Was Naseem Hamed really that good?

[The_Demon]

he was a pretty special fighter
speed reflexes and incredible power
at his best not many guys could have given him trouble,let alone beat him
i expect people too disagree,because hes british and retired soon after his first loss,but he was a special fighter

[D-MiZe]

He was so good, RJJ wanted to be like him.

[Dynamite Kid]

You got a lot of IFs going on , the only actual look in this class was Barrera and he made Naz look amateur , that bunch all kick his butt because they are all a class above .

It does not matter how good you are if you get hit on the chin, and Morales has been hurt by lesser punches than Hamed and he was not that easy to hit either. Marquez chin would not hold up against Hamed imo.

[Dynamite Kid]

Its just not realistic to say Hamed would lose to all of Pac, Morales, Marquez.

Medina, Johnson, Kelly, Ingle, McCullough, Bungu were all good fighters.


How many title defences had Tom Johnson had before Hamed knocked him out?

Junior Jones beat Barrera 2x, Ingle beat Jones down in a war (great fight) Ingle went chasing Hamed after having a little success, where did it get him ? canvased thats were it got him.

Bungu beat McKinney and i dont think he had ever been knocked out till Naz starched him. Mckinney starched Jones in 4 on the Hamed/ Kelly undercard and he went to war with Barrera.


People act like Hamed beat nobody when he did, he also won or 4 belts.

[Silkstone]

Naz really was that good. He really was. I was never a fan of his personality, and I think the pomp & circumstance that went into a few of his ring entrances was disgraceful. You can't argue with his talent though - not to mention his fantastic punching power. Naz was special, no bones about it. ...but Damn I was happy when MAB schooled him. Read the article about him quitting due to brittle hands - that's a shame as I think we could have had quite a few more years of entertainment out of the guy. He did great things for the lower weights, and I think that's not to be overlooked either.

[Oriachim]

You all say Barrera embarrased him but he only lost by 3 rounds, not like when Hatton lost to mayweather by like 9 rounds....

[Silkstone]

You all say Barrera embarrased him but he only lost by 3 rounds, not like when Hatton lost to mayweather by like 9 rounds....

Personally I had it 6 rounds to 3 for Floyd going into the tenth, maybe with one round even, I was undecided. However, considering Naz' flash, his attitude, and his aura of invincibility, even that fact that he could be touched was an embarrassment. Did he fight a poor fight? No. Was his performance embarrassing? No. Was Hamed humiliated, personally, by the outcome.? You bet.

[bojangles1987]

They wouldn't wipe the floor with him, but Barrera did beat him easily and Morales and Pac would beat him as well. Naseem would have embarrassed the Pac who beat Barrera in the first fight though. With his natural physical tools Hamed would have beaten anybody had he taken boxing more seriously, but he was so dominant he didn't ever have to.

[JOM'S]

i know hamed was good but, A CLASS or two below MAB, EM, JMM and PAC, I dont see him beating anyone of these four, they are not just class A fighters all four has class A chins, marquez's recovery is phenomenal ...

[zojo]

i know hamed was good but, A CLASS or two below MAB, EM, JMM and PAC, I dont see him beating anyone of these four, they are not just class A fighters all four has class A chins, marquez's recovery is phenomenal ...

its a shame because out of these fighters hamed was the most naturally talented but didn't have the same dicipline those fighters had.