how good was naseem hamed?

Would it be far to say that he was unfairly hated, and perhaps underrated? i think he was a great fighter, very entertaining, unorthodox style, superb reflexes, great power, he was a great personality. he lost one fight, albeit the biggest of his career, and was hung for it by some people because of hatred IMO. I think that would be very fair, although a big part of his being hated was his own mouth lol I really enjoyed watching him fight, and I'd still watch him if he comes back. I think he was a very good fighter, and he'll probably never get the respect he deserves.

i cant beleive this clown is still getting some threads

How good was he? Very good, if you consider skill, but not very fucking good at all if you consider heart. So, for true fight fans, he was (and will ever remain) a blur in the Championship fight scene. His true legacy will be that of the ultimate "owned" fighter. A word forever reserved for the Prince.

Hamed had power and pace, was a real showman however though he showed heart in the ring, namely the Kevin Kelley fight, once he lost against MAB, he then lost it in the head and could never come back from that... Still a pleasure to watch though :cool:

Would it be far to say that he was unfairly hated, and perhaps underrated? i think he was a great fighter, very entertaining, unorthodox style, superb reflexes, great power, he was a great personality. he lost one fight, albeit the biggest of his career, and was hung for it by some people because of hatred IMO.

i saw the barrera fight.he did lose. his defense seemed shaky, i dont like it.

if you cant come back after defeat you are a piece of shit. we will see if he comes back like a man or remains a crybaby. :bottle: ...ya dumbass he did comeback he beat manuel calvo ud12..then he left boxing.... ..how good was he?...he was the greatest of all time.

Very entertaining but his defence was a joke, he was lucky to have beaten Medina and Kelly. Barrera was streets ahead of him.

if you cant come back after defeat you are a piece of shit. we will see if he comes back like a man or remains a crybaby. :bottle:

Man, I'm a big fan of Naseem and really hope he returns one day. Meanwhile here are a few downloads: A couple of Naseem's junior amateur fights: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1XAGNP30 Here's a really cool Naseem Hamed highlight: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4895528102049973661 Here's the infamous documentary "Little Prince, Big Fight" on Naseem's preparation for the Barrera fight: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hritbg Naseem Hamed vs Juan Polo Perez http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28A82K5S Naseem Hamed vs Remigio Molina http://www.megaupload.com/?d=337UP353 naseem Hamed Vs Kevin Kelly http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VMSV1ZLG Here's a nice recent (read fat) Hamed interview, talking about his comeback! ("100% sure in the super feather weight division") http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing_video Scroll down to "Prince Naseem Hamed interview"

i think the question fall a little short, its should be how great was Hamed?? IMHO, there is no denying the prince was good, exciting and has power, and at least dominated the FW for a short time, beating world titlist and challengers after another ... now how great was Hamed? my answer, not really sure, he faced only one p4p fighter in MAB and failed miserably, his only loss ... then after did not have the will or heart to comeback figthing ...

I've only seen one Hamed fight and that was his ko win against Kevin Kelley.It was a very solid scrap.He had power but bad balance.Even after the MAB loss I think he could have bounced back and made some noise but I guess he took the loss too hard fought one more time and retired never to be heard from again except for false rumors of a comeback.

Hamed licked. He bought his eay to the top with his Daddy's oil money. He could buy his way backin again .

Only One Guy Beat Him And He Ko'd Kevin Kelley, Two Things That Say He Was Good

Hamed What he was is a bad little dude that can tear another guy's head off his shoulders. He was never one of my favorites, but put some good cats to sleep that had paid their dues including Boom Boom and Wilfredo Vazquez, JS

Hamed Hamed was one of the hardest hitting featherweights in history. He would mouth off, but could back it up most of the time.

Very athletic with no actual boxing skills.... Unorthadox, but he had skills. He knocked out enough fighters to show how good he was.

Very athletic with no actual boxing skills....

did he really loose to bererra? did he have a jab?what was his best punch? how was his defense? .....any experts? yes he was beaten by barrera he had a slapping jab his best punch was any left hand because they come from anywhere his defense was ok but always back out with his chin out and that cost him a couple of times

yeah how good was he? i havent seen his fight any fight