wheres naseem hamed?

beduff · Post by **beduff** » 01 Jan 2004, 17:03

wheres he gone?there was talk of a comeback and then talk of another comeback?so whens he coming back[if ever]?.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 01 Jan 2004, 17:31

ask bennie

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 01 Jan 2004, 17:35

he's done the best disappearing act ever i reckon, i've not seen anything of him since he fought calvo.

i'm thinking of ringing the missing persons helpline

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 01 Jan 2004, 18:15

He's in an ivory statue somewhere, cold and unapproachable...and bitter.

kevin · Post by **kevin** » 01 Jan 2004, 18:52

It would be good to hear John Shep's side of the story as promoter of Naz.

Kev

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beduff · Post by **beduff** » 01 Jan 2004, 19:36

what is there to promote?he aint had a fight for as long as i can remember.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » 02 Jan 2004, 10:11

In Frankie & Bennies restaurant opposite Sheffield Arena, having lunch !!!!!!!

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 02 Jan 2004, 14:59

Kieran wrote:In Frankie & Bennies restaurant opposite Sheffield Arena, having lunch !!!!!!!

Naz is meant to be a fatso now... any of you sheffield guys seen him..

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 02 Jan 2004, 15:03

Somebody ought to try and sneak a photo of the chubby Naz. I remember The Sun paid big bucks for those infamous photos of an absolutely massive James "Buster" Douglas in the early 90's (Douglas nearly ate himself to death). And I'm sure they'd pay similarly for photos of a fat Naz.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » 03 Jan 2004, 12:40

He's certainly no featherweight any more, but there's a lot of fokelore built up around this subject.
He is not as "massive" as people say.
I hang on by a dear thread, in the forlorn hope a comeback will be launched.
Roy Jones Jnr's trainer is in town at the moment, and has offered his services to Naz !!!
He's currently doing some work with the kids at Glyn Rhodes' gym.
Could it be.... could it really be ??!!!!

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 03 Jan 2004, 13:01

Barry McGuigan touches on the subject in The Mirror today: "Most people in the game doubt Hamed will ever fight again," he writes. "But he owes it to himself to decide one way or another because every month that passes makes the return harder to complete successfully. Naz's problem will not be making the physical adjustments after so long out but the mental strain of getting down and dirty for one last stab at what could yet still be one of the great careers in British boxing.
"His defeat to Marco Antonio Barrera cast a shadow over what had been until then an unblemished record.
"Can Naz again find the desire and will to return to the gym, to the long hours of lonely preparation, to do what it takes to be the best again? Hamed undoubtedly was a unique talent. He deserves to be remembered as a better fighter than the one outclassed by Barrera.
Naz has it in him to peak one more time but it has to be this year he decides."

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 03 Jan 2004, 13:20

A helluva long haul back for him if he does, can he really be bothered with all that wealth?
I'd love to see him make another run at the top - maybe he has dreams of Ray Leonard: coming back from a long retirement to beat the P4P No 1 ...and shock the world! 8)