Lampley making fun of Hamed as he's getting beat up by Barrera

[generalbulldog]

This is the 1st time I've seen this. It looks like it's been edited out when you watch the other HBO versions of the fight. But it's pretty funny.

"And if he loses, it's because it's been written by Allah the 12 rounds you see here suggests that Allah knows how to spell Barrera, b-a-r-r-e-r-a."
-Jim Lampley as Nas is getting his ass kicked by MAB.

Of course George Foreman got angry at Lampley for saying that. But funny as hell.

[Dark Lord Al]

Yea Allah must have had it in for Hamed as well as Marco , he got twatted

[fan johnny]

I didn't really that George was all that upset with Lampley, It seemed more like he was throwing cautions to Lampley about getting a backlash from the Musilm's.

I had a childhood friend that would make his dog bark at black people when they walk be his house. I said to him you had better watch out! He asked why? I said because God has a since of humor. He ended up marrying a black girl.

[Kev]

Good video, made me feel unloved for some reason though, strange?

[Fenster]

Who saw BILBO-LEFTY pop up at the end of that video? What's all that about?

As for Lampey, he was clearly gloating at Naz's allah stuff, which to be fair Naz never shut up about, but that was before 9/11. You'd never hear a mainstream broadcaster mock someones relgious belief like that now

[Master]

George probably got offended because he was taking the mickey out of religion.

[Julius Rain]

Jim can get very wild with his commentating. George was right to try to calm Jim down. Naz is a living idiot it is always fun to watch that fight. Would of been great to see Naz carry on with his career after that lost, so we can see him get beat up some more.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Who saw BILBO-LEFTY pop up at the end of that video? What's all that about?

As for Lampey, he was clearly gloating at Naz's allah stuff, which to be fair Naz never shut up about, but that was before 9/11. You'd never hear a mainstream broadcaster mock someones relgious belief like that now

brought on himself by giving it the whole prayer before the fight thing. tool

[Andre]

I didn't really that George was all that upset with Lampley, It seemed more like he was throwing cautions to Lampley about getting a backlash from the Musilm's.

I had a childhood friend that would make his dog bark at black people when they walk be his house. I said to him you had better watch out! He asked why? I said because God has a since of humor. He ended up marrying a black girl.

Perfect, I love it.

[fan johnny]

I didn't really that George was all that upset with Lampley, It seemed more like he was throwing cautions to Lampley about getting a backlash from the Musilm's.

I had a childhood friend that would make his dog bark at black people when they walk be his house. I said to him you had better watch out! He asked why? I said because God has a since of humor. He ended up marrying a black girl.

Perfect, I love it.

I have got to stop relying on that damn automatic spell checker. "Sense of Humor."

[Manju]

Very interstng dialogue.

It sounded to me that Lampley was mocking Naz's use of religion more that his religion itself.

His tone suggests that Naz uses the phrase "written by Allah" to explain his wins, and goes around saying stuff like; "Allah knows how to spell Hamed." Does anyone know if this is true? I've seen Larry Merchant get upset with Holyfield for stuff like that, so maybe its an issue for this crew.

George's response is interesting. He seemed genuinely mad imo, not simply concerned about violent retaliation aimed at Lampley. This was b/f 911 so I doubt that would be the first thing to come into an American's head.

But George is deeply religious and maybe he's annoyed with Lampley's and Merchants annoyance with the overtly religious. Its interesting that this concern crossed religious disciplines.

i also can't help but think of Ali. George was positioned by the media as the anti-Ali of his day. Ali refused to go to Vietnam but George proudly waved the Flag during the Olympics, the very same Olympics that featured two Black runners saluting the flag with leather fists. As a result, he caught some “Uncle Tom” flack and had long resented the media’s incendiary framing. Ali himself would use the term with anyone who disrespected his conversion to Islam, but I don’t recall him ever saying stuff like that about Foreman.

Either way,given this history, its interesting to see Foreman’s take on the issue all these years later.

[TitoFan]

Lampley didn't like Naseem? So what? I didn't like him either.
Leave him alone, George!

[Manju]

Lampley didn't like Naseem? So what? I didn't like him either.
Leave him alone, George!

If you listen to the tape, particualry the end, you actually agree with Foreman and disagree with Lampley.

[levi#1BoxingFan]

I'm suprised Lampley didn't come out with a "Take that Alah, bang bang...bang bang bang, bang bang bang!" If Muslims are gonna get offended by Lampley's comments then Naz need not make 15 Alah remarks every post fight interview. It goes with the territory.

[CFH]

Jim Lampley is a woman-beating piece of shit and a mediocre commentator.