How Barrera Destroyed Naseem's Crazy Style - With Basic Mexican Boxing

[@KTF0]

This was Barrera's masterpiece. He beat Naseem in every way, mentally, physically, spiritually. Naseem was never the same again.

[@Turt3752]

That Nelson into the post was so disrespectful lmao, I’d retire too

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

@@Turt3752 It was something hamed needed doing to him, he had disrespected a lot of boxers in his career and I think Barrera maybe did it not just for himself but the boxing world in general. No one likes a smartass.

[@paullynch4021]

Hamed should never have left Brendan Ingle.

[@deathdog1392]

Super-meta-physi-tasticly

[@jusupdjidjimidjimilovic3677]

Naseem retreated after that, he made one more match in same his way but then retreated due to age, lot of injuries, falling in speed and reflex, which is completely understandable. His boxing was completely dependent of that speed and reflex. That is how he lost this match. Nothing about mentally, physically, spiritually. Only age of body.

[@sandinista138]

The disrespect Barerra received going into that fight was disgusting....I remember them interviewing Lennox Lewis prefight and him saying he didn't even know who Barerra was.....this was Barerra coming off the Morales wars....crazy.

[@SK-kh2rs]

How is that disrespectful? He may have genuinely not know who he is. There are many sportsman who don't even like watching their own sport.

[@Paraclef]

@jabron.destoroyah Like Tyson when he lost his white father, going back to angger lands of immorality.

[@stevenspilly]

​@Slevin E it's disrespectful because as a commentator he should have spent 30 seconds to do some basic research. He didn't bother = d

[@stevenspilly]

​@Slevin E it's disrespectful because as a commentator he should have spent 30 seconds to do some basic research. He didn't bother = d

[@stevenspilly]

​@Slevin E it's disrespectful because as a commentator he should have spent 30 seconds to do some basic research. He didn't bother = d

[@joanharmonize]

Whoever is doing this narration should never stop.... you were born to tell stories. Stellar job!

[@zapbrannigan000]

computer generate voice.

[@sighnotes]

@@zapbrannigan000nah there’s no way, he’s just great

[@snakethepeg7828]

Are you serious?😂​@@zapbrannigan000

[@findinghumorthruitall]

Yeah I second that

[@Loooppp]

No, disturbing and not related to images. Cut sound and the fight is better.

[@kleenbeats]

As a boxer, this was the fight that made me truely appreciate the strength of a conventional style with a strong game plan. Add a well seasoned and skilled Mexican to that mix and you’ve got a very dangerous opponent as a freestyle/open boxer. I highly recommend all boxers out there watch all the Nassem fights in order up to Barrera (a great education).

[@JasonTodd339]

If you fight and watch all naseem fights it should be obvious this was a fat slow version of naseem

[@realtalkkombatsports]

@@JasonTodd339excuses are like assholes

[@_d2082]

​@@JasonTodd339do u think he would've won in his prime

[@boxtupos7718]

​@@_d2082Probably, who knows. Naseem became fatter here because his training had to be cut; They were already injecting shit on his hands. Supposedly, his punches are too strong for his hands. His showboating made him pretty disliked, but people saying that he quit because his pride was hurt, makes me so mad; The dude can't box anymore, that's why he quit, his hands were already permanently damage in this match alone, and he still had a close match.

[@S-North]

Though this was naseem's first real test, and he failed, spectacularly.

[@S-North]

I never get tired of watching naseem get humbled in such a spectacular 'world stage' way.

[@jessedukelacrosse6470]

I didn't like Prince either but he was a showman , hands down my favorite fight to watch over and over , the man was a ko artist, I thought Barrera would get stopped eventually, but he became a master boxer over night and made it look easy, shocked everyone watching

[@ohadams8008]

He was not interested in boxing anymore and didn't train for this fight. A prime Naseem beat the little Mexican hands down.

[@Blacksheeps4929]

​@@jessedukelacrosse6470what you mean Barrera became a master boxer overnight. ???

[@Blacksheeps4929]

​@@ohadams8008keep taking your meds. Naz never fought anyone tidy. His opponents were cherry picked.

[@herstonmccrory7157]

​@@ohadams8008very convient excuse for getting your ass kicked huh. Paxman would have done the same thing to the posser.

[@mikesnyman8346]

I watch this clip when I'm feeling down. Then I feel 100% again immidiately.

[@PrakaashanandAudho]

Love how Naseem got destroyed with his big obnoxious attitude portraying islam as powerful cancer

[@muhammedsaber7608]

@@PrakaashanandAudho hate is the real cancer, btw you still have Ali and Khabib as goats in the history

[@muff-puff.]

He got his arrogant ass WHUPPED. Well and truly WHUPPED, how I laughed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍👏

[@luigivincenz3843]

I remember Pacquiao and Barrera, retired, were talking about Naseem, and they both laughed. It was an interview io a Filipino radio station, and Pac was saying Naseem spoke with Roach to train him, and Roach said no, unless he fixed his attitude.

[@magjag8257]

​​@@PrakaashanandAudho Yup. And a Mexican showed him what real boxing is. 🇲🇽

[@zezuntxiduntxi]

This fight revealed, to those who didn't know, all the shortcomings Naseem's defense and tactical knowledge, had.

[@xxxx-rn3yu]

Using commas poorly

[@drexelspivey872]

Agreed Nadeem was grossly overrated

[@ModSquads]

​@@xxxx-rn3yu The last comma was a mistake, most likely. Other than that looks correct.

[@onyangojoel7220]

No can't take nothing away from him what he used to do wasn't easy needed practice he just met a better fighter. I loved nassem still do different is not bad

[@tchlin]

What defenceman? He had awkward style and superb reflex and some power cause he throws all his weight behind his punch. He had terrible fundamentals and a glass chin.

[@EverybodyUnite]

I grew up in the same city as Naseem and he was known as a bully. He is a narcissist and this is my favourite fight to watch, along with Pacquiao v Thurman. It's beautiful to watch the narcissists get beaten by good men.

