Just simply what is your opinion of Naseem Hamed e.g what did you think of his talent, entrances, where you rate him compared to the all time greats, etc I personally think he had great potential but based on his performances from 1998 - 2002 he does'nt deserve to be mentioned with the greats, no chance. {and thats coming from a fan of his , I mean as a boxer and showman , not as a person because from what I've heard he was horrible} and please keep this in the classic forum because I'd like to here your opinions.
He's an ex-boxer so this probably does constitute classic. I really dont know how I'd rank him, hes a tough one. Unbelievably talented and absolutely dominated a division for quite a time. His loss to Barrera really knocks him back, he reminds me of Liston in a way, unstoppable for a while and a legend in the making then the mystique was utterly shattered in one fight. Hamed should have been a multi-weight world champion and should have at the very least attempted to avenge his loss against Barrera. He probabaly just misses out on being great for me.
But it was'nt just the Barrera fight, he started looking ordinary from 98 onwards for me, I think a lot of it was to do with his split with Brendan Ingle he did'nt seem to be as good a fighter after they split in my opinion
Big puncher, but not much else. He had a total disregarded for even the most basic of boxing fundamentals, and he generally looked like **** even in fights that he won. Barrera made him look like a complete and utter clown, and he did that while fighting in a style that he wasn't even totally comfortable with.
I agree to a certain extent: the Ingle style has often been exploited at the highest level and Hamed was no different. He went downhill rapidly after leaving the Wincobank gym but would still have lost sooner or later, even if he had remained primed and motivated. Still, his unnatural power, speed and unorthodoxy would have made him a threat to anyone despite the glaring lack of fundamental skills. If you threw and missed, he'd decapitate you. The same can be said for many big hitters though. Overall, I find him a difficult fighter to rank. Good job for him that he steered clear of Marquez though. That would have been a schooling, provided he didn't catch JMM cold.
Hamed was unique and exciting. Hamed had good power, and he displayed it in a way that was almost surreal. Hamed would have been a contender in any era, but his technical flaws keep him out of the elite. Barrera exploited his flaws, Morales and Marquez would have likely done the same. I'm almost never offended by fighter's statements, and the only thing I'll say about Hamed's ring entrances are they were too long. Overall, I say my journey as a boxing fan is better with Hamed than without.
As a boxer . A fighter with excellent reflexes,and tremendous power for his weight. Very flawed techique,often off balance ,poor defence ,relied allmost exclusively on his reactions to avoid shots,.A good but not great fighter who avoided some of his better contempories was schooled badly by the best fighter he faced,and had no appetite for a rematch. As a man .A piece of ****.
There's a definite parallel with Tyson in that they both ditched their trainers and took up with people who didn't have a clue what they should be doing in the gym/how to train for their style and went downhill very quickly. My main opinion of him, is that he's a ****. Ringside interviews at Khan fights do nothing to alleviate this.
How about counter puncher, excellent shot slipper, fast hands, excellent reactions, excellent jab, great timing, Hamed was allot more than just power. In his prime he was very hard to hit clean, but he just deteriated. Hamed is like Tyson in that he had it all at a young age, only 21yo when he became a world champion and a multi-millionaire shortly after that. When you have it all at a young age many may take it for granted and stop training to fullfill their potential. This is clearly the case with both Hamed and Tyson. Hamed still managed to clean out and unify all belts at featherweight. Then after having abandoned training, there's documentary footage of this, he took 3-4 rounds off MAB and had Barrera very respectful of his power, which says something, MAB certainly layed a bigger beating on Morales the year before when he was robbed. No shame in losing to MAB but the fleetfooted prime Hamed would have done far better BTW he would have sparked Marquez and Morales as neither is too hard to hit, which would spell disaster
Not a huge fan. He had limited ability IMO and relied on his power far too much (proven by MAB). His reflexes was the reason he got so far in boxing. Due to this his shelf life was always going to be short. Against defensive technicians and top level counter punchers he would suffer badly
I liked him actually..and he was pretty good, not just a puncher but that was his only truly elite quality.
Surely one of if not the hardest FW hitter of all-time. I'm a fan. He had a good chin and powers of recovery, and has a decent if not awe-inspiring resume. His loss to Barrera just cements how good Barrera was and how much Naz has declined. He didn't even have a punchers chance in that fight, awful performance coupled with a masterful one from Barrera. Naz vs Danny Lopez is my favourite Fantasy matchup of all-time. Pretty much guaranteed a 1st round K.O in that one. as a person Naz is a dick, but in the ring he was really entertaining, and as a boy one of my favourites.