote.

Zab is still looking for the Siberian Express that ran him over. The backgrounds couldn’t be any different, nor their outlook on life . The true Champion emerged at the end of the fight .

This loss changed the trajectory of Zab Judah's career.

Commentators were talking like it was Kostya's first time in a ring. His amateur record was 270 fights- 259 wins. This fight is a great example of speed and flashiness vs patience and skill.

One of the all-time KOs and one of the all-time meltdowns. I love how Kostya just laughed and enjoyed his victory. I'll never forget the mouthing off and grand standing Judah did prior to this match, but everyone from Australia knew he was about to be well and truly smacked around. Love you Kostya, and your son is pretty awesome too.

Kostya was a fantastic champion

The shock to the brain was too shocking he did not know what happen…

Greatest post-knockdown celebratory dance ever except he lost.

Referee saved zab life,he should be thankful

If the ref let the fight go on and Zab end up in hospital They would say .."why didn't the ref stop the fight.." Ref is correct on this one.

Showtime interviewer looked so pissed while interviewing the referee that he starts asking some nonsense questions 😆 🤣

Aaaaand he WAS NEVER the same after this fight 😁😄

When you go dpwn twice on one punch, the fights over little buddy lol

Take your time getting up. They give you 10 seconds for a reason.

Well done by the ref through out the whole thing. Very professional during and after the fight . Shame on Zab.

Zab looked like he was dancing in the middle of the ring! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The biggest mistake in boxing is retreating backwards with your hands down. Zab always made that mistake early in his career. 🇵🇷✊🏾

It wasn't the referee's fault that he got knocked out.

An over inflated sense of his own greatness, a low IQ, a tendency for violence, a denial of his own failure and an assumption that he was cheated. We see this a lot in the U.S

Kostya has always been a class act, and a real warrior. Nothing controversial about this fight.

Of course Kostya would want to win a fight like that. He knocked you into another dimension.

Referee is right and even better at staying calm when Juda went and put his glove on him! Kudos for that reeferi👊🏼👍🏼

There is no controversy associated with this fight. What made matters even worse was the fact that after quickly getting to his feet, he not only fell down a second time but he fell facedown. Definitely the funniest looking attempt at a post knockdown recovery in the history of Boxing.🤣👍

Dude from Showtime interviewing Tzsyu after the fight. Was sooo salty.😅😅😅

Refree is 100% right

Zab is no where near the caliber and can't take a punch from a world class power punching oposition

This is exactly why you always wait until the count of 8 before you get up. If Judah had stayed down for 8 seconds, he would have been able to rise and continue. He got up way too fast, and his legs betrayed him as a result. Ref was well within reason to stop the fight then and there.

The ref prolonged Judah's career. He was winning the fight but that shot from Tsyzu didn't just drop him twice and make him do the 'Stankey Leg'; Judah also hit the back of his head on the canvas - a dangerous impact that rattles the brain and significantly degrades equilibrium. He was still concussed when he was lunging at the ref.

If the referee had been aware that it was one second to the end of the round at the time of the knockdown he may have let Judah go to his corner to recover; however, he wasn't and therefore did the right thing in stopping the fight. I think it was only a matter of time anyway as Tsyzu was the better all-round fighter anyway.

Hands down and backing straight up is not something you do if you want to become the undisputed world champion

I can't just help but laugh at the chicken dance in the middle of the ring🤣😂, it's my first time seeing this 😁

Zab has great KO’d footwork. Looks like a good call to me.

This interviewer is terrible

They always edit out Zab throwing the stool, why?

Tszyu found his range at about two minutes left in the second round. From there it was a matter of time.

The sensational adjustment Tsyzu made between the first and second round, is the highpoint of his career. Remember, Tyson hit Berbick who went down (3) times from the same blow - the fight was instantly stopped. Had Zab been allowed out for another round, he would have been really injured. Zab had a glaring weakness - right hands from strange angles. Carlos Baldomir with a fraction of Tsyzu's power almost Kayoed Zab, too with a two rights from crazy angles and Kosta's ability to suddenly throw pinpoint straight rights from any angle - likewise, Zab just couldn't take it. Zab in retirement is a hell of a cool guy. Loved his "pull-up" where he scared the hell out of a mouthy tailor.