[@jackspring7709]

I knew a chap who grew up in the same area and he said hamed and his whole family were troublemakers. I could never stand him - the need to mock and humiliate others. Also, and I've never heard anyone say this, but I believe he was a sectarian bigot, too - and he brought that to the ring. It was great watching Barrera humiliate him and end his career. If you haven't seen it 'The Little Prince, the Big Fight' is a very good documentary made during the lead up to the fight. Its well worth a watch.

[@jessedukelacrosse6470]

​@@jackspring7709glad we all appreciate this chump getting humbled by a better fighter in this chat group 👏

[@davehoward22]

I used to see him all the time in town,my cousin lived across from the ingle gym in wincobank

[@googleman8074]

How come someone with a diminutive figure be a bully?

[@Flex4LX]

I saw it live and could tell 😂 so satisfying.

[@davidreyes4231]

Naseem knew by round three it was going to be a long night. Barrera was incredibly disciplined and unshakable.

[@pleighboi661]

as a hispanic kid in the 2000s i didn’t have michael jordan or others. my idols were barrera, morales, de la hoya, & marquez

[@runlikebettis3677]

Barrera vs Morales 1 was the greatest fight in history. In my humble opinion

[@pleighboi661]

@@runlikebettis3677 that’s a fight to put on if you wanna show someone a WAR & the passion of mexican born fighters 🔥

[@animaltaglits]

Because Jordan is American?

[@barryhuston6348]

No Roberto Duran?

[@pleighboi661]

@@animaltaglits i’m american too, boxing caught my eye more than any other sport. i’m hispanic meaning i share the same ethnicity as my heroes, just not the same nationality

[@Drpepperspray1010]

That was the most satisfying boxing match I’ve ever seen. Barrera didn’t KO him, he did something much worse. He sent Naseem in to retirement. Naseem will always be the prince but never the king

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

dudes a CLOWN 🤡

[@RockSolitude]

He’s only a self proclaimed prince

[@MaximilianXXX]

You're right. This was worse than a knockout because with the KO you can say the better fighter was caught with a lucky punch. On the other hand, this was a complete schooling that exposed Hamed's fighting style and made you question the worth of his career and past victories.

[@fishdisher9564]

he never wanted to be king, after becoming world champ he said hes still only the prince

[@boxtupos7718]

Except he didn't, at this point his hands have already been getting shot; His training had to be cut down as well, because his power punches was breaking his hands. He still had a fight after this. But it's either he continue boxing, or losing the use of his hands. The timing was unfortunate, but the dude didn't back out against Barrera, even with his already fucked up hands.

[@fatboy5926]

I can’t stress enough - the boxing world and even casual fans were shocked at this. Prince seemed untouchable - never mind unbeatable. Liking back though Barrera seemed to keep it reasonably simple - he didn’t allow Prince to get him off balance. Barrera didn’t overreact to anything Prince did - and he kept his punches short sharp - not throwing anything too crazy/didn’t leave any openings. It really was a masterclass in how to deal with someone with the natural skills of Prince. Keep it simple. It’s still shocking just how well everything Barrera tried worked.

[@libidooverdrive]

Keep it simple. Well said . He didn't overreact. He used sound fundamentals and adjusted when necessary.

[@edwardhudson9851]

When the Sweet Science meets guardless boxing 😂

[@frostyrobot7689]

Great breakdown. I remember watching it (on the telly) at the time. I actually liked Hamed (despite all the bs, he was a good fighter, and entertaining) but you couldn't help but feel that Barrera had him totally figured out, completely out-boxed him and just had that killer instinct from the start. Bit of a humbling for Hamed and he never recovered from it.

[@batzzz2044]

Always loved Barerra

[@unknowninfinium4353]

He was always the cocky guy. Overhyped person. Glad he got humbled and quit.

[@kiboma4209]

​​@@unknowninfinium4353 yall hate on fighters that like ti have fun? He did it for the fans, most people liked him

[@unknowninfinium4353]

@@kiboma4209 And even more liked him when he fell. Of course I hate fighters with nothing. Good luck coping. I am sure you will like Adrian broner.

[@kiboma4209]

@@unknowninfinium4353 I never said I liked Hamed, i just found the reason yall hate him weird. Youre the kinda person to hate Roy Jones, Ali, or Emmanuel Augustus. All of them were well liked, even when they lost

[@sergioromero9932]

I remember watching this live, and it was glorious.

[@D00M3R-SK8]

Reminds me of the recent MMA fight of Adesanya and Strickland, in that Strickland sought to completely negate Adesanya's usual defensive/counter hitting style. He walked him down and did not allow him the space to set up his kicks. Definitely worth watching.

[@PROFESSORENO]

Excellent comparison

[@justincorey9855]

Good call! I was thinking the same thing when re-watching this. Such a similar story. Strickland didn't just win but humbled Adesanya...who is now taking a self-imposed "long break" from fighting.

[@mrdfk9410]

MARCO Antonio Barrera, one of my all time favourites

[@CraicDealer]

I was desperate for Barrera to win that fight. The HBO commentary was hilarious too, they were desperate for Hamed to win because he was the money, even the usually biased English commentary was more honest, that's how bad Lampley ect were that night. Barrera deserved way more respect going into that fight

[@AxleTrade]

Too bad we rarely get judging of that caliber these days. If that fight took place today, Hamed would’ve been given a gift.

