if you breakdown hameds record in hindsight its impressive. between 1995 and 2001 he fought the following:

robinson,lawal,alicea,medina,molina,johnson,hardy, cabrera,badillio, kelley,vasquez,mccullough,ingle,soto, bungu,sanchez and barrera.

16 defences against anyone is damn impressive. medina was a fine fighter who would win the title yet again. the title win against robinson was a boxing masterclass, johnson was a respected champion, vasquez at the time was recognised as number 1 in the division. bungu was a good super bantamweight champion coming off a win over danny romero.

breaking down the record. even his poorer performances he was winning decisively. mccullough and soto spring to mind.

defintely the best feather of the 90s who deserves to at least have a legacy