americans couldn't stop naseem hamed......

That's because you get peoples back up when you come out calling a 2 weight world champion a mere hypejob. People aren't likely to be forgiving when its almost exclusively British fighters you rag on

You don't have to think he's a great, hell plenty agree with you, but it discredits his achievements to write off his entire career on the basis of that fight. If Naseem Hamed is nothing more than an exposed hypejob, you must have incredibly high standards, and there must be a lot of bums out there

 

He was exposed as NOT AN ELITE LEVEL fighter. Not as a BUM:nono
Hamed was had a B- Skill level and an A Punch.

Despite all of the hype billing him as TRULY GREAT? All it took was one fight against an elite guy to prove beyond doubt that was more full of ****, THAN IT:yep

 

But thats not what Mr. Tyson here said was it? He used the words "exposed" and "hypejob" with no reference to him actually being quite good but short of true great status

If he had done so, people wouldn't be on his back so much, it is the provocative statements that **** people off

 

The problem with your definition is when you have a lineal featherweight and 2 weight world champion and you describe him as a hypejob? Surely he's past that stage, it seems a bit absurd to me. The only thing that has perhaps been exposed is his great status

A true hypejob is exposed before hes actually achieved anything in my book. Recent example would be Paul Williams

 

Fair enough

I've always thought he's as much underrated as he is overrated. There seems to be no sense when summing up Hamed. He's either the guy that lost to Barrera or the greatest of all time depending on who you talk to

The truth is somewhere in the middle

 

Hamed only won world titles at featherweight.

 

Aye, I always forget it was that shitty International version he won

 

I speak for myself and admit I hated everything Hamed was. The truth was shown against MAB and he looked like **** after aginst Calvo. He realized the getting was as good as it could be and off he went.

Yet, to some? They revere him as something he wasnt an ATG fighter. Hamed was a flash in the pan and he chose not to prove otherwise:good

 

How can a 'flash in the pan' make 15 or so title defences?

 

A Flash can do anything.

 

:deal..and as much as it hurts to say, he annihilated pr's featherweights...

USA: Tom Johnson- IBF/Linear Champion- KO8
Auggie Sanchez- KO4
Kevin Kelly- 47-1 former titlists- KO4

Mexico: Marco Antonio Barrera- UD LOSS
Manuel Medina- 5 time titlist- KO
Cesar Soto- WBC Titlist- UD

UK: Paul Ingle- 21-0 Future titist- KO
Steve Robinson- WBO titlist- KO
Billy Hardy- KO1
Wayne McColough- former titlist- UD

PR: Wilfredo Vazquez- 3 division titlist- KO
Daniel Alicea- 15-0- KO
Badillo- 20-1- KO

 

how can a non-elite fighter win every world title in a division, linear, undisputed, and dominate for four+ years?

 

Probably the best performance of his career. Best I ever saw him use his jab.

 

Because America is the mecca of boxing you moron. All the great fighters from around the world fight in America. Where the hell did Naseem get his ass kicked? the MGM grand.

 

We don't come in that small of a size.