Naz was a frightening combination puncher circa 94/95.
True, which also brings me onto my next point. After 95 he was apparently "harder to train" said Brendan Ingle. He basically sat back on the punch power and relied on it much more than when he was hungry for Robinsons title.
Naz was just awesome, man, he won everything in the 90's, and he was just a kid.
Here's his list of achievements in the 90's:
1989/90-
NABC Class A Light-Flyweight Champion
1990-
National Schoolboy Light-Flyweight Champion
Junior ABA Light-Flyweight Champion
Junior Four Nations Light-Flyweight Champion (in Belfast against Damon Kelly)
1992-
Junior ABA Flyweight Champion (with straight KO's, including a 30-second KO of Michael Brodie in the final)
Won his pro debut with a bodyshot
Won his first three pro bouts in Round Two, at Flyweight
1994-
European Bantumweight Champion
1994/95-
WBC International Super-Bantumweight Champion
1995-
WBO Featherweight Champion
1997-
IBF Featherweight Champion
1998-
WBA Featherweight Champion
1999-
WBC Featherweight
And 13 World Title defences, all in the 1990's.
Naz lost fair and square to Dean Pithie at the 1989 Schools, but he didn't lose again until Barrera. So that means he was undefeated in the whole of the 1990's!
Naz lost fair and square to Dean Pithie at the 1989 Schools, but he didn't lose again until Barrera. So that means he was undefeated in the whole of the 1990's!
Naz was fantastic, which is why we need him back on television ASAP. Not only is he good for the sport, but he is also good for the fans that are already there. Hey Juy, I know you have a few contacts in the game. Do you have any contacts in that part of sheffield (or should I say Doncaster Open Prison), or not?
Hmmm, get Hatton to speak to Naz. You have contacts with Hatton somewhere along the line.
But I would like someone to come on here and tell me whether the "comeback" thing is true or not. It seemed like a dead cert in May of last year, when Naz openly announced it to basically everyone and was talking to HBO, but now it seems less likely.
From the pics, he doesn't seem anywhere near fighting weight, unless he's moving up. Is he planning to chase the money fights at higher weights like 130+? Don't know how much success he'll enjoy with guys like Pac, EM, MAB, Juarez, etc.
From the pics, he doesn't seem anywhere near fighting weight, unless he's moving up. Is he planning to chase the money fights at higher weights like 130+? Don't know how much success he'll enjoy with guys like Pac, EM, MAB, Juarez, etc.
He should have one fight at lightweight (first fight back) and then settle in at super-feather.
He could knockout Barrera and Morales, thats not unrealistic because those guys are really slowing. Naz had natural speed, he was born with it. You don't lose that, you lose speed if you had to develop it (and hadn't trained for years, and were in your 30's), but Naz never had to develop it. Naz had that speed at seven seconds old, seven weeks old, seven years old, 17 years old, and he'll have it at 70 years old.
nassem hamed wasnt "awesome" being undefeated and dominating in europe is nothing...he came to america and got dropped 3 times by feather fisted kevin kelly..then ****d by barrera..that goes to show you about the level of composition in europe
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