Naseem Hamed

'Prince' Naseem Hamed was born on the first of november, 1974, in Sheffield to parents from the Yemen. A prodigy of Brendan Ingle's St Thomas Boxing gym, his talent and flashy southpaw style marked him out from an early age. He entered the pro ranks in 1992 as a flyweight and by 1994 had become the European bantamweight champion, beating the savvy and respected Italian Vincenzo Belcastro with astonishing ease. Hamed appeared to be the most frightening boxing talent to emerge from Britain in many years. His elaborate fight entrances to rap music, cocky assessments of his own talents and brilliant ring performances soon gathered attention. Hamed frequently mocked opponents ...

Forethought: I realise the other 8 reviews on "The Prince" were written quite a while ago and I know they were written whilst he was beating the likes of Augie Sanchez, Paul Ingle and Wayne "Pocket Rocket" McCullough. Rather than writing after his career has ended, and we've seen he's not going to ever be in a top 10 featherweight list and he'll never get back in the ring (unless he's willing to fight at 175+). But anyway, I'd just like to take a minuite to say I wasn't a huge naz fan, he did jump into the mainstream due to his unusual style, his loud mouth, his arrogance and his frightening punch power rather than his actual boxing abilty, ...

Prince Naseem Hamed - What can I say? The young talented fighter yet to be beaten in the many fights he's had. Naz lightens up the crowd with his bizarre entrances to the wring such as coming on a Camel and on a magic carpet. Naz say's he is not Yet good enough to be called a "king" Naz is a treat to watch in the wring as he dances around provoking his opponent and taking the mick out of him. Naseem Say's he can't be beaten and he's just to quick know one has a chance. Naseem a feather weight is at the top of his league and has only been ko'd once out of all his fights. ...