[@frankie3791]

That's odd considering Merchant, Letterman and Lampley all hated Nas and couldn't wait for him to finally take a loss to anybody

[@vibez_kru01]

Barrera took Naseem to school. None of that cocky stuff worked on Barrera. A true masterclass in humbling a show-off

[@official_tytn5501]

he took down a weak Naseem, Naseem was going like 50% in this fight if you actually watched it, he lost because he couldnt punch properly as he was having surgeries on his hand

[@CesarMartinez-nu3if]

@@official_tytn5501that’s crazy, I’m pretty sure he chose to go 50% on one of the craziest fighters in history, great idea yeah lmao

[@official_tytn5501]

@@CesarMartinez-nu3if do you have sellective reading or something? he did not choose to go 50% he could only go 50% it wasnt a choice. AGAIN if you read the whole fcking line instead of just the '50%' part youd realize why he did go 50%. i like how you added the word 'chose' tho great comprehension skills👌

[@CesarMartinez-nu3if]

@@official_tytn5501 yo daddy got whooped lmaoo, aye cope harder tho, his shit got rocked with malicious skill and technicality

[@official_tytn5501]

@@CesarMartinez-nu3if ofcourse when one does lose an arguement they go to yapping so ill take it you understand what really happened and are now sprouting slurs to hide your ego which i would argue is worse than naseems

[@louisc76]

My favorite fight of any kind, all time. Prince was cocky and always found a way to defeat opponents. He was clearly skilled but it always seemed to me like it came down to one perfectly timed punch. Barrera nullified him that night and put on an absolute boxing clinic. An inspiration for the power of discipline. Never fell for any of Nas’ tricks.

[@rodshoaf]

It also showed that unless Naseem could land a wild haymaker he had no power. Naseem landed plenty of punches.. but they had no effect on Barrera.. Barrera looked almost fresh after the fight, Naseem looked like he had been beaten in an alley.

[@thespacecowboy4124]

​@@rodshoafI disagree nass seemed to have plenty of power I just think Barrera had a granite chin 😂

[@boxtupos7718]

​@@thespacecowboy4124Also they were already treating Naseem's hands at this point; His power punches damaged his hands permanently, it's why he had to retire. His training was already getting cut before this match; It's why he kind of looks out of shape.

[@jessedukelacrosse6470]

​@@thespacecowboy4124pay attention to this fight , nas landed some good shots but Marco never fully stepped into them like most fighters did , by the 5th round nas was gassing and Barrera was able to handle that power , only other fight where I saw a man lose to a jab like Prince was Oscar delahoya when he nearly decapitated Miguel Angel Gonzalez with a jab that looked looked like it was being thrown from a bazooka

[@HAMBURGER-s1l]

100% agree.....Naz style was really awkward...but works in almost all occasions.....Barrera was ready for that.

[@jeremywashington4889]

Barrera took Prince's heart in this fight. You can't use fear tactics with top rank Mexican fighters. They have no fear, they're ready to take a punch and return fire everytime. I live in Texas, and use to spar with them at the gym all the time. They don't get tired either, I can remember many days going home with my hands swollen from punching them in the head lol.

[@jsssss9379]

Mexicans and Cubans don’t stop

[@duckyh9712]

I always tell people never go to war with a Mexican. Not because of national pride but a lot of high rank boxers from Mexico have to deal with 90 percent of the boxers solely focused on hitting you as hard as they can and knocking you out. Your chin and heart is checked relatively early in Mexico.

[@iarguewithgoofies7355]

@@jsssss9379Stop it, cubans run lmao.

[@Paraclef]

Boxers and all martial artists should never look into the eyes, you should only focus on the chin, to get a whole view of the upper body.

[@spider-man5544]

@@jsssss9379 its scary to think that manny pacquiao beat the best mexican fighters making pacman a threat that no one wants

[@TheSmarq17]

There's a saying: A clown never knows if he's being laughed with or laughed at. Barrera laughed at the "prince" and literally beat the circus out of him. This fight was so tasty.

[@theeye5844]

😂😂😂

[@alokt6208]

Well said 😂

[@LeahSpeno]

This is a brilliant analysis. I remember watching this fight live on PPV and everyone in the room cheering as Barrera spanked Hamed. You nailed the dynamic of each round perfectly.

[@jeepamir508]

That was one of the most satisfying beatdowns in boxing history. Only exceeded by Maidana vs Broner

[@nudibanches]

ah yes...Broner. The gift that keeps giving!!! : )

[@LeSunshineee]

​@@nudibanchesrofl

[@aleksejjovanovic986]

Haha True

[@bahriboy]

Why was it satisfying? Hamed was one of the most entertaining boxers ever & so so good for the sport. Its a shame he lost hunger & came in unprepared for the best fight of his career.

[@aleksejjovanovic986]

@@bahriboy Because Hamed was also one of the biggest assholes at the time and Barrera was one of the most humble fighters. So you go figure out why it was satisfying...

[@wakeupuk3860]

Oh I enjoyed this so much, Hamed typified so much of of the total opposite of what boxing is about and created I bet thousands of cocky, smirking, rude teenage boys around the world. To see him walk back at the end of the fight with that smirk gone from his face,when he came back to England and had to do an interview he was contracted and was torn apart by the interviewer was pure magic and even more as with such juvenile men like him, he could not cope with the smiles, laughter and constant reminding of how like a little boy he got his bottom well and truly spanked by a proper boxer and that would be the enduring memory he would ever have. PURE GOLD !!!!

[@streetcat1510]

Terrific summary.😊

[@wakeupuk3860]

Thank you very much. @@streetcat1510

[@kmlgraph]

Well said. Naseem was an immature adolescent child who got a well deserved spanking for sure.

[@official_tytn5501]

? he had one loss in his 36 fights that too by desicion, he didnt continue boxing not becoz of the one match he stopped because he was already injured before the match because his punches where to strong it literally destroyed his hands and wrist. And you getting angry and hating at him for being cocky? do you expect all fighters to be the same? You only know Barrera because of Naseem, Naseem will always be a legend because there will never be a boxer like him who expressed his own kind of boxing. I can name 100 odd boxers like Barrera, you cant even name a single boxer like Naseem.

[@androidtekashi402]

Drunkin master Augustus

[@HAMBURGER-s1l]

Barrera's jab and his defensive skills are just insane. The amount of mental games in this fight is just too much.... Nice breakdown....Great video...keep rockin!

[@joecmccluskey]

"ARE" just insane 🤷

[@ponyboyuk01]

Maidana and Barrera...2 fighters the world was thankful for

[@ponyboyuk01]

@@Nasim.87 WTF are you babbling about?

