Naseem Hamed vs Amir Khan what would happen?

I reckon the speed of khan would kep it interesting for about five rounds but after that if khan had been hit by a fearsome shot I think he would get discouraged and Naz would take him out in 7.

 

Khan would **** his pants as soon as he saw Naz sommersault into the ring. Asif and Shah would have to mop up Amirs poo and the fight would be delayed for 10 minutes as he changed his trunks and had his legs etc washed down.

From the 1st bell Khan would be on his bike **** scared of Naz even getting close to him. It would all be over in the 2nd and that would be the end of Amirs career.

 

TKO - thanks for your reply - some real good food for thought! In response...

As I said to Flint, may be the context in which we use the terms 'world class' are different. If I talk about a fighter being world class I see him as elite in the guise of a Barrera or Morales not a Hamed

Gatti started at feather and I said, he was probably already up the weights by the time period I talked about. I mentioned his name as evidence of the fact of what was out there, as opposed to realistic opposition. As for Tapia and Ayala - this is correct, but both could hold themselves out to be contenders at the weight at this point. Barrera was not the only option for Hamed - far from it!

Alvarez - http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=15536&cat=boxer

My point with him is the same as the above re Tapia but to a lesser extent. Chi - again the same. And its not that they were ranked during Hamed's reign, its the fact they were around before/during/after. Hamed's reign was short lived and the fact he didnt come back after Barrera meant that he missed out on facing these guys.

A mexican 25 is an awful lot older, Medina was 52-7 at the time!

Agree with this entirely!

Given that the point made which I replied to intially was

I stand my point...

 

Thats a bit harsh, but it may be true. If khan irons out his defensive problems and warren puts him in the ring with a dent lightweight maybe we will see that potential come out, instead of him against feather fisted super featherweights.

 

I'm sorry but Barrera was Hamed's only venture into elite p4p territory and he was made to look like a little boy lost with Barrera effectively ending his career. So yes it is justifiable to say that Hamed failed miserably at 'elite' world level.

 

You are so right but forget to mention that it was not prime Naz in the ring with MAB. It was a jumped up lazy ass Naz who could not be arsed to train properly. Even this jaded lazy version of Naz managed to go the full 12 with MAB so either MAB was **** or lazy arse Naz still had the bottle to go the full 12.

 

Yes I saw an interview with Hamed recently and its sad to see the way he's let himself go. I really enjoyed watching him fight so it's not a case of me being 'impossible to please' like Flint Island says, but it's just difficult to get over the Barrera fight from which he didn't come back and the empty feeling it left when considering his legacy.

 

Hamed in one, prime for, erm well, present Khan. Stupid question with all due respect. And I'm anything but a Hamed fan. Freakish one punch power would prevail against the cheddar chinned Khan. Cheddar chinned? WTF? Time for my bed!

 

Naz would starch Khan cold inside 2 rounds, belive that.

 

Quick, explosive end to Khan's night.

 

thats quite explicit

 

hamed's ring walk would last longer than the actual fight.

 

Fair enough, a difference in interpretation I guess. My view of a world class fighter is with Flint Island's, i.e. one who is capable of winning or being competitive with the world champs in his weight class.

I don't consider either guy to have established themselves as a contender at the weight. As per previous post, though they had fought one match between the two at feather, Ayala went back to 122 straight after to fight Bones Adams and when he did step up to feather was comprehensively beaten up by both MAB and EM. Tapia went on to have some success with his stoppage of Soto and (albeit controversial) points win over Medina some six years after Hamed fought him, but again was comprehensively dismantled by MAB. I have never seen any real criticism of Tapia for the fact, however, I guess he was just a lower radar fighter than Hamed though undoubtedly excellent.

Hamed's actual reign as #1 in the division was fairly long by most standards, from either the Robinson (Sept 95) or Johnson (Feb 97) fight to Barrera (August 01) depending on who you ask. He built up a good body of victories. I was very disappointed that he didn't make any appreciable comeback attempt which harms his legacy no question - I just don't think he could be arsed having made all the money he was ever going to need.

Fair point though he did win three more world titles and posted victories over good fighters like Hector Lizarraga, Victor Polo, Frankie Toledo and Scott Harrison after the Hamed fight.

Fair enough

I personally used to love Hamed while he was fighting, he was real entertainment. I used to think that his extravagent arrogance was a big act, almost the pantomime bad guy like Wolf off Gladiators (after some of the stories that have come about in recent years I think he chances are he was genuinely a bit of a ***** - either way he put bums on seats!!).

As a fighter, a bit overrated as it turned out during his prime. Which by the way didn't coincide with the Barrera fight, Hamed had lost a lot way before that as a result of an out of control ego, over reliance on his power, too much money and neglecting the gifts that made him special. A few years later he is almost criminally underrated and by many who I suspect have not seen any of his fights (not yourself I may add). His overall personal nature made many glad when he came a cropper, but as I say I think many allow this to colour their view of him as a fighter. I personally call on what I see.

"TKO"

 

Naz would devastate him before viciously knocking him out

 

If Naz did fight him and KO him we could all say that khan had been koed by a blown up superfeather weight.