'Prince' Naseem HAMED vs. Barry 'Clones Cyclone' McGUIGAN @ 126

bollocks hoya,we can argue naz's 'record' all night if you want,i will come to the same conclusion,you are all not giving barry a shot,great fighter with a great chin,the kinda fighter naz hated,i was there in maguigans time, and after,naz's,more or less from the begining mate.
by the way i was born in ENGLAND therefore im english,not british,its only polically correct idiots who say they are BRITISH,cos they are scared of being called err rasistsatsch

 

macullough was not in mc's leugue mate,hamad dident knock everyone out,as for me metioning robbo and cruz,off the top of me head love,but if robinson is in the top 5,just goes to show what class he was fighting.
i aint argueing about my englishness to no one sweetcheeks,ask a welshman,irishman or scotsman there nationality,and yes it has everthing to do with this political bollocks and rasism,but lets not go there

ps,in the eighties,you had to fight for a title with the best,and i belive pedroza was the best at the time,great win.

 

Whilst I believe Naz would've prevailed it'd be a desperate struggle for him and a better win than anything he has on his resume.
Hate to use phrases such as 'massively underated' as boxing is so subjective but Mcguigans ability gets really short shrift here on Esb.

 

I think Barry was more talented than Bungu,Johnson and even Kevin Kelly(though thats a close run thing imo. Loved to see a Kelly vs Mcguigan match!!!).
Feel free to disagree but I don't think there's anything particularly contraversial in this view. Also Mcguigan is a tricky style for Naz with those long arms, boltlike jab, tremendous workrate and decent power.
Mcguigan is often dismissed in contemptous fashion on esb because of his longevity whilst his ability seems to be overlooked.

 

i remember watching the pedroza fight on a portable in a girls kitchen while my mate was fingering her in the front room,he came in and made us smell his finger:yep,arr the good old days:good
sorry i was reminising there,
i don't think hamed would have lasted with those 2 on that night,great fight :bbb,if not a bit fishy:rofl

 

WTF??? That is sooo wrong mate. Although admittedly I did tell Mike Gomez that while he was fighting Dean Pithie on Sky, I was punishing. I had to be very careful to explain to him that it was purely coincidental. This is in itself thread worthy..... I can watch a film and enjoy my lady but no way can I watch boxing.... just feels a bit gay.

 

Any Barry Mcguigan is greater then anyone on Hameds resume head to head. Hoya-uk your a good poster.... but I disagree with you this time.

 

Good post, I agree

 

Jesus Christ Widdy:yikes

Please feel free not to share your memories with us in future.

 

I remember both their differing reigns.Naz was talented,but was better managed and fought in the four major belts era.That helps keep you at the top in of itself.
Baz,also talented,beat a legendary fighter to win his title,Naz didnt.Also none of Naz's wins were against anybody of Juan Laportes Class IMO.
Bernard Taylor,a gifted fighter,was ruined by Mcguigan's brutal beatdown, for me.

The fact is; before the Stevie Cruz Las Vegas debacle,which ruined and ended Barry's career,he was a formidable pressure fighter who would have pressured Naz and given him fits.Especially if they weigh in and fight the next day.

This is a 50/50 tossup for me;Prime Naz vs the Mcguigan of the Laporte/Pedroza fights.?.....tough call.

 

he was born in ireland 2 irish parents aka irish citezen