[@sergeantyork1485]

Two fighters amir beat

[@ponyboyuk01]

@@sergeantyork1485 LMAO, if that's the bedtime story you need to get to sleep, you carry right on getting your mummy to tell you it...

[@never-vr7rn]

​@@ponyboyuk01gud little white puthy 🎉

[@juanrodriguez-ry6yt]

ONLY IN YOUR MAMAS DREAM@@sergeantyork1485

[@Zulu369]

This is the best implementation ever of Sun Tzu's advice in his acclaimed book "Art of War": “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

[@MrSosa35]

Naseem's style was based around reflexes as opposed to boxing fundamental's. After awhile reflexes fade and its easier to time your shots this was Hamed's downfall he didn't have the fundamentals to fall back on.

[@angelbelmont2190]

S+fu he was never good

[@MohsinAli-jt5rk]

@@angelbelmont2190you could do better?

[@angelbelmont2190]

@@MohsinAli-jt5rk yup 😆

[@MohsinAli-jt5rk]

@@angelbelmont2190 in your dreams

[@brianmorecombe2726]

I think the occaision got to him in that fight.Also Naseem Hamed hands troubled him in that fight which seemed evident because there was no snap in his punches.

[@cameronwilkson2982]

Guess Hamad chose the wrong gloves

[@jackspring7709]

Lol.

[@peaceseeker9927]

😂

[@deanhall4003]

😂😂😂😂

[@gallopingg1]

LOL,LOL,

[@andikakristiono1112]

The wrong enemy

[@HoboGardenerBen]

I don't like live commentation during fights at all, but this is great. You work the editing and narration together to increase appreciation for the fight. That's cool, thanks :)

[@JediMasterEzio]

This is BY FAR my favorite boxing channel! Thank you Mr. Christian for putting together such quality videos and breakdowns. I'm a big fan and long time subscriber! Keep up the great work!

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

I was at this fight w/ my Dad (who did the fight promos for CAESARS) at the newly "Giant Lion head entrance" removal MGM. I have known Kevin Kelly close to 30 years since I was little and boxing juniors. So I went into this fight desperately wanting to see the Prince humbled for what he did to Kev, but NOBODY thought it would happen. Everyone was tired of Naseem making opponents wait 15 and 20 minutes getting cold in the ring while he danced and pranced. While he made fighters retape their hands or change his gloves. (Basic mind f*ckery looking back). While he insisted on making Buffer read Islamic prayers. I have to tell you outside of the Foreman Moorer and Pacquioa Ledwaba (also at MGM and the biggest upset I can remember) fights, it was the most surprising. Barerra did not only beat the Prince. HE DOMINATED HIM from bell to bell. It really was awesome and one of my fondest memories. Great vid, my only contention different than your always great breakdown is i dont ever rememebr Naseem actually being in the fight. Maybe it was intangible but within a few minutes you knew the unheralded Mexican was having a coming out to greatness party. After watching HBO 24/7 a few years later, I personally think the Prince had gotten spoiled, lazy and soft from his success. Only my opinion, but the man in that ring that night was not the same guy I saw in MSG

[@iandixon9675]

Naz should of never left Brendan Ingel,s gym in Sheffield.He taught him since he was 7 yrs old and was never the same fighter after leaving him.

[@jimmynich4791]

I agree, I remember watching this fight and I gave Naz 3 or 4 rounds tops. Truth is Barrera best him with superior timing & game plan. Just about every time Naz lunged in Barrera either looked to land as he's coming in or move and land a counter after he leaped in, he refused to let Naz work the angles like he had before. I think Barrera would've watched Naz's fight with Kelly and saw opportunities when Naz lept at him. His shot selection was very good as well, where he used body punches to stop Naz's leaping attacks we hadn't really seen from Naz previous opponents.

[@johnniea4684]

Barrera was extremely well prepared for the fight and totally focused. He knew that Hamed was an exceptional fighter with KO power. It was also Barerra's first fight at 126, though he was probably naturally the bigger man. I liked Barrera and wanted him to do well, as Hamed was kind of a dislikable guy, but I agree with you it was a big surprise how the fight unfolded. I think Barrera would have had a great chance regardless, but it was apparent that Hamed was not the dedicated fighter he'd been previously. It was rumoured at the time that he didn't like running and had stopped doing much, if any roadwork for fights well before the Barrera fight.

[@loveandforward]

Naz was never in the fight. Even the clips the commentarer used to prove he was a force to be reckoned with, really showed Barrera beating the shit out of him.

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

@loveandforward2870 that's what it looked like to us from about 20 rows back. The Maidana Broner fight was similar

[@idontknow6354]

I can’t believe I just found this channel, amazing video and commentary 💯💯

[@MuhammadAli-hs5mn]

Love your fight breakdowns David, you do a grand job every time and make it very entertaining.

[@keith8609]

Loved seeing big head hamed being humbled Barrera was class

[@Severran]

The commentary and nuance on the techniques and history of these fighters is top notch! Instantly subscribed to this channel, thank you KZbin algorithm 🙏🏽

[@michaelryle3178]

Ok where to start. The thing you missed is that Barrera in that fight didn’t chase Naseem like everyone else did. He stood in the middle of the ring and made Naseem come to him. This totally negated Naseem’s ability to counter, which effectively negated his entire strategy and fighting style. This tactic from Barrera wrote the book on how to beat Naseem which was why after this fight Naseem’s career was essentially over. Also his name is Marco Antonio Barrera.

[@yellowporsche911GTS]

Correct! Before this fight, Naseem was everywhere on TV and elevated by the media as the second coming of Ali! Barrera was downgraded by mania as a slow, one dimensional slugger. As you said, after this fight . . . Naseem was never heard of again!

