'If NASEEM HAMED hadn't left [our] gym, he'd have BEATEN MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA,' says Dominic Ingle

Dominic Ingle reflects on Naseem Hamed vs Marco Antonio Barrera and contends that Naz was not the same force by the time he lost to the Mexican.
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[@KJJ8518]

Brendan Ingle is a legend in the game, and he will be proud of what Dominic is doing. RIP!

[@ItsYourBoyZDot]

I 100% agree with this! Brendan Ingle got the best out of Naz!

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

Naz was a bum

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

@Eye TV Best win was Kelly

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

@CJ aka DirtyBrit Naz retired because he didn't want to fight Barrera, Morales or Marquez. *Barrera took his soul*

[@user-oc5gh9lr4f]

Haters Have Opinion Come on ,naseem had 37 fights and won them all except his 36th match.I believe what his coach said he changed a lot after winning the trophy and this the hardest part for anyone in this life when they get the millions it’s hard to keep it going .No body was like naseem ,if naseem was playing today,he would be richer than May weather.naseem was another level but at the time some people would wish to see the best get beaten .thats normal and I feel you 😁

[@gtaylor2455]

@@user-oc5gh9lr4f Creating paper champions is easy at the lower weight classes. Between Super Bantam, Feather, and Super Feather they kept him in the easiest division of the three where they only had to duck one elite fighter in JMM. Nas was a paper tiger exposed the first time he stepped up and I'm not talking about MAB. Kelly exposed him. An ATG doesn't get knocker down 3 times in 4 rounds against a gatekeeper.

[@hassan123456killa]

It's true Naz's brothers really ruined him, they were far from professional similar to Mike Tyson when he left Kevin Rooney.

[@chrisjames5188]

95-97 hamed was when he was at his best.

[@ansarafsar6268]

Naz should have never left Ingle's gym.

[@Mark64W]

Neither should have Herol Graham .

[@spannerintheworks1190]

@@Mark64W I read Graham's book, he was on a downhill slope after the Jackson knockout, he went across the city to ex-Ingle fighter Glynn Rhodes' gym, it got to a point where Glynn said he would train him but couldn't bring himself to do his corner (Herol really treasures his friendship). That saying, I totally agree, I can't think of any fighter who has looked better when leaving the wincobank.

[@thewayofthejumprope]

Some fantastic fighters have come out of the Wincobank gym in Sheffield under the guidance of the Ingles. I have such great memories of Naz fight weekends growing up. What an entertainer, not to mention serious one punch KO power.

[@jennifermoore9695]

100% agree. If Naz had a bad night and wasn't fighting at his best and Brendan Ingle was there to take over and guide him and then he would win. He was like a angle on he's shoulder.

[@JB-cm8zd]

I'm a fan of Naseem but I believe Barrera was just 2 much 4 him

[@aliabowzeeyan7921]

No it,s not naz if he in best condition he will beat bareera very badly

[@UmarRCz]

@@aliabowzeeyan7921 yep and some good combinations by him would likely do a knockout

[@Trolldollz]

Can see brendan in Dominics eyes ❤

[@James-lm6wt]

Naz looked slow as fuck and timing was out against Barrera

[@adamanis4320]

He was training to lose 3 stone rather than boxing training

[@mattlenton7376]

As a coach myself....i agree completely. Dom is a clever guy.

[@hadesspeaks9783]

I got repsek for dom. He's been to war with the airborne. Abit of opal 53

[@cusssystem8013]

Good explanation on boxing trainers and also explains in my opinion how Ben Davison has got it wrong when he was talking about conventional and unconventional training when referring to Emmanuel Steward and Naz ?

[@LA-fr7fx]

Thank you!

[@SW-ec3ei]

100% D/Ingle legend and his father best trainer UK ever had God bless his soul 🙏 keep up the good work glad to see Nas and Ingles have put their difference to bed 👍🏽

[@MURATTI77]

He had some issues with his middel hands. To much power for the bones structure

[@marcgreaves4354]

lol says him.

