A top 10 featherweight of the last 50 years. Super underrated resume. Tom Johnson, Wilfredo Vasquez and Vuyani Bungu were all legit top opponents when Hamed destroyed them
A more switched on version would have done far better than the one that turned up that's for sure, but MAB was a bit special, so I don't think Hamed wins.
Hell no. I've always considered Ingle to be the opposite. Ingle always doted on his fighters and let them cut corners. It's one of the reasons they implode. Just look at Brook early in his career. Hamed only had one serious training camp in his career - Belscastro, because he had a big step up in class and he had to make bantamweight. Other than that he just messed about. One of his fights, I think it may have been the Alicea fight, he polished off a plate of sandwiches 20 minutes before the start because he was hungry. Ingle wasn't impressed. Naz told him not to worry as it won't go two rounds. The idea that Naz slacked off after Ingle is only partially true. He was bone idle all along.
Th same Marquez who fights quite aggressively and always leaves himself open, hence why hes always on his ass vs one of the hardest punchers if not the hardest puncher at FW? Marquez would get knocked clean out, im not talking about a knockdown im talking being put to sleep. What Pqcqiauo did to Hatton, Hamed was doing to every other opponent.
Not very. Never seen a fighter more off-balance or missing by such margins. Or so easy to hit clean on the chin with slow overhand punches or long winging hooks.
One of the most overrated fighters ever and has a strange cult like following. I’m not saying he was a bad fighter but he’s far from great. Featherweights that we’re definitely better like Famechon, Legra, Winstone, Marcel don’t get near the press and fanfare he does despite better all-around skills set, resume, longevity and careers.
Aaaahhhhh, PP. What a zany poster he was. Clearly an intelligent guy, but half his boxing views were formed while wearing a tin foil hat. The ultimate contrarian.