[@justinngariki]

He touched on it at 08:08

[@libidooverdrive]

Way to say what the narrator said . So astute

[@dyschromotopia]

@@yellowporsche911GTS Barerra stepped up to FW & this was his first fight at the weight. hamed had an immediate rematch clause in the contract but declined to exercise it. hamed fought one more time against a relatively unknown opponent in a below radar bout that was clearly contrived to leave hamed with a win on his record. now, approaching 51, he has called out jake paul claiming he will get back into fighting fitness & ko paul.....paul who last fought at HW, hamed who last fought at FW. the years have clearly not impacted naseem's delusions.

[@ItsMeYahBoi]

I always admire jabs in boxing. It's basic but it can bring the opponents spirit down

[@lrdisco2005]

These Mexican lads are tough as.

[@jaygarcia6388]

Not really Manny made them look ez

[@jovannylimon5163]

@@jaygarcia6388 manny was knock by a mexican

[@JJH-jc1fg]

@@jaygarcia6388hop in the ring with one and find out

[@joseloreto1]

@@jaygarcia6388 But Manny is a different beast

[@shoixjl3588]

@@joseloreto1Manny almost die against a Mexican 😅

[@phrayzar]

This fight exposed what many already knew, that Naseem had a deluded sense of his own ability. The fact that he didn't put up his guard while getting a pasting is an indicator. The affect that this loss had on him afterwards shows that he had never really developed a rounded character within the ring and the sport. If he had a few more losses under his belt he may have developed into something truly unbeatable.

[@jaybeebee9288]

I doubt he was ever nearly invincible or ever even had the capacity to get close to it. He was able to win in spectacular fashion against 'C' grade opponents, he had to get up off the floor or go 12 rounds with some 'B' graders, and of course the first time he fought Grade A....

[@rodshoaf]

And if he actually learned to box.

[@Jerkal]

​@@jaybeebee9288didn't he go the distance with the grade 'A' too?

[@jaybeebee9288]

@@Jerkal Only once, with Barrera. And you saw what happened.

[@dyschromotopia]

his style had no room for refinement or adaptation. hamed took his technique further than it had any business. his style plateaued at european level & any top flight professional with ambition, would have done what barerra did, except, let's not forget barerra started his pro career at super flyweight. i can only imagine what manny would have done to hamed, or nelson, or pedroza, or argeullo, or marquez, or sanchez or mcguigan etc. hamed was no doubt, extremely talented but he could not develop his style.....emmanual steward wasted his time & effort with hamed, stating that hamed was rigid & lacked the capacity to improve. great fighters learn from their losses & truly, every great fighter has a loss on their record.

[@Theodiorr]

A “Drunken Master” Emmanuel Augustus VS Prince Naseem fight would’ve been the most entertaining fight ever in boxing

[@11FBA11]

Emmanuel Augustus would have destroyed Prince Naseem. Prince Naseem was working his way up to fight mayweather, Emmanuel Augustus did fight mayweather. I like Nassem, but Emmanuel was the better version of him.

[@dalilacampos2482]

@@11FBA11nonsense

[@11FBA11]

@dalilacampos2482 not only would Emmanuel destroy Hamed, he would have had no problems beating Barrera

[@dirtypocketsct]

@@11FBA11 he didnt have power tho.... If he did he wouldve been a champ

[@11FBA11]

@@dirtypocketsct they told Mayweather he didn't have enough power, didn't stop him from becoming champ.

[@kingrhs1]

The greatest fight I ever saw. No one had given Barrera a chance of winning. They didn’t anticipate the skill and courage that 😊Barrera😊would bring to the fight. This fight was the beginning of the end of Naseem Hamed’s career After the fight I hung a portrait of Antonio Barrera in my office. I look at it constantly to remind myself what makes a true warrior.

[@official_tytn5501]

nah Naseems career was over before this fight, Naseem had sustained hand injuries and was already undergoing hand injuries before the fight which is why you didnt seem go all out if you actually paid attention to the match

[@chadwithautism]

Barrera capitalized on the gaps between Naseem's mindset, toolbox and to an extent the manner in which he utilized his fundamentals (with the manner he used his, again to an extent) to dictate the pace of the fight, which allowed him better use of his range as the fight progressed. To me the key things that Barrera had which Naseem lacked in this fight were discipline and patience.

[@jackspring7709]

And class. Barrera has plenty: hamed has none.

[@chadwithautism]

@@jackspring7709 every confrontation has its truths and falsities that's why belief isn't everything

[@pleighboi661]

i subbed to your channel a year or 2 ago & i remember asking for this vid. thankyou good sir

[@kens2328]

I never get tired of watching this.

[@noahstewart6181]

fantastic video as always, the narration you provide tells such a story that you do not get by simply watching the fights. Leather bound consequences was a great line

[@adnaanu]

I remember watching the pre fight documentary on Sky sports. Prince Naseem wasnt taking the fight seriously, he seemed more concerned with getting his spectacular ring entrance right. I remember him and his brothers discussing superficial shit, whilst Barrera was up in the Catskills training hard.

[@tanimal3964]

I wasn't much of a boxing fan and only new about Nassem by all the hype videos. I watched this live and LOVED watching a cocky fighter get humbled.

[@streetspartanpr]

Good example on how fundamentals work at high level this fight was a beauty!

[@natmol1595]

Amazing fight ! Watched it live. Barrera performed a master class 🥊

[@kyledabearsfan]

Man, watching Naseem get dumpstered after all the trash talk, it was poetic.

[@ConsoleCombatant]

Still one of my favorite boxing matches. The Prince was a legend but Barrera knew his fists had to be there where Naseem´s face WILL be and not there where he is. A tactical masterpiece

[@dyschromotopia]

hamed is not a legend outside of the uk....he is & was, relatively unknown to the rest of the world.

[@rumaabba8875]

Dude no body knew nas' his matchs before facing barrera 《 TRUTH

[@TonyMarinou82]

Great breakdown. I remember this fight like it was yesterday. Barrera was ruthless. Such a great fighter. Mad respect for Hamed though.

[@BurningArt78]

This is so amazing and it's a fight that re ignites the faith in pure, stoic, technical boxing. Stance and stability, a crisp clean jab and a lion's heart. I never did like Nas.

