Just how good was Prince Naseem?

[Guest]

I've never actually seen the guy fight - I fell away from boxing in the mid-90s - and hear so many things about him.

He led the pack and allowed himself to be beat by Barrera.... he would never have been able to beat Barrera and the current crop... he fought the best... he ducked the best...

What's the true story? Also, just to be sad, I've put a poll in with it. 10 being an exceptional fighter, 5 being average, 1 being awful...

[Mr. Ryan]

The Prince was clearly an 8, one of the elite of a generation of elite fighters. He was clearly a peer of Barrera, Morales, Tom Johnson, and Kevin Kelley, the premier featherweights of that era. His loss to Barrera wasn't that bad, as he was atleast competitive.

[Fat Shamz]

He was a good fighter, but look at who he fought. Barrera came and pretty much destroyed the guys confidence.
If Naseem just didnt feel so confident about himself he would still be fighting, even after losing that fight. And by now, he would be whooping some ass (maybe )
i give him a 6 cos we didnt see wat the guy was truly made of.

[drag0n_]

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.

[AJ53]

he was a monster puncher for a featherweight,punched from all angles and was an exciting fighter to watch.
but he was an arrogant little ****er aswell he believed his own hype too much.
once he left brendan ingle he started to fade and eventually berrera exposed him.
i'd say he was an 8 but he could have been a 10.

[cple]

He wasn't among the elite of his generation, but for a while, he was an elite and legit p4p fighter.

[Explosivo]

I give him a 6. He talked a lot of **** and KOed some scrubs but we all see what happened when he fouhgt Marco..He got his ****ing ass beat all over the ring.

[Sir_Jose]

I've never actually seen the guy fight - I fell away from boxing in the mid-90s - and hear so many things about him.

He led the pack and allowed himself to be beat by Barrera.... he would never have been able to beat Barrera and the current crop... he fought the best... he ducked the best...

What's the true story? Also, just to be sad, I've put a poll in with it. 10 being an exceptional fighter, 5 being average, 1 being awful...

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.

[jack_the_rippuh]

He was scared of PBF....end of discussion..

[drag0n_]

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.

Great post, totally agree with you.