Armstrong would smother most of Hamed`s work, Naz couldn`t fight in the pocket like Hank could and would be getting caught with Hank`s sneak right hand often, more punches will be getting thrown at him than he`d ever have seen, keeping him off-balance, plus stopping him from setting up his power shots, but if he could work out how to exploit Hank`s defensive weaknesses he could score a come from behind KO.
This content is protected If Hamed could set his uppercuts like the guys on this vid then he could knock Hank out but I don`t think Naz had the IQ to work it out and find the space for his uppercut like these guys, although Hamed did KO Johnson with an uppercut, so maybe, but he`d have to be patient.
Armstrong big. Hamed had one actually two saving graces, he had extraordinary power, and was very fast. But the rest of his game was average to poor. If one of the hardest punching welters and one of the fastest didn't stop Armstrong at a weight Armstrong was limited at because of his height and reach (At welterwieght). What is Hamed going to do with Armstrong at a weight Armstrong was naturally at his best at? (featherweight ) Since Armstrong wasn't a big puncher I see him weathering the clowning and big punches of Hamed early. Than like the tide by the 5th rd, that unstoppable force of nature named" Hammerin Hank "would began to trap Hamed against the ropes, and proceed to maul him unmercifully. By the 8th or 9th rd, Hamed would be rescued by the ref. And probably because Armstrong wasn't a dynamic puncher but a precise accumulation puncher the beating Hamed would receive would probably end his career.
Hamed was throwing the kind of uppercuts that Hank was open to when he knocked out Johnson, the finishing uppercut was kind of like the ones that caught Hank in his weaknesses vid, but Hank would be closer to Naz than Johnson was, making it more difficult to sneak the uppercut in, but also Hank used to dip his head down as he steamed in with his shots, so that`s when Naz could have caught him with his corkscrew uppercut, I don`t know, tough one, but Hank had more skills than the sloppy Naz, overall.
I don`t know, but Hamed`s punches weren`t as good as the ones landed on Hank in the vid, if it was Ambers then he was a cut above Hamed I feel.
There are several Armstrong opponents in the video. Pretty sure Ross, Arizmendi, Ambers and Garcia are in there.
I don't see Armstrong losing t Prince to be honest .Naz would be dangerous as he always was. I reckon Henry s crazy work rate has him in front going through the fight ,so he gets a decision. But his Chin would have to withstand some hail Mary bombs from Hamed .
Daniel Prestwich 7h ago ยท 1 upvote from Mark Ant Yep. I think Robinson just might have been (maybe) one fighter who brought his punch power with him from 147lbs to 160lbs. And yep I would have to say Robinson hit harder than Hamed. The thing with Naseem is that he never really fought great great fighters. Barrera is the cream just before Naseem retired. I always thought that Naseem could have reached another level with other trainers. But I can't see him defeating Pacquiao, Morales, Marquez or quite a few other feathers. So I have him in the feathers just before they became extremely competitive. I also put Hank as at his best at feather regardless of his showings at higher weights.
What Armstrong would do to Hamed would be criminal. Armstrong was badass enough that he beat guys who beat middleweights. Hameds awkwardness isnt going to help him with Armstrong all over him throwing a million hard punches a round. Hameds opposition was cherry picked, Armstrong was jumping into fights with champions and beating the hell out of them. Armstrong won three titles simultaneously in three of the 8 divisions in the sport against three HOF champions and drew against the fourth. Hamed couldnt have done that in a million years. He fought exactly ONE HOF worthy fighter who moved up to face him and was thought to have had a lot taken out of him by his war with Morales and Hamed was still dominated and embarrassed. Armstrong would have been three classes above anyone Hamed beat in his entire career and a bridge much too far.
Armstrong wins, rather easily. Hamed might even quit once he sees that Armstrong means business forcing him to fight and get hit a lot round after round. Hamed was flashy, not durable. Kevin Kelly showed that and the best fighter he faced in Barerra soundly defeated Hamed. Boxing fans owe Barerra a high five. Hamed was a cherry picker, and retiring undefeated would surely draw in ignorant fans believing he was all that.
