to be or not to be..the comeback of naseem hamed

**skel1983** · 03-23-2006 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by X

I am not convinced that he did fight any good fighters - I thought that Kevin Kelley was erratic and chinny, McCollough was finished as a credible fighter by then - offering courage and a great chin, but not much else - Medina was an old war horse who had been fighting since he was about 15. Robinson was a journeyman.

Mind you, I will concede that Barrerra was a great fighter and not just a good one.

Exactly, Naz was a world class fighter there is no two ways about it, juist because he got beat by top 5 best fighter in any weight over the last ten years means he isnt World Class, when his head was right he was defintly world class, and beat guys like Johnson- Robinson so easily who were the World Champions in them fights with Naz.

There is arguments against any fighter everyone likes to have a dig when a guy is beaton, but there is no way Naz was not World Class.

Medina was fighting since he was 15 and

So was Barrera wasnt he, Medina went on and beat some good names after Naz including another World Title.

**pacfan** · 03-24-2006 01:05 AM

His loss against Barrera wasn't that embarassing; nothing big happened in that fight (when I say nothing big, I mean something like knockdowns or maybe a slug-out). That usually happens when two fighters respect each other too much (remember Barrera, unlike his usual self, took a counterpuncher's stance throughout the fight and I have a feeling that that's what he's going to do when he fights Pacquiao again). Same thing with the Mayweather Jr. and Castillo fights, they respected each other just a little too much so they didn't come forward as they usually do.

And about Hamed coming back at 33 years old or so, hmm --- I don't know...

**Wacko3205** · 03-24-2006 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by X

I am not convinced that he did fight any good fighters - I thought that Kevin Kelley was erratic and chinny, McCollough was finished as a credible fighter by then - offering courage and a great chin, but not much else - Medina was an old war horse who had been fighting since he was about 15. Robinson was a journeyman.

It's easy to discount a man's record & his opponents after the fact...but back then...the fighters I mentioned were not jokes...they were issuers of the ole' beat down.

Originally Posted by X

Mind you, I will concede that Barrerra was a great fighter and not just a good one.

Originally Posted by X

Agreed...but the other fighters were more than just good fighters. Come on now.