Amir Khan compared to Prince Naseem?

No comparison....hamed's chin was solid.....Kelly wasa fearsome puncher as well when they fought

Barrera couldnt get hamed out of there and this is prime Barrera against a shell of the former Hamed.

Put it this way Prime Hamed (robinson beating Hamed) would have knocked Barrera Hamed out in 3 rounds.

i think hamed gets extra stick not only becasue he was cocky but because we know if he stayed with Ingle how good he could have become. His attitude in the documentary before the Barrera fight was unbelievable. You could see in the run up tothe fight there was no way Hamed would win considering he had done almost zero training.

 

I think Khan is not middle eastern but south asian (from pakistan?)

 

Khan couldnt carry Hamed's jockstrap!

Hamed actually had the reflexes to not get hit, whilst Khan has better hand speed

Hamed had the potential to be a top 3 Featherweight of all time, unfortunately gluttony got the better of him

 

Hamed was a huge puncher and had a very decent chin. He was knocked down by big hitters, Kevin Kelley (the flash) and Daniel Alicea but was not hurt.

I would say Khan has great speed, average power at British level and a weak beard. He's not a concussive puncher and he will struggle to make the lightweight limit.

He may win a few fights, but when a proper lightweight with a 50-60% KO clip hits him, he's gone. A move to 140 will see him Kayoed even earlier.

Good luck to him, if he has success, it's against the odds. If he continues to fight he should provide some excitement. I'll still watch him.

 

they're incomparible. khan is just a very fast orthodox fighter who's tall for his weight division. hamed was a very unorthodox fighter, small for his division but with great punching power. he was arrogant but came out with **** with a smile on his face and you could tell he was just playing the hype game and it was fun to watch. khan wants to be like that but can't carry it off - he just comes across as a bit of a twat when he tries to act cocky.

hamed was also nowhere near as hyped as khan...not until he actually deserved it. he didn't have his whole career aired at prime time.

so to summarise....why the hell are we comparing khan to hamed????

 

No comparisons in my opinion. Hamed is much more naturally gifted than Khan. Hamed had fast hands, superb reflexes, good chin, great agility and flexibility and most importantly huge power. Khan has speed and is tall for his division but lacks Hameds natural gifts. Hamed also had a good trainer and while he was never as technically sound he had more skill and a very awkward but effective style that worked for him.

 

just a side note Emanuel Steward was saying he was knocking middleweights out regularly in sparring

 

Steward also said he hardly ever showed up for sparring

 

Yes from earlyon in his career people were saying he hit like a middleweight which is shocking for a guy who started at flyweight.

 

They used to say he sparred with the likes of Johnny Nelson, Ryan Rhodes and co.

Khan has become cocky but does not have the ring skill to carry this off. Hamed was cocky but his performances in the ring backed this up.

 

I dont think so, Prime Hamed when he beat Robinson?? Robinson was a tough but very average journeyman who Hamed beat in 8 rounds, Barrera is in a different class altogether. When Hamed fought the elite, he got beat - end of. Cracks were showing before that fight big time.

 

the man i feel suits khan down to a tee is this man jawaid khalik
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=009303&cat=boxer

he was of pakistani origins,was a british boxer and very very much like khan in the way he used his skill,power and speed. also he was a welterwieght. and 5'10

if anyone has a chance to find a fight of him you'll see how similar they are.

and about khans chin...those were some stunning shots and it was a brutal right hand that caught khan...people make out that he was exposed:huh but idnt he knock willie over, break his jaw,broke his nose ,perferate his eardrum and actually finish willies career (so i heard).

i feel people are looking into that weak chins make poor champions some of the best fighters in history had dodgy chins

 

robinson was by no means a 'average' journeyman he was maybe one of the top 5 best welsh champions he had lung problems early in his career and later grew with them if you watch him fight he was somthing special not AVERAGE stop looking into his record and actully watch the man

 

I think you need to rephrase that. When a cocky guy from Sheffield who could not be ar$ed to train fought MAB he got beat.

If you think that was a prime Hamed in with MAB then you are wrong.

Khan will never reach the heights of Hamed.

 

Haven't had to look at his record as i've seen most of his fights actually. In fact some of his early losses i thought he was robbed. He beat a shot Duke McKenzike and Ho Ko, and an old Cruz. He came at a time when the division was weak. I like Steve Robinson, and i am also Welsh, he had a great defense, but you cant put him in the league of the top featherweights in the world while he held that belt. Maybe i should re phrase it to good journeyman.


Plus Robinson was scared of Naz when he took that fight, he had no option but to fight him. When he fought Cruz, just Naz being there in the arena was getting to him. He had lost that fight before he even got in the ring. So Naz beating Steve Robinson wasn't Naz beating a top level fighter IMO. If you are saying that was Prime Naz, in my opinion he still wouldn't have beaten Barrera at that point in his career.

Barrera at that point was heads above Robinson