[@Jay-xw9ll]

A little bit of my love of boxing died when Naz lost to Barrera. Imo if Naz had stayed with Ingle, Barrera was made for a top class Naz. A boxing lesson and a savage ko would of confirmed Hameds greatness, instead it confirmed his fatal flaw.

[@anthonym8250]

Naz had lost his mojo. Was sniffing gear(Allegedly) and partying most the time. He became a hype job instead of taking his opponents seriously. Great fighter but staying with the Ingles wasn't his undoing...It was staying hungry. Even at 100% Barrera would've caused Naz problems. Still a Legend though but didn't even listen to Manny Steward towards the end never mind the Ingles. That's why he lost to Barrera.

[@chuck275]

@@TextBookPuncher1 who knows, but partying is true. It was the money and the fame that got to him and that was certainly in his nature. He was the draw, him along with eubanks were the guys who from a boxing standpoint laid the foundations for what PPV is today and they were paid handsomely way back in the 90s. I liked him, really liked him but he was the master of his undoing, not dedicated and had yes men around him. Both the late Ingle Snr and Stewart made that point very clearly. I wouldn't disagree with those two legends.

[@gtaylor2455]

Legendary fighters have legendary wins.

[@tgo007]

Biggest factor why he lost his mojo is hand injuries.

[@leehollebon4777]

Your mum sniffs to big deal

[@joshuaachaibor1568]

Because Nas had a big head and the fact that he didn't listen to Brendan when Brandon was trying to tell him you know treat people good when you go when you go up cuz you're going to meet him on the way down

[@rickymurray]

I think this is true, he didn't train for this fight

[@leevweleevwe4813]

Ricky Murray there’s an interview somewhere on KZbin and Naz goes into great detail of what he had to do the night before the Barrera fight. He said he spent half the night in the steam room and having red hot baths wrapped in silver foil trying to lose weight

[@anthonypena5402]

Really? Why not get a rematch after he trained..excuses son

[@G22865]

It was the biggest and most important fight of his career. Any reason for not being ready is just an excuse like wilders ringwalk uniform

[@muziemoyo3892]

Nas killed himself to make weight for that fight plus his hands were messed up at that point.

[@prime1]

Robert Britton Emmanuel steward literally said two weeks before the fight the camp that Nas undertook was embarrassing and he was worried cause the camp was so bad. Go read a book

[@Factsoverfeels8]

Naz would of never beaten a prime Barrera. Barrera was different🥊. Naz would forever be Barreras son 😂

[@toe2toe138]

I think Naz would say that himself if he was honest.

[@eldee1628]

Not even Mayweather could have succeeded the way he did without his father or uncle. He needed one or the other to teach him what to do for every fight and he often selected which of them would train him depending on who he was facing. Uncle Mayweather's style was more offensive and Mayweather snr's style was totally defensive. Fighters don't always see what the great trainers see and that is one of the reasons for Nassem's fall at the end. Naz will go down in history, he's a living legend. But Naz's problem was always going to be his huge ego. Nuff respect to Ingle Jnr too,; he's great, just like his late father.

[@milkyway8962]

The ingle gym took 30% of Naz fight purse

[@rothsteina]

Why not it’s fair they spent more time with him then his own family

[@milkyway8962]

@@rothsteina average percentage trainers take is 10% maximum is 15% they're not in the ring taking the punches. Plus you need to pay your manager, cutman and the sanctioning fees before the tax takes half of your money

[@MattmanAZ09]

Ever notice the winner rarely makes excuses for their performance? Such as “would have got the ko but broke my hand and a sore ankle” 😄

[@tome3187]

I’ve seen plenty of winners make excuses for a bad performance

[@jonathanlegg4308]

Dominic would say this wouldn't he. There's something a bit shady about this guy. Gonna keep an eye on boxing news going forward. The boxing world keeps secrets and I think Dom probably has more than most.

