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00:00:00Go behind the scenes into the dressing room with the champion Prince Nassim Hamed who is treated almost like royalty or at least like a rock star in nearby England and Hamed knows exactly how to milk it and while he's not really a prince it's just a nickname he is the equivalent of a lord in his parents native Yemen where his picture is on a postage stamp his likeness hangs on a wall at the Yemen airport right next to the president he has played the showbiz angle to the hilt and thus far he's been able to back it up in the ring yes his flamboyant style and
00:00:29personality truly make him a fight for a motor's dream I'm a complete fighter I'm a complete package style is there you know the style is fully there as I say before you don't see a fighter with that much confidence doing a front flip from the top rope to get in and actually get in whatever he does you know and then take his opponent out in style world title challenges world champions whatever
00:00:58you name me I'm gonna do it you know yeah modesty goes out the window with the prince it has been said boxing is show business with blood well who knows they may have had a fighter like Prince Nassim Hamed in mind you may not always like what you see in him but if you've seen him fight you almost have to admire what he can do in the way of boxing ability he is a presence the flashy taunting antics the highly unusual style in general very difficult to prepare for and tonight that task falls on the shoulders of two-time world champion
00:01:28WBO featherweight title on the line let's revisit Hamed's last bout as he received an early scare from Daniel Alicea in the Prince's American television debut here on Showtime this past June up until recently he's been able to counter his unique risky style with outstanding reflexes elusiveness tremendous balance blurring hand speed
00:01:58he's been able to take advantage of three hammering right hands dropped him and that Prince didn't look amazed he he came out let's take it just count those three right hands there's the one there's the two and here comes three wang and down he goes but look how he gets up he springs up he didn't even just crawl up and then what happens in the next round is what's making this kid such a hot box office attraction a complete wipeout that's one knock down watch the second one and it's as good as you can get and that's what makes this kid so good he talks yes he
00:02:28yes he dances but he is the good and when the chips are down he performs up to this point he's had a perfect career let's see what happens to him tonight so in the case of Alicea Hamed able to regain his composure and score the impressive knockout but that was against an unknown tonight Hamed steps up in quality of opposition and although Medina is certainly Hamed's toughest challenge so far is he in the class of Tom Johnson Azuma Nelson or Marco Antonio Barrera will tonight's fight get Hamed ready for the division's
00:02:58elite fighters pretty what are your thoughts on that well I think he's got the goods that he needs he's got eyes he's got that peripheral vision that Ali had that's what makes him a good defensive fighter he's got reflexes got legs to get him out he's got confidence yeah I think he belongs in that class but belonging in it and staying in it is two different things when you look at those names you just read that's tough competition he can go through that then he can start thinking about ring greatness up to now he's just a good contender good guy on the way up by contender I mean contender for greatness
00:03:28he's just he's just on the way up he's got to beat those guys and that's what this ride is all about and I for one I'm looking forward to having that ride and some feel he's actually overrated we'll wait and see that comes in due time in contrast to the Johnson Guzman bout Medina does have championship experience Hamed is not accustomed to fighting world champions so is this a matchup of a fading star versus a rising star or are they evenly matched Bobby let's get your feelings on that you know Medina has competed at the championship
00:03:58a couple times a couple times he hasn't fared so well some might say he's on a decline however he's been in a tough fight and he knows how to win in long hard competitive fights against opposition that Azeem has never seen so in the late rounds this could be a crucial factor Nassim has never faced this type of fighter or this type of opposition so I'll tell you what this could be one if that fight's close coming down the stretch Medina knows how to win in a late fight in a tough fight and Nassim has never been there well he hasn't been in there with too many world champions
00:04:28championship caliber experience and of course Medina is one of them the amazing thing is he is a two time world champion Bobby and he's done it up to the age of 25 you know that he turned pro when he was 14 years of age you know years ago Pepino Cuevas did something similar to that but what happened was he had to retire at an early age because of the abuse at such a young age sometimes that's good sometimes it's bad even Sean Brady 16 years old he turned pro you know sometimes that takes a toll on a fighter which might be one of the reasons again that they're talking about him possibly being
00:04:58on the decline you know you touched on it before after the Tom Johnson Ramon Guzman fight but what would be the best attitude to bring into the ring against a guy like like Prince Nassim Hamed it was interesting Medina in our meeting with him yesterday he said I've been sparring with Jorge Paez over the last five years so it sort of sets me up to the circus like atmosphere and yeah we also know how crazy Paez is similar antics similar crazy movements and defensive skills but I think he's just got to clear his mind
