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by Cliff Rold - It’s been over a dozen years since he made his final flashy ring walk, threw his last wild lead uppercut, scored his final victory.
It’s been a little more than half those many years that voters have had to ask the question: was he a Hall of Famer?
So far, the answer has been no.
In a year without a ton of obvious new candidates, is this the year that changes?
Even with the passage of time, no one has forgotten Prince Naseem Hamed. The ethnic Yemeni, born in Sheffield, took the British boxing scene by storm in the 1990s with a rare combination of speed, reflexes, and prodigious power. He turned his attention to the rest of the world and kept winning. His style was his own, one of the rare men who makes wrong work out right. For the better part of six years, he was the straw the stirred the drink at Featherweight.
And then he was gone.
As the page turns towards the class of 2015, it’s time to take a closer look.
How good was Naseem Hamed, measured against all-time? [Click Here To Read More]
It’s been a little more than half those many years that voters have had to ask the question: was he a Hall of Famer?
So far, the answer has been no.
In a year without a ton of obvious new candidates, is this the year that changes?
Even with the passage of time, no one has forgotten Prince Naseem Hamed. The ethnic Yemeni, born in Sheffield, took the British boxing scene by storm in the 1990s with a rare combination of speed, reflexes, and prodigious power. He turned his attention to the rest of the world and kept winning. His style was his own, one of the rare men who makes wrong work out right. For the better part of six years, he was the straw the stirred the drink at Featherweight.
And then he was gone.
As the page turns towards the class of 2015, it’s time to take a closer look.
How good was Naseem Hamed, measured against all-time? [Click Here To Read More]
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