Prince Naseem Hamed

Northerlander · Post by **Northerlander** » 27 Jan 2006, 14:00

I've only started to really enjoy and try to follow boxing in the last year, so I've missed out on a lot.

These highlights of Prince Naseem Hamed are great!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1&q=boxing

To all you savy boxing fans; what was the deal with this guy? Did he always fight with his hands by his side?
How does he rate on the speed spectrum compared to other fast fighters?
Would he be one of the biggest show boaters ever?
Is it right that another fast enough fighter could always beat him because his style of defense relies soley on speed?

Thanks

edit: i guess i didnt do the link correctly... :x looks like its going to be copy and paste.

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 27 Jan 2006, 17:40

He could crack pretty well with either hand too.

He beat a lot of good fighters, many past their peak, but lost convincingly when he finally met a great fighter who was at the top of his game.

He came back with a clear victory over the decent (at European level) fighter Manuel Calvo but has never been seen in the ring since.

Every now and then you hear reports from Sheffield that he's seriously making a comeback; all have failed to materialise

His best win, in my opinion, was the 11th round TKO of Manuel Medina in 1996.

It's hard to know where to rank him in the all time feather ranking but for ring entrances he was probably unsurpassed. That time he came in on the flying carpet was unforgettable!

dr_devious · Post by **dr_devious** » 27 Jan 2006, 17:43

Naz was very fast and extremely powerful and only beaten by the very best i.e. Barrera, so it isnt true that anyone fast enough could beat him.His defence wasnt the best, he tended to rely on his reflexes to avoid punches. Its a tendency amongst Brendan Ingle trained fighters e.g. Herol Graham and Junior Witter, but Naz was the best of the lot.

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 27 Jan 2006, 17:47

dr_devious wrote:Naz was very fast and extremely powerful and only beaten by the very best i.e. Barrera, so it isnt true that anyone fast enough could beat him.His defence wasnt the best, he tended to rely on his reflexes to avoid punches. Its a tendency amongst Brendan Ingle trained fighters e.g. Herol Graham and Junior Witter, but Naz was the best of the lot.

I've often wondered what Herol Graham's amateur style was like. I seem to recall he came from Nottingham rather than Sheffied and Ingle didn't train him as an amateur. Anyone remember seeing Graham as an amateur?

ferocity · Post by **ferocity** » 27 Jan 2006, 18:26

I seen an interview with Barrera and Barrera said Hamed hits very hard. Barrera of course won a descision against Hamed.

Looking back Hamed should have keep his longtime trainer instead of going with another trainer.