Naz/Hatton

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  1. Broony

    Broony Active Member Full Member

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    Who was better? They were both great fighters that seemed to fall in the gap between being great fighters and being true greats. They both beat many good fighters but fell short against the true top level opponents, many similarities in their careers.
     
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  2. Bronxbull666

    Bronxbull666 The Beast From The East Full Member

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    Difficult choice. My heart says Ricky and my head Naz.
     
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  3. Broony

    Broony Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah same, finding it difficult to decide. Would like to say Hatton, think he made more of what he had than Naz and the Ingle situation really put me off him
     
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  4. flatulent_bob

    flatulent_bob Active Member Full Member

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    Natural Talent against determination and pure strength of will.

    On Professional attitude it's Ricky on what should have been its Naz.
     
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  5. Broony

    Broony Active Member Full Member

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    Again I agree, gotta respect Hatton and be frustrated with Naz.
     
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  6. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    naz all the way, had talent coming out of his ears so thats a **** load of talent

    hatton was far inferior
     
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    trotter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Naz on talent and on cv
     
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    mani0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Naz.
     
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    slim Active Member Full Member

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    Naz.
     
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  10. Pecsaetan

    Pecsaetan It's egg in soup! Full Member

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    Naz.
     
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  11. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Prince Naseem Hamed...

    Great Actors have it, Great Leaders have it, Great Music Artist have it, whatever it is they have? Prince Naseem Had it.

    Genius.......a Genius.


    [ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0wSvQY6Cl44[/ame]


    But I also think Ricky Hatton was a genius and had that star quality! There aare allot of good fighters today in boxing, butbnotbmany fighters with that star quality.....that Wow factor.

    Ricky Hatton and Prince Naseem Hamed both where superstars larger than life, and there fights brought that WOW factor.
     
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  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    I never got the Naseem being a 'underachiever' train of thought. He did all he could for what he had, imo and got out at the right time.
     
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  13. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Prince will never die down!

    There's stars, theres superstars, and then there was Prince Naseem Hamed.


    [ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X6HBka9Mu98[/ame]
     
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  14. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    I disagree. I don't think Hamed lacked determination, focus or will. If anything it's Hatton who shortened his career and didn't get the best out of himself with lack of dedication and professionalism, with all the guinness carousing and whatnot. Talent can only take you so far when you have such glaring technical flaws and the Prince got pretty far with it. Hamed just reached a plateau and was always likely to be outboxed by any one of Barrera, Marquez, Morales, Mayweather etc.
     
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  15. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's a known fact that he didn't enjoy training. Barrera has been owned, Marquez, and Morales.

    A big deal is made out of the Barrea fight, it was hardly a one sided beat down. And Hamed didn't even take Barrera seriously....

    All geniuses have flaws!

    Prince Naseem Hamed was a genius, Barrera was just a good fighter.
     
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