Pacquiao by KO in 4. It would be a THRILLER though, as Hamed definitely has the power to hurt Pac, but like against Barrera, Hamed's wide open defence and clumsy footwork would be his undoing, and Pac at featherweight was faster and more lethal than Barrera, and would be happy to make it a war. Both guys would probably taste the canvas, but Pac under Roach has much better technical skills and defence, he would win this battle in brutal fashion.
If I was saying Pound for Pound I would give it to the Prince anything from Jr. Lightweight and up is Pac though. It would be a fun fight to watch because neither man is a very technical fighter they both rely on athleticism more then anything.
Physically... maybe when it comes to his speed and power but skill wise obviously it wasn't his prime.
a prime hamed at 122 or even the slightly past-it hamed would get outboxed by the current p4p#1 pacquiao. pacquiao has evolved tremendously and is a far cry, skill-wise, from the pacquiao of 122. pacquiao vs hamed at 122 would be war and the best chance for hamed to sneak in a win.
I think that PAC's awkward aggressiveness would be tailor made for naz's style. I see naz stopping PAC mid late rounds after coming off the canvas himself.
Naz wasn't prime against Barrera (who definitely was), so you can't draw too many comparisons PACFAN. I see Naz winning comfortably at feather by KO.
This would have been a corker! But Paq would prevail, although he might have had to get off the floor to do so. However, Mannys punches are straighter and more compact , and his defense is better. Eventually Paq wins a decision in a barn burner.
i'm quite suprised with the amount of people saying Naz by KO, he did have blistering power, incredible. but he could be knocked down too for instance the kevin kelley fight. When i started this thread i was expecting a flourish of 'shut the fuk up british hatton nuthugger, Pac ko1!' sort of ****! imo if he had fought with commitment against Barrera rather than skipping training and becoming big headed and not listening to those around him then i reckon he would have beaten barrera. Not taking anything away from Marco because he's a true legend but thatsd the way i see it.
Pac found a way to beat the caliber of fighters Prince struggled against inlcuding Barrera. Dont sell Pac short
You would disagree with me if I said grass is green slappy. Naz was 27 when he fought Barrera, and had given arguably the greatest performance of his career one year earlier against Vuyani Bungu. There's no way you can claim he was significantly past prime, to the point that Barrera's win is downgraded, no way. Think of the way that Pac coped with the technical skill of Marquez, Barrera and Morales, to the way that all of Naz's limitations were shown up by his one and only fight with a great boxer. Pac's technical skill and defence are underrated. Marquez would've destroyed him if he had as poor a defence as Hamed. Naz has a puncher's chance in this one but that's it, he'd be facing a significantly higher class opponent than himself.
"If my auntie had bollocks she'd be me uncle" His lack of commitment, lack of training, and vanity, have nothing to do with the dreadful lack of technique, defence, and well-rounded boxing skills. Barrera was far too intelligent, far too tough, and far too skilful for any version of Naz. What did you ever see in his career to make you think otherwise??
Hamed winnig used to be a feasible arguement......like 6 years ago. However, every year that passes just goes to show how Pac is just on a higer plane than Naz. How anyone can argue that point now is beyond me. Prime Pac murders Hamed in any p4p arguement.