Just how good was Prince Naseem?

[J !]

agree but not with the fans bit.

Naz loved to brag, that aint the fans fault if he didnt back it up but at this point Naz was such an agotistical ****head who was listening far too much to Raith instead of his trainers.

The fans knew he wasnt paying full attention to his boxing as he a hadnt for MAB and wouldnt be palmed off with Naz's usual braggart style.
This was the second time in a row they had been told this was going to happen only for the oppostie to transpire. A boring points win over European level opposition when a early mid round ko had been spouted by Naz for weeks in the run up.

Naz only has himself to blame, you dont call the guys who pay their hard earned cash to support you, ignorant, cos you put in an under par perfomrance, sorry, Naz can blame himself.

In additon to this he had been ****ing about for months deciding whether to box on or not, then his treatment of brodie where he kept him signed and hanging on for 18 months only to decide to retire was nothing short of disgusting.

Naz was a great fighter but as a human being he had a lot of flaws ultimately these finished his career.

[Tyson'scolon]

Definitely a P4P puncher, but not much of a technician..

[J !]

Definitely a P4P puncher, but not much of a technician..

i agree but you missed off onvce he left Brendan Ingle. He was a lovely boxer and decent technician under Ingles tuition. Post this his combinations fell away for single shot preference, shame.

[aaalex]

After fight Hamed wifh Barrera. Hamed don't come back...

[m00ks]

come on mooks, that a daft comment we all like a good slugfest including yourself cos you aint a big fan for his silky skills now are you.

jeez lose the bias man.

lol I know I'm just knacking on him. But no I am not biased, I would admit to Naz's skill but never his "greatness" cuz I've never considered him that amazing. The Barrera lost just cemented my opinion of him. The quality of opposition that he faced we're "ok" for me at most, but then again that's just me.

[t_tsuguri]

The thing that pisses me off about Naz, was not so much his ****iness or the fact that he looked like a prick in the ring and as a person, but the fact that after he fights a real opponent and loses, he quits. What kind of fighter is that? Instead of shutting up all the 'yes' men around him and re-evaluating his career he just up and leaves. It's how champions react to defeat that makes them great...and Naz just quit

[loangunZ]

I think the way he fought was interesting and compelling for people to watch. At any moment he could tko anyone, and he ahd a great chin all his knockdowns came from him leaning back after throwing a series of punches which caused him to be offbalanced. I think had he rematched barrera and had not had the whole glove dispute again naz would probably come out on top. I think if he got berrara to be a brawler as in his moreles fights then a boxer which he did against naz the outcome would be totaly different.

[bigdlb12]

barrera handle him good, I voted 7/10

[STEELHEAD]

Naz was a great fighter with a style so unique you'll rarely see anything like it again. Conifence was a big part of his style combined with accuracy, speed and power. Any fighter who racks up as many wins as he did while fighting with his hands down and wanting his opponents to try and hit him deserves a medal in my opinion. The key to everything about his style was his legs, thats where he used to generate most of his punches as he used to jump into alot of his hits to get the most potential out of them. Like most fighters of boxing history he met his versa in Barrera and every fighter has a versa. It's a shame he let that defeat break him so bad because that wasn't the end of the road for him, it was far from it. In his comeback after the Barrera fight i was ashamed how the fans treated him. Just because he didn't produce a KO and wanted to build his confidence back up they all booed him and made him feel like a enemy. That annoyed me very much because Naz oozed off positive vibes and chants from the crowd as his style was based on confidence and those shameful idiots whoever they were that day should be ashamed of themselves. They weren't true boxing fans.

Peace....

give me a break porcupine head. naz didnt let that barrera defeat break him. barrera exposed him for what he was. that was one of the most enjoyable fights i've seen. its funny tho... i felt sorry for naz after that. was hopeing he'd go back to europe and fight the second tier champs. he was a damn good slugger. he contributed so much to boxing. when his brother took over as manager he went from prince to pauper.

[paul750]

Hamed gets alot of hate because of his attitude and you will see people talk down his talent because they cant seperate the person from the boxer.

Make no mistake Hamed had all the talent in the world. At his peak I had him rated as high as #4 p4p.

The only guy you can say he didn't fight was Marquez. If anyone says other than that there reaching.

He has great reflexes and a highly unorthodoxed style. He had legit 1 punch KO power in either hand and could KO you with any punch from any angle. He had a good chin, people think because they seen him go down his chin wasn't good, but if those people actually knew anything about boxing they would know his bad balance is what lead to him being knocked down.

His resume is very good. He beat all 3 major belt holders, 4 if you include the WBO during his run. He also beat a few guys who went on to win world titles and a hand full of former champions. He really cleaned out the division it took MAB coming up from 122 to beat him.

Wilfredo Vasquez(WBA Champion)
Tom Johnson(IBF Champion)
Cesar Soto(WBC Champion)
Manuel Medina(Former and Future World Champion)
Paul Ingle(Future IBF champion)
Kevin Kelley(Former World Champion)
Wayne McCoulough(Former World Champion)
Vuyani Bungu(Former World Champion)

As far as fighting todays featherweights.

He would have easily beaten guys like Pac, Chi or Harrison. Guys who come at him are guys he ate up. The guys who gave him problems are counter punchers and guys who like to stay back.

i agree with that post, hamed beat a lot of good champions, his fight with kevin kelley was amazing, kelley said he punched like a middleweight, hamed dosen't get praised enough because of the ego he had, but the guy had a lot of talent