[@michaelmunoz8014]

Barerra wasnt playing his games. He counter punched faster than the prince could retract his attacks,destroyed his sense of distance with double steps and feints, broke his tempo with feints preventing him to make one unless it was for a set up, ate punches without moving an inch back and even countered at the same time, whenever Nazeem moved back at wierd angles he would rush him in the same style, jabbed hard and saw great chances for powerful liver blows .

[@This_Man90]

There are few things more satisfying in fighting to me, than a guy like Naseem getting humbled.

[@johndemetrii809]

Why? His cocky attitude?

[@This_Man90]

@@johndemetrii809 What else? He invented a whole new level of cocky.

[@margelatutrandafirulgalben3156]

Totally agree

[@mci6830]

​@@johndemetrii809he never once came into the ring with a British flag.

[@regsymes1377]

Phew great fight great footage and two great warriors

[@BSE1320]

I show this fight to kids at a boxing gym to demonstrate the why fundamentals are so important. You can look flashy, you can have a personality, you can have a mean streak; all that means nothing if you don't have a working grasp of the fundamentals and constantly train to improve them.

[@slyestfox935]

This is an excellent visual display to get your point across to ur students & also how to keep focused regardless of opponents antics, stick to ur game plan & don't get emotional. You sound like an excellent coach/ trainer 👏👌

[@MrGuitars8]

Barrera"s Skill is what Broke Hamed , I will Never Forget this one .

[@SK-kh2rs]

Was that beef he was eating. Zero drug testing meant all them Mexican fighters got away with doping

[@jackfisher1921]

Thanks for the breakdown. I always wondered what would happen if Naz met someone who didn't fall for all the punky antics and instead of trying to knock his block off, they worked the body. Now I know. Also that lefty straight punch/jab was awesome.

[@alokt6208]

4:26 😂😂😂 "ISIS" "Caliphate mindset". Fascist ideology of hate. This makes the knockout even more worth watching

[@chrisarmitage7529]

Well said!! I was glad when berrera whooped his arse. Hamed is a muslim when it suits him , he's seen wobbling around with his forbidden dog. Proper gobshite deserved all he got .

[@itsnotme3882]

I like Barrera before this fight but I loved Barrera after this fight. He showed how to handle a hype clown. What ever happened to Nadeem? Well, he had 1 more fight where he was booed by his hometown English crowd and retired. His air of superiority was defeated by a great Mexican warrior

[@SelectCircle]

I loved the fight too. But Nadeem was for real as a boxer - one of the best ever. He had a clown personality - but his talent was genuinely off the charts.

[@itsnotme3882]

@@SelectCircle Naseem had 37 fights. If you want to rank him as one of the best, he would have needed to have fights against the elite level fighters of the day. He doesn’t have any great names on his card besides Barrera who beat him handily and exposed him. He was a WBO belt holder in an era that the WBO was not a respected title. Not a bad fighter, but definitely not one of the greatest ever. He had talent, he had skill, but Naseem had NO HEART and showed weak character. Bad discipline where he blew up in weight between fights and was more about image than substance. He lost confidence after this loss and was never the same. To be great, he would have needed to overcome obstacles like that loss and fight on.

[@SelectCircle]

@@itsnotme3882 I know a lot of people would agree with you. But if his talent were up for sale - I'd be a buyer. And then I'll provide the character. And you make all my matches!

[@itsnotme3882]

@@SelectCircle ok

[@rodshoaf]

@@SelectCircle You can't provide character to a person.. that is their own job.. Naseem was a hype monster who believed his own hype.. never believe your own hype or you will loose every time! As soon as Naseem fought a real opponent he lost.. he can blame no one but himself for failing to train properly and take his opponents seriously. Personally if I owned a business and he was an employee.. I would fire him.. because he was toxic!

[@CarlosValentor]

I wish you made this type of breakdowns for “new classic” recent fights from active fighters, I imagine it takes a lot of time but it would be awesome to see recent fights like this so the live watching experience becomes better

[@melvert33]

He did a recap of Lomachencko v Linares recently that was great

[@CarlosValentor]

@@melvert33 oh yeah? But I think he was just watching it live, these extended detailed ones are just beautiful 🙌

[@melvert33]

@CarlosValentor yes they're great, I got hooked on the old ones he did, Ali v Fraser, Foreman and the Four Kings 80s fights!

[@CarlosValentor]

@@melvert33 these ones are exactly what I’m talking about, he goes deep into the actual emotional state of the fighters even

[@NibNumbly]

Beautiful breakdown. One of my favorite fights of all time.

[@bronnl5482]

watched it then, on TV - and remembered since, as the memorable Victory of total discipline, technique and culture of boxing delivered by Barrera

[@Dogyphil]

Babe wake up, The Modern Martial Artist finally made a breakdown of Naseem vs Barrera

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

Hahaha right? You would think it would have been one of my first vids but instead here it is 8 years later lol

[@Dogyphil]

​@@TheModernMartialArtist I'm just glad you got to it, been watching your stuff for years man keep it up! 🙌

[@Rumpleforeskin77]

Dunno why this still has me laughing

[@Timothy.365]

YO! Barrera’s ko’s looked like something from the movies, lmao! Dudes were flying off the screen an crumpling like paper!

[@JeanDCavendish]

This is so eloquent that despite I don't know you and still I could hear you saying it.

[@me-cq7wv]

The prince met the KING on that night. Shout out to the Ref Joe C. He's been in more fights than the two and never thrown a punch. 3 Legends in the ring

[@abbaabbaabbaf]

Love this channel. Very knowledgeable

[@JimBic72]

I don’t find myself watching KZbin videos in full, but I did for this one. Excellent and pertinent narration 👍

[@asmrcritique6565]

I don't normally like it when young people create channels talking of things that I witnessed growing up but you did the research. I will say this is very accurate.

