By Lem Satterfield

Contrary to various reports, IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah spoke to BoxingScene.com, and said a potential unification showdown with WBA king Amir Khan was still facing numerous issues. Judah's promoter, Kathy Duva of Main Events, is attempting to reach a agreement with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer. A date of July 23 is reserved by HBO. After WBC/WBO champion Timothy Bradley turned down a lucrative deal to face Khan, Duva and Schaefer began their discussions, but the two sides are still at odds over the financial terms, and now a new issue surfaced with respect to the location/venue of the fight.

BoxingScene.com: Your thoughts on the potential for a fight with Amir Khan?

"I just think that as far as me being the champion, and being a highly relevant name in the game, that I just think that the fight is worth a 50-50 split. You know, I think that if I was a non-champion and he was a champion, I would understand the 60-40 and all of that stuff. But I have a title the same way that he has a title, you know what I'm saying?"

"If you look at it, I'm a five-time champion of the world. He's a young kid who has only one belt. I think that I bring more to the table than what he does, and no matter what they might say, with Amir Khan being from the UK, if it makes him feel better, then I'll move to the UK and establish a new address over there."

BoxingScene.com: What do you think of the notion that, according to your promoter, Kathy Duva, Khan and Golden Boy Promotions are trying to move the fight to Las Vegas?

"No, that doesn't make sense to me. I don't know why. If Richard Schaefer said himself that Las Vegas is not doing good for him, and that he said that that his last six or seven events out there have made no money, then I don't see why they would even go back and take a fight like this out there, you know what I'm saying?"

BoxingScene.com: Why do you believe that Atlantic City is more of a viable venue for a fight like Zab Judah-Amir Khan?

"It's a situation where I'm an East Coast fighter, you know? He's from the UK, so it's like he's beyond the United States. So now that's like if I went to the UK. Of course, I would be fighting on Amir Khan's turf. Because Amir Khan's from there, you know, he can sell tickets over there. In Atlantic City, because Zab Judah is from an area close to there [New York,] it's about being from that area and I can sell tickets there. So the fight is about selling tickets."

"It would be stupid for us to go to Idaho, for example, and try to sell a fight there. That would be dumb, you feel me?"

BoxingScene.com: Do you feel as if you are a better draw than Tim Bradley?

"I never made that assumption. I don't put myself above anyone or say that I'm better than anyone. Tim Bradley is a relevant champion in the game and he's done his part in boxing. So hey, it is what it is. I don't consider myself to be bigger or better than Tim Bradley as a draw. I've never said that. But the media has said that."

BoxingScene.com: Based on the numbers, what is your assessment, however, of your comparative drawing capabilities in relation to other fighters in the junior welterweight division?

"I've been in the game longer than all of these guys. I've done bigger events than all of these guys. Amir Khan has been there a couple of times. But he doesn't really know what it's like to be in a sold out event with 27 or 28,000 fans in a sold out arena. I went to St. Louis and did it with Cory Spinks. I went to Las Vegas and did it with Floyd Mayweather. I went to New York at Madison Square Garden and did it with Miguel Cotto. I mean, I've been on Mike Tyson cards as the co-main event with $75,000 fans in a sold out soccer stadium, like when he fought."

"These types of guys have never been around these types of environments, if you know what I'm saying. I think with me having these types of experiences and drawing at these types of events and in these environments, it makes sense logically. I mean, if we were to walk down the street, you know, the average fan, if you asked them who they know in boxing or if you said, 'Listen, do you know boxing? Do you know so-and-so?' They wouldn't know these guys."

"But if you asked them if they know Zab Judah?' It would be, 'Oh, of course,' but, 'Do you know Amir Khan?' It would be, 'Uh, no, who is that?' Or 'Do you know Timothy Bradley?' It would be, 'Uh, who is that?'"

BoxingScene.com: Do you think that this is gamesmanship or do you believe that there is a concern that you would beat Amir Khan?

"Oh, I think that there is a lot of concern and a great deal of concern about Amir Khan losing the fight. I mean, he would be facing one of the best. But even if the fight were in Las Vegas, I live in Las Vegas. I wouldn't necessarily feel threatened. They have one of the greatest commissions in the world. I would feel confident. All I want is fairness. I want a fair split, a fair fight and a fair decision. That's it. I have no other issues."

BoxingScene.com: So if push came to shove, and they gave you a 50-50 split, or even a 60-40 split, would you go to Las Vegas?

"I don't know. I would have to speak to my management and my promotional company about that. We would have to see what would work out."