By the time Hamed fought Barrerra, he was a shot fighter. 21 year old Hamed would have done to Barrerra what he did to Belcasrto, if he did not stop him before then IMO.
If Hamed had of maintained his desire and training he would have been a ATG. I love watching his fights for the utter domination and skill, a great british fighter end of.
Utter domination against low level fighters...when he stepped it up, Kelly and Sanchez, he wasn't so dominant.
Claiming a prime, motivated Hamed couldn't have handled Barrera is like claiming a prime, motivated Tyson couldn't take Douglas. "Barrera was way better than Douglas." Yeah, and Hamed had been pissing his talent away far longer than Tyson had.
C Co-sign. Hamed would have been taken Barrera out if motivated and trained as he was earlier in his career. He became arrogant and lazy and got the rewards for that attitude. Ability wise he was another level. It can be compared to Tyson Douglas in a way as a slow decline due to ease of his wins and his immense ability to dominate.
How would he have taken out Barrera? Through more training and a bit more enthusiam? Bull****. His style cannot take every fighter out, and when you up it to the elite level, his style will get exploited, and thats exactly what Barerra done. Barerra beats Nas 10/10.