In his recent column for The Sun, promoter Frank Warren said that his popular prospect Amir Khan (14-0, 11KOs) has all the signs of becoming a breakout superstar like his former fighter "Prince" Naseem Hamed (36-1, 31KOs). [details]
Warren: "Amir Khan, The Next Naseem Hamed"
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naz beat alot of faded ex-world champs, as soon as he went to the u.s he was exposed, although stopping both, he got bashed up by kevin kelly and augie sanchez. hameds power saved him on both occasions. tiny wayne mc pushed him close and then of course he was made to look like a complete novice flapping around v barrera (who never really had to get out of first gear). khan already has the fame and money in the bank and this will hinder his progress, if willie limmond can put him over imagine what katsidis would do. khan would benefit from a stint in the states and getting in some top quality sparring, maybe even getting rid of oliver harrison -
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My thoughts exactly, as long as Warren's matchmakers do a good job of bringing him up he will be a future world champion. Also getting some quality sparring in gyms in the states, like Wildcard and Kronk, would really aid his development.Comment
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naz beat alot of faded ex-world champs, as soon as he went to the u.s he was exposed, although stopping both, he got bashed up by kevin kelly and augie sanchez. hameds power saved him on both occasions. tiny wayne mc pushed him close and then of course he was made to look like a complete novice flapping around v barrera (who never really had to get out of first gear). khan already has the fame and money in the bank and this will hinder his progress, if willie limmond can put him over imagine what katsidis would do. khan would benefit from a stint in the states and getting in some top quality sparring, maybe even getting rid of oliver harrison
khan is not the next naseem hamed. the only similiarity is like prince nas, a lot of people will be tuning into khan's fights hoping he gets knocked out...although i hope that he does manage to prove himself in the near futureComment
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faded ex-champs who were still considered top 5 in their weight division at the time. naz would get dropped all the time because of his unorthodox unblanced style. he was not "exposed" by kevin kelly.
khan is not the next naseem hamed. the only similiarity is like prince nas, a lot of people will be tuning into khan's fights hoping he gets knocked out...although i hope that he does manage to prove himself in the near futureComment
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i dissagree that hamed got dropped due to an unorthodox unbalanced style, he got put down coz he got smacked **** on the chin and didnt have a solid enough defence to avoid/block these shots, yes he fought good fighters but only one great fighter. he avoided morales and marquez.Comment
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The problem with Naz was his ego took over.
By the time he fought Barrera he had got rid of all the poeple who made him what he was.
He started to let his family dictate his business and he dumped Brendan Ingle.
He didn't train properly and believed the yes men he surrounded himself with.
The fighter that fought Barrera was not the best Naz.
He has proved himself since to be nothing but a coward who when the chips are down will fold just like he did with Barrera.
He drove his Mclaren Mercedes into a couple at nearly 100 mph and ran away from the scene leaving them both with terrible injuries.
The man broke literally every bone in his body and can NEVER work again.
Throughout his trial and on his release he never showed an ounce of remorse to the people who's lives he ruined.
You can see how bad his training was for Barrera in the documentary 'Big Fight, Little Prince' in the build up to the fight.
I am sure someone must have this in the Download section.
This documentary shows just what a prick the guy is.Comment
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