00:05:28and look to what he has to do forget all the antics well let's take a little sneak look into the strutting champion the dancing champion you don't know if he's getting ready for a fight or getting ready to go out dancing Prince Nassim Hamed what is it a little disco action from Prince Nassim Hamed in his dressing room getting ready for our
00:05:53main event here at the main event here at the Point Theatre in Dublin Ireland big crowd on hand seating capacity here is oh about eight thousand it is warm the crowd as you can hear the background is getting
00:06:03revved up as ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. is ready to bring on the two combatants
00:06:10this is being looked at as a turning point fight on the career of Prince Nassim Hamed it could tell us if he's really got the goods KO percentage of 90 percent to Medina's 39 percent but Medina has had the stronger opposition of the two
00:06:26and let's get a look at the challenger Manuel Medina complete with hat a seasoned veteran at 25 who turned pro as we mentioned at 14 Medina out of Tijuana Mexico two time world champion he's won over 50 fights his record and world title
00:06:45bounce is six up and four down Medina has fought just once this year winning a ten round decision over Benito Rodriguez in April he's the former IBF and WBC
00:06:56WBC featherweight champ who successfully defended his crown five times in his career on the IBF title with a decision over Troy Dorsey in 91
00:07:04held it for over a year before losing on decision to Tom Johnson in 93 and and the crowd getting behind the challenger Manuel Medina
00:07:20either that or it's just the anticipation of the popular Prince Nassim Hamed Medina won the WBC version by out pointing Alejandro Gonzalez in 95 but in his first defense turned it over to Luis Espinoza by decision he's rated number three by the WBC number 10 by the WBO tonight is his 11th world title fight
00:07:44and he seemed pretty calm and cool yesterday morning when we sat down and had a little chat with him despite the fact that he's he's going up against one of the most beloved sportsmen in this area Prince Nassim Hamed
00:08:02and we're ready for the Prince to make his grand entrance
00:08:05here is defending one of a kind WBO featherweight champion of the world Prince Nassim Hamed
00:08:13get ready for a circus life
00:08:15and fire
00:08:16He'll complete his entrance with his traditional front flip over the ropes into the ring watch him
00:08:46to milk this entrance
00:08:51flexing the muscles
00:08:53singing along to the song
00:09:00here it comes
00:09:02slowly but surely
00:09:09and the crowd erupted
00:09:15as they can now see
00:09:16come in
00:09:17he's a stop and starter in terms of making entrances have a lot of patience folks
00:09:36with his TV ratings in England rival those of British international football matches his advertising deals with major companies estimated at $6 million
00:09:47and 70 page hardcover book just released on this man all of 22 years old the book weighs more than
00:10:17since he hired again while entertaining to some the grand entrance of hamed makes others particularly
00:10:36boxing traditionalists with there are many terrific vouchers who don't get publicity because
00:10:42They don't stage lavish Las Vegas reviews before they fight.
00:10:48Let's see how they stack up on paper as we look at the tail of the tape.
00:10:51Hamed is mentioned only 22, and Medina turned pro in 85.
00:10:54Hamed was 11.
00:10:56Three-inch height advantage for Medina.
00:10:58The weight nearly even.
00:10:59Three-and-a-half-inch reach advantage for Medina.
00:11:01And the WBO rules for this championship fight.
00:11:04The scoring under the 10-point much system.
00:11:06Three judges will score.
00:11:07There's no standing eight count.
00:11:08The three-knockdown rule is in effect.
00:11:11Only the referee can stop the fight.
00:11:13A fighter cannot be saved by the bell except in the final round.
00:11:17If an accidental foul occurs before the end of the third round, it's ruled a technical draw.
00:11:22If it occurs after the completion of the third round, they go to the scorecard.
00:11:27So we're standing by here at the Point Theater in Dublin, Ireland.
00:11:33Posing in on our main event, our featured attraction,
00:11:35Prince Nassim Hamed versus Manuel Medina
00:11:39for the World Boxing Organization Featherweight crowd.
00:11:44The crowd growing with anticipation.
00:11:46You see the laser lights shining all over
00:11:49as two-time world champion Manuel Medina awaits the moment of truth.
00:11:54Prince Nassim Hamed continues to play to the crowd.
00:11:57We're set for the official introduction.
00:12:00So here in Dublin, let's set it up to our ring announcer, the classic Jimmy Lennon Jr.
00:12:06Ladies and gentlemen in attendance, boxing fans joining us across the UK on Sky Sports
00:12:16and sports fans joining us around the world.
00:12:19We welcome you to the Point in beautiful Dublin, Ireland
00:12:23for the featured attraction of the evening brought to you by Frank Warren's Sports Network
00:12:29and Don King Productions as sponsored by Adidas and MBC.
00:12:35This now coming your way is sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization,
00:12:39President Francisco Valcarcel, Supervisor at Ringside Nick Teresioris,
00:12:44along with the Boxing Union of Ireland Chairman Nick Moore, President Mel Crystal.
