I wouldnt see any comparison in Naz fighting Kelly and Naz fighting Pacman.Pacman wouldnt let Naz get him in the corner and try to counter him while he was there he would wont it in the midle of the ring.
I wouldnt see any comparison in Naz fighting Kelly and Naz fighting Pacman.Pacman wouldnt let Naz get him in the corner and try to counter him while he was there he would wont it in the midle of the ring.
Well i never thought Robinson was elite i know his story about winning the title on only 24 hours notice, i did watch the fight but i always thought Robinson skill wise was only goodish fighter despite the title defense he made. When i watched Robinson i never saw anything that stood out, a bit like Tom Johnson as well. And how can a fighter be on the downslide at 23 years old ?? its not like Naz was another Mike Tyson is it ?? he was physically and mentally ok, it was just down to his poor balance which made him too easy to counter when he lunged in and thats why he struggled against Kelley.
Im not saying the fight would go similar to the Kelley fight, i was using an example of how a goodish Southpaw like Kelley could counter Naz easily. And thats what Pacquiao would do because he has much quicker hands than Kelley, and he also has more power which would make him even more dangerous when countering.
I dont think Naz was on the slide i think its more he got cocky as he got older the started to try and bomb people out with 1 punch raver than boxing them and creating the holes in his opponents guard. Plus the fact he was'nt putting much effort in training cause he fought he didnt need to.
Its easy to look back retrospectively and say Hamed couldnt have been done, 23 years old?? WTF.
Anyone that followed him from early on could see that he was unravelling before your eyes, 23 or not.
Hamed peaked when he beat Robinson, he went downhill from there.
When God said to the both of us "Which one of you wants to be Sugar Ray?" I guess I didnt raise my hand fast enough
Charley Burley
But how can someone just win there first title and all of a sudden just go downhill ?? and at that age. I just don't buy it sorry Memphis as soon as his stepped up in competition you could see his flaws, he always had terrible balance and was easy to counter end of, and thats why when Barrera fought him he kept Naz off balance all night with the jab, and because Naz has terrible balance anyway he couldn't get any power into his shots when he fought Barrera.
Im not asking you to buy anything. Anyone who watched Hamed from the start could see he was done, simple as. Nothing to do with age or wear and tear, it was his head that was the problem.
When God said to the both of us "Which one of you wants to be Sugar Ray?" I guess I didnt raise my hand fast enough
Charley Burley
I think Hamed stopped listening to ingle.
it's very easy to lose your prime at that age.
Because at one point Hamed stopped relying on his boxing ability and threw it out the window for relying only on his power and its all he worked on. And if you don't work on the things he did your reflexes will fade.
it's like being able to dunk. And then taking the summer off of playing basketball. When you come back you will barely be able to dunk.
Now imagine being a boxer and neglecting your training in all but two aspects, making weight and relying on your power and talent to get you through. Now his talent got him far but he was far from the hamed of those golden years where he looked awesome.
And I agree with Memphis
ice, stop saying naz had poor balance
anyone throwing lunging leaping punches from all angles is gonna lose their footing.. try it![]()
Hmm.. Roys shots were far more refined.. and accurate![]()
watch one of Roy's earlier fights where he ko'd this guy jaca or something with a great left hook, when he missed he didn't look too good. But Roy picked his shots a lot better and he didn't really throw the same kind of off balance punches Hamed did, at least not in that style.
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