Thread: Hamed Pleads Guilty !! See Ya....

Former world featherweight champion 'Prince' Naseem Hamed faces jail after he stunned a packed Sheffield Crown Court by pleading guilty to a charge of dangerous driving.

32-year-old Hamed, looking both portly and forlorn in the dock, was given conditional bail. Sentencing will be on May 12th after the case was adjourned for pre-sentence reports.

On May 2nd last year Hamed drove his £313,000 Mercedes SLR into a VW Golf, leaving Brian Burgen, the driver of the Golf, with life-threatening injuries. Mr Burgen's wife Claire was also badly injured in the smash.

Now thankfully out of danger, Mr Burgen was not in court to hear Hamed admit the offence as he was in hospital recovering from his most recent of several operations.

Astonishingly, Hamed's defence barrister, Martin Sharpe, argued that his client should be allowed to keep his driving licence until sentencing.

“He has a number of commitments in the interim which require him to drive, not for his own benefit but for charity.”

The remarkable request was greeted by derisive laughter from the victims' family and friends.

Judge Alan Goldsack QC, responded in barbed terms.

“He can perhaps afford a chauffeur if he needs it.”

The judge spelled out to Hamed that granting him conditional bail was not a sign that he would be treated leniently.

The guilty man was told not to take it as an indication “that you will receive anything other than a custodial sentence.”

By pleading guilty at this early stage, it is likely that the former boxer will receive full credit for his plea and thereby immediately receive a reduction of a third of any sentence handed down to him.

The maximum punishment for dangerous driving in the Crown Court is two years' imprisonment and a minimum of 12 months disqualification from driving.

Hamed, unaccompanied by family or friends, was the first person to leave the court after the hearing but seemed so stunned he couldn't manage to open the double doors outside the courtroom to enable his temporary escape.

Despite both doors being clearly labelled ‘push', Hamed tetchily tugged away until his barrister rescued him.

Presumably he'll have even greater difficulty getting through certain doors after May 12th.

shit! dya reckon his wobbeling around and croutching down defence will help him bend down for the soap when he's in nick?

he got trapped in the court?

For his sake I hope he dosn't do time... otherwise he'll be the prince of mince...

“He has a number of commitments in the interim which require him to drive, not for his own benefit but for charity.”

About a guy that legged it from a crash, Thats taking the absolute piss

im betting all he'll get is a driving ban, BIG fine ((because of his name)) and comunity service as im guessing its his first offence

dye reckon the comeback is completely out of the question now then?

Originally Posted by seagull

Despite both doors being clearly labelled ‘push', Hamed tetchily tugged away until his barrister rescued him.

Presumably he'll have even greater difficulty getting through certain doors after May 12th.

Originally Posted by jbirdy

dye reckon the comeback is completely out of the question now then?

i think its highly unlikely hamed will ever make a return to the ring...

it was to start with any way... Hameds always blown hot air, if he can have a few articles written about himself in the sun/Mirror he can still bring in a bit of money... :P

nice thought though to see him comeback all guns blazin. he'd never get down to feather again though and he would get eaten alive at anything around welter (i reckon thats the lightest he could get to considerin he's walkin around at about 12 and a half stone or somethin.

Despite both doors being clearly labelled ‘push', Hamed tetchily tugged away until his barrister rescued him.


Is he George W (**k*r) Bush in disguise?

Prince of Mince - ha ha excellent!!!

If he goes to prison, he'll really be licked in the ring - but in a slightly different way from what Barrera did!!

Every time I see hamed he looks fatter and fatter? he had fucking Gerbil cheeks in that picture.

Wonder if they'll send him to Nevada so he could share a cell with Ibeabuchi

I think the judge is making a real big example of him, personally I would like to see him do some serious community service (2,000+ hours), after all his financial situation is such, it is practical.

But then again, I was not the one of the people he seriously hurt with his dangerous driving. Perhaps if I was, I would not feel so generous...