00:12:50Our positions at ringside, Jack Phillips and David O'Flaherty,
00:12:54timekeeper at the Bell, also keeping count of the knockdowns, Dale Elliott.
00:12:59Introducing to you our judges scoring this bout from ringside,
00:13:03Stan Gallup, Mike Gliena, and Frank Skillbred.
00:13:07Introducing to you our referee in charge, we have Gino Rodriguez.
00:13:12All right, fans, here we go with our main event of the evening.
00:13:19And now, ladies and gentlemen in attendance and boxing fans joining us around the world,
00:13:25it's showtime.
00:13:28With the WBO featherweight championship of the world scheduled 12 rounds of boxing.
00:13:35Introducing to you first the challenger on my left, fighting out of the red corner,
00:13:39wearing gold trunks with red trim, hailing from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
00:13:48He weighed in at a ready 8 stone, 13 and 3 quarter pounds, or 125 and 3 quarter U.S. pounds.
00:13:56His record stands at 52 wins, 7 losses, 23 wins coming by way of knockout.
00:14:04And dedicating his efforts to his Irish fans, tonight's challenger is attempting to earn
00:14:10his third world title.
00:14:13Please welcome the two-time featherweight champion of the world,
00:14:17introducing Manuel Mandetas-Medina.
00:14:22And his opponent across the ring, presenting the defending champion on my right,
00:14:34fighting out of the blue corner, wearing gold trunks, black trim,
00:14:39hailing from his hometown of Sheffield, England,
00:14:42and proudly representing his heritage of Yemen.
00:14:46He weighed in at 9 stone even, on the featherweight limit of 126 U.S. pounds.
00:14:54He is undefeated in his campaign in the ring with 22 wins, no losses,
00:15:0020 big wins coming by way of knockout.
00:15:03Tonight, making the third defense of his crown,
00:15:06here is one of boxing sensations,
00:15:08the colorful WBO featherweight champion of the world,
00:15:13introducing the one and only Prince,
00:15:17Nassim Mohamed.
00:15:23Once again, our referee in charge, Gino Rodriguez.
00:15:27Okay, Nassim, I'll give you instructions.
00:15:30Manuel, the instructions, protect yourself at all times, Nassim.
00:15:33Manuel, protect yourself at all times.
00:15:34Manuel, protect yourself at all times.
00:15:35Manuel, protect yourself at all times.
00:15:35Manuel, protect yourself at all times.
00:15:37Good luck.
00:15:44You saw the stare down.
00:15:47You saw Medina having a little fun with Hamed.
00:15:50Hamed said, yeah, okay, we'll see who's going to have fun
00:15:53in just a few seconds.
00:15:54In sharp contrast to the quick work done to the ring
00:15:57by Hamed, who has dispatched half of his opponents
00:15:59by the end of the second round
00:16:01and averages three and a half rounds per month.
00:16:04Medina plans to settle in for the long haul.
00:16:06Seven of his last eight fights have gone the distance.
00:16:09A second round knockout predicted by Prince Nassim Mohamed.
00:16:15The difference in size is somewhat.
00:16:17Medina being very tall, much taller, much taller
00:16:20than the small Prince.
00:16:24You know, Medina thinks he's actually quicker,
00:16:26even though Hamed's got some great speed,
00:16:28certainly though he's probably not the better puncher,
00:16:30and I wonder how he's going to handle the softball stance
00:16:33and an awkward softball stance at best.
00:16:35The little Hamed sports tremendous power,
00:16:40and a lot of that comes from his legs.
00:16:43He breaks all the cannons of boxing,
00:16:45leans back, as you can see,
00:16:47juts his chin out, stands square on,
00:16:49and has his arms down for the most part,
00:16:52but he counters his unique,
00:16:53some might call faulty style,
00:16:55with outstanding reflexes,
00:16:57great balance, lightning speed, and strength.
00:17:01And you see what, if you watch,
00:17:03he switches back southpaw orthodox.
00:17:06The Prince always leaps in with his weight,
00:17:08and that's where he generates a lot of his power,
00:17:10but one of these days,
00:17:11he's going to leap into a right hand,
00:17:12and it's not going to help him.
00:17:13Now, right, this is the first time I've ever seen
00:17:15two guys with fringes.
00:17:16They look like two table lamps sliding there.
00:17:18I've never seen two guys with fringes.
00:17:24A right hand laid there by Medina,
00:17:26but the quickness defensively of Hamed able to elude,
00:17:30and then as he's moving back,
00:17:31gets off a right hand.
00:17:33A wild overhand right by Hamed.
00:17:35A man a little too wild right now.
00:17:36He's got to settle down.
