Prince Naseem Highlights (vid)

You think his last fight was the Barrera fight dont you

 

The way he treated his opponents with utter contempt was absolutely pricessless, All part of the show mind you.
I couldnt really give a **** if MAB schooled him or wether hes considered an ATG by some people or not I just enjoyed watching him fight

 

He was not outclass, it was due to Naseem's unorthodox defense, Naz bends backwards when a punch comes near which exaggerated MAB's connections.

I had the fight a lot closer than the official score cards.

 

I wouldnt bother, some people will always be convinced the Barrera fight was the only one Naz had. And it was closer than the genral consensus, although Barrera did win fair and square.

 

ATG no HOF yes....u need to beat a top fighter at his peak to get ATG status...

thats why Calzaghe is HOF and not ATG

 

i'm sure you did...but naseem was outclassed and never tried to prove us wrong.

 

im warning you marian! please dont put Slappy in the same sentence as Naz please lol :nono

 

Awsome Vid.

Man I miss watching Naz fight. Hate him all you want, but there's no denying that he was good for the sport. The way he attracted the younger demograph in the 90's is something yet to be replicated. Even Mr HBO himself (Mayweather) wanted a piece of Naz all them years ago.

Not only did the man have sickening knockout power, but he had a surprisingly good chin too (we tend to forget that). In all the knockdowns I've seen him suffer, in ALL of them he recuperated immediately, not showing any signs of being hurt.

Unfortunately his loss to Barrera and disinterest of the sport was what let him down and prevented him from becoming possibly the greatest featherweight ever. People tend to forget how young he was when he effectively gave up (27). He was at that point in his career where he would cross paths with other greats (MAB, JMM, Erik, Pacman) and cement his legacy. But unfortunately he left those pages blank, leaving his career unfinished.

To this day, I maintain that a prime and focused Naz with Ingle in his corner....would have stood on all those guys mentioned. The rare God given talent that he possessed meant he could have been that guy that no featherweight could **** with.

 

it was the only one because naz never tried to redeem himself and made this fight the one that defined his career.

any fighter will always be remembered like this if he doesnt rebound from it - and he doesnt need to be a pro either.

 

good post until the end....

you cant sit there and say that a guy who had great skills but never rebounded from his defining fight could have nailed the other guys in his division.

because he was was 27 condemns him even more to being forgotten.

there's no excuse for that - and absolutely no reason to build him up based on a "what if" theory despite his enormous talent.

 

:good

 

naseem reminds of a cross betwen jones and judah.

all the talent in the world but his ego ruled him and he never had true character or self-belief.

not really for the level you need to become a great fighter.

 

This ones my favorite:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28z0RyCY29c&feature=player_embedded[/url]

 

Super Talented no question. But come on.


Some of those highlights he is flattening club fighters who were so over matched they should never have been allowed to fight him.

When did we start paying for blind executions instead of contests.

Its like me beating up my little brother and clowning after.

Exceptionally talented....didnt get anywhere near living up to his talent or potential

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Naz win pretty much all the titles at Featherweight?