[@ahmedcherfi6480]

Hmm?? What has u found out about ur research on dom Ingle

[@stephenking9271]

I do believe Hamed was a special fighter under Ingle guidance & was how he was moulded produced. Was crazy leaving them & LBH how does any hall of fame trainer handle a Ingle style fighter! Possibly hardest style & train to deal with. ESteward wasn’t right for Hamed no doubt about that, Hamed family took over. He was special for sure.

[@joaquinrivera3741]

Easy to say so many years later. If Barrera would have trained a little harder, he would have decimated Naseem.

[@boxingmonthly]

Yeh right

[@mohammedmajid1464]

Naz should have stayed with ingle he would have been unbeaten

[@cubesanthony720]

Yes nazz would have beat Barreara .. easy if he didnt , Leave Bredan ... This is True ..

[@waleeedz]

I agree with you

[@gtaylor2455]

🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣 He got dropped 3 times by Kevin Kelly, a gatekeeper, and you think he cam beat one of thr Fab 4.

[@boxingmonthly]

BOOM BOOM JOHNSON

[@nuggiebear4435]

Doubt it!!

[@joshuaachaibor1568]

Ferrero was a more technical fighter than nasim and I seem to have the technical skill that's why borough beat him cuz nothing relied too much on power instead of strategy

[@cjns5253]

That is a real possibility cos Naz was at his best under the ingles

[@anuwarmiah4849]

Hate to admit it but this is true!

[@mohammedtanveerriasat2433]

Agree. If he stayed with the ingles he would of gone along way

[@gtaylor2455]

Yeah 6 feet deep. JMM puts him in a body bag. Let's not even think about what Pac would do to him. It would be quicker than Hatton.

[@jewelsofuniverse2130]

It’s been lot said on Emmanuel Steward didn’t want naseem to fight Juan Marquez or Erik morales If that’s true then that’s wild to control who a boxer fights and who not to fight If naseem stayed with ingle who knows what would’ve happened but what I don’t like is naseem took less competition Manuel calvo to win to feel better after a decision loss to barrera then retired instead of taking the rematch and showed what he really had in the rematch Oh well

[@TimmyTurner421]

I agree

[@mocotrocos]

And if my grandma had wheels, she would be a motorcycle.

[@aaliwk]

He is right, should have sticked with the Ingles. Family and his mates new nothing about boxing, just an entourage.

[@Ray-gz5wh]

Boxing's matchmaking system is a joke... The best rarely fight the best. MMA (UFC in particular) is way more entertaining... I'm only here cos Naz was an utter maverick

[@aureliocarrillo4513]

Naz went life and death with a shot Kevin Kelley , that was his peak. Hamed is lucky Barrera didmt put his foot on the gas and KO The Prince.

[@kaipovilla1343]

I totally agree that the best Hamed was the one that fought Robinson. He had the possibility to beat any 126 lb fighter on earth.

[@Tee12343]

Rubbish naz had too many flaws which was exposed by a past his best barrera..

[@Ilk-adimmusluman-soy-adimTurk.]

True

[@joshuaachaibor1568]

Naz bro could manage a rice bag

[@pinoyengineeronline8766]

Nope. He beat some nitwits but when he went into the ring with a real professional fighter, he loses. If he thinks he is that good, why wouldn't he avail the rematch clause when obviously Barrera wants it too? Naseem was good but he ain't beating the fabulous 4 in the featherweight (Pacquiao, Barrera, Morales, Marquez).

[@richardhall4830]

Be serious. Berrera is hardly better than Kelley who Nazi KOd in his prime. When Barrera fought Kelley he was past it. Berrera got a win over a washed up Hamed who was barely training and had broken hands.