00:17:37This first round is too wild.
00:17:39He can get caught, as Bobby said, coming in,
00:17:41and that will flatten.
00:17:43Something else I think Medina spoke about,
00:17:46which is very bright.
00:17:47He says he's going to try to go to the body of the Prince
00:17:49and try and slow him down
00:17:50so he can not jump around being,
00:17:52doing all that movement,
00:17:54which gives him a better chance to hit him.
00:17:55And there you see Medina lays a nice combination,
00:17:58a right, then a left, and a right.
00:17:59And again, the Prince leaps in,
00:18:01and he goes flying over Medina's head.
00:18:03Another wild left hand by Hamed.
00:18:06The crowd getting behind Medina.
00:18:08The Prince is too far out of control.
00:18:10He's just, like, fighting on rocket fuel here.
00:18:13Calm down a little bit.
00:18:14Get this thing in order.
00:18:16Medina told us he feels his experience
00:18:19will be a big factor.
00:18:20Another wild swing and a miss by Hamed.
00:18:23Medina is making Hamed miss.
00:18:26He also feels, Medina does,
00:18:28that he's faster than Hamed,
00:18:29and that Hamed's punching power is overrated.
00:18:33Look out.
00:18:35Medina nearly walked right into one.
00:18:37Well, he almost sat him down with that one.
00:18:39His legs buckled.
00:18:40He caught him dead, flush in the face,
00:18:43right between the nose and the eye.
00:18:45But Medina, to his credit,
00:18:46he's been here before.
00:18:47He moves, he got out of the way.
00:18:49No second punch.
00:18:50You'll recall he got knocked down early
00:18:52against Daniel Alisea.
00:18:53Did Hamed in his last fight,
00:18:55but he came back in ferocious fashion
00:18:57to end it in the next round.
00:18:59Here comes Hamed now,
00:19:00beginning the game more confident.
00:19:03He certainly looks like an inviting target
00:19:05with both those hands down.
00:19:07The belt for round one.
00:19:08Let me drink.
00:19:28Yeah, I think.
00:19:31Look at that.
00:19:32I'll see a jab.
00:19:33Just a few more dummies.
00:19:35Just a little bit too eager.
00:19:36Have you got me?
00:19:36Let's take a good look at this
00:19:45effective punch by
00:19:47Now, look, see how his legs buckled.
00:19:50Medina's legs buckled.
00:19:51A good punch after that
00:19:52would have set him.
00:19:54Bobby, take a look at it overhead.
00:19:55Well, we look overhead,
00:19:56you see, once again,
00:19:57Nassim jumps in.
00:19:59He's standing there,
00:20:00standing there,
00:20:00and he just dives right in,
00:20:02and that punch lands squarely on the nose.
00:20:05He's really dangerous
00:20:06if you don't catch him
00:20:07before he catches you.
00:20:10The Prince very eager
00:20:11to get at Medina
00:20:11as we begin round number two.
00:20:13The Prince sure is flashy,
00:20:15but not very effective so far.
00:20:18In fact,
00:20:18his wildest could cost him,
00:20:20but he did land that one shot
00:20:21flush on the face of Manuel Medina,
00:20:24and that certainly got his attention.
00:20:25Oh, man.
00:20:26He just walked into
00:20:27the right hand of his own,
00:20:28did the Prince,
00:20:29and Medina's doing a smart thing.
00:20:31When he leaps,
00:20:32the Prince, that is,
00:20:33he just stuffs the jab out,
00:20:34that offsets the whole leap.
00:20:37It looks like Medina
00:20:38has done his homework here
00:20:40against Prince Nassim Hamed,
00:20:41at least at the outset.
00:20:43Well, if he's worked with Payas,
00:20:44he's used to all that craziness,
00:20:46but Payas is even crazier than the Prince.
00:20:49The Prince talking to him,
00:20:51saying,
00:20:51come on, come on.
00:20:53You'd have to talk to him in Spanish, though.
00:20:55Medina said he's been training hard
00:20:57for seven weeks for this fight.
00:20:59Another wild miss there by Hamed,
00:21:01and he leaves himself wide open,
00:21:04but his defensive gyrations
00:21:06have been getting him out of trouble
00:21:07throughout his entire career.
00:21:11He said keep him up,
00:21:12but the guy didn't hit anything
00:21:13but the ring rope.
00:21:14I was going to say,
00:21:15he didn't hit anything,
00:21:16but he did hit the third rope.
00:21:18I guess that's keeping it slow.
00:21:19Some feel that it wasn't smart
00:21:21for Hamed's people to take this fight
00:21:23with the experienced and seasoned
00:21:25and skilled Manuel Medina.
00:21:27That it could backfire on him.
00:21:29We shall see.
