Which of these statements best describes Prince Naseem Hamed?

2nd 4 me

 

I feel you can be elite but not ATG. In that category I would place Hamed.

 

he would need to have beaten an elite fighter then...and to be an ATG he would've needed to do it consistently. he didnt do that.

 

Agreed :good

On a seperate note.
Hamed was way past his best when he fought Berrera,if Poison could stop Berrera a prime Hamed would have decapapitated him.

 

Somewhere between A and B.

One of the hardest punching featherweights of all time and one of the most exciting fighters of all time.

Just a shame he gave it up after the loss to Barrera.

I dont count the one fight he had after, as that was not the same fighter.

 

Meh, the Klitschko's will not have faced and beaten anyone 'elite' and yet they will probably be remembered as such.

 

went with C, id put him in HOF tho which is based on his entertainment value more so than quality of opposition. I wouldnt be surprised if it happened in the next 5 yrs

 

I got news for you Hamed will NEVER be in the Hall Of Fame.

 

thats because they both came back from losses to reign.

hamed will always be judged harshly because he never even tried.

that in itself clearly makes him not even close to elite. he was exciting and talented..but so is zab judah. i actually think these two have a lot in common.

 

jesus christ i'm agreeing with rico...

 

see, that is not such a bad thing. :good

 

:huh He was 35-0, didnt exactly have a lot of warrior style fights so there wasnt any burn out, he was 27 y.o.
Hamed's greatest asset was his confidence fueled by his near delusional belief that 'Allah' had everything planned out for him. He believed he couldnt be beat which is why the loss ****ed him up mentally.
Nevertheless, in no way would i detract from barrera's performance by saying Hamed was 'way past his best'

 

I'd say a combination of 2 and 5.

He was a very, very good fighter, but exposed at the very top.

And he was carefully matched at times. Plenty of former champions on his resume - as opposed to current.

 

Barry McGuigan got in so he's the benchmark I use to measure whether or not HOF. However, McGuigan never got done for drink driving after breaking every bone in someones body:think