{"id":675013,"date":"2026-07-05T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/675013\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T12:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:44:08","slug":"prince-naseem-hamed-says-only-one-fighter-can-compete-with-muhammad-ali-as-the-greatest-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/675013\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Naseem Hamed says only one fighter can compete with Muhammad Ali as the greatest ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Naseem Hamed sees Muhammad Ali<\/a> as the all-time greatest boxer, on par with another legend who matched his penchant for chasing career-defining challenges.<\/p>\n

While known largely for his immeasurable impact outside the ring, Ali showcased a remarkable degree of fighting spirit and intelligence whenever he stepped through the ropes.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but the American never shied away from a formidable challenge, including those against the likes of George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton.<\/p>\n

Against \u2018Big George\u2019, in fact, Ali was considered a sizable underdog, only to score an eighth-round stoppage and claim the WBC world heavyweight title<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is partly for this reason that many believe \u2018The Greatest\u2019 lived up to his moniker, rivalling Sugar Ray Robinson as the most celebrated fighter in history.<\/p>\n

The former multi-time world welterweight and middleweight champion is perhaps best known for his compelling rivalry with Jake LaMotta, winning five of their six encounters.<\/p>\n

Robinson also defeated nine other boxers who later became Hall of Famers, including Randolph Turpin, who pulled off an almighty upset in 1951<\/a> before losing their immediate rematch.<\/p>\n

Eventually retiring with an extraordinary record of 174-19-6 (109), \u2018Sugar Ray\u2019 is considered by featherweight legend Hamed \u2013 who shared his thoughts with Radio Rahim<\/a> \u2013 as the joint-Greatest of All Time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s either Sugar Ray Robinson or Muhammad Ali. They\u2019re just set in stone \u2013 that will never change.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my eyes, though, the [most intelligent] person to ever come into the boxing game is Floyd \u2018Money\u2019 Mayweather.\u201d<\/p>\n

While singing the praises of Ali and Robinson, \u2018Naz\u2019 credits Mayweather more for his financial earnings, rather than putting him in the \u2018GOAT\u2019 conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Naseem Hamed sees Muhammad Ali as the all-time greatest boxer, on par with another legend who matched…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":675014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-675013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}