Comments Thread For: Measured Against All Time: Prince Naseem Hamed

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I don't get the Arturo Gatti example. It should be pretty understandable why he's in the HOF.

Gatti was a glorified club fighter who was in a lot of exciting fights against people of his own level.

Naz was a world class fighter who won all four world titles at his weight class and was also constantly in exciting fights.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Prince naseem is a no brainer for the HOF. Only haters or people that dksab would say otherwise..

The dude was an undefeated, thrilling, unified champ and made the featherweight division a glamour division due to all the money and publicity prince brought to the game..

Dude isn't an ATG, but def a HOFer

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

Gatti was a glorified club fighter who was in a lot of exciting fights against people of his own level.

Naz was a world class fighter who won all four world titles at his weight class and was also constantly in exciting fights.

So in the end, they're both exciting fighters (with one of them having one of the most memorable trilogies in recent years). I don't see anything wrong with that.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

So in the end, they're both exciting fighters (with one of them having one of the best trilogies in recent years). I don't see anything wrong with that.

One was only exciting fighter. The other was an exciting fighter who was also the best in the world at his weight. Naz was in a different class to Gatti.

[Mr. Punch-Out!!]

One was only exciting fighter. The other was an exciting fighter who was also the best in the world at his weight. Naz was in a different class to Gatti.

So what were his Fight of the Year matches?

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Prince >>>>> gatti

[Plat]

Naseem in his prime vs Pac in his prime...who wins?

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Naseem in his prime vs Pac in his prime...who wins?

Manny would murder him,,, can't fight with your hands down vs manny.. Too fast and powerful, prince would find himself on the canvas..

It would be less competitive than manny-Barrera 1

[jack_the_rippuh]

Soliman studied Hamed.

[Wizardsh]

Seeing how entertaining matches are so important to boxing, making them as much as he did IS an accomplishment.



Wow! Inducting a guy who almost consistently put up great, entertaining boxing matches for the fans makes this the "Clowns of Fame"?

Remember this the next time you ever say anything about a "boring" fight.



You make it seem like the trilogy was all he had going for him. Gatti was always known for putting up entertaining matches even before he fought Mickey Ward. He brought a lot of excitement to the sport, which is very important not only to the fans who watch it (otherwise it wouldn't be "boring fighter" this and that) but also the business itself. It'd be ****** if he WASN'T in the HOF.

Look man the whole point of hof is accomplishments if you let every one in then what's the point? Serioulsy do you actually take hof seriously?

Being a good entertaing fighter doest make you or supposed to make you hof. It takes more then that a special fighter but that is not what the hof is about any more