NIGEL BENN has dismissed Naseem Hamed as a boxing fake

[StarshipTrooper]

Not disagreeing with you but Naz hasn't got anyone as good as McClellan on his resume.

Or Eubank. Or Barkley. Or even Nardiello.

Poet

[StarshipTrooper]

Hamad was a far better boxer than Nigel Benn, i would say its Benn who beat a bunch of `old men`.. Nigel was taken to school by Sugarboy Malinga, Nigel was a good puncher but not a great boxer Hamad could box and punch

Ironic. He nuthugs a fraud like Princess Nasseem but hates on Lennox Lewis

Poet

[Don Mac]

Thats a bit unfair..Malinga was a great fighter, very underrated.

I think I'm right in saying Benn never lost to an american boxer? And he fought in the states and beat some great names. This easily makes up for his defeats.
Hamed never beat the same level of fighters and always looked abit amateur when fighting in the US

[Southpaw16BF]

Ironic. He nuthugs a fraud like Princess Nasseem but hates on Lennox Lewis

Poet

Althought I to think Lewis was a better and more accomplished than Hamed. Hamed was no fraud. 15 defences of the WBO Featherweight Title, unified the division. One of the hardest punchers in Featherweight history.

Only lose to legendary Barrera. Wins include future Hall Of Famer Wilfredo Vasquez, Tom Johnson, Manuel Medina, Wayne McCullough, Paul Ingle, Kevin Kelly, and Billy Hardy.

Although some may overrate him, in his prime he was a legit talented fighter.

[StarshipTrooper]

Althought I to think Lewis was a better and more accomplished than Hamed. Hamed was no fraud. 15 defences of the WBO Featherweight Title, unified the division. One of the hardest punchers in Featherweight history.

Only lose to legendary Barrera. Wins include future Hall Of Famer Wilfredo Vasquez, Tom Johnson, Manuel Medina, Wayne McCullough, Paul Ingle, Kevin Kelly, and Billy Hardy.

Although some may overrate him, in his prime he was a legit talented fighter.

The WBO was and has always been a Mickey Mouse sanctioning body. "Hall Of Famer" is pretty meaningless since any fighter with a fanbase will get in whether he's a great fighter or not. That's one of the reasons I don't use that as a measuring stick. The problem with those fighters you name is that all of them were pretty much washed up when Hamed fought them. Hardly something that redounds to Hamed's credit: It's not just who you fight it's when you fight them. The truth is, the only time Hamed faced a quality in-prime opponent he lost.....then retired.

Poet

[Southpaw16BF]

The WBO was and has always been a Mickey Mouse sanctioning body. "Hall Of Famer" is pretty meaningless since any fighter with a fanbase will get in whether he's a great fighter or not. That's one of the reasons I don't use that as a measuring stick. The problem with those fighters you name is that all of them were pretty much washed up when Hamed fought them. Hardly something that redounds to Hamed's credit: It's not just who you fight it's when you fight them. The truth is, the only time Hamed faced a quality in-prime opponent he lost.....then retired.

Poet

Vasquez was not washed up and had peaked again in his career. Going into the fight he had made 4 defences of the WBA Featherweight Title. In his last 24 fights he had suffered just one defeat. That is not a washed up fighter.

Going into the Hamed, Tom Johnson had not been beat in 19 bouts and was on the best form of his career and had made 11 defences of his IBF Title. Again not a washed up fighter.

Wayne McCullough going into the Hamed fight had just one defeat to Hall Of Famer Daniel Zaragoza on a SD. Again not a washed up fighter.

Vuyani Bungu had not been beat in 8 years and had made 13 defences of his IBF Super Bantamweight Title and was at his peak. Agains no way a washed up fighter.

Paul Ingle was at his peak with a perfect 21-0 record and would go on to defeat Junior Jones who in turn stopped MAB. Another not wahsed up fighter.

And there's more. The fact is it'a quite a myth Naz fought a bunch of washed up fighters when in truth he did not. A washed up fighter for example is Roberto Duran against William Joppy or Ray Leonard against Hector Camacho.

He also unified the Featherweight division and was dominant in doing it. Thats no Fraud, and it's pretty hard to argue otherwise.

[Dynamite Kid]

LOL at the posters in here. Old article? it is the history section.

[Southpaw16BF]

LOL at the posters in here. Old article? it is the history section.

Know people ment it had been posted before quite a few times actually on BS forum.

[StarshipTrooper]

Vasquez was not washed up and had peaked again in his career. Going into the fight he had made 4 defences of the WBA Featherweight Title. In his last 24 fights he had suffered just one defeat. That is not a washed up fighter.

Going into the Hamed, Tom Johnson had not been beat in 19 bouts and was on the best form of his career and had made 11 defences of his IBF Title. Again not a washed up fighter.

Wayne McCullough going into the Hamed fight had just one defeat to Hall Of Famer Daniel Zaragoza on a SD. Again not a washed up fighter.

Vuyani Bungu had not been beat in 8 years and had made 13 defences of his IBF Super Bantamweight Title and was at his peak. Agains no way a washed up fighter.

Paul Ingle was at his peak with a perfect 21-0 record and would go on to defeat Junior Jones who in turn stopped MAB. Another not washed up fighter.

And there's more. The fact is it'a quite a myth Naz fought a bunch of washed up fighters when in truth he did not. A washed up fighter for example is Roberto Duran against William Joppy or Ray Leonard against Hector Camacho.

He also unified the Featherweight division and was dominant in doing it. Thats no Fraud, and it's pretty hard to argue otherwise.

Tom Johnson went on to lose 7 of his last 14 fights after Hamed. That's a pretty good indication he was done as a top fighter (and NO, Hamed did NOT ruin him). McCullough went on to lose 5 of his last 10 fights after Hamed. That's a pretty good indication he was done as a top fighter (and NO, Hamed did NOT ruin him). I hesitate to even refer to McCullough as a "top fighter" in anycase since he lost against every notable fighter he faced. Bungu lost 3 of his last 5 fights including Hamed: He was pretty much done, and not a real opponent in anycase: The only name fighter he ever beat was a coked up Kennedy McKinney. Ingle? Please. Another phony balony British "contender" that never fought outside the UK: That's the equivalent of AA ball. The only fighter HE ever beat was a washed up Junior Jones. Vasquez had 7 losses on his record going into the Hamed fight and had beaten a grand total of 1 name fighter in his career: Canizales.

Poet

[Southpaw16BF]

tom johnson went on to lose 7 of his last 14 fights after hamed. That's a pretty good indication he was done as a top fighter (and no, hamed did not ruin him). Mccullough went on to lose 5 of his last 10 fights after hamed. That's a pretty good indication he was done as a top fighter (and no, hamed did not ruin him). I hesitate to even refer to mccullough as a "top fighter" in anycase since he lost against every notable fighter he faced. Bungu lost 3 of his last 5 fights including hamed: He was pretty much done, and not a real opponent in anycase: The only name fighter he ever beat was a coked up kennedy mckinney. Ingle? Please. Another phony balony british "contender" that never fought outside the uk: That's the equivalent of aa ball. The only fighter he ever beat was a washed up junior jones. Vasquez had 7 losses on his record going into the hamed fight and had beaten a grand total of 1 name fighter in his career: Canizales.

Poet

But going into the hameds fight they were not washed up fighters! Like you claim. Fact!

Whether you like it or not hamed was a damn good fighter who deserves some credit

But yet poet you give all the credit in the world to say a carlos zarate, who never beat many names of note and a man who hamed were far behind in terms of accomplishments?