Morales vs Prince Naseem Hamed 126

Morales UD. Too much for Hamed

 

A hungry, focused Nas wins

There's a reason why the Mexicans all ducked Nas in his prime

 

Couldn't agree more:good

 

Hamed, UD

 

:huhis this a joke

Morales beats him ud

 

Hamed on points,Morales would be too easy to hit for Naz,i could see Naz on the floor once or twice but i can see him landing more shots,close points win...

 

Morales had a deal more workrate than Hamed, and he's not the type to be gunshy. I don't feel the Hamed UD.

Morales' chin would be tested here like never before. Hamed hit like a truck. I think Morales makes it to the end and wins, close-ish. Hard-fought fight, though.

 

Morales can't avoid getting into a brawl which probably spells disaster against Naz

 

its not

Morales gets KOed in the middle rounds

 

I tend to think 'El Terrible' would've fought Naz.

Hamed by stoppage at some point. As nails as Morales was.

 

This is fair. Spot on, in fact.

 

I'd take Morales even in a brawl. Probably gets shook up a few times, but I seriously doubt Hamed stops him. Erik takes a clear UD in a pretty fun fight.

 

I tend to rate Naz's power very highly at 126.

 

Morales' management quietly and subtly steered him clear of boxer types much of the time imo. Naz and he both were never comfortable pressing the fight and punching off the front foot against higher level opponents who gave them nothing to react to, so I think it's case of who can make the other fight his fight. If - and this is definitely an if- Morales chose to box at range and on the back foot like he did in the second Barrera fight, and his jaw was able to absorb those oddment blindsiding wrecking ball counters that Naz liked to throw, I'd say his generally rangier, straighter, sharper punching wins it for him clearly enough in a potentially unsightly and muted affair.

It's a bit weird really, because although they both frequently got hit by punches that had no business landing, there would still be a fair amount of slop and hitting air from both of them imo. For all Morales' potential shortcomings against good movers, techs and counterpunchers, I'm not sure that Naz had the overall wheels, balance and generalship to take control of the exchanges despite his unpredictability and unorthodoxy. He - Naz - was also easier to discourage. But there's still the danger of Morales becoming impatient/hot-headed with Naz's style and general ****ishness, ergo the danger of walking on to something. And even if one of them didn't take him out first time, Morales was so stubborn that he would probably only retaliate even harder and walk onto several more of them.