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hitman_hatton1 wrote:i watched some hamed fights earlier.

his fights with juan polo perez and wilfredo vasquez.

naz was wbo no1 for marco antonio barrera's super bantam title back around the time he fought perez.

imagine naz v barrera back in 95. what a fight that would have been.

Naz would of been better at that time since he was building up his career back then.

states wrote:In todays Sun, Confirming what we've all known for a while now: The prince is a fat git who won't be making a comeback:



Story (of sorts) here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005390810,00.html

Even at this weight i but he is fitter than 90% of you blokes picking on him.

In that shape he wouldn't look out of place in the Aussie cricket team actually.

Ben Keilty wrote:

states wrote:In todays Sun, Confirming what we've all known for a while now: The prince is a fat git who won't be making a comeback:



Story (of sorts) here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005390810,00.html

Even at this weight i but he is fitter than 90% of you blokes picking on him.

Think 90 is pushing it abit

Hamed was an idol in his era, so what if he's put on a few pounds, he was one on the most exciting fighters i have ever had the pleasure of seeing, the money destroyed his boxing hunger IMO, and the politics of boxing also took it's toll, i remember Warren buying him a Ferrari with NAZ 1 i think, the guy was only 20 odd, i watched him because he was a one punch KO boxer, who was one of the best of his era, my misses watched him because he was an arrogant bastard who she wanted to loose, thats why he was such a great person to have in boxing, i personally would like to see him back in commentary or something like that, he dont need to grace the ring again.

He looks a right state. There's no way he's fitter than me looking like that, I'd beat him in a race while hopping on one leg!

Spot on, great fighter. I would get fat with his money too. He's done his job now let him enjoy life. Also, don't you think 'porker' is a bit rude Naz being a devout Muslim.

Dodgy fleece though!

Southpaw you're on drugs if you think that is a fat Naz-lookalike. There's no question it's him.

Any truth to the rumour that a photographer was seen leaving the scene a few minutes later with a umbrella sticking out of his arse?

Ben Keilty wrote:

states wrote:In todays Sun, Confirming what we've all known for a while now: The prince is a fat git who won't be making a comeback:



Story (of sorts) here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005390810,00.html

Even at this weight i but he is fitter than 90% of you blokes picking on him.

ONE WORD TO THAT BEN COBBLERS.
bloke is two stone overweight just for an ordinary bloke.

I think he looks ok, he's fat, but so are lots of people. He's done his bit, made his money, and got fat, who cares?

DONT HAVE APROBLEM WITH IT,

at least it will stop the when is naz coming back threads.


or actually it probably wont but im hoping it might.

Exactly. I don't give a toss about him being overweight, afterall he's hardly the first fighter to let himself go. I just hope it puts to bed the frequent 'NAZ RETURNS, INNIT?' threads that crop up every few months.

Good on him for enjoying some top munch. He isnt a boxer anymore so he shouldnt be judged on his weight anymore. I cant agree with some of the disrespect that gets heaped on him sometimes. Naz was a class act and he was a great thing for british boxing. What an entertainer. Keep eating the pies Naz u deserve them

I am thinking, if he really dedicates himself to training, gets back with Kevin Rooney and has a couple of warm up fights, he could be a competetive challenger

Oops, sorry, wrong thread

Let the bloke enjoy his money, his wife and kids and his Pukka Pies. We have as much chance of seeing him in the ring again as he has of seeing his shoes

Sorry, couldn't resist

Slapsie

Neri1983 wrote:Good on him for enjoying some top munch. He isnt a boxer anymore so he shouldnt be judged on his weight anymore. I cant agree with some of the disrespect that gets heaped on him sometimes. Naz was a class act and he was a great thing for british boxing. What an entertainer. Keep eating the pies Naz u deserve them

He was great for boxing, but a class act he was not - he had no class.

I think from the entertainment perspective he was a class act. I loved the way he jumped over the top rope and his wild entrances and cockiness. This infuriated alot of fans but i loved it and imo opinion it was a class act

Manos de Oro wrote:He got out at the right time, IMO.

Quite right, better too early than too late.

Look at Quarry, Patterson, Ali, Hearns.

I agree, I don't think he could ever have recovered from the loss to Barrera. He was never going to get any better, and was actually in decline for some time before the barrera fight.

The work ethic had gone, the desire wasn't quite there, and it was clear during the Calvo fight that Naz had become an ordinary fighter.

Blame Junior Jones. I wouldn't mind but what did Jones himself prove afterwards? He had Barrera's "number" but then just became a scalp, for the likes of Morales, Ingle and almost Richard bloody Evatt.

nickd wrote:

Neri1983 wrote:Good on him for enjoying some top munch. He isnt a boxer anymore so he shouldnt be judged on his weight anymore. I cant agree with some of the disrespect that gets heaped on him sometimes. Naz was a class act and he was a great thing for british boxing. What an entertainer. Keep eating the pies Naz u deserve them

He was great for boxing, but a class act he was not - he had no class.

I always thought that but the way he accepted the Barrera defeat was quite classy / humble.

Yes you have to give Naz that one. The guy had beer thrown at him during his ring walk, was embarassed in the ring a quite few times over the 12 rounds and lost his unbeaten record on the most miserable night of his life. But he offered no excuses or bitterness afterwards. That was class from him.

Kilburn wrote:Yes you have to give Naz that one. The guy had beer thrown at him during his ring walk, was embarassed in the ring a quite few times over the 12 rounds and lost his unbeaten record on the most miserable night of his life. But he offered no excuses or bitterness afterwards. That was class from him.

Good for him showing class when he felt completely humiliated (what else could he have done?) but quite happy to humiliate people as much as possible when he was on top.

Whats classy about that?

He could have come out with every excuse under the sun Nick, like most dethroned champions do.

Whether or not he was classy while "on top" is not an issue I've made a point about....

Don't get me wrong I was as entertained as anyone by his fights and never missed them but I found some of his antics a little tiresome.

I just wouldn't consider him a class individual personally in any way shape or form.