Who do you pick, Naseem Hamed vs. Jorge Paez?

By Boxing News - 01/23/2011 - Comments

By Gerardo Granados: Two of the most entertaining boxers of the last twenty years, perhaps they are not the favorites of the boxing purists but still the favorite of the boxing fans that don’t focus in the skills of a boxer or the technical aspects of a fight. These two were showmen that pleased the crowd; every time that they fought you could guarantee that the fight would bring some excitement to the viewers.

TALE OF THE TAPE:

Jorge “Maromero” Paez: orthodox / 5´5” height, 68” reach / T98-W79 (51)-L14 (6)-D5 / IBF – WBO featherweight / 13*.

Notables: Calvin Grove (IBF featherweight / 6*), Louie Espinoza (WBO featherweight, WBA World super bantamweight / 9*), Steve Cruz (WBA World featherweight / 4*), Troy Dorsey (IBF featherweight / 5*), Tony Lopez (WBA World lightweight, IBF super featherweight / 14*), Pernell Withaker (WBC welterweight, WBA World light middleweight, IBF light welterweight, WBC – WBA World – IBF lightweight / 22*), Rafael Ruelas (IBF lightweight /4*), Freddie Pendleton (IBF lightweight / 8*), Mauricio Aceves (WBO lightweight / 5*), Oscar De la Hoya (WBC – WBA Super World light middleweight, WBO middleweight, WBC welterweight, WBC light welterweight, WBO – IBF lightweight, WBO super featherweight / 29*), Genaro Hernandez (WBC – WBA World super featherweight / 15*), Jose Sanabria (IBF super bantamweight / 6*), Juan Polo Perez (IBF super flyweight / 3*), Jose Luis Castillo (WBC lightweight / 11*), Verdell Simth (IBO light welterweight / Tom Johnson (IBF featherweight / 15*).

“Prince” Naseem Hamed: southpaw / 5´4 ½” height, 64” reach / T37-W36 (31)-L1 (0)-D0 / IBO – WBO – IBF featherweight / 18*.

Notables: Juan Polo Perez (IBF super flyweight / 3*), Steve Robinson (WBO featherweight / 9*), Manuel Medina (IBF – WBC – WBO featherweight / 21*), Tom Johnson (IBF featherweight / 15*), Kevin Kelley (WBC featherweight / 5*), Wilfredo Vazquez (WBA World bantamweight, WBA World super bantamweight, WBA World featherweight / 21*), Wayne McCullough (WBC bantamweight, 9*), Paul Ingle (IBF featherweight / 4*), Cesar Soto (WBC featherweight / 4*), Vuyani Bungu (IBF super bantamweight, IBO featherweight / 17*), Marco Antonio Barrera (WBO super bantamweight, WBC – IBO featherweight, WBC – IBF super featherweight / 26*).
The question is, who do you pick as the most extravagant and entertaining boxer between these gentlemen, it is not necessary to ask who would win because Naseem Hamed would be the logical answer; so without too much thinking, who is the most entertaining and extravagant of both?



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