[@pinoyengineeronline8766]

@@richardhall4830 Kelly isn't that good. Naz has been avoiding the mexicans for quite a long time especialyl when marquez was pitched on him. He is a good entertainer, that's all.

[@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson]

I agree entirely, Hamed's skillset declined after leaving the Ingle camp, he had become solely reliant on his power and forgot his boxing skills.

[@lcvillafan]

No he wouldnt of

[@darby2267]

💯 fact that Brendon NAZ was the best you never get another NAZ one of the greats what man can fly to the ring on a magic rug and then flip in the ring then school ya by EASE there ain't no one like Prince Naseem 👈

[@rosskemponcheeseburgers9590]

As much as i loved nas growing up i just think barrera had his number

[@atifakhtar7308]

No he would'nt

[@southpawkick-boxer2229]

Floyd mayweather doesn’t need a coach just water boy and doesn’t even need spit bucket he hole it until the fights over! Dom knows

[@joshuaachaibor1568]

Nothing's brother couldn't manage a rice bag

[@fredo1070]

True even Barrera admitted it. The Kronk style made it easier to hit Hamed.

[@ticktok3054]

Who is Hamed ?

[@boxingmonthly]

Your papa

[@ticktok3054]

@@boxingmonthly Once i removed all the dirt from ya mums punani, she rode me like the tramp whore she is

[@Juan_ben]

He was fringe top 5 in the division at the time. Usa hated his allah shitttttt

[@JB-cm8zd]

Naz relied to much on head movement and not enough blocking and the way Hamad moved his head his body will be out of position and he will get caught off balance Barrera saw his weakness and took advantage of dat

[@hpabla101]

If your not their to be hit...you don't need to block... simple

[@chrisjonson3820]

No we all all know he wasn’t training properly for the Marco fight the good life got to him.I still don’t think he’d of beaten Marco the jab was to much and the hands down style didn’t work against a real world fighter I don’t see it being different.

[@anieshasoto3917]

😂😂😂😂. Beating Barrera 😂😂😂😂 okay sir 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽😆🥊🥊💪🏾💪🏾

[@your-my-exp7730]

Dominic ingle hate him. Pumps his boxers with steroids and gets away with it. And talks complete woofle. If he hadn’t had left our gym, he would have beaten Marco what a load of nonsenses. Dominic ingle is also a fortune teller.

[@megarichie007]

100% Dom says it how it is fighters get money n ego then leave the ingle gym n loose Brendan told bomber Graham this way before bomber thought about leaving him bomber left n never got over leaving Brendan for so many reasons!

[@AntiSocail214TEXAS]

Naw, he would have gotten his ass whooped like Brook did

[@SabHan66]

He's right

[@anthonypena5402]

😳😂...if he hadnt left he would have gotten ktfo..clown.

[@wailee3939]

Nassem got knocked down so many times when he left Ingle, so don't know what your on about.

[@anthonypena5402]

@@wailee3939 thats why you are a casual...been watching the fights since 1970..thats what.

[@wailee3939]

@@anthonypena5402 I'm a casual because you been watching fights since the 1970's and that's a valid reason? Did you go blind in 1969? 😂😂😂

[@anthonypena5402]

Sc sucks blocking my post ...weak. IBFP!

[@wailee3939]

@@anthonypena5402 what are you on about?

[@ionutmititelu2083]

There is no way on earth nassem will win to barrera even with 100 brendans ingle at his corner. First hi don't have in his blood the war like mexican+ filipino . Second hi was just a clown , hi keep his hands down and dancing and laughing at every punch hi takes. Laughing when you get punched don't win a fight. Hi only face a real boxer , and that was kevin kelly and hi find trouble, hi make a big effort to win. And what will happen if hi dancing and leave his hands down in the front of pacquiao, morales, marquez, mosley, maywheather, hi only was a promise of boxing and hi was " good boxer " before these real boxers named already take over boxing.

[@mattm8932]

Whatever man.. he was throughly outclassed by a world class boxer. Who did Hamed ever beat?

