Better fighter: Hamed or Inoue ?

I think it’s a difficult fight for both. I think Barrera is an easier fight for Inoue than Hamed. When Hamed was on his power and speed would cause anyone trouble.

 

the poll results tell you everything.

 

So the majority is always right? Poor point

 

Inoue but liked Naz while boxing.

 

I know it's crazy to me Inoue has had 1 fight at Featherweight vs a fighter with one of the lowest KO percentages of any champion. And now all of sudden he's supposed to destroy Hamed, who is a top 10 hardest hitting Featherweight of all time with genuine 1 punch KO power.

People remember the Barrera fight too much when Hamed had lost his desire at this point and didn't even train for the fight.

Hamed between 95-98 was absolutely dynamite, and i think it's laughable that people assume Inoue would walkthrough a monster puncher like Hamed so easily.

 

From what I read, I think Inoue is better but I havent seen him fight live which is a shame. That darn hour difference between Asia and the US/Europe has made those who live closer to Greenwich miss a lot of great fights live, think Chang-Tokashiki and Kittikasem-Chang.

You have to remember, Naseem Hamed was a sensational talent who only lost to one Hall of Famer. Ive seen him fight on tv live several times, I never saw Inoue. Because of that, and only because of that, I went to the ten percent and voted for him.

I hope to see Inoue fight live on American television sometime soon!

 

Inoue would do very bad things to Hamed.

 

The problem is nowadays you have a very good fighter who suddenly becomes better than anything that came before. Usyk is a prime example there are folk on here claiming he is the greatest ever and who can forget the amount of people who were going overboard on Joe Joyce.Inoue is an excellent fighter but there is no way he would destroy Naz,people have very short memories

 

But thats his style though. Its like saying RJJ should have not been who he was

 

I think Naz these days is a little underrated due to how his career ended, he had immense talent but much like Tyson his dedication fell off badly once the fame and money came in abundance.

Having said that Inoue is the better fighter. He does pretty much everything better, faster hands and feet, better technique, better counter puncher, better body puncher. Hamed might hit harder in terms of single shot power, he could generate crazy power even when he wasn't properly set to punch, but Inoue hits so damn hard himself and to the head and body that even if Hamed how more raw power, Inoue is the better puncher.

 

Oy vey

 

P4p Inoue is light years better and it is not even close. Ridiculous

 

He also had crazy flexibility and matrix-like upper body movement along with incredible reflexes. He was basically unhittable for much of his early career and knock could people out with one punch out of nowhere, seemingly whenever he wanted to. Inoue's a much more basic textbook fighter but even his defense isn't exactly stellar. We saw him be hit with shots against Fulton that Naz would never have been hit with. Naz could make anyone look silly, Inoue included but the question is could Naz take Inoue out, and would Inoue get frustrated.

I see it as a very even matchup but Naz had a higher ceiling and his showmanship and ability to get under his opponent's skin was second to none. Inoue strikes fear in his opponents but Naz wouldn't get nervous because he possessed supreme confidence in his abilities and I could see him hanging in there with Inoue and landing more big shots than he would receive. This is truly a dream matchup with two of the best fighters ever at lower weights. If anyone could beat Prime / young Naz, Inoue may have the best chance to do it, but I still would have to favor Naz as his athleticism was off the charts along with his confidence in himself, he was pretty much unbeatable for most of his career.