Not Sure, Bro...If REED HADN'T Seen the Fight & had ONLY Seen that Clip, he'd have Sworn Broner was KO'ed...He's DISTRAUGHT, Looks DISORIENTED, Mouth Bloody, etc...& Yeah, the Bit w/his Arms is STRANGE...
Mentally he's been KO'd. Confidence all shot to pieces, knows pretty much the whole world will be laughing at him due to his behaviour. Infact he even looks a bit shell shocked. Probably still can't believe he just took a beating.
He had legit handspeed, and is one of the biggest P4P punchers we've ever seen. His power was SPECIAL. What in the Hell is special about Khan and Broner? They're Special Ed.
I know you hate Hamed. I do too. But let's be real. Plenty of guys DO have power, correct. But plenty of guys do NOT have the type of power Hamed had.
Especially in the WEIGHT CLASSES Hamed Competed In... Muzse Hates Hamed Because of his TECHNICAL Liabilities, but there's NO Denying Prince was a SPECIAL Talent... REED:hammert:
Can't Do It... Prince's CHIN was Fine, but as Mentioned Earlier, his BALANCE was Shitty...He Could Be HIT & DROPPED, but REED Doesn't Recall Prince EVER Being Visibly HURT... Hell, JM Marquez has Been Dropped & Visibly Hurt MORE than Hamed Ever Was... REED:hammert:
He was wobbled fairly bad in the Sanchez and Barrera fights. Not close to being KOd or anything but a little rubbered.
Especially compared to Khan and Broner, who are only above average talents by TODAY'S standards only. There's literally COUNTLESS fighters in history more talented than Broner and Khan. Not a whole lot of featherweights with more raw talent than Hamed.
Yeah, Augie BUZZED & Bloodied Prince a Bit...Dropped him Too...Prince had his "Wits" About him the Entire Time, Though... Even w/his Knockdowns, there was Never a Scary, "Uh-Oh" Moment for REED, as a Prince Fan...He Usually Got Up VERY Quickly, Smiled, Winked, or Something, While Remaining Clear Headed All the While... Compare it To How HARD Broner Got Dropped in Round 2 vs. Maidana...Body LIMPLY Flailing Into the Bottom Ropes, Uncontrollably...Then he Did a Mini Zab Dance, 1nce he Got Up... Hamed's NEVER Been Hurt to that Degree, or even Close... The Barrera Wobbling was ALL about POOR Balance, in REED's Opinion... REED:hammert:
He got stung plenty of times. He didn't like getting hit much. Never badly hurt no, but he was stung even by guys like Ingle and Medina, and looked pretty hurt to me against both Kevin Kelley and Augie Sanchez and Barrera, more than just being off balance. His speed is horrendously overrated. His raw handspeed was nothing special at all for a featherweight, he was just good at throwing untelegraphed bombs from weird angles, that people didn't see coming.
all respect, brother Mex, but you claimed JMM was a harder hitter than Hamed... your opinions on the guy are highly suspect, in my mind
The only way Hamed should get into the hall of fame is if he buys a ticket. If you slather them in chocolate he'll buy more than one.
When guys like Gatti are in the hall of fame along with guys like Rocky Graziano, Primo Carnera, Jess Willard, et al, you'd have a hard time putting up a logical argument for keeping Hamed out The hall is a joke
Everytime a discussion of Hamed comes up, i post this clip. <iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/azEatWLF9hI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>