[@boxing]

This channel's not for you, pal.

[@cdubb310]

This is BS.... Nas did have the Push in him that Barrera had .. Antonio was battle ready Nas wasn't he didn't lose because he wasn't trained, he lost because Barrera is just a better fighter period...

[@trollgoodman7808]

Garbage, Hamed was in another level but was done by the time he fought Barrera

[@gtaylor2455]

@@trollgoodman7808 Yep he was a at least 2-4 levels below the Fab 4. MAB humiliated him. JMM and Morals KO him easily. And Pacquiao would have killed him.

[@trollgoodman7808]

@@gtaylor2455 utter junk, prime Hamed kos them all at Bantamweight

[@gtaylor2455]

@@trollgoodman7808 1) The fab 4 met at featherweight. 2) Not a chance. Stylistically out of the 4 MAB was the best match up for Nas. And he humiliated him. The other three would be much worse. There never was a prime Hamed. There was a Hamed who could show off fighting has-beens and never-was cab drivers in Europe. But that is not prime. There is a difference between prime and winning because you are unchallenged. Any boxer can show off when the fight is mismatched. Case in point MAB was able to rape Hamed in the corner, loose a point, and still win easily because he was that much better.

[@trollgoodman7808]

@@gtaylor2455 Naz was best at Bantamweight and would have koed all 3 of them..and Junior Jones

[@pogiwogi3591]

And if I’d of brought a lottery ticket last week I’d be a millionaire ..

[@chuck275]

I don't think that assessment applies. He's not talking about far removed hypotheticals or statistical probabilities such as a lottery ticket. This is a direct conversation about a longstanding relationship that turned and asking if he stayed what would've happened. I think Dom Ingle gave an honest assessment, saying it was down to Nas' attitude and motivation but if that was in line then it would've been different.

[@Colonelwalterekhurtz]

M. Yea wish I’d of brought that lottery ticket

[@TheGypsyKingTFFanPage]

Shutup mate.

[@RSR423]

Hamed robbed Brendan of £400,000 and told him that he didn't need to listen to his shit anymore. Never in a million years would Hamed of beat Barrera, because no matter what he was only a one dimensional fighter, and without that dimension which was his power, he was rendered useless. Barrera was a multi level boxing master, Hamed doesn't even rate in the top ten of his all time weight division champs.

[@silasdelobo4385]

Well...I can speculate as well, Barrera was by no means in his prime when he fought that buffoon, I reckon that if Barrera would've fought him before the Morales wars, he would've bagged him...let's be serious Nassen wasn't remotely near the level of Barrera at any stage of the respectively careers

[@andrewholt9332]

I trained with Naseem, and sparred hundreds of hours with him in Sheffield, I didn't ever have a problem hitting him, he was always a loud mouthed obnoxious arrogant individual, I always knew that if he ever faced a skilled person with focus and tenacity he would be finished, The story at the time was that Bob Arum of HBO American boxing promoter who Naseem was contracted to told Naseem that if he didn't fight a credible world contender he was going to cancel Naseems contract. Marco Antonio Berrera went further and cancelled Naseems career 👍🙏

[@alqawi3874]

Sir Brendan Ingle. As a Muslim I find naz disrespectful evil and head over heels. Theirs people who realise they did wrong and will come and say sorry. And re start. He didn’t. It’s why he lost. I had 67 st figts. Today been shot 3x axed in head fingers bitten off all sorts. But I thank my Gym pals. I could have been champ. And never lost of o had you by my side. As a human I apologise on behalf the ignorant naz. Ameen.

[@hikmhshm9255]

Shame on you for putting your muslim bro down, naz mashaAllah may Allah always keep him well in both worlds Ameen

[@yorkieelliot2487]

Bollocks! Barrera would have beat him everyday of the week and twice on a Sunday. He blitzed through the glitz and Naz got found out - Érik Morales would have done the same!

