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Quote Originally Posted by TYSONBRUNO
One elite featherweight for a start Barrera was coming up from Superbantam and what about Boom Boom Johnson who was featherweight number 1 when Naz fought him ko round 8 Johnson was never the same again after that beating. Kevin Kelley only one defeat, Manuel Medina former world champ knocked down 3 times packs in can't take anymore yet went on to win 2 more world titles and beat Scott Harrison.Paul Ingle a good feather weight ko 11 a solid pressure fighter who went on and won IBF title against Medina and defended against and stopped Junior Jones ,Cesar Soto was a scrappy fight but he was WBC champ Naz won UD12.Wayne McCullough UD12 and Naz schooled him better than Morales,Bungu ko4 all these guys ive mentioned so far were all top 10 fighters so how was Barrera his first elite
All those guys were good but Barrera is a different level . This what I think of Hameds reign

Robinson - Still one of his best displays I think . He was loose and confident all the way through . Steadily broke down Steves defence and finished it in style
Lawal - - What was the point ? A joke of a fight and it turned out to be a predictable farce
Alicea - Good fight . I like to see young kids go at it instead of guys on the way down .Nas had to concentrate after the knockdown but once he did he proved he was a class above
Medina - One of Naseems hardest fights . Whether or not he had a cold , he was still beating one of the top fighters who went on to win the world title a couple of times . He made him quit too so that was a top win for Nas in hindsight
Molina - Easy nights work against an overmatched opponent . Nas was back in his comfort zone but after afew scares in his last 2 fights he probably needed a confidence restorer and an impressive win before the big 1 . . .
Tom Johnson - Imo This was Nas at his best . May not have been his best display but he was focused throughout and needed to be. Johnson was at the end of a great reign but he floored Nas at the end of the 3rd ( not counted ) and bought more to the table in terms of class than every other Nas victim . Nas youth and power won it for him in a top fight
Billy Hardy- The sunderland fighter was way out of his league and shouldnt have been in there but he earnt his chance and Nas could only beat the guys they put infront of him
Cabrera- - Another 2 round blowout against an overmatched opponent . Nas probably abit annoyed he couldnt drop his man this time
Badillo- Great showmanship from Nas this night and the cracks emerged with Ingle around this time. Again he couldnt drop his man but Nas didnt lose a round and was looking like a top p4p fighter with the clinical ease in which he dispatched his opponent
Kevin Kelley - Great fight . They say Nas was exposed and his rep went down but he rocked Madison square garden that night . It was a case of a younger puncher beating an older puncher .Nas had youth on his side and that extra bit of dexterity . What a fight though . There should have been a rematch . One thing Nas' career lacked
Wilfredo Vasquez - Nas had to work hard for this fight . Any lapse in concentartion he paid for but that break in the ropes benefitted him cuz at a time Wilfredo was starting to get into it abit . Nas though found the shots in the end .
Wayne Mccullough - All the distarctions with Ingle , Jetlag etc resulted in a bad display from Nas . He got caught by silly shots and when he realised his power didnt work with Wayne he settled for an easy win . Crowd werent happy and it was a poor fight
Paul Ingle - Even though Paul hadnt done much , this is the type of fight we needed to see Hamed in . A younger guy for a change with passion . Ingle kept coming all night and in round 10 looked like he could stop Nas . Nas' corner was missing Ingle but had Suarez and Stewart which may have had something to do with it but I doubt it . Nas'power got him out of jail but this game seemed to be getting harder for him
Caesar Soto - Another unimpressive display abroad . Nas could have been dq'd and the action was scrappy but Soto was 1 Mexican who couldnt cut off a ring and allowed Nas to pull away on the cards .
Vuyani Bungu - Everyone got carried away with this cuz Nas re stated his credentials against a name but basically Bungu was an old fighter in a new weight division vs a puncher . it was always on the cards .
Augie Sanchez - - Just like Alicea and Ingle when Nas is in with a young guy with ambition he struggles . Augie did a decent job of protecting his chin and floored Nas ( not counted ) but Hamed found the answers in a great fight that he wasnt given credit for . They said that when Hamed gets hurt he fogets all he's been taught but from what I saw I think he went back to what he does best and it won him the fight
Marco Antonio Barrera - This guy was leagues above everyone else Nas had fought , he had the answer to anything Hamed tried and was just too good plain and simple. Barrera was one guy Nas should have avoided . He should have gone after Erik or someone he'd have a chance of hitting . Barrera gave him no chance . No shame in losing to an all time great though
Manuel Calvo - Nas had lost it by this time. Whether it was his money or whether it was his heart wasnt in it anymore . Whatever reason Calvo fiddled his way through 12 rounds and it was abit sad to see the British crowd turn their back on Hamed after all the great fights h'ed given them . Ever since Calvo Nas has talked of coming back but we all know it aint happening . I think he's been waiting for Barrera to retire .
great posting bRo, you really know ur boxing huh.