Prince Naseem Hamed Overrated?

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Obviously you have no idea what your talking about,
do your homework


and

No he knows exactly what he's talking about and that's the truth. Kelly was way past his prime and Naz acted like he just won the ***in world cup after that fight.

Naz was a great young prospect, he had fast hands and very good power for a fighter his size. His problem was, he was ****y and believed everything his fans and media showered him with.

When he got in there with Barrera, a real great fighter, he was embarassed. I loved it because Naz was so dissrespectfull to other fighters beliefs bringing up the "Allah is the only true God and Mohammed is hi prophet" bull****. Leave that **** out of the ring, and he got his mouth closed for it.

[Dynamite Kid]

He is overrated by British fans and severely underrated by Americans.

[Benny Leonard]

If anything, I think he's underrated. He beat quite a few top 10 guys at his best.

I think he never achieved his full potential and it is a shame. I think certain fighters, like Floyd Jr, are lucky to be put in certain positions from a young age...although Floyd had to put up with a lot of **** in return for the mentoring. I could only imagine had Naz been put under the care of a great trainer like George Benton (when Benton was at his best) or the Mayweathers. Actually, the **** talking between all them would be funny. Timing is another thing in boxing (and in life).

In the end, he couldn't back up his mouth and I hear he even stopped training hard and clowned around. Which, if you go back up to the top and where I said put him under the care of certain trainers, probably would have prevented all that. It's also up to the fighter/person to go out and search for a great trainer that would be a good fit for you. He had Manny, but how good was Manny for Naz? not sure.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

He is overrated by British fans and severely underrated by Americans.

This is more like it and the answer to the majority of these underrated/overrated arguments - 2 sides to every story and truth is usually somewhere nearer the middle.

[goza]

we can't say this question because he just loses one time.
and I felt he isn't best Condition to fight against barrera.
He was so very nervous.that's why he loses.

[-Antonio-]

He's underrated now. Everyone thinks he was beating bums. He may have avoided JMM, but he beat every title holder.

[FLYBOY]

if anything... he is UNDER-RATED

[Dynamite Kid]

His erratic style aside. I believe Hamed was more naturally skilled fighter than Calzaghe,Hatton,Benn,Eubank,Watson.

[Dynamite Kid]

I think he never achieved his full potential and it is a shame. I think certain fighters, like Floyd Jr, are lucky to be put in certain positions from a young age...although Floyd had to put up with a lot of **** in return for the mentoring. I could only imagine had Naz been put under the care of a great trainer like George Benton (when Benton was at his best) or the Mayweathers. Actually, the **** talking between all them would be funny. Timing is another thing in boxing (and in life).

George Benton must of been one of the most underrated trainers in Boxing. I think he was an excellent trainer. I dont think Pea was ever the same when Benton left.

[Silencers]

I think he never achieved his full potential and it is a shame. I think certain fighters, like Floyd Jr, are lucky to be put in certain positions from a young age...although Floyd had to put up with a lot of **** in return for the mentoring. I could only imagine had Naz been put under the care of a great trainer like George Benton (when Benton was at his best) or the Mayweathers. Actually, the **** talking between all them would be funny. Timing is another thing in boxing (and in life).

In the end, he couldn't back up his mouth and I hear he even stopped training hard and clowned around. Which, if you go back up to the top and where I said put him under the care of certain trainers, probably would have prevented all that.

You're right, he never really reached his full potential but that doesn't take away from his wins, he beat quite a lot of top 10 guys and fellow titlist who had gotten stripped before fighting him.

I disagree about him having the wrong trainers early in his career though because I thought he was at his best with the Ingles, they knew how to control him, they knew how to get the best out of him, he should have never left them, once he left them, he rarely trained for fights and the trainers that he did end up with tried to change his style for the worse.