Why did naseem retire?

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He had too much food to eat and training got in the way.

 

A combination of bad hands, the reaction he got in his last fight, and a lack of desire. I think in some way his money and fame ruined him as a fighter.

 

9/11 was another reason

 

What plane was he on?

 

Forget Carl ****ing Froch, Naz was nearly as big as ****ing Michael Jackson in the States (and nearly as big as Eubank around the whole world)...


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Lost his hunger but not in a eating sense

Ask about most casual boxing fans in this country and he was the fighter most wanted to watch. Put bums on seats as the phrase goes

 

I think in his last fight he tried to change his style a little, possibly to protect his hands but could have also been an inability to pull the trigger. He was booed with many leaving before the end of the fight, apparently... would be pretty confidence crushing when a year or two before you were considered the most exciting fighter in Britain(possibly the world).

 

Too old to carry on

 

He lost, his hands weren't holding up, he didn't look great in his last fight, maybe was fed up with his family guidance, had lost his original Ingle team etc etc

There were plans for him to come back, then face Morales and then go into a MAB rematch. Hamed was and still is huge. Love him or hate him, you watched. He made for compelling viewing.

Boxing is a much better place with him in it. You look at his record and you long for another Hamed. He fought them em all. Other than the last 3 or 4 years, he was fighting 4 or 5 championship fights a year!

The momentum going into the MAB fight based on wins, belts, ko's etc was insane.

Naz was fun. I wish he could turn back father time and give it another go.

 

Watched one of his ring entrances the other day, i miss them days with hype as they entered ring. I didn't like his arrogance but as Achilles said he made for compelling viewing.

 

i upped that. :yep

 

Anyone remember what the odds where going into the fight for Naz v Barrea?

 

Good point. Can't be bigging up that Muslim shite around in the states after 9/11

Another reason was...the loss made him doubt himself. His confidence an belief was ruined