The talk for the best British fighter of all time is one that continues to be undecided, however Floyd Mayweather has thrown one identify into combine, believing that there’s a fighter whom many followers overlook.
When quizzed on the new subject, British combat followers are sometimes break up between Lennox Lewis, who turned the undisputed heavyweight champion in a aggressive period, and super-middleweight legend, Joe Calzaghe, who retired undefeated.
In the meantime, boxing historians usually level to the sooner eras of the twentieth century, when Ted Child Lewis and Randolph Turpin efficiently represented the UK on the world stage.
But, in a clip captured by Seconds Out, Mayweather paid respect to featherweight icon Naseem Hamed, who dominated the 126lb division in the course of the 1990’s and introduced consideration to a lesser-watched division along with his distinctive and thrilling type of combating.
“Prince Naseem Hamed – he doesn’t get the props that he actually deserves. We nonetheless converse regularly, [he was] one hell of a showman and lots of people within the U.Ok. overlook about him.
“We have to give him his flowers, [he was] unbelievable. Top-of-the-line fighters to come back from the U.Ok. – if not the very best.”
It’s clear to see why Mayweather feels that approach, as Naseem Hamed retired with a document of 36-1 in 2002 and was inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in 2015.
Whereas it could be over twenty years since ‘Prince Naz’ hung up the gloves, the Hamed identify remains to be current in boxing by way of his son, Aadam Hamed, who boasts a 6-0 skilled document.

















