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Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 25 Aug 2025, 07:45
by TheGoods
Random but can anyone remember what price Naz was with the bookies to beat Steve Robinson?
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 25 Aug 2025, 08:29
by Coco
TheGoods wrote: ↑25 Aug 2025, 07:45
Random but can anyone remember what price Naz was with the bookies to beat Steve Robinson?
I think the bookies had it an even match, Hamed, the number one contender had never fought at featherweight before, and Robinson was a very strong man and a seasoned champion
It wasn't public knowledge that Robinson was on holiday when he got the call, leaving him with 3 weeks notice or be stripped of his title
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 25 Aug 2025, 08:32
by Riddick Bowie
Naseem was the favourite with the bookies. I'll see if I can find the odds.
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 25 Aug 2025, 09:45
by tony1234
Said in the Daily Mirror preview that Hamed was a bigger favourite in the betting than Hodkinson and McMillan were so must have been pretty short to win , they got the prediction right with a stoppage after half way too
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 25 Aug 2025, 11:43
by MightyWarrior
Put it this way, everyone knew Naz was going to win that fight - Steve was the sacrificial lamb served up by Warren.
I remember being disappointed they weren’t putting the prince in with one of the big-name champions, and going for Steve’s low rent WBO bauble instead.
Tough as hell, but nobody knew the Cinderella man outside of the UK
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 26 Aug 2025, 04:26
by levi billups
Hamed was a 1/4 favourite. I remember this as the Racing Post tipped up Robinson (bigger, stronger etc etc) at 11/4
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 26 Aug 2025, 10:03
by Taansend
MightyWarrior wrote: ↑25 Aug 2025, 11:43
Put it this way, everyone knew Naz was going to win that fight - Steve was the sacrificial lamb served up by Warren.
That's how I remember it.
Also, & I might be a bit hazy on this, but I think there was a clause in Robinsons contract meaning he 'only' got a million or something if fighting a number one contender &, miraculously, Naz was installed as just that despite never having fought at the weight.
He deserved a much bigger share of the purse but the Promoter allegedly had a favourite
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 26 Aug 2025, 10:42
by tony1234
Taansend wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 10:03
MightyWarrior wrote: ↑25 Aug 2025, 11:43
Put it this way, everyone knew Naz was going to win that fight - Steve was the sacrificial lamb served up by Warren.
That's how I remember it.
Also, & I might be a bit hazy on this, but I think there was a clause in Robinsons contract meaning he 'only' got a million or something if fighting a number one contender &, miraculously, Naz was installed as just that despite never having fought at the weight.
He deserved a much bigger share of the purse but the Promoter allegedly had a favourite
Wonder how much Robinson earned in the earlier defences against the likes of Hodkinson and McMillan ? They were prime time ITV fights so hopefully he made a few quid
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 26 Aug 2025, 10:47
by Coco
tony1234 wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 10:42
Taansend wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 10:03
MightyWarrior wrote: ↑25 Aug 2025, 11:43
Put it this way, everyone knew Naz was going to win that fight - Steve was the sacrificial lamb served up by Warren.
That's how I remember it.
Also, & I might be a bit hazy on this, but I think there was a clause in Robinsons contract meaning he 'only' got a million or something if fighting a number one contender &, miraculously, Naz was installed as just that despite never having fought at the weight.
He deserved a much bigger share of the purse but the Promoter allegedly had a favourite
Wonder how much Robinson earned in the earlier defences against the likes of Hodkinson and McMillan ? They were prime time ITV fights so hopefully he made a few quid
Like 100k
I think it was 12k for the vacant shot
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 10:16
by Riddick Bowie
TheGoods wrote: ↑25 Aug 2025, 07:45
Random but can anyone remember what price Naz was with the bookies to beat Steve Robinson?
According to Boxing Monthly Nov 95,
Robinson entered as an 11/4 underdog (p13), making Naz a heavy favourite.
Bonus trivia:
Hamed had never boxed at featherweight but the WBO installed him as their no 1 contender anyway. No wonder the Brits loved the WBO so much!
Despite the fortune generated by Sky TV, Middle Eastern Broadcasting and the 16,000 live attendance Robinson, the defending champ, earned paltry 200K from allegedly.
Having knocked out a journeymen for a second-tier trinket, Hamed announced that he would become a five weight world champion and make at least 40m from boxing.
Michael Gill writing for BM, a sublime writer, got a bit carried away, gushing that Hamed could now be mentioned in the same breath as Roy Jones and Pernell Whitaker, and that he would silence the smug US critics on his American debut. Oops!
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 11:49
by stujones
Didn't Robinson only have 4 weeks notice for the fight and was told on his honeymoon.
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 11:51
by mickey1975
Riddick Bowie wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:16
TheGoods wrote: ↑25 Aug 2025, 07:45
Random but can anyone remember what price Naz was with the bookies to beat Steve Robinson?
According to Boxing Monthly Nov 95, Hamed entered as an 11/4 underdog (p13).
Bonus trivia:
Hamed had never boxed at featherweight but the WBO installed him as their no 1 contender anyway. No wonder the Brits loved the WBO so much!
Despite the fortune generated by Sky TV, Middle Eastern Broadcasting and the 16,000 live attendance Robinson, the defending champ, earned paltry 200K from allegedly.
Having knocked out a journeymen for a second-tier trinket, Hamed announced that he would become a five weight world champion and make at least 40m from boxing.
Michael Gill writing for BM, a sublime writer, got a bit carried away, gushing that Hamed could now be mentioned in the same breath as Roy Jones and Pernell Whitaker, and that he would silence the smug US critics on his American debut. Oops!
I don't remember the odds but I'd guess thegoods is right. I don't remember having any doubt Hamed would stop him.
Re: Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson Odds
Posted: 28 Aug 2025, 12:12
by Riddick Bowie
mickey1975 wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 11:51
Riddick Bowie wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 10:16
TheGoods wrote: ↑25 Aug 2025, 07:45
Random but can anyone remember what price Naz was with the bookies to beat Steve Robinson?
According to Boxing Monthly Nov 95, Hamed entered as an 11/4 underdog (p13).
Bonus trivia:
Hamed had never boxed at featherweight but the WBO installed him as their no 1 contender anyway. No wonder the Brits loved the WBO so much!
Despite the fortune generated by Sky TV, Middle Eastern Broadcasting and the 16,000 live attendance Robinson, the defending champ, earned paltry 200K from allegedly.
Having knocked out a journeymen for a second-tier trinket, Hamed announced that he would become a five weight world champion and make at least 40m from boxing.
Michael Gill writing for BM, a sublime writer, got a bit carried away, gushing that Hamed could now be mentioned in the same breath as Roy Jones and Pernell Whitaker, and that he would silence the smug US critics on his American debut. Oops!
I don't remember the odds but I'd guess thegoods is right. I don't remember having any doubt Hamed would stop him.
Yeah I mistakenly wrote Hamed instead of Robinson. Amended now. Robinson was the underdog, Hamed the favourite as expected.