Anyone ever meet Prince Naseem Hamed the boxer?
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All this recent Connor McGregor actually reminded me of one of my favourite boxers from the 90’s, Prince Naseem Hamed, so lastnight I was browsing youtube to find a few of his old fights, the way the guy fought was insane and I don’t believe the boxing world had ever seen or will see anything like it.
Outside the ring however he seemed to have a very mixed reputation, I’ve never met the guy myself but would be really interested to know if anyone on here has, and what he was like, did he live up to his cocky/arrogant persona in person too, or was it just for the cameras and the showbiz?
Outside the ring however he seemed to have a very mixed reputation, I’ve never met the guy myself but would be really interested to know if anyone on here has, and what he was like, did he live up to his cocky/arrogant persona in person too, or was it just for the cameras and the showbiz?
I've met both McGregor and Ahmed and both are nice guys, not super cocky or arrogant like their public personas dictate in my brief experience encounters. All about their families and their 'antics' being a means to an end for them.
I was chatting with Rhonda Rousey and Travis Browne in Vegas recently (July) as well and they were really pleasant and personable too
I think it's more to get the headlines and 'likes' etc... rather than anything real
I was chatting with Rhonda Rousey and Travis Browne in Vegas recently (July) as well and they were really pleasant and personable too
I think it's more to get the headlines and 'likes' etc... rather than anything real
Bumped into Chris Eubank a few times when I lived in Brighton. Once driving round the narrow lanes in his enormo American truck & a couple of times round the bars in his three piece tweed suit, monocle & cane. He's pretty much what you think he's going to be. Friendly enough guy but a terminal attention seeker.
I've been put on my arse by him 
Many, many years ago I used to train at Brendan Ingle's gym ... not to actually fight, just for fitness. Would do a bit of sparring but nothing serious. Then one day got in the ring with him and he did the whole 'you try and hit me, anything you like' and I got nowhere near landing anything on him. Then he hit me once, right in the middle of the chest and all the air in me escaped and I fell flat on my back, I've never been hit that hard. A couple of the lads there took an exception to that, knowing that I wasn't a fighter, and they picked him up and put him in the bin outside while I tried to work out if my lungs were still attached
Easily the cockiest person I've ever met, I quite liked him.
Many, many years ago I used to train at Brendan Ingle's gym ... not to actually fight, just for fitness. Would do a bit of sparring but nothing serious. Then one day got in the ring with him and he did the whole 'you try and hit me, anything you like' and I got nowhere near landing anything on him. Then he hit me once, right in the middle of the chest and all the air in me escaped and I fell flat on my back, I've never been hit that hard. A couple of the lads there took an exception to that, knowing that I wasn't a fighter, and they picked him up and put him in the bin outside while I tried to work out if my lungs were still attached
Easily the cockiest person I've ever met, I quite liked him.
He used to live across the fields from me, within spitting distance.
He loves cars, but lacks driving talent.
Hit someone head on, a few hundred yards from home, overtaking on a blind brow in his McLaren Mercedes, and ran home, suggesting someone else had been driving. He went down for that.
Was seen parked at the cinema in a disabled bay several times.
Bit of an arse, really.
He loves cars, but lacks driving talent.
Hit someone head on, a few hundred yards from home, overtaking on a blind brow in his McLaren Mercedes, and ran home, suggesting someone else had been driving. He went down for that.
Was seen parked at the cinema in a disabled bay several times.
Bit of an arse, really.
bigandclever said:
I've been put on my arse by him
Many, many years ago I used to train at Brendan Ingle's gym ... not to actually fight, just for fitness. Would do a bit of sparring but nothing serious. Then one day got in the ring with him and he did the whole 'you try and hit me, anything you like' and I got nowhere near landing anything on him. Then he hit me once, right in the middle of the chest and all the air in me escaped and I fell flat on my back, I've never been hit that hard. A couple of the lads there took an exception to that, knowing that I wasn't a fighter, and they picked him up and put him in the bin outside while I tried to work out if my lungs were still attached
Easily the cockiest person I've ever met, I quite liked him.
That's a brilliant claim to fame.Many, many years ago I used to train at Brendan Ingle's gym ... not to actually fight, just for fitness. Would do a bit of sparring but nothing serious. Then one day got in the ring with him and he did the whole 'you try and hit me, anything you like' and I got nowhere near landing anything on him. Then he hit me once, right in the middle of the chest and all the air in me escaped and I fell flat on my back, I've never been hit that hard. A couple of the lads there took an exception to that, knowing that I wasn't a fighter, and they picked him up and put him in the bin outside while I tried to work out if my lungs were still attached
Easily the cockiest person I've ever met, I quite liked him.
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