'Prince' Naseem HAMED vs. Joel 'El Cepillo' CASAMAYOR @ 130lbs

Erm, No.

 

Casamayor has a good lead in this poll. I don't see either man getting KO'd in this fight if I'm honest.

 

Once or twice (Hamed is my favourite British fighter ever and his fight with Kelley is one of the most iconic and entertaining fights of the 90's).

Hamed often got KD's against him, much lesser fighters than Kelley put him on his arse. But I don't think this has anything to do with some kind of 'weak chin' or punch resistence issue though.

Hamed was never hurt in a fight, he had a weird style and an unsual sense of balance, which is really where his power came from, but it also left him vulnerable to KD's.

Casa was a big and strong guy in comparison to the tiny Hamed, but Casa would still be wary of the power, and I doubt he would ever be able to pin down Hamed long enough to make a dent.

For the above reason it wouldn't be a hard physical fight, it would be a boxing match where Hamed would be landing the more signficant punches, but Casita would be using the angles well and touching Hamed more often.

That's why I see it as a close fight, a SD, but I have a feeling Hamed would floor Casa late on, and probably nick the fight.

 

Yeah, I must admit, you have a point.

Casa would probably come into the ring close to 140, and Hamed had to fill his shorts with weights just to make 112 at the start of his career, and would probablly come in dead on 130 or perhaps under, something like 127/8 the most likely.

So that's 10lbs + in weight and a few significant inches in terms of height and reach, and given that Casa is a strong technical boxer in the MAB mold, it would be a long night for Hamed, who I still don't think would be stopped, because for most of his career he WAS very hard to hit and elusive because of his superior reflexes and speed.

But all things considered, and size being the key, Casa on points.