P4P, Naseem Hamed is the GOAT

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Boxing could use Naz right about now

[Slevin]

Hands down the best entertainer, his interviews were something else.

[paulf]

He never should have fired his trainer.

But I have to say, he defended his various world titles over twenty times. He was going to get bored with boxing at some point. It's a shame he didn't lose a fight earlier in his career to light a spark under him. He was bored and indifferent towards boxing by the time he fought Marco.

People wouldn't be watching Nonito Donaire and Abner today if it hadn't been for The Prince. He deserves the respect for all he did for boxing.

[Vasyl’s dad]

The ring walk was the most annoying and goofy part of his act to me. For entertainment Ali was better to me. Most classic interviews of all time.

And yet, millions enjoyed his goofy ring walks, the garb, the flip into the ring and the dancing. Ali simply walking into the ring had no entertainment value at all.

It's been mentioned already, Ali.

His words went beyond the sport of boxing. Even today, he could still stop traffic. He was far more eloquent and his social and cultural impact is still felt today.

Hamed would get a ticket for loitering.

Cultural impact?

When did this become about cultural impact? It never did. Its strictly about the entertainment value. Hamed put on a show from front to end. Ali didn't.

[jucava]

i didnt even know who hamed was till like a few months ago and when i read the thread title, i was like damn this dude must be high.

[Vadrigar.]

Misleading title.

[Check_hooks]

Did he fight any hall of famers? Besides MAB but he lost that fight. Its easy to clown around and make faces when your fighting bums.

[studentofthegam]

He never should have fired his trainer.

But I have to say, he defended his various world titles over twenty times. He was going to get bored with boxing at some point. It's a shame he didn't lose a fight earlier in his career to light a spark under him. He was bored and indifferent towards boxing by the time he fought Marco.

People wouldn't be watching Nonito Donaire and Abner today if it hadn't been for The Prince. He deserves the respect for all he did for boxing.

Its not a real good excuse for a guy to all of a sudden lose interest when youre fighting the best fighter of your whole career. Youre not alone in that thought. Sometimes I feel like if he hadnt done all the dancing and dumb **** people wouldnt be so quick to make up excuses for him. Its a mystery in boxing that is never to be solved. Do you honestly think anyone would give Morales the same excuses? No, not even his fans including me. We just say Pac beat the **** out of him. The rules seem to change for the goof.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Its not a real good excuse for a guy to all of a sudden lose interest when youre fighting the best fighter of your whole career. Youre not alone in that thought. Sometimes I feel like if he hadnt done all the dancing and dumb **** people wouldnt be so quick to make up excuses for him. Its a mystery in boxing that is never to be solved. Do you honestly think anyone would give Morales the same excuses? No, not even his fans including me. We just say Pac beat the **** out of him. The rules seem to change for the goof.

He didnt just suddenly lose interest before the Barrera fight. His career was already on a downward spiral long before that. Leaving Frank Warren and putting all his brothers in charge of his career. Sacking Brendan Ingle and having 2 trainers who would take turns and talk over each other in the corner

[Uturn]

He was one of a kind in terms of a boxing show-man, he had chrisma, character, and was different from the average boxer. Loved watching the guy when I was kid, never creased to amaze me. He had awesome explosive power and reflexes.