Mayweather vs Hamed/ Barrera

Yeah i meant the Gatti that faced Mayweather though, even if he had any mobility to offer at that point of his career after his 'change to amazing boxer' (yeah right), as soon as he realised he was helplessly outclassed he was just hypnotized, i just meant it as a comparison in how things might look at certain periods of their careers if Mayweather fought a late-version of Hamed.

 

Yeah. It doesn't matter a jot. Mayweather knocks out any verison of Hamed pretty easily. And he'd probably do a similar job on Barrera, which IMO would take slightly longer.

Nice new avatar. :good

 

Yeah i just found it on the web, i think i should be given a great deal of credit for fishing that one out.

Kidding, thanks again for 'tweaking' it.

 

True, although who's better P4P Hamed or Judah? I think Hamed personally brings more to the table at 128 than Judah does at 147 but Mayweather's 4-5inches in height+reach would be hard to overcome for Hamed. Still Hamed's unorthodox unexpected power punches would keep Mayweather cautious

I personally believe Hamed had the potential to become THE greatest featherweight if he kept improving after 1995, but the fame, millions and respect came to him at a very young age, he had little to strive for.

 

I sometimes still want to regard him as great sometimes now, but i often find myself being restricted to labelling him a great featherweight puncher most of the time. Maybe that's harsh?

Yeah the Floyd we are considering here is better than the one that fought Zab though in fairness

 

He did keep improving after 95. He started to steadily decline around late 1998. When he fought McCullough, around that time. He was at his best between 95 and 97.

 

When he first came into prominance I didn't see him power as his biggest attribute, his elusiveness, timing, reactions and finding those flush counters impressed me the most

 

of course, that was maybe what made him speacial, i just meant in hindsight with that post there. It was the way the elusiveness was always making sure he was poised for a hammer like shot to land flush though, really the type of power that didn't look like it hurt, more like it shook your dam world!

 

possibly but i dont think 'Naz' is your typical southpaw he is unorthodox but he dosent really use his southpaw advanteges

 

Hamed wasn't only a southpaw, he was also a switch-hitter. Combine that with his speed, his strange limbo-dancing style and his freakish power, and you have quite a dangerous guy at his best. I have to go with Mayweather of course, but I think all this talk about Hamed being completely blown away and having no chance is a bit hasty. He would be awkward (in his prime) for pretty much any fighter, at least in the opening rounds.