[@SquashDaBeef]

"Leatherbound consequences" lol, love it dude

[@jonhughes2346]

Im English and Couldn’t stand naz, this was lovely watching him fall apart

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

As annoying as Hamed was, and as glad I was when he got beat by Barerra, you have to respect his unorthodox style and the entertainment he brought to the ring. He fought like a street fighter in the ring, punching at crazy angles and with crazy timing - but it proves that a solid, tight boxing style always wins in the ring. Also, this fight was closer than people remember and Hamed never got knocked down - more than most can say against Barerra. It was Hamed's pride, not heart or ability, that destroyed his career.

[@iaber1698]

well, at the end of the day, pride is a weakness....!

[@mikejohnson2638]

Nessem was an over hyped clown, if I want to see someone dance and act the fool, i'll go to the circus,

[@jackspring7709]

Naw - I respect nothing about anyone who is addicted to mocking and humiliating others. There's nothing to redeem there. He and his fanboys can go on for another 20 years that he wasn't knocked out and how close it was. Barrera beat him and that's that.

[@daveblack2602]

Barrera exposed Hamed as a coward. It was Hamed's first serious opponent and he ran crying from the fight into retirement because he didn't have the balls for one more fight. Boxing is better without that loud mouthed coward.

[@shah5524]

​@@daveblack2602You are clearly a racist. Naseem is a legend like Khabib but you can't bring yourself to admit it because of your prejudices. It's disgusting but typical of your type

[@justingoedecke6576]

I hit the like button because this is gonna be a video I watch when I'm feeling sad... I don't care if neither man hit the canvas... that was a beautiful battle.... Prince Naseem is definitely in my top ten fighters of all time... but Barrera is a name I've always respected.... now he is in my top ten because you just showed me the difference in how the two men displayed their philosophy to the sweet in the science

[@shinomori69]

I remember watching this fight years ago, so glad you covered it. Do you think Hamed knew his aura of invincibility was cracked and he'd never have the same success he had prior? I know that's a hypothesis floated by many fight analysts .

[@shaz2761]

I watched it live. He was not confident coming in. Didn't do his ring summersault, looked generally uncomfortable. I always wonder how hamed was going to limbo out of the way of Barrera's rapid fire combos. He couldn't.

[@gtaylor2455]

​@Shaz I remember watching Ali and Cus. Ali was doing all his flashy head movement and asked Cus what he would do. Cus jabbed him right to the body. Ali said 'You ain't as dumb as you look.'

[@mr.soystein7849]

​@@shaz2761 he didn't do the somersault because the ring ropes weren't tight/strong enough.

[@shaz2761]

@@gtaylor2455 not sure what that has to do with a Hamed video, but yes I sat that video too😎

[@alanmorrison633]

Barrera was the first guy completely unfazed by Naz's antics. He wasn't scared or angry at all. Mexican steel, those guys are so tough. Morales vs Barrera trilogy was huge to me in my teens.

[@LORDUnLuCkY13]

Barrera studied Naseem and found an achilles heel for every tactic.

[@michaelvarble4392]

I saw the fight and it was really awesome to see Barrera beat Naseem

[@geovaniraffaelli4508]

Love this. You should do a Maidana vs Broner breakdown!!!!

[@Shintigercurl]

prince was good, boarding on great but he wasn't never really tested. he had a flashy interesting style but that's all it was to me: flash. and him retiring shortly after this fight told me all i needed to know about him. he had the talent but not the guts to be a true legend. mind you, i just came off rewatch the ward/gotti trilogy so i might be biased.

[@brianmorecombe2726]

He did beat some really good fighters and by ko

[@rodshoaf]

Ward/Gatti had some great matches.. as good as the Barrera/Morales matches

[@Thecoachco]

Vivan los luchadores mexicanos

[@geoffreyedgson7875]

David Christian. In prior video's you've broken down the boxing presented in the anime Hajime no Ippo, by George Morikawa. "Prince" Nazeem's fighting style is mirrored in one of the worst opponents in that series: Bryan Hawk. In the manga, not the anime, the fight between Hawk and Takamura Mamoru was across volumes 43-44; released in 1998, 3 years before Barrera vs. Nazeem. Looking at both matches, some elements in Morikawa's work appear to echo in Nazeem vs. Barrera, especially their duelling jabs, Barrera's forward step, and the exchanges. It's a stretch, a long one, yet so amazing how elements in a fantasy anime have parallels with how Nazeem lost; 3 years before the IRL fight. Bryan vs. Takamura (Battle of the Hawks) was released in the manga in 1998, 3 years before Nazeem vs. Barrera in 2001. Would you be open to an idea of looking at both and nit-picking if both fights are a mirror, or this is just a case of looks similar but not the case?

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

That's one of those fun videos I probably won't ever be able to get to. But it's a great concept and I encourage yourself or anyone reading this to make it!

[@darkestlight660]

I think it just has to do with how you deal with fighting style's like Nazeem. It doesn't seem too complicated an answer to deal with weird angles and footwork by using feints and ways to end their tempo before they can get into those weird angles. Even more the case if they're apparently a slow starter.

[@Mindlabytinth]

I can't imagine it's a coincidence, the similarities are too many. I'd add that both fighters became shadows of their former selves after their first professional defeat, so the parallels just pile up

[@Wulfpack1]

That fight V Hawk is what made me love Takamura. Such a good friend and fighter all round. At first u think he is just a cocky dude but when push comes to shove he backs everything up with his actions inside and outside the ring.

[@geoffreyedgson7875]

@@darkestlight660 True. Yet few boxers come straight out at the bell swinging for KO; either to build a comfy rhythm or measure their opponent and avoid running straight into a KO. In the manga, Bryan Hawk was a sociopath who revelled in violence and came out taunting Takamura, not the slow starter Nazeem could be. While IRL, your principle is sound yet nobody used it to beat "the Prince" until his match with Barrera.

[@BMTKen813]

Idk if you have a video on him, but a video on Alexis Argüello would be great. One of the greatest to ever lace some gloves but only big enthusiasts and Nicaraguans know about him.

[@gwilli1754]

I like the closing Nelson and nudge into the corner. 👌. Nicely done, showed Naseem the respect he deserved.

