Naseem Hamed Best British Fighter Ever?

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  1. bowerboy

    bowerboy Active Member Full Member

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    I have just discovered this forum and man it is like coming in from the cold! I am 42 years old and grew up watching, Hearns, Hagler, Leonard, Duran and all the great fights of the 80's and 90's.

    I have lived all over the world and honestly I have never met anyone in the last 15 years that knows anything about boxing or who has any interest in it. Hardly anyone follows boxing any more so to be able to come on here and see all these boxing crazy people is awesome.

    So I guess I have about 15 years of pent up questions and opinions now!!

    First off the rank then If I may...I cant think of any other British boxer/fighter more exciting and more willing to fight the top competition than Naseem Hamed...I hated the guy at the time but looking back now and watching his old videos I have to say I cant think of any other British fighter so exciting.

    Perhaps the only other fighter that came close was Lloyd Honeyghan.

    I am talking here about exciting style and willing to fight the best and not crumbling when they do (I know Barerra beat him but it wasn't like he was destroyed like a Bruno or a Hatton when they met the top level guys). I dont know what it is about Joe Calzaghe but somehow something was missing for me (seemed to fight the best when past their peak).

    Anyway would appreciate anyones thoughts on that as I have never met anyone in 15 years who would have a clue what I am talking about!!

    I am English by the way.
     
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  2. Hattons Hook

    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Welcome. Youll find it gets tiresome here very quickly. Classic Forum is very good :good
     
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  3. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Lennox IMO, if you consider him British.

    Honourables to Buchanan and Hamed :good
     
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  4. Arran

    Arran Boxing Junkie banned

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    why wouldnt you consider him british? he considers himself british.
     
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  5. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Well he was kind of all over the place for awhile.
     
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  6. D4thincarnation

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    Jimmy Wilde
    Ted "The Kid" Lewis
    Lennox Lewis
    Joe Calzaghe

    All Rank higher than Hamed
     
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  7. bowerboy

    bowerboy Active Member Full Member

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    I said exciting ;)

    (In reference to Lewis)
     
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  8. Arran

    Arran Boxing Junkie banned

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    but born in london......

    ''Im British and im Bad''
     
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  9. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Depends on if you want to get into the semantics of being Welsh or British. But if we're including the Welsh than it is EASILY The Mighty Atom, Wilde.
     
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  10. irishny

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    The worst thing about Hamed is the feeling of lost potential.

    He was pretty much 26 when he retired. He hadnt even come into his prime.

    Apparently he suffered from brittlr hands. A common complaint amongst big puncher.

    I cant stand the fools who go on about Barrera schooling him,meaning he was never that good.

    Barrera won on points about 8-4,and never had Hamed in trouble and oh yeah...Barrera is an ALL TIME GREAT.

    And if you believe what you hear, Hamed had already checked out before he ever fought that fight
     
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  11. D4thincarnation

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    Hamed was a great entertainer, brought a lot excitement to boxing, probably one of the most entertaining boxers ever but his resume and what he done in the ring doesn't make him the best British fighter ever.

    Gets in the top 10 though.
     
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  12. D4thincarnation

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    The Welsh are British:patsch
     
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  13. D4thincarnation

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    Raised there till he was 12/13
     
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  14. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Yet the welsh hate being referred to as such.
     
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  15. Kurushi

    Kurushi Active Member Full Member

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    There's a few fights that got me into boxing but Naseem Hamed was probably the boxer that hooked me on the sport. It was bitter-sweet even at the time because he was as entertaining as he was cocky it's just such a shame that he let his talent go so totally to waste.

    If we're strictly talking about excitement of style though I'm okay with saying he's the greatest British fighter ever.
     
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