P4P who was better: Nasem Hamed or Ricky Hatton?

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yep very interesting. Both great fighters who knocked on the door of the elite but came up short when it mattered.

I have to admit I can't decide either way

I don't think Hamed got 'found out' as badly as Hatton did. He just deidn't have the 'sack' to come back after the defeat. With a different gameplan he could potentially have beaten MAB.

lol don't start.

Yeh coz losing twice to Junior I'm wank' Jones made MAB unbeatable

I always said since 1994 that if Naz ever fought MAB he would be shown up and I was right and not surprsied. BUT with the right gameplan he 'Could' have beaten MAB.

Junior Jones was very good in his prime, he also beat Orlando Canizales who was past his prime but still and impressive win.

Junior Jones's downfall was his chin and lack of motivation, but at his best he could very easily upset Naseem Hamed he had a great jab and a heck of a right hand.

As for the topic there actually both quite similar in a few ways, when they both first went to the USA they both had real problems. Ricky Hatton with Luis Collazo, Naseem Hamed with Kevin Kelley.

Both men never truly recovered from there first loss, although atleast Ricky Hatton had a few decent wins unlike Naseem Hamed.

But its hard to seperate them, Naseem Hamed probably had the slightly better resume. But Ricky Hatton had Kostya Tszyu who was better than anyone on Naseem Hamed's win sheet.

They were both dominant at one weightclasses, but Naseem Hamed made more title defenses and was dominant for a longer period.

And if they fought P4P, i think Naseem Hamed would blast Ricky Hatton out of there.