Prime Naseem Hamed vs Prime Marco Anthonio Barerra

[sandyvahra]

Uhh this fight happened. Hamed was unbeaten at the time & got a schooling.

[The_Demon]

Uhh this fight happened. Hamed was unbeaten at the time & got a schooling.

maybe you should read more than just the title next time

[princemanspoper]

It would never have happened.barerra and morales ducked naseem hamed for over three years before barerra inally caught him at the right time

all barerra exposed to the casual viewer was that naseem hamed had seriously declined and anyone who knows a damn thing aout boxing will tell you the exact same thing

he achieved so much in such a short time had millions in the bank and his bitter departure from brendan Ingle proved to be a long and slow decline to his career

there is a documentary called "little prince,big fight" pretty much shows you hamed at the very end of his decline

if they had fought in their primes nonethless then hamed would have knocked glass jaw barerra out,junior jones did it to a prime barerra and so would hamed

and yes it's true barerra used anabolic steroids from the period 1999-2002 which are considered to be his greatest boxing years


you do the math

[F l i c k e r]

Barerra, he just had hamed sorted.

Also barerra has an immense chin

Barrera pulled a WWE and UFC. Threw Hamed's head into the turnbuckle and did some ground and pound.

I think a prime Hamed would take a win. Unless people believe Hamed got ruined by MAB. lol

[The Gully Gad]

Barrera pulled a WWE and UFC. Threw Hamed's head into the turnbuckle and did some ground and pound.

I think a prime Hamed would take a win. Unless people believe Hamed got ruined by MAB. lol

lol

At one point i thought we were gonna see the full mount from Barrera

Yeh i kinda have to lean towards Hamed winning in his prime

[princemanspoper]

yes and take that human **** fighting **** out of a boxing forum,not everyone appreciates two half naked sweaty men grappling for dominant position

[Cotto Rules]

It looked like Hamed didn't like Steward, i don't know why. Look at this interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G_vmGU-ooA (1:12)

If he had a trainer he could listen to( like a Mayweather) he would have probably done better against Barrera. But with should have, would have, could have, we can change the result of every fight. If Foreman would have fought Ali at 100%, if the ref of Tyson/ Douglas would have made the count correctly, if Holmes would have fought Tyson in his prime, if Ortiz wouldn't have quit against Maidana,etc...

[IMDAZED]

Hamed was in his prime - at the peak of his powers when he fought Barrera. He lost. And nothing in that fight suggested he could ever do **** to Barrera in his "other" prime.

[Cotto Rules]

Why did Hamed retire after the Barrera fight?? Morales wasn't a possible fight ?

[Miburo]

Once again the mythic concept of "prime" enters upon the stage. Fighters are apparently over the hill by age 27 now.

Here's a wild and shocking claim: all versions of Hamed lose handily.

At no point in his career did Hamed have the ability to adapt strategies during the course of a fight. He always relied on his power and reflexes alone to carry him through any tough spots he got into, and when they failed him there was no substance to fall back on. He had reached the limit of success his style could carry him to.

Barrera on the other hand was a true professional: he suffered some hard defeats, adjusted his style, and came back a better fighter even though he was older by the standards of the lower weight classes.