00:21:33Well, this kid must have a very heavy punch
00:21:35because he certainly registers
00:21:37when he hits hard.
00:21:39He does the Prince.
00:21:42That leaping in too adds to his power,
00:21:44but again,
00:21:45if he gets caught by a good puncher
00:21:47like in Azuma Nelson,
00:21:48while he's leaping in,
00:21:49he's going to have problems.
00:21:50Well, Hamed, 22-0,
00:21:52with 20 knockouts.
00:21:53Hamed, with a couple of straight lefts,
00:21:57misses with the right.
00:21:59Well, when he misses,
00:22:00he really misses.
00:22:01There you saw, too, though,
00:22:02the jab of Medina
00:22:03keep the onslaught off.
00:22:04He sticks that jab out.
00:22:06There's nowhere else
00:22:07Hamed could go
00:22:08except back away from the jab
00:22:09or walk right into it.
00:22:10You can really see right here
00:22:12at the beginning
00:22:12the experience factor
00:22:13paying off for Medina.
00:22:14Something we have not seen
00:22:16against Hamed.
00:22:18Hamed with a lunging
00:22:19straight left hand
00:22:20but not doing much damage.
00:22:21That right, though, got him.
00:22:26The elusiveness once again,
00:22:28the duck under move.
00:22:29By Hamed, again,
00:22:29he launches to straight right.
00:22:31And Medina's face
00:22:32is getting red.
00:22:33I mean, his forehead
00:22:34and his eyes are getting red.
00:22:37There's a little trickle of blood
00:22:38along the right side
00:22:39of Medina's face.
00:22:41Boy, this guy comes
00:22:43from all angles.
00:22:44Pulling him down.
00:22:46And it's going to be scored
00:22:48as a knockdown.
00:22:50There was a good one
00:22:51looking there, too.
00:22:52He is very wobbly.
00:22:54Medina is saved.
00:22:57Let's see if Hamed will go in
00:22:59and try to finish him off here
00:23:00with 10 seconds to go
00:23:01in the second.
00:23:02He's trying.
00:23:04Missing Wilde with the right.
00:23:05Five seconds.
00:23:08Nails him with the right hand
00:23:09but he doesn't go down.
00:23:10He survives.
00:23:10And now he's like,
00:23:13he's like,
00:23:13you're the right hand
00:23:14and he'll go down.
00:23:23You have to stop
00:23:25and he'll keep you
00:23:27like the thing.
00:23:28We're trying to stop
00:23:29but we're not going to eat
00:23:30but we're not going to eat
00:23:30what else?
00:23:31What else do you think?
00:23:32You're all going to eat
00:23:34and you're all going to eat
00:23:35and you're going to get
00:23:36summers.
00:23:36I'm going to eat
00:23:37and you're gonna massive
00:23:38and you're going to get
00:23:38and you're going to eat
00:23:39I'm telling him he's got to step up the action.
00:23:43He's telling him his nose hurt.
00:23:44Let's take a look at that action,
00:23:46because that was almost a charge with a punch
00:23:48and a charge, like a football charge.
00:23:50I mean, I don't know what that was,
00:23:52but he got up in such bad shape.
00:23:54Here is another look at it for Bobby.
00:23:56Take a look at it.
00:23:57Let's talk about part of a leaping thing.
00:23:58He leaps in with this shot, and you watch.
00:24:00You catch him on the eye and the nose,
00:24:02but it's not a great shot, but just dives in with it.
00:24:05It comes right into it, and he leaps like that,
00:24:07and then pushes him.
00:24:09It's a clean knockdown to a degree,
00:24:11but it's a leaping shot.
00:24:13All Medina really has to do is bury his head in his hands
00:24:15and put his head down, and the prince will butt himself.
00:24:19I think he buried his head,
00:24:20because his nose got popped right then,
00:24:22because he complained about it when he went back,
00:24:24and it was bleeding, so he either got butted with a nose
00:24:28or that punch busted his nose.
00:24:30Round three for the WBO Federalweight Championship.
00:24:33Medina down in round two with 23 seconds remaining
00:24:37after a bull rush and a left hook by the prince.
00:24:41The decibel level is very high here in Dublin.
00:24:46Wild exchange.
00:24:48Hamed getting the better.
00:24:49He fights like a swarm of bees.
00:24:53They come from all angles and all places.
00:24:55No rhyme or reason to fighting this guy.
00:24:58And he is deceptively strong.
00:25:00Tremendous power for a man his size.
00:25:02Hamed, he can switch to the southpaw.
00:25:06And the crowd singing and chatting.
00:25:12Urging Hamed on.
00:25:18Things settling down just for a moment.
00:25:20It's a nice one-two right there by Medina,
00:25:24but he needs to do it again.
