Ever since he was eight years old Naseem 'The Prince' Hamed has been telling everyone who would listen that he was destined to be world champion. Today, fourteen years later, he is making a believer out of all of us. In this engrossing, indepth portrait. Gavin Evans explores the development of this young phenom and provides a blow-by-blow account of his amateur and professional careers, What emerges is a fascinating and inspiring story of courage, self confidence and single minded determination.
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First published in England in 1996, this is a lively--albeit uncritically praising--biography of Naseem Hamed, a young featherweight boxer born of Yemeni immigrant parents in 1974 who has made a reputation as a flamboyant motormouth quite deadly in the ring. Evans, a contributing editor to Boxing World, traces Hamed's development from his introduction to the sport in 1981 at a boys' club in Sheffield, England, through his outstanding record as an amateur, with 62 wins in 67 bouts and several junior championships, to his turning pro at age 17 and his meteoric rise. Hamed, who calls himself "the Prince," has held various international titles--bantamweight, superbantamweight, featherweight--as his weight fluctuated. Particularly interesting is the reaction in his father's native Yemen, where Hamed is a national hero and has even appeared on postage stamps. Hamed, who models himself in part on Muhammad Ali, is a flamboyant figure known for his elaborately staged ring entrances. In December, he put his money where his mouth is when, fighting in the U.S. for the first time, he gained his 29th victory in as many bouts with a fourth-round knockout of Kevin Kelley at Madison Square Garden. If Hamed continues to be successful, there will be more books written about him--one hopes more balanced and less starstruck than Evans's lightweight account.
Copyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Proof That Fighter Biographies Should Be Made AFTER Retireme,
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This review is from: Prince of the Ring (Hardcover)
This biography prematurely tries to make Mr. Hamed sound like a ring legend. This was sometime after he came off the canvas twice to knock out Kevin Kelly but long before Marco Antonio Barerra exposed him as a flashy, one-dimensional fighter who couldn't adapt. It's really not worth reading unless Hamed's win streak ends up being a thing of the past, and he's reduced to being a journeyman. Then read it for a good laugh. And pick up James "Quick" Tillis's book too, if you want to be more amused.
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the prince naseem hamed,
By ahmad el ali (denmark) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prince of the Ring (Hardcover)
naseem hamed is my bigest fans, because he is a prince he ís the best boxer player i have never seen.
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Hamed is the biggest joke ever!,
By "scott717257" (Glen Burnie, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prince of the Ring (Hardcover)
I classify the greatest day in my life the night Barrera knocked Hamed from corner to corner and gave him his first official lose. Hamed never fought anyone, Kevin Kelly doesn't count because Kelly was old, in his prime Kelly would have destroyed Hamed. All that aside, I checked out the book from my local library and read through it the other day and I must say it is terrible. I find it totally one sided, Evans is in love with Hamed. He wants to be Hameds husband aparently, because I havent seen [behind] kissing like that for ever! He makes Hamed sound like a GOD when he is merly a pitiful boxer and 2nd rate man from what I read in Boxing Monthly. Can you say 11 kids out of wedlock; him and Oscar are battling for Dead Beat Dad awards! I hope a book is released from a person who isnt looking to kiss [behind], and tell the truth about a guy who is cocky, arogant to fans and fellow boxers not to mention a bad human being!
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