There has never been a Euro fighter as BIG as Prince Naseem Hamed

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  1. LordSouness

    LordSouness Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At 5am? Doubt it.
     
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    His Aura and Ego got completely diminished by Barrera imo.

    He didn't actually look bad against Calvo at all, he dominated a very tough man who would never get stopped throughout his career, the football fan crowd bood the place down expecting a KO though.

    His head weren't in it, the only thing that could of motivated a come back would've been a big domestic rival, never happened though, and then the reckless, near fatal car accident in 04 derailed any chance of a comeback.
     
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    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There's also Kha... Ah never mind...


    In all seriousness, even before opening this thread the first people I thought of were Lennox Lewis and Hatton. I'd say they were more popular the hype job Hamed.
     
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    Lennox, wlad , hatton
     
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    Manny Steward went on record and stated that Juan Manuel Marquez was one fighter Naseem Hamed went out of his way to avoid getting in the ring with.
     
  6. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hatton phenotype & demeanor was 100% British, in between fights he looked like the composite of the Englishmen in the pub :think
     
  7. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    They were not has hype on this side as they were in England. Hamed was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and all that. That's were he got the question to fight Mayweather and ducked out.
    here is the link: https://youtu.be/9qHyOtLwuts

    Ricky Hatton was never on any shows and neither was Lennox.
     
  8. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yea, Hamed would never fight Mayweather. Floyd is just too big and it wouldn't have been a fair fight because of size.

    Hamed was 5'3" and he was never going north of 126.
     
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    Naz was boss, skills speed unreal, shame he was a ***** attitude wise.

    Callum Smith is gonna do a Calzaghe though, world be aware
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    defend an unwanted unknown title for years before having 1 or 2 more major title fights? hope not.
     
  11. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    froch had a similar following in the midlands, but it failed to extend to the south, especially after he beat up loudmouth cohcney boy twice in a row, Londoners got hurt their egos seeing reality show them they are inferior for sure.
     
  12. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What goes through your mind to make a comment like that?

    The sad part is your not even young.
     
  13. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    terrorist lol. its like calling every white guy a Nazi.
     
  14. TheFonz9

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    I get ya, but what I'm saying is, he probs wont get credit, hopefully he will have more live/not finished fighters, looks ok

    Callum will be a champ, all brits should be proud of:bbb
     
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    hope so, its time we had another smith as wc.