Just because Pac whooped Barerra doesn't mean he would whoop Naseem Hamed.
Now I would have been on that boat a small while ago but ever since i came back to the forum I really truly started watching Hamed's earlier fights prior to him coming to America and needless to say I was impressed.
Hamed had such ungodly power it was scary and Pacquiao does get hit a lot, I don't stretch to say I think Hamed would knock out Pacquiao. Just on the principle that he comes forward most of the time and he didn't impress me against Solis.
I've read what people said that it's about who you fight too, but at the end of the day, competition or not you cannot doubt Hamed's speed and/or power or even his counter punching in his pre america days. Doesn't matter who he used them against but the fact that he had them and was well schooled in those areas. And they were undoubtably THERE and you can't ignore the fact he had them regardless of who he faced. You look at someone like that guy who knocked out everyone in the first round no one is going around saying who he does it against they say that regardless of that he has true power. So I give that same benefit to Naseem Hamed. regardless of who he fought he had ungodly power and blistering speed.
Now Barerra beat Hamed by taking away his greatest asset, his power, with his counter punching stand back and jab style he also circled away from Hamed's left hand too. In fact I think the one time Hamed got in a huge solid left hand was the moment right prior to Barerra smashing his head into the corner. And now that I look back on it, it may have been a veteran move by Barerra to buy time(not minding the point deduction because he knew he had it won) because I don't think people remember how hard Hamed hit Barerra prior to that moment, because Barerra did look stunned.
However, Pacquiao wouldn't take away Hamed's power, in fact he would more then likely encourage it. I think they would both hit the canvas, but Hamed had that unnatural power that was also a one punch power, and I've never seen Pacquiao "recently" RECENTLY, stop anyone with one punch(Solis the exception) the rest of the time Pacquiao just overwhelmed them with pressure until they finally folded and it has been that way since he came up to featherweight, Hamed had the power to stop someone in a second, and that fate is what I think Pacquiao would endure if decided to go straight at Hamed. And I doubt he is a better counter puncher then Barerra so, I think Hamed would stop him.
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