*sigh*
The ABS on modern superbikes will allow you to brake almost as hard on track as you can without - but with a lot more predictability. On street, they almost certainly will outbrake your hamfisted attempts in a panic situation. Bosch 9Mx systems have at least three levels of intervention, with the lowest one being sport/performance compatible (and possibly racing).
If you do not have a Bosch 9Mx brake system, you probably do not have modern ABS. Most, if not all, the top-end bikes are using it; the "cornering ABS" version is only different in software from what I can tell (requires a bike with lean angle sensors, et al). Judging ABS performance from your ride on a Ninja 300 or CBR 500 is judging an outdated, low-cost system which may help you but is likely to curb racing intentions, which some of the "peanut gallery" insist on throwing into the conversation.
And just while we're talking about ABS, some brands (bmw, ducati are two) use really aggressive HH pads in their ABS because it makes sense... why not have uber-powerful brakes when you have a safety net for them. Having changed the pads in my RSV4 this year, I concur, might as well have really aggressive brakes at the expense of feel, when after all, you're going to depend on ABS to keep you from locking the front tire.