Better fighter: Hamed or Inoue ?

Here's another doc about Hamed

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People give him a world of **** for losing to Barrera, but the facts are he broke his hand 8 months prior against Augie Sanchez, had surgery on it and was out of the gym for 6 straight months. He gained 40 pounds and simply couldn't get into fighting shape in time.
He came out like a drained zombie against an ATG and he still lost only by a couple of rds.

He fought once more but by that time his hands were toast and he only managed a points decision and was booed off the ring.

“I had problems with my hands, so I couldn’t hit much,” Hamed said. “During the fight, in order not to feel pain, I needed cortisone injections. After each fight, when they took off my gloves, my hands were so swollen that they looked like balloons. Eventually it became crazy and I couldn't go on any longer without some form of protection. I had one of the strongest blows, but when your hands are fragile and you damage them after every strong blow, it is impossible to withstand. If everything was fine with my hands, I would be very happy to return to boxing. I have been involved in this sport for 21 years, starting when I was only 7 years old. I love boxing and miss it very much. I hope boxing misses me too."

I think he got out of the game at the right time at only 28. Made incredible amount of money and kept intact his faculties.

Ingle said his favorite fighters were Ali and Robinson, but that Hamed was the best he had ever seen.

So even though he showed vulnerabilities against top competition, i believe Hamed would have beaten clearly Barrera had he come into shape and learned to punch properly without breaking his hands.

Here's a great article about the demons that were haunting Naz https://www.vice.com/en/article/nzx...remembering-naseem-hameds-one-humbling-defeat