00:25:25He needs to back it up and come back a second time.
00:25:28He's starting to find a ring with the right hand is Medina.
00:25:30And I'll tell you what,
00:25:31this style that the prince has uses a lot of energy.
00:25:34Yeah, he's got to get a win here early,
00:25:39or else he's got those long rounds, boy.
00:25:41I don't know what he's doing, those later rounds.
00:25:43The last time Medina was stopped was in 1989.
00:25:49That's seven years ago by Juan Salazar.
00:25:53He was stopped only one other time in his fourth fight.
00:26:00This corner is saying, take your right hand.
00:26:01Get it up, get it up.
00:26:03It's too low.
00:26:04They want him to hold that right hand up.
00:26:06Of course, good idea.
00:26:08Because this rocket flying around here can land it anywhere.
00:26:10It's a lunge in straight right hand by Medina.
00:26:14Nice right hand by Medina,
00:26:16and he followed it up with a half a right uppercut,
00:26:18because, once again, the prince on all the ducks
00:26:20buried his head almost near the ground.
00:26:22And Ahmed says, come on.
00:26:24He invites him in.
00:26:25Up, up, up.
00:26:26That's crazy the way he runs in.
00:26:28Where he runs in is crazy.
00:26:31Right, I'm telling you, I would just duck my head inside my cheeks
00:26:34and put my head down, and he would run into the top of my head
00:26:36and break his own nose.
00:26:37Now, Ahmed, came in by saying,
00:26:41I know I have more power, so Medina will stay away.
00:26:44But, Medina, right there.
00:26:49He got one good punch in.
00:26:50I'll say that for me.
00:26:5115 seconds remaining in the third round medina must be getting tired of hitting air
00:27:01right up the cup followed up by a straight left by jamed gets the crowd going
00:27:11well we bring in IVF featherweight champion Tom Boom Boom Johnson who just got through with his decision victory over Ramon Guzman and Tom first of all congratulations how is the hand thank you well the hand is loose so I don't think it's broke or anything like that I think we you know it's a little bruised and everything I hit him on top of the head and when the first knockdown came I hit him on top of the head and
00:27:41and after that just offset everything else but I stayed focused the main objective wasn't to try to knock this guy out but to maintain my championship status of course if anybody knows Manuel Medina well it's you you fought him three times beat him two times you told us yesterday that if the Medina shows up that showed up against Tom Boom Boom Johnson Ahmed could be in trouble yeah definitely I think what's happening with Medina he he has to make the necessary adjustment with his kid he's a little awkward and I think Medina's trying too hard to try to hit him in the head you know just break him down at the bottom let the guy leap
00:28:11to be in the counter punch him I think what Medina's make the mistake that Medina's making is he's trying to take the lead with this guy you sit back and you counter punch this guy you let him throw them beating shots and you catch him coming in action back in the ring thank you Tom round number four
00:28:23French Nassim Jamez the WBO featherweight champion
00:28:29the average is three and a half rounds he's put off balance by Medina again getting the crowd behind the Mexican
00:28:37Medina came here to fight tonight and the French can have a long hard day if Medina can keep him getting it clean
00:28:44I thought it was up to the referee came over and talked to him seriously in the corner what could he be talking about
00:28:49I don't know because there hasn't been any low blows except that he looked like he was rocky when he got hurt that one time
00:28:54but I think it's a little premature to be talking to somebody in the corner in this fight
00:28:58Medina's corner was able to stop the flow of blood from the cut by the right eye of Medina while we were talking to Boom Boom Johnson
00:29:08you know Medina's not a big puncher as is the prince and his right hand was as good as the prince's
00:29:14the prince keeps eating him now I wonder how the effects would be as the fight gets later and later
00:29:18this is round number four scheduled for 12 the main event here at the point center in Dublin uppercut
00:29:30they're ripping uppercut by Hamed but it was a freezing blow fortunately for Medina
00:29:35going right there by Hamed having no impact now switching to Southcaw is Hamed we used to have a
00:29:46saying in the gym is almost impossible to predict what a junk fighter will do and by junk we mean
00:29:51the punches come from such unorthodox angles you can't devise counters for them and you got to play
00:29:56it by ear and sometimes that's what you have to do with the prince effective in his awkwardness is I
00:30:01think the way you like to put it that's exactly correct Medina doing much better this run than he did
00:30:06the first two he's carrying the action he's landed several good shots and however you look at it he
00:30:11settled down and he and oh he got tagged after the miss by Hamed he got nailed but now he's clowning
00:30:19around as if to say no damage but you never know oh I'll tell you what Medina came to fight and
00:30:29Prince now should try and get involved one of those macho games they experienced Manuel Medina beginning
00:30:35to show signs here of offense against Hamed looking sharp landing with lefts and rights to the head of
