One of the fights that should have happened. Who would have won? I see Floyd giving Hamed a boxing lesson and possibly stopping him. Floyd could punch at 130, and was naturally bigger than Hamed.
Hamed left his chin up high when he punched, he would have been countered to death Floyd landed far more counters than Hamed during his career.
Floyd puts on a master class in angles, destroying Hamed's confidence and sapping his will. It would make what Barrera did to him seem like kisses from a bunny.
This would be a dangerous fight for Floyd. I do see him winning this on points decision while fighting very cautiously. But no way he stops Hamed, who had a fantastic chin. Yeah h's been down a few times but mainly off balance or flask knock down. I've never seen him really rocked. Even that gigantic left hook that noted puncher Augie Sanchez caught him with (which Hamed also moved into, so doubling the power impact) buckled his leg only briefly and he stayed up and fired back.
Yes, Hamed's chin is actually the most surprising thing about him. A skinny drink of water like him doesn't look like he should hit hard, nor have a great chin ... but what do you know ... I'm not a Hamed fan btw, the guy was an arrogant dick and I cheered when Barrera settled his hash ... but credit where its due.
This is kind of like the other thread Holmes vs Wilder.. Simply, 2 boxers on a completely different level boxing ability and class wise. I might put Hamed, Wilder, Valero all in the same boat … I don't know
