Revisiting Barrera vs Hamed

[J !]

cheers, and exactly then he made his money and the ego took over, split from ingle and his training and boxing suffered.

still doesnt take away from MAB's masterclass though.

[as214]

Good point JPW

He was nowhere near the same fighter against MAB , that he was against the likes of Medina, Johnson, Kelly ingle etc.

Stop making excuses man .. Come on I'm sick of this ****.. Between Tito and the trunks and Naseem .. look *****, Nas is a punk.. He had no heart or character.. He didnt seek a rematch with Barerra because he was a bully that got exposed.. Barerra was the best , smartest fighter that he had ever fought!! STOP WITH THE EXCUSES!!!! Tito ans Naseem rank amongst the most overrated fighters of this generation!!

[J !]

stop ranting and do some reading mate.

[scap]

I just rewatched it today for the first time since it happened. I did it because I havent seen the Prince in so long and it's good to go back and watch old film to remember what guys look like. Here is what I noticed:

MAB clearly won the fight but it wasnt a all out dominant performance like I remembered. I thought he killed the Prince but the Prince actually had some moments and won a few rounds. I thought he won like 4 rounds but I didnt all the way keep track. People made it seem like MAB dominated him but he really didnt that much. I noticed how the ultimate warrior Barrera showed Hamed the ultimate respect. He didnt want to brawl for nothing and stayed on the outside in kind of a punk way if you ask me. He was clearly out boxing the Prince but he didnt land that many hard shots. Most of the punches looked far worst because of the Prince's style of keeping his hands down and always being off balance. The Prince was also bigger then I remebered.

I heard Foreman talking about how the Prince is keeping his hands down by his side the whole fight but Barrera still wont run in and try to hit him or catch him. If MAB fought Hamed like he fights most of the time then I think the Prince KO's him. Im a guy with a good eye and I can notice things in bad situations. Most would say that the Prince stinks and was exposed by MAB. However I came away thinking that the Prince if actually more talented then Barrera but just had a bad style. I think if he had a great trainer that would teach him to be more orthodox then he could be a top pound for pound guy and easily one of the best out there and maybe all time. I think the Prince would kill Pac Man and I love Chico but I actually think that he would KO Chico also

This dude had mad talent and power. I forgot how good he was and I wasnt even a fan of his but just watching him in his worst fight I could see that this kid had tremendous talent and if Barrera didnt fight the way he never has then he wouldnt have won. He has never fought that way. That was around the time when Barrera turned into a boxer but even as a boxer he never showed anyone the respect he showed Hamed. He didnt over commit for nothing. It was kind of like Oscar vs Tito. Most thought Oscar was schooling him but I thought he was mostly running even in the early rounds. It's different if thats your style like Spinks or Sweet Pea but if you are a fighter like MAB and Oscar was then that is like running. Take the Tito and Hopkins fight. Hopkins boxed but he still managed to trade alot with Tito. Oscar didnt and neither did MAB unless he was really sure that Hamed couldnt land back. I wish I could see dude fight again. Boxing need guys with different personalites like that. How great would it be to see him hone his skills and fight Pac, Morales, Chico, Castillo, and others?

Am I the first one to catch this **** or what?

You think Hamed would KO CHico and kill Pacman...based off of what? His up and down brawls with the Flushing Flash and Augie "zero chin" Sanchez???

Chico would put baby Hamed in a god dman body bag, what the **** are you thinking...Diego is pushing 6 god damn feet tall and Hamed barely breaqks 5 feet, it is as big a mismatch as you will find.

Now with PAc, at least Hamed has a tiny chance but the straight left would land all day long and he would most likely be punished by the PAc...how do you know that Hamed can take serious shots and come back...are you basing it on his fight with Paul Ingle...trust me Ingle is no Pac Man...

As for Hamed's style, it often time ****** and was not set up to win at the elite level of the sport...as you stated many of MAB's punches were not flush, it was the off balance Prince that made them look flush, your right, absolutely right-but watch all Prince fights, he always flies around like a ****** when some fighter barely catches him.

Mab fought cautiously because Prince can punch but to even think for 1 damn second that Chico or Pac Man would be thrashed by the tiny prince is ridiculous and suggests to me that you need to not just watch HAmed's fight with MAB but his ones with Ingle, Bungu, Sanchez, Kelly etc.

He was a good pucnher who did not have the style to beat elite fighters, elite fighters will make the Prince look ****** every time, why the hell do you think we have not seen him since? (Callist does not count)

[SnoopySmurf]

Good point JPW

He was nowhere near the same fighter against MAB , that he was against the likes of Medina, Johnson, Kelly ingle etc.

None of those guys are of Barrera's skill level. He made Naseem look like a baffoon in the ring. Even full nelsoned Nadeem into the post.

[as214]

None of those guys are of Barrera's skill level. He made Naseem look like a baffoon in the ring. Even full nelsoned Nadeem into the post.

That was fuc*ing hilarious!! Where was his Allah there? Running his mouth like a little bitc*!! Ingle said Naseem wasnt confident , he always doubted himself.. All that BS before a fight was nervous energy..

[SnoopySmurf]

Barrera hit Naseem so hard, his ear folded.



Barrera Akhbar! (Barrera is Great!!!)

[MetalVomit]

Barrera hit Naseem so hard, his ear folded.



Barrera Akhbar! (Barrera is Great!!!)

Amen, Barrera is better than Hamed. Case Closed. The only ones coming up with excuses for Naz seem to be the british people on here.

[DLT]

"He didnt want to brawl for nothing and stayed on the outside in kind of a punk way if you ask me."

You yourself are a "Mayweather defender", don't you think PBF will fight this way vs. Gatti?

First off I didnt put that Mayweather **** on here, someone else did but I dont know hot to take it off or really care.

Second if you read my whole post then you will see where I say it's ok for guys who fight that way anyway but not a so called brawling warrior like MAB

[DLT]

That was fuc*ing hilarious!! Where was his Allah there? Running his mouth like a little bitc*!! Ingle said Naseem wasnt confident , he always doubted himself.. All that BS before a fight was nervous energy..

Are you a young clown or what. Dont make fun of people's religon like that because it's not funny. Thats what the guy who calls the fight said and Foreman told him off about it