Yeah, that's what I was getting at. In hindsight it wasn't such a bad loss. The fact that he chose not to come back to elite level afterwards...
Quite possibly my favourite boxer of all time. The spot he left in boxing still hasn't been filled and I don't see anyone filling it anytime soon....
Can I ask where do you guys watch these fights again? You got them on DVD/video? I know there's quite a lot of fights floating around on youtube.
This is the hype for the general public to buy into, not boxing fans.
Legend. Absolute Legend. Anyone who says otherwise is deluded.
Boxers who garner attention from television networks due to their achievements are not hype jobs. Case in point, Naseem Hamed winning the WBO...
I was going to say with the exception of those two defeats, but they were very controversial loses [which he both won IMO] and anyone would be...
Naseem Hamed Chris Eubank Oscar De La Hoya Nigel Benn Hell, even Mike Tyson after the spanking he got by Lennox.
Charismatic: Naseem Hamed Incredibly popular: Felix Trinidad, Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquiao Mainstream: Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Tyson
Add to this his occasional WWE pay day. And he had a 3-4 year long stretch in WCW which was twelve PPVs a year and most Monday nights.
His height was the only thing that would have stopped him going up to Super-feather and Lightweight, he was only 5'3...ish.
Steve Box's Buncing Hour --- LOVE IT!!!
In 2000 some rankings had him behind Roy Jones Jr, Shane Mosley and Felix Trinidad at number 4 and ahead of Oscar De La Hoya. For years...
Well according to Bradley Pryce's facebook status he cannot believe that Gavin Rees turned down a fight with Khan because he told Warren he...
Ricky + Liam + Noel = TV GOLD!