00:30:43Hamed having a good round of Medina good round for Medina 25 seconds looking is making a miss and
00:30:51making him pay and that's the only way to beat this man he's settling down he's figuring him out a little
00:30:56bit Hamed may have good defense and be very elusive but Medina has a few tricks of his own look out from
00:31:04behind always have danger for Hamed a left right combination by the challenger Medina
00:31:14at the bell what a round for Medina
00:31:29all right
00:31:37now you're just trying too hard with him fetch him into you
00:31:41let's take a look at Medina's charge he's starting to solve this kid's problem look at this
00:32:01that doesn't feel good does it yeah here you'll see Medina again what he's trying to do is make the
00:32:05prince miss believe with a right hand in the hook and when the prince goes down rip the right hand up
00:32:10and he's connecting time and he's connecting time and time again
00:32:17round number five the French says cocky as ever
00:32:22but he was caught several times by Manuel Medina while showboating
00:32:28well he's got that one round where he dropped him and that's giving him a 10-8 round but this is getting to be a close thing because Medina
00:32:36he's certainly got no fear of this guy and he's orchestrating his own kind of fight here and it's not Hamed's style to stop being flashy
00:32:43and it's not Hamed's style to stop being flashy as you can well see here
00:32:48see what Hamed does is just jump around like that Steve and then dive in
00:32:52so far Medina's been able to stop him from doing it too effectively and that's giving Nassim some trouble
00:32:57well as we mentioned between the boom boom Johnson and French Nassim Hamed's fights a lot of people
00:33:04many of the experts here in Ireland and in England feel that Hamed and they've seen him a lot more than we
00:33:10have it's overrated because of his ring record he really hasn't fought that many good fighters
00:33:16Medina is the first real experienced guy he's faced yes he's fought Steve Robinson he won the title from Stevie Robinson
00:33:24but Medina is in another class
00:33:32round five ensues Medina coming off his best round of the fight he's got Hamed
00:33:39he's got Hamed's attention that's for sure
00:33:41he's got Hamed moving more and more not jumping in as much and not landing as much as he had been in the first three rounds
00:33:48the last round I gave to Medina he put in a strong performance
00:33:52for the first time I'm seeing more caution from the normally flamboyant French Nassim Hamed
00:33:58very much more settled down here
00:34:00well takes takes a lot out of your bounce around like that oh that's a dumb that's a dumb
00:34:04leaving himself wide open for a return
00:34:07well if you can hit that then the other guy was paralyzed
00:34:11that guy from the street you can see that coming
00:34:14now Med trying almost anything you see him switching to southpaw from time to time
00:34:17he's getting frustrated I do believe
00:34:20and all of that but he's missing more and more of his punches
00:34:23every time you miss a punch you have to stop the punch as opposed to a body stopping it
00:34:27takes a lot of energy
00:34:29he's not jumping up and down I'll tell you that
00:34:33Medina claiming he was hit behind the head there just for the moment
00:34:36shakes it off comes right back at Hamed
00:34:39little stutter step move by Medina
00:34:42good left by Hamed that landed to the head
00:34:51Hamed throws that right hand Bobby
00:34:53and he leaves himself wide open for a counter
00:34:56defense is not on his mind
00:34:58it's his automatic
00:34:59instinctive reaction of some sort
00:35:01because he throws like a crazy person
00:35:03and just bounces and leaps out of the way
00:35:05of whatever's coming
00:35:06he has excellent reflexes
00:35:08but I'll tell you what
00:35:09this style doesn't beat Azumi Nelson ever
00:35:15and I'm sure the man sitting to our left
00:35:17Tom Boombin Johnson is looking very closely
00:35:20at the situation as well
00:35:21there's the left
00:35:22he says you've got to catch him and surprise him as long as soon as he jumps at you fire away
00:35:29don't wait for that punch to go by
00:35:31fire as soon as he jumps in and you'll catch him
00:35:33and he has several times that way
00:35:35and he has several times that way
00:35:37that's the first time I've seen a boxer drinking from a glass
00:35:55that's the first time i've seen a boxer drinking from a glass i'm sorry i'm surprised he hadn't
00:36:07got a champagne glass nice nice nice don't dance just pick your feet just pick your feet pick your
00:36:14feet round six prince said he wanted to get medina out by round two he almost did it
00:36:25but he's had his difficulty the last couple of rounds well his corner told him don't dance now get
00:36:29down on your feet start punching meaning enough clowning let's get to work here this good get away
00:36:35from it the last time prince went this far was back in september of 1995 an eighth round tko over
00:36:43steve robinson to win the wbo featherweight title his last two fights one round in fact he ended it
00:36:49against the fighter named side the wall on one punch and then the second round tko over
00:36:55out of six now medina doing a little show voting medina giving her a little of his own medicine
