Naseem Hamed: one in a million

No ****ing way was naz in his 'prime' he'd lost interest way before the Barrera fight.

He could have been in his prime, granted, but then again if he'd been of the right mind his power and chin could have seen him fighting at lightweight for 10 years after he officially retired.

 

prime naz would have knocked out barrera.

 

Damn miss Prince Naseem! .... the NAZ days were the best in Boxing history!

 

I loved the days of Naz. I think he had problems develop with his hands also which wouldn't help. At one stage the skies were the limit for him. I put it down to hand problems and then a lack of dedication unfortunately. There was a time when he would have destroyed MAB.

 

Naz was one of the biggest talents you will ever see in a boxing ring. Half of what Naz had couldn't be taught.

He was an arrogant and irritating little ***** to listen to but **** me was he good. Leaving Ingle was the worst thing he ever did. Trying to convert what Naz had into an orthadox boxer was never a good idea. Naz was so good because he was unique, nobody could work him out. I don't think even Naz knew what he was going to do next half of the time

 

I dont see " the biggest talent ever" he was a good boxer not a superb boxer, he could get outboxed at times.
What naz had which noOne at bantam/ feather has ever had or ever will is that punch and chin,the man was one frightfull puncher.

 

Notice how i said ONE OF? Also to answer your point... I see talent and boxing fundamentals as being two seperate things.
You can't really call Naz a boxer because his style was so unorthadox. He was a talent in that he had tools that can't be taught. He had a creativity to his boxing you don't see else where. power and reflexes that were god given not taught.

 

again,if he didnt have a massive punch and a great chin he would of been very average,his 'talent' would of been non discript,people would of just wlaked though him,im not putting him down,those 2 things have got a ****ing lot of boxers over the years to the top.
when he went the distance with someone who could take a punch,he sometimes struggled,can't remember names,i aint boxrecing,i aint that bothered really :smooch

kevin kelly was another one,if kelly had nazs chin,naz would of been stopped :smooch

oh and i don't mind naz,he was a twat,but he was good for british boxing

 

He was and is more of a icon than Calzaghe, Froch, Lewis, Cooper, Benn, Eubank, Hatton and any other british fighter, infact Hatton is the one I compare most to The Prince. He made more of a influence on boxing more than another British fighter that has ever, stepped inside of the ring. These are the facts, it's been a decade since he retired and every few months, infact i cannot remember a month at guys by someone somebody talks about Prince Naseem Hamed, and he does not exactly search for the attention. He ha seen somewhat in exile, from the media and game.

Guys like Floyd Mayweather deep down want to be like Prince Naseem Hamed, even like Ricky Hatton. Because these are guys who excite people, and lift people's lives with their gifts and share influence.

For me Prince Naseem Hamed did not technically under achieved, he over achieved. He had arab kings, buying him million pound diamonds his birthday. By the time he was 23 he was a millionaire, the most exciting fighter on the planet, only really a past prime Mike Tyson could rival Prine Naseem Hamed.

Guys like Floyd Mayweather is a great fight, but as I have stated before. He misses that wow factor, that star qaulity, that magic. I truly believe Prince Naseem Hamed was that good, his prime was about excitment, amazing artistic creative skills, violence, and somebody getting knocked the **** out.

Pure magic....

Mayweathers prime is what? A UD decision in a semi competitive fight, boring 1-2s and pot shots. Mayweather understands now that what makes great fighters special fighters, is how they it? It's why Mayweather now has changed his fighting style.

We miss guys like Prince Naseem Hamed, I miss Ricky Hatton. I admire Floyd Mayweather, but will many people really miss him? All fighters have fans and haters, fans, haters.....all miss the Prince! The Prince will never die down, The Prince was for real!

 

I can't think of another Briitish boxer that got more people into boxing than Naz did..... Say what you want about him but that is some testament!