Just how good was Prince Naseem?

[Kimmy]

when his brother took over as manager he went from prince to pauper.

This is a very significant point. Brendan Ingle, Hameds first trainer was such an important factor in his style. Hamed got out of control and dumped him and the weaknesses started to show. Only when Barrera fought him were they exposed.
However, I don`t think it would have made a difference in the Barrera fight, just maybe Hamed would have been a little more competitive, but still have lost!

[Macca]

Good to watch, unorthodox.
Fought lots of crap in the UK that made his legend alot bigger than it really was.
In the USA was shown for what he really was when he met talent.
Lots of good boxers have come back from losses or bad nights, he showed his style by disappearing for an extended period only to reappear once against a nobody.
He was nowhere near as good as his "HYPE" machine made out.
Where has he been for the last several years?
They say he is gunna make a come back as a heavyweight (all those Kebabs and Fish & Chips)

[Shaolin Bushido]

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.

You are quite intelligent.

[Shaolin Bushido]

I'd say an 8 or 9... His style is what made him so special and unique,
but it probably stopped him fron being one of the greatest. His power and chin were awesome. No featherweight could handle his power or KO him. But i believe the sacking of his trainer and his arrogant attitude were his biggest mistakes. He was definitely athletically gifted.

He was a few levels of being one of the all-time greats for me, but definitely in the top 10 ever.

You're a good poster.

[J !]

nice to see some sensible evaluations of hamed.

base don his career not jus this fight against MAB.

good work chaps.