Just how good was Prince Naseem?

[tntkid]

I remember seeing Hamed trip over the top rope while trying to perform his customary jump into the ring But make no mistake about it Hamed was a great fighter in his day and his fights were usually exciting to watch.

[oldgringo]

Using this scale I give the prince a 7 or 8. He was an excellent fighter in his prime and accomplished a lot before being beaten by a better fighter.

[ispayder]

Jose and Dragon, I respect your opinions. But for me, I'll give Hammed a 10 if we are talking of the best clown in featherweight. He did not clean the FW division. From what I know, he even ducked Luisito Espinosa, so I am giving him 7.

[Sir_Jose]

Jose and Dragon, I respect your opinions. But for me, I'll give Hammed a 10 if we are talking of the best clown in featherweight. He did not clean the FW division. From what I know, he even ducked Luisito Espinosa, so I am giving him 7.

saying he "ducked" Luisito Espinosa proves how little you know about boxing. Im sorry but that was flat out laughable.

[strictlydope]

he was an exciting fighter for sure, on this scale he gotta be around 8

[Moon]

On the "got exposed" scale, he's a 10. In fact, he's THE 10. All other exposed fighters, and those yet-to-be-exposed, will be judged by the man who set the standard so high, The Prince.

Why? After such a grand entrance and his droopy-eyed look of disinterest (I thought he was gonna' yawn) before the bell, and his overall smugness ..... he then got schooled.

The all-time best exposed .... Naseem back-flip Champ Hamed (er, former back-flip Champ).

[Sir_Jose]

On the "got exposed" scale, he's a 10. In fact, he's THE 10. All other exposed fighters, and those yet-to-be-exposed, will be judged by the man who set the standard so high, The Prince.

Why? After such a grand entrance and his droopy-eyed look of disinterest (I thought he was gonna' yawn) before the bell, and his overall smugness ..... he then got schooled.

The all-time best exposed .... Naseem back-flip Champ Hamed (er, former back-flip Champ).

See post like this is exactly what I talked about in my first post.

[teakay]

Do you guys honestly think Hamed can easily KO Pac?
I think Pac's movement will give Hamed too much trouble. And not to mention that Hamed is made for Pac's quick lefts.

I gave Hamed an 8. If he would have made a sucessful comeback he would be a 9. I disliked him and was always rooting against him, but you got to give him his due.

[chito]

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.

did he beat soto? when?

[Cletus Funk]

did he beat soto? when?

It was in 1999 I believe.

Nobody's mentioned Steve Robinson on his resume who was a very good world champ who beat Colin McMillan & Duke McKenzie (both former champs, at 3 weights in McKenzie's case).

I gave him a 9 based on what I thought were his best years, leading up to the Robinson fight and for a couple years after.

I remember listening to Barry McGuigan commentating on his fights and stating that he even thought the Prince would have beaten him, which gives some indication as to how good he was.