How good was Hamed??was he overated or was he really that good?

[Larry the boss]

Thats probably my favourite fight ever. Cant believe you've never seen it.

see he got floored in the 1st,more because he was backing str8 up squared up

[MARKΒNLV]

see he got floored in the 1st,more because he was backing str8 up squared up

Is that you Manny Steward? Angelo Dundee? Freddy Roach? Because that's some very impressive, genius-level technical understanding you have right there.

[Larry the boss]

This is a boxing forum, we should watch more boxing and not create 500 ****** threads every day.

aight bruh guess you're in a bad mood today,moving on

[Larry the boss]

Is that you Manny Steward? Angelo Dundee? Freddy Roach? Because that's some very impressive, genius-level technical understanding you have right there.

whats your issue today man??why do you seem so angry? oh snap you aint my homie you mocking his name.....ignore

[SonOfCuba]

super over rated.

[Phil Ivey]

Exactly what I was about to say. Naz's head wasnt in that fight either.

I'm a big fan of Naz but this is just nonsense, it was nothing due to his own fault so mentioning these petty excuses like Berto saying his head wasn't right etc - he got schooled and retired afterwards after a real test presented itself.

He brought huge attention to the lighter divisions and had ATG punching power, other than that he's nothing more than a very good fighter who's a step lower than his foes Marquez, Barrera and Morales.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

see he got floored in the 1st,more because he was backing str8 up squared up

All of his knockdowns were basically because of balance issues. He was never hurt in his entire career

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I'm a big fan of Naz but this is just nonsense, it was nothing due to his own fault so mentioning these petty excuses like Berto saying his head wasn't right etc - he got schooled and retired afterwards after a real test presented itself.

He brought huge attention to the lighter divisions and had ATG punching power, other than that he's nothing more than a very good fighter who's a step lower than his foes Marquez, Barrera and Morales.

Of course it was his own fault. I would also blame some of the people around him but of course, he hired them. Watch this documentary. Hes clearly a man whos mind is not on the job.



And he retired because he had chronic hand problems and had massed a huge amount of wealth. I dont think he retired over Barrera. It wasnt like he got beat up.

[Larry the boss]

All of his knockdowns were basically because of balance issues. He was never hurt in his entire career

I see he liked to switch up alot,very fast tho,and liked to slip shots rather then block had great power....dude had a personality to i see..lol

[prinzemanspopa]

Naseem Hamed was the single greatest thing to ever happen to boxing in Britain.He brought the level of showmanship and entertainment that no other fighter previous or since has brought.And the fact that he's still able to stir up emotions almost a decade after his last fight is proof of the huge impact he made on this sport.You either love him or hate him - there is no in-between.



Technically,a very flawed fighter that wouldn't have made it past the journeyman level circuit if not for the tremendous punching power and physical gifts that he possessed.But he had great reflexes,had a diverse arsenal of punches,used a variety of angles and was able to generate alot of power from the most awkward of those angles.



His finest effort was unquestionably against a very solid pro in Steve Robinson,as he picked him apart and gradually broke him down over the course of the fight.This performance was in stark contrast to the later version of Hamed,who had regressed into a largely stationary puncher.Hamed picked his shots against Robinson,used movement when necessary,constantly switched stances and put together his punches rather than simply loading up on every single shot.



An incredibly lazy man that earned too much too soon and became complacent and undisciplined because of it.An obvious waste of talent for somebody that had already accomplished alot in the sport anyway.