hameed documentry before barera fight

[SnoopySmurf]

wish he had never ducked Marquez, what a great fight that would've been

Total mismatch. JMM hits harder than Barrera, IMO. I could see Hamed's corner throwing in the French towel.

[Jim_Davis]

Morales and Barrera both ducked Hamed at first. However Barrera knew that if he took the fight he could get KO'd for the biggest paycheck of his life ever. Luckily for him Hamed wasnt at his best.

[lyrical]

If you read the book Prince naseem hamed and those he left behind. You would have a better understanding. Hamed earned around $70 million and did very well through boxing, however along time before he fought Barrera religion was much more important to him and his family then boxing ever could be and he felt he was victorious in that fight because of the way he promoted Islam. If you have seen the documentary it shows him talking to Michael Buffer and saying that his message before the bell meant so much more than the fight.

[SnoopySmurf]

If you read the book Prince naseem hamed and those he left behind. You would have a better understanding. Hamed earned around $70 million and did very well through boxing, however along time before he fought Barrera religion was much more important to him and his family then boxing ever could be and he felt he was victorious in that fight because of the way he promoted Islam. If you have seen the documentary it shows him talking to Michael Buffer and saying that his message before the bell meant so much more than the fight.

This just reaffirms the rumor that Hamed picked that date to fight Barrera on Christianity's holiest weekend of the year, which was the the weekend of Good Friday. He was trying to show that a ****** could never be beaten by a Christian, even on that particular weekend. He made a lavish prayer (or praise) to Allah and seemed to make a religious statement that Islam was greater than Christianity.

Quietly, Barrera made his usual Catholic crossing to his chest and went on a violent Crusade and defeated the ****** easily. I'm surprised the scores weren't lopsided.

[lyrical]

This just reaffirms the rumor that Hamed picked that date to fight Barrera on Christianity's holiest weekend of the year, which was the the weekend of Good Friday. He was trying to show that a ****** could never be beaten by a Christian, even on that particular weekend. He made a lavish prayer (or praise) to Allah and seemed to make a religious statement that Islam was greater than Christianity.

Quietly, Barrera made his usual Catholic crossing to his chest and went on a violent Crusade and defeated the ****** easily. I'm surprised the scores weren't lopsided.

FYI Hamed did not pick the date of the fight, HBO did. The fight was actually first scheduled for an earlier date. Just because someone is a pround ****** does not necessarily mean they are anti-Christian

[SnoopySmurf]

FYI Hamed did not pick the date of the fight, HBO did. The fight was actually first scheduled for an earlier date. Just because someone is a pround ****** does not necessarily mean they are anti-Christian

Trust me, at the time, Hamed could have picked any date he wanted and HBO would have obliged. HBO needed Hamed more than he needed HBO.

[brently1979]

The backlash on him wouldn't have been so bad if he didn't retire after. He would be regarded so much more if he came back from the loss blazing and showing the hunger he once had.

I agree totally. I think even if he didn't fight Marco again and just fought on, people would have a lot more respect for him.

[MickyHatton]

Hamed was more interested in promoting Islam than winning the fight.

Barrera fought a good tactical fight and had one of the best performances of his career, Hamed had the worst night of his life and lost on points. It wasnt that bad

This sums it up perfectly.

Hamed was living it up in a plush mansion right up to fight night and I recall pictures of him on the strip with his head out the sunroof of a long limo. In other words he was enjoying the lifestyle as opposed top training hard.

He didn't take the fight seriously which was plain ******. The disappointing thing about it all was that he didn't have the heart top come back.

[pesticid]

If you read the book Prince naseem hamed and those he left behind. You would have a better understanding. Hamed earned around $70 million and did very well through boxing, however along time before he fought Barrera religion was much more important to him and his family then boxing ever could be and he felt he was victorious in that fight because of the way he promoted Islam. If you have seen the documentary it shows him talking to Michael Buffer and saying that his message before the bell meant so much more than the fight.

You got to collect some points first. Then just talk to people and put them in your sig. That's all.

[Unseen]

Trust me, at the time, Hamed could have picked any date he wanted and HBO would have obliged. HBO needed Hamed more than he needed HBO.

why would he want another date though? if that's what is offered and he has no reason to change then why not?