[@irvinmorales1409]

I always look forward to your videos good sir! I know you get requests all the time but have you considered studying the best fights of the decade? Particularly Chavez v Taylor 1? I'd love to see your take on that.

[@stonebone316]

I loved watching hamed get humbled. I go back to watch this fight from time to time cuz i enjoyed it that much.

[@findinghumorthruitall]

This is my first video of yours that i seen. The way you captured and told the story is really good. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@longleaf0]

Thank you for this fair and unbiased review of the fight, I'm so bored of seeing people being dismissive of Hamed and claiming he was a rubbish fighter because he got soundly beaten by Barrera. He was a fantastic boxer and exciting to watch, but Barrera was simply better in the ring (far, far better prepared for the fight as well!). I think people hated Hamed because of his antics, loud mouth and arrogant persona, but none of that has any relevance to his skills in the ring, and all those things sold tickets, in exactly the same way Conner McGregor did in the UFC and many other have done over the years.

[@rodshoaf]

Naseem was a joke.. and people will only remember him as an overblown hype machine with speed and no real skill.. And I don't care that he won 30plus matches before this match. Barrera was his 1st real opponent and he got his butt handed to him and the match wasn't as close as the score card shows. Barrera should have won every round, but I think the judges showed favoritism to Naseem but even after a while even they couldn't deny that Barrera was kicking Naseem's butt

[@yeahgoood]

If you love him so much why don’t you marry him?

[@rodshoaf]

@@yeahgoood I don't love Barrera.. I just think he was a great boxer and his matches stand the test of time.. whereas Naseem will also be remembered as the boxer who's mouth did not match his boxing talent!

[@arshkazmi6740]

I absolutely loved how Barrera out foxed Prince Naseem

[@ringoreddo308]

The shot of Barrera just looking up speaks a lot more than the show put on by Hamed's entrance.

[@SelectCircle]

I remember watching this fight and feeling 1000% satisfied. 8 )

[@eol6632]

Hell yeah, I won enough money betting on this one to by a cheap used car. Back when 2k could get you a good used car lol

[@SelectCircle]

@@eol6632 I've never been confident enough to put money on anything. I just rejoice whenever textbook beats flash. 8 )

[@silverback6497]

Prince imo was a insane talent with a Style that had such success against competition not on his level, I think with humbling and refocusing and refinement he could have been an all time great. With the career we see now being the start.

[@bearxbunny1835]

Hamed completely and totally lost all of his confidence because of this fight, and that fact was even more clear in his next fight when he did crappy compared to prior fights. Like a coward whose wings were clipped he decided to retire before he made his record even worse

[@tari8134]

@@bearxbunny1835 It's not cowardice to realize when you're done. A done fighter who keeps fighting can get seriously hurt.

[@stevesmith2171]

​@@tari8134 he had no heart. He's used every excuse in the book for this loss. From I had the flu to I didn't take him seriously and didn't train hard. He was stepping up and going to use this fight as a spring board to fight against better talent than he'd been fighting. He got exposed and wasn't willing to put in the work to get better.

[@elijahojo1286]

@@stevesmith2171 What good did that do the GOAT, Muhammed Ali?

[@stevesmith2171]

@@elijahojo1286 the "Prince" was 27,in his prime. It's not like he was trying to box well past it and had had anything compared to horrific beatings Ali had taken in his fights. Your trying to compare a chihuahua to pitbull. He took one decent ass kicking and quit. A champion wouldn't of quit until he avenged his loss or got carried out on his shield. No heart.

[@renko9067]

FYI Naseem’s smiles weren’t of satisfaction or confidence, they were the smiles of arrogance seeing reality.

[@deduderi5795]

Mad respect to both fighters' careers; MAB just had Naz's number that night. Not even a 12-0 blowout, but styles make fights and Barrera was clearly in far better condition than the Prince.

[@rodshoaf]

Naseem was an overrated empty shell. Barrera destroyed him that night and SHOULD have won every round.. the beating was that bad.. I know people watching on TV and in the crowd thought it. I watched this match and all 3 of the Barrera/Morales matches live.. The Barrera/Morales matches showed me the Barrera could take a punch and go the distance. Naseem had never once been pushed in his career before this and I believe that because most of his matches were either against fighters with little to experience or fighters who were past their prime. Naseem was a hype machine who finally met the real thing and got his butt handed to him thoroughly.

[@Nasim.87]

​@@rodshoafno. It was because the UK fighters, he fought were novices. Their was no real challenger for him in the UK. They use to fight like Ricky Hatton. 😂

[@slyestfox935]

The way Barrera keeps shrugging his shoulders & waving hamed in like..come on lets fight. The takedowns so well done & the control Barrera had over him when he put him in the corner (R 12) as he was sick of his dirty tactics,he read hamed like a book Cant stop watching perfectly executed 👑 Theres something about Mexican boxers style & heart

[@magnus9165]

This gave me great pleasure. I despised the dimwitted so-called Prince. So glad to see him finally get his comeuppance.

[@kingcobra2858]

Naseem looked squishy but taking that much punishment must mean he's tough too.

[@Jerkal]

Despite Barrera shutting down his tactics, it's impressive that he went the distance, didn't get his face rearranged nor got knocked down(?).

[@kingcobra2858]

@@Jerkali agree.

[@Rebelconformist82]

He was never in any serious trouble in his career

[@Drummr88]

​@Rebelconformist82 You can keep saying that all you want lol, but he was close to going down like 3 times in this fight alone.

[@loveandforward]

He had a great chin. He'd never survived this fight otherwise.

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

11:27 -- "He also drilled the prince's jaw like a dentist." -- hilarious; hadn't heard that one.

[@robappleby583]

Seeing someone wipe the smirk off Naseem’s face is a treat.

[@loveandforward]

He did smirk for quite a long time. But I agree, what a slimeball.

[@davidwatts7390]

Barrera was a brilliant boxer!!! A true legend!!!!

[@brookbonds7339]

Got well and truly schooled that night.