Nigel Benn on Naseem Hamed

[BrooklyniteQueen]

Marquez was beaten by Norwood which blew his shot to face Hamed anyway.

[The_Mac10]

Please.

Hamed could have fought him before that.

Besides, Marquez was Hamed's mandatory before that loss. I think. The info's out there, I know Hamed ducked him at one point. He relinquished a belt to avoid him actually.

[BIG H]

Please.

Hamed could have fought him before that.

Besides, Marquez was Hamed's mandatory before that loss. I think. The info's out there, I know Hamed ducked him at one point. He relinquished a belt to avoid him actually.

I just don't see how fighting Marquez would've improved Hamed's stock circa 97/98. He didn't hold a belt, hadn't fought for a title, had no notable scalps, and just generally wasn't mixing at the highest level at that time. Why would Hamed duck him ??

[The_Mac10]

He didn't hold a belt but he was Naseem's MANDATORY. Don't you get that? You say Hamed didn't duck anyone but he ducked Marquez.

Of course, in light of what we know now about Marquez (and even if you watch Marquez circa-98,99 you can see quality) had Hamed taken him on props would be due.

He hadn't fought for a belt because he was working his way up Hamed's rankings. When he was finally installed as mandatory, he didn't get his chance. Not through fault of his own, of course.

Naz, I feel, ultimately looked for flaws in his opponents. He liked choosing battle weary, ageing fighters, fighters who he felt he could toy with, fighters he felt were too simple, too unimaganitive for his wild style. Marquez wasn't. He was a textbook Mexican box-fighter who Hamed would have rather body swerved.

[AdamGB]

Espinosa - over the hill!!!

When did that stop him?

[The_Mac10]

Espinosa - over the hill!!!

When did that stop him?

Ha!

[pacdog]

Thanks someone for mentioning keving the flushing flash kelly dropped him 3 times, naz to me always looked horrendous in their he fought mosly over seas he got demolished by barrera and would have gotten demolished by morrales, and I cant even find the word for the domnation he would have gotten form pacquio, while were at it rock juarez could have beat him... who else oh that dude that pac had a draw with and who else let me think..

[BIG H]

Espinosa - over the hill!!!

When did that stop him?

I refer the right honourable gentleman to the response I gave some moments ago

[LegendBoxing65]

I am not sure who I think was better , Naz or Benn. My pick would probably be Benn. The guy had wars. He was talked about as an opponent of Thomas Hearns and Ray Leonard. I loved his fight with Watson even though he lost, but then he beat Barklay and Dewitt and fought Eubanks. I just think Benn was an incredible fighter. Naz was more attitude than fighter, but Benn was all fighter. His punching is up there with Julian Jackson and Thomas Hearns and John Mugabi. They all have different punching styles, but all of them punched too hard for most guys.

[WWatt]

Nige and Naz were the shit, both of them.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I love Benn too, but remember when he and Eubank did the TV special and Toney was with Mickey Rourke via satellite. Benn tried to put Toney in his place by realing off his list of American conquests and Toney laughed at him that was pretty funny.

Wasn't that the one with Jonathan Ross where it ended by Toney tearing his earpiece out and just walking away. Eubank sat in silence and when wossy pressed chris on what he thought of toney he made some comment like "the man just insulted my mother...he doesn't even know her"

In the end Benn and Eubank shook hands and Benn whipsrede something in Eubanks ear.

Amusing

Haha, fook me, thats a chilodhood memory id forgot!

I remember Eubank saying "why is he dithrethpecting my mother?" Haha.....

At least Benn was prepared to give some mouth back. Would of been funny if those two had actually signed for a fight

[ICB]

Thanks someone for mentioning keving the flushing flash kelly dropped him 3 times, naz to me always looked horrendous in their he fought mosly over seas he got demolished by barrera and would have gotten demolished by morrales, and I cant even find the word for the domnation he would have gotten form pacquio, while were at it rock juarez could have beat him... who else oh that dude that pac had a draw with and who else let me think..

try saying something atleast nice about one english boxer all ive seen from ur posts u dissed calzaghe and u diss english boxers in general atleast there getting in there risking there ass and getting pounded and risking there life

[X]

Despite being born in London and having Italian parents ...... Calzaghe is Welsh now !!!!!

Stop calling him English !!!! (like pretending Dewi Morris was English)