Barrera vs. Princess Hamed

[Dark Lord Al]

Barrera seemed to genuinely hate Hamed, I loved the little touch by Barrera toward the end of the 12th round when he escorts Princess to a corner and jams her head into the turnbuckle. It was pretty obvious that Hamed wasn't prepared for what MAB brought to the dance.

Highlights:

thanks for the vid , hahah i had forgotten how much I hated Hamed and how good that fight was.

[GAME]

Hameds style may have worked better vs Marquez or Morales but we'll never know. Erik was more open to punches than Marco and Marquez back when he was losing to guys like Norwood couldnt take a shot as well as Marco and may have to get off the floor afew times like he did against Pac if Nas landed clean.

We never got to see those fights because the loss took alot from Nas. Once that Aura left him and he realised his god would allow him to lose then he didnt want to risk it again with anyone better than Manuel Calvo but as we saw in his farewell fight the fans wouldnt stand for that and booed him into retirement. Sad way for a great story to end.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

It was the right plan executed to a T.

Morales would have come to scrap. Not sure about Marquez.

[armyash]

Well done to MAB for the great win but that was not the Prince on form!

[GAME]

It was the right plan executed to a T.

Morales would have come to scrap. Not sure about Marquez.

Agreed. Morales would have gone to war and that would have either spelled bad news for Hamed or it would have played right into his hands. Zahir Raheem was a southpaw without Hameds power but fundamentally he may have been better than the prince even though he had nowhere near the same success. I think Raheem got Morales at the right time. He was coming off the Pac win but still in decline IMO.

[Gonzo13]

Hameds style may have worked better vs Marquez or Morales but we'll never know. Erik was more open to punches than Marco and Marquez back when he was losing to guys like Norwood couldnt take a shot as well as Marco and may have to get off the floor afew times like he did against Pac if Nas landed clean.

I have to disagree with you.

I think Marquez, Morales, and Barrera would have beaten Hamed anytime.

As for Marquez losing to Norwood, sure the judges gave him(FN) that fight, but I didn't think for one second that Marquez lost that fight.

Marquez couldn't take a shot? Yeah we all know that he has hit the canvas a few times, but he always gets up.

How many times has JMM been KO'd? Zero!

I wouldn't even compare hamed to Manny pacquiao. Pac is on a whole different level.

[Mars_ax]

Hameds style may have worked better vs Marquez or Morales but we'll never know. Erik was more open to punches than Marco and Marquez back when he was losing to guys like Norwood couldnt take a shot as well as Marco and may have to get off the floor afew times like he did against Pac if Nas landed clean.

I have to disagree with you.

I think Marquez, Morales, and Barrera would have beaten Hamed anytime.

As for Marquez losing to Norwood, sure the judges gave him(FN) that fight, but I didn't think for one second that Marquez lost that fight.

Marquez couldn't take a shot? Yeah we all know that he has hit the canvas a few times, but he always gets up.

How many times has JMM been KO'd? Zero!

I wouldn't even compare hamed to Manny pacquiao. Pac is on a whole different level.

I totally agree with this, Barrera was a big step up for Hamed, and Marquez, Morales, would have been too. Just like Barrera, they were both skilled, consummate Pros, who knew how to fight, and they would have solved Hamed's unorthodox style.