Hamed vs McGuigan

Great fight. Hamed late TKO.

 

It's a great fight, but I honestly think McGuigan vs Kelley would be more competitive and more entertaining.

I'd pick Naz by KO here. Unless you have an immaculate fundamentals/defence, or a granite chin (or both), and you pressure Naz, I just don't like your chances.

 

Hamed KO

 

Not IMO. I think it'd be real competitive.

 

McGuigan over Kelley and Hamed. He’d have to box more carefully with Hamed but I trust he’d have Hamed off balance with the jab and push Hamed back. Hamed would just end up trying to run and/or wrestle.

 

Mcguigan by decision

 

In late 95 Hamed moved up to 126 and won the lightly regarded WBO title over Steve Robinson.

In 1985 McGuigan was at his absolute peak.

The one guy Hamed fought that was arguably as good as peak McGuigan was Barrera, who hammered Naz.

Tom Johnson and Kevin Kelley were past prime when they fought Hamed.

To me Naz was very carefully matched until the Barrera loss.

McGuigan by decision

 

This would be a good fight I think

 

Barry didn't take a backward step, which is bad news against a power counter-puncher who could throw (and land, at full force) even if you closed the gap; with the uppercut-hook hybrids from his ankles!

 

Barrera was considerably better than McGuigan.

 

A good fight, I'd lean to Hamed, certainly the '95 version of Hamed who still used plenty of movement. I think McGuigan gets underrated. I just think he's one of those champions who were great the night they won the title and never prepared the same again so the peak version gets underrated

He beat all the belt holders at 126, the lineal champ at 126, Kelley who was ex champ, Bungu who had the best record at 122 and McColough who probably should of been a 2 weight champion. Not carefully matched. They were going to make Junior Jones fight after Kelley and put them on the same bill. But Jones got starched by Mkkinney.