He went down stiff as a board he was knocked out temporary then regained composer but his legs where still out

Judah did the peripheral neuropathy moonwalk. Loss of equilibrium.

Kostya is right about history. He's in the books for funny KO's

the ref jay nady stone fkn cold and sharp as a tack in his post fight interview. respect.

When I watched this live back in the day through my young eyes, I thought Jab convincingly won the first round. And he did, but what I didn't see is Tzyu was stalking him the whole entire time, yeah he ate a shot or two, but he had his range set at times in the first. Tzyu was tagging him good in the 2nd round, the entire 2nd round and I dont see how a young Zab could have beat this man, because mentally Zab wouldn't have figured him out. Thats actually been Zabs Achilles heel, just mentally he goes off to Narnia. Always has heart but yeah great short fight

Gave em the stanky leg and was dancin. Good call from the ref saved him from getting severely injured.

The ref was right in the man’s face, starting to count Zab didn’t have enough control over his body. What else was the ref post to do?😂

Both fighters were great boxers. Tszyu was on another level for a long time, one of those guys who the casual fan doesn’t really know, in todays fight game he would be a world champion

What day is it, What day is it?

"hOW DO YOU FIND YOUR RANGE AGAINST jUDAh?" 10 seconds later......

In Australia till this day we still have kids and some adults rocking the Kostya hair do/Rats tail..

Koysta was brilliant in his prime

Aussie Aussie Aussie hoy hoy hoy...clean fight straight knockout... Without excuse..

Always good to watch this fight

Zab fell twice and got knocked out that's how it goes. He's a front runner that's all he is. He got sloppy. You can't be saved by the bell. That's the rule.

Looked like if the Ref didn’t grab his gloves Zab would have fallen a third time

Zab was running too much, trying to win the fight with only his speed.

BEST CHICKEN DANCER OF ALL TIMES .

The fight's ending was not "contraversial" Zab was a legend in his own lunch-break

When a fighter loses control of his legs like this and falls right on his face while the ref is attempting to give him the count, the ref should immediately stop the fight, and only a fool would think otherwise. Zab fought amateurishly here with predictable movements keeping his hands low and retreating too much. Tsyzu apparently stunned him with the first right hand that landed right before he hit him with the KO punch. He never had the ring IQ of a Pernell Whitaker, so the comparison is a bit insulting.

There was no controversy in the fight, the only controversy is the pride of judah who cant accept defeat.

They forgot to add. No 70´s disco dance allowed during fight. You can even clearly see that Judah is asking the ref for a drink before he sways away on the dancefloor.

Judah got connected on the chin (tha button) so good, it made him wanna dance, that's why he did the "Wabble Wabble" 🤣

I don’t wanna laugh but that was too funny at 33:15 the way Zab legs was looking when he got up left leg straight the right leg facing another way kind of straight 😂😂😂😂😂 he should have waited to get up Judah yeah that was bad foreal

He is cemented into history! As one of the best fighters but he will be known as the king of the chicken dance!!!😁😁😁

This was a huuuge fight back in the day. So much pressure.

Early 00's, so many great fighters back then.

Zab's game plan = run most of the round, gain a quick flurry at the end of the round to steal it. Then we all know what happened......

Totally stunned and out ,jumped up,staggers, falls like some drunk puppet,and he LOST>>PERIOD..All that afterwards nonsense was uncalled for..If you recall he also got disqualified for hitting someone down,and has had various fouls...He lost because he was waiting instead of throwing those fast hands///

That thumbnail is so hilarious 😂

I like the interviewers from back in the days. They used to go at it with the fighters lol

Zab sprung back up looking like Gumby 🤣

Even if Judah hadn't been waved off at the end of the 2nd, he'd have gotten knocked out sometime after that. Tsyzu was in total control in the 2nd round. He was a cobra just ready to strike.

Zab started running in the second round for some reason

I remember like it was yesterday…🤗🇦🇺🤗

Man, the other guy is so much cooler than this Judah joke

As Chris Tucker once said " Zab you got knocked TF out" 😂😂😂

That was in 2001, not 2011. Correct the description.

😂😂😂😂.mann zab was like a zombie and he didn't think the fight was over. This the funniest knock out every 🤘🤘✌️🤗

Zab said “David Banner”. But i think he meant “Bruce Banner” 😂