Prime Naseem Hamed vs Prime Marco Anthonio Barerra

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Yes it was the IBO which i believe Barrera vacated or something can't remeber exactly. End of the day Naz held 3 out of 4 belts and would have held the WBA belt if not for dumb boxing politics beating many former and current World champs on the way to clearing a division.

[Allucard]

no hating but barrera takes it. i think hamed is really not in his class imo. barrera was too much of a boxer for hamed and he would and was in counter land all night even if he could get off. timing is the single most important thing about that fight.

[mindreader]

they were both in there prime

People need think before they make a thread

[rod_serrs]

Hamed was like 27 when this fight happened. What was his prime? This is usually the age in where boxers are really at their best and take the big fights. Hamed in my opinion just didn't have the style to beat Barrera.

[NakiFan]

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Yeah, Only American fighters, like Tyson are allowed to finish their prime in their mid 20's

[IMDAZED]

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Yeah, Only American fighters, like Tyson are allowed to finish their prime in their mid 20's

At what point did Hamed's prime end?

[street bully]

At what point did Hamed's prime end?

IMO Hameds prime was 1996ish. I think he was sliding by the time he fought Barerra hence him struggling with Sanchez right before, and Calvo right after.

[IMDAZED]

IMO Hameds prime was 1996ish. I think he was sliding by the time he fought Barerra hence him struggling with Sanchez right before, and Calvo right after.

So he began falling off at 22? What happened????

[NakiFan]

Hamed stopped training, became more of a star and less of a boxer. He would come into fights thinking he had a right to victory.

He was being trained by his brothers who were yes men, hwho sat there and said he looked amazing as he did average pad work.

Basically he just stopped being hungry and working hard, and it showed.

[princemanspoper]

Naz could beat Morales/Pac but have problems with Marquez imo was widely reported he ducked Marquez a bit he called out Morales/Barrera all the time tho.

Marquez was offered his shot in summer 2000 and the by far the biggest payday of his career and he and him team turned it down claiming "it was not worth it" and fought Daniel Jimenez while hamed fought augie sanchez