Anybody see how fat Ricky Hatton has got?

Have you seen Prince Nassem Hamed lately?

Look

Prince Naz could have gone on to be one of the true greats. In his real early days the guy was simply awesome. You couldn't hit the guy. His reflexes were simply incredible. Up there with RJJ in his hayday. He could throw punches at angles that I have never seen other boxers throw. One of the most unique talents the sport of boxing has ever produced.

Sadly his dedication in the gym was his downfall. Say what you like about Floyd but the guy trains his butt off and puts in the hard work that his natural talent deserves. Naz never did and his performances after beating Steve Robinson became more and more patchy and the more money he made, the less training he would do. He would drive his trainer Brendan Ingle crazy.

When I saw the Kevin Kelley fight I realized American fans would never see the real Naz. I just couldn't believe how a guy that was so hard to hit, could now be hit so easily. By the time he fought Barrera, I was one of the very few at the time that didn't give Naz a chance to win. He had never been in the ring with a guy with the quality of Barrera and he was not the same fighter. I scored the fight a lot bigger for Barrera then the judges did.

People said he should have stayed going but he had one more fight against a nobody and the super elusiveness was gone and so was Naz. It was that elusiveness that would allow him to throw vicious punches at sick angles (youtube Prince Naz KO's to see what I mean).

For me my dream matchup is a hayday Naz against a hayday Floyd. Prince Nazeem in my eyes is one of the greatest wastes of talent I have ever seen in boxing. He could have been a legend. Now he never will. Nothing worse then wasted talent..

Hatton looks like he always does between fights.

talk about beer belly n beer cheeks. I'm not really surprised too much though. They both had a rep for partying and drinking but the Prince looks like someone I could easily beat in a 100 yard dash.