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 ...  Read the complete review

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, ...  Read the complete review

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. ...  Read the complete review

OK, so Naz is the most arrogant boxer in many a year, his claims of being unbeatable, and the way he predicts and taun ts get a lot of people angry, but the simple fact is - he is good enough to do it. He has never come bad on a claim, nor has he ever been beaten. I know his arrogance is annoying, but it also makes him the character he is. He makes the sport entertaining and many fans will tune in to Naz, love him or hate him. As a boxer its obvious he has talent, not just for hitting and moving, but for avoidance as well, for many years noone could touch him, literally. He moved outr of the way of any punch, often responding with one of his own in ...  Read the complete review

Naz is a great showman. But that is what he is, a showman. He is not a boxer. OK, he has won his fights easily most of the time and makes it look very easy but what he does in the ring makes me cringe. I know half of the fighting is about outphsycing you opponent but he doesn't. What he does is what children do in the playground. He taunts like a bully boy in the playground, picking on the weak child. Like all school bullies, Naz's time will come and he will go down hard. Its not neccessary all of the hype before he gets in there. Its just his ego trip that makes him the way he is. All of the dancing and messing around outside of the ring while his ...  Read the complete review