[@gtaylor2455]

And JMM and Pac only far far worse. Stylistically MAB was the best match up for him of the fab 4.

[@florentinomariscal7641]

Come on gentlemen all British who come to fight Mexicans,loose bad simple! Plus hassem he would of lost to Barrera,Marquez,Morales have some balls say the truth hasseem just fought bad boxers he didn’t have the balls to return to boxing. This dude who is talking that I don’t know who he is,something is wrong with he saying!🤣🤣🤣😜

[@robertpirsig5011]

Lol If Naseem had stayed with you he would have been knocked out.

[@KaimanBitAi]

Marco Antonio Barrera was simply the better boxer, a true Mexican legend🇲🇽👊🏼

[@Ardi-wd9kz]

Stop dreaming. No version of Hamed beats Barrera. He was totally outclassed and exposed. That's the real reason he retired.

[@kaipovilla1343]

The Hamed that lost to Barrera was a shell of himself when compared to what he looked like against Robinson, Johnson, or even Kelley.

[@Ardi-wd9kz]

@@kaipovilla1343 That's why Emmanuel Steward said, "In order to beat Barrera, I'd have to have Naseem forget all he knows about boxing and teach him from scratch.". Naseem had power and reflexes, but was technically weak. A disciplined fighter exposed him. No version of Naseem beats Barrera. He knows it. That's why he forgot about the rematch and retired.

[@kaipovilla1343]

@@Ardi-wd9kz Emmanuel Stewart didnt develop Hamed. Ingle had him from age 7. Hamed displayed the Ingle fighting style brilliantly against Robinson. Not bad that a technically weak fighter like Hamed reigned as WBO champ for 5 years and became lineal fw champ for 3. Hamed being a multi millionaire by his mid 20s had more to do with his early retirement than anything else.

[@Ardi-wd9kz]

@@kaipovilla1343 Never said Steward developed him. Only said Steward thought Hamed could never beat Barrera. I trust Steward's opinion more than yours.

[@kaipovilla1343]

@@Ardi-wd9kz I could give a rip if you do. My point is the Hamed who was trained by INGLE at his peak had the tools to beat Barrera. Steward wasnt even Hameds primary trainer after Ingle, it was Oscar Suarez. Steward was barely a part time trainer in his camp.

[@jr.ilovelibtardtears7669]

Whether you Brits or Arabs like it or not , Barrera would have beaten naz no matter who he had in his corner.

[@ferguswhelan610]

English hype job never beat any half decent fighters

[@chelohern]

Naz was always overrated

[@sugs1191]

Underrated

[@gtaylor2455]

@@sugs1191 Knocked down 3 times in 4 roumds by a gatekeeper.

[@sugs1191]

@@gtaylor2455 and still won the fight....

[@gtaylor2455]

@@sugs1191 You are supposed to win against a gatekeeper. You also aren't supposed to look bad. That fight exposed Nas as another European hype-job. He had the boxing IQ of a 4 year old. He couldn't for the life of himself not fall for traps.

[@Tata-fr4xs]

100%

[@stephenobrien5909]

If he fought Barrera 5 times, and had God in his corner, he would have been beaten 5 times, each time worse than the last. Total rubbish and he knows it.

[@UmarRCz]

Nope, he has lots of chances of landing a huge knockout punches

[@stephenobrien5909]

@@UmarRCz he didn't because he was not the best boxer in that ring. He was schooled big time.

[@stephenobrien5909]

@@UmarRCz He got his little arse kicked．It doesn't matter what you say, just watch the fight again.

[@UmarRCz]

@@stephenobrien5909 he got beaten in this, but if you see the punches in this match vs the the power punches he usually throws is much different

[@stephenobrien5909]

@@UmarRCz why do you think that happened? His opponent didn't give home time to plant his feet, which means he was a better boxer. You think a return would have been different?