Medinas best results came AFTER his loss to Naz, and I dont think Tom Johnson was ever in the same class as Kelly, also add in the fact that Naz fought both of those guys in the UK whilst he went to NY to knock out Kelly, but hey, its a game of opinions
Medina had won the IBF and WBC world titles before he fought Hamed, and Medina's best win was probably over Johnson, again, before the Hamed fight. What makes you think Johnson wasn't in the same class as Kelley? :huh What had Kelley done that was so much better than a man who had succesfully defended his IBF title 11 times?
Medina won another 3 world titles after Naz to become a 5 time world chmp if i remember right didnt he beat scott harrison then get KOd in the rematch
foreman's ko of moorer was the moment for me,closely followed by sprotts ko of A-farce. skelton - rogan cheered me up too. great fight!
Naz destroying Steve Robinson. I live right bang in South Wales, Swansea. I was a 14 year old School pupil at the time. You wouldnt believe all the **** my fellow Welsh people were speaking Robinson be too big, too strong, too experienced. I said Naz would destroy him - dont give a **** if Robinson was Welsh - wanted Naz to destroy him. So much **** was spoken - even know it all school teachers were saying on the Friday before the fight Robinson is too big and strong and teach this Hamed a lesson. I knew Naz was a different class and he destroyed Robinson much to my satisfaction.
yeah i remember that fight well and picked naz to win and had to put up with the same **** from people who knew **** all about boxing.
Yeah. Medina had won the same amount of world titles (2) as Kelley, when Naz fought them both. Medina's were more recent, and I would say his excellent prior win over Johnson was better than anything Kelley had on his record, although I would need to look into that in more detail. The point is, its silly to say Naz fighting Kelley was a "huge step up in class", because Naz had already fought Johnson and Medina, and I haven't seen an argument that suggests Kelley was "another class" to those two fighters.
Yeah, Naz took the fight on short notice, and moving up in weight. Great win. Especially considering how young and inexerienced Naz was at the time.
durran v leonard 1st, also found bruno winnning title very emotional same with hatton v tzsyu loved it, just like stuey said only boxing can make me feel like that.