naz....hardest hitter....??

That's a beauty.

 

Hamed had freakish power for his weight ,but "great technically"no way! he was off balance when he missed punches,had sloppy foot work and kept his chin up in the air ,the signature of Ingle fighters,his reflexes and power got him out of trouble but when he began to beleive the hyperbole and bull **** he lost a little of those imponderables ,like Jones Jnr and to some extent Ali he lacked some of the basics,Barrera took him to school,and I was heartily glad he did,Hamed nauseated me as a human being,Im not second guessing his decline ,I had a good bet on MAB.Im personally biased as to his character ,but beleive Im objective abut him pugilistically ,from what Ive read about him SRR was a **** too but p4p the best.

 

Technically means two things - it means the technique of a fighters skill and it also means the science behind his game. It depends on the context. In this case I mean both.

Hameds sense of distance and timing was very good. He had very good speed but he wasn't Roy Jones. His accuracy was frightening at times. He had flaws technically but it became crazy by the end of his career. Generally his footwork was good but by the end of his career he was doing crazy **** that saw someone like MAB punching him when neither of his feet were even on the floor.

 

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yup,
<== Arguello carried his power well up to as high as 140, though it was considerably diminished by then.

edit: hahaha damn did'nt notice this thread was a month old. got carried away after this was linked in the pac vs. hamed discussion in the general forum

 

Well keep in mind that "opponent" was a prime MAB, no shame in losing to him, not an ounce. It's not like he stepped up and lost to an iffy fighter, and kept losing. He lost to a great, and then quit, so the rest is speculation.

I think Saddler hit as hard or harder at Featherweight, but nobody did as a Bantamweight

 

Say what you want about Naz's overall skills, but I don't think anyone ever had as much one punch power at 126 as Naseem Hamed.

 

I wouldn't rule out Bobby Chacon or Ruben Olivares, although I tend to lean towards Little Red. It was a lack of handspeed, not punching power, which led to his defeats against Sanchez.