00:37:02medina's doing something pretty smart right here too he's leading with a long right hand to the body
00:37:05and the prince is not expecting it those body shots will take their toll and add up
00:37:10the prince is not entertained oh a straight right hand by medina push on the face of him
00:37:18medina's getting that right hand in i don't know if he's got that much power and if he's sure getting
00:37:22it in again right hand by a wide open to a wide open you know it's as if it's an instant replay
00:37:30prince comes in swings misses turns to the side and medina bangs with the hook on the right hand
00:37:34and again you see that right to the body constantly working that body now a combination an unrushing
00:37:39combination by havet but doing no damage as medina continues to storm forward
00:37:46prince better put some gas in his tank here because it's going to be a long flight if you keep
00:37:50good enough medina with the straight right hand he loves to keep the pressure on fast-paced attack and
00:37:55he's showing all kinds of confidence now if you notice in the corner with uh medina his trainer said
00:38:02when he leaves and jumps in you got to step right in and fire because that's how it gets him coming
00:38:06in but easier said than done that's for sure medina from tijuana most tijuana fighters are in your face
00:38:13type fighters very crafty notes had a slip and counter he can take a punch he's got plenty of heart
00:38:22got a good overhand right but not known as a power puncher or knockout artist is medina 23 knockouts in 59
00:38:28fights he's 152 lots seven
00:38:43medina now going downstairs to the body and landing you watch when the prince jumps in they banged heads
00:38:50okay you know rodriguez
00:38:56we'll give medina some time
00:39:00i'll tell you what the headbutt is what you're saying headbutt the doctor now checking out medina
00:39:07a headbutt
00:39:07what i don't see anything i saw the headbutt and i saw both of them acknowledge it but i'll tell you
00:39:20hey it's going to change the pace of this fight right now that jumps right in
00:39:24and looks to inflict some damage on medina picking up the pace in the process prince is a slick little
00:39:35fighter in the way he grabs his hands and grabs the arms and the other fighter he is all over
00:39:41it's nice to smother you just missed with that left is the bell sound
00:39:52you don't have anything
00:39:56you don't have anything
00:39:57there's nothing in that corner
00:39:59close the logo, close the logo, don't move
00:40:01you don't have anything in the corner
00:40:15black
00:40:16back
00:40:18but i got chuck bodak in the corner they're looking at it they don't see anything in particular and i
00:40:33don't know what they're talking about because there's nothing to be seen there i think there's
00:40:46much to worry about this so far all right round seven
00:40:56now medina going to south for switching around nice back to conventional
00:41:06backhanding by prince nassim hamed being cautioned by the referee gino rodriguez of
00:41:12chicago the prince has done that several times the first time oh nice right hand
00:41:20oh right right by medina that sent to hamed reeling back for the moment and medina tried to stay to
00:41:26the body with the jab machine stuffing underneath trying to dig to the body catching the prince on
00:41:31the way in but medina just doesn't heat hard enough it doesn't appear straight right good right hand by
00:41:37hamed it's hamed that's doing the damage here thumping shots now all of a sudden by hamed who's
00:41:42beginning to land with more regularity nice left jab by medina looking to set up the right
00:41:48slowly but surely medina's face is starting to fall apart he's getting all locked up and red and he's
00:42:01got cuts so let's see cut over his eyes up like sometimes when medina gets frustrated he resorts to
00:42:11other tactics like backhanding and headbunning but it's been hamed being cautioned that was a
00:42:17magnificent opportunity lost oh right up the cut by hamed followed up by combination and i'll tell
00:42:22you what whether he realized or not he's staggering medina and he just walked into the left hand
00:42:27but he did stagger medina medina may be in some trouble here all of a sudden but medina comes back
00:42:33with a sharp right hand to hamed another right hand by medina wild miss by medina medina a little
00:42:39wobbly but still throwing well let me tell you the prince straight right by medina i was talking
00:42:45about earlier that's straight right that's the punch there's a backhand by hamed not detected by the
00:42:50referee that was dirty the prince the prince was on square streets there for a little tiny while let me
00:42:57tell you there were a few seconds there when the prince was wavering in the breeze and hamed being
00:43:02caution for pulling medina down medina resorting the tactics in the fast but here tonight it's hamed
00:43:13finding himself a little bit in trouble and going to the backhand and to the wrestling tactics
00:43:18medina keeps stuffing that jab to the body coming up with the right hand but that straight right hand
00:43:23down the pipe has been his bread and butter 20 seconds remaining in round seven you got jab to the
00:43:29body and he comes up combination by hamed to the head of medina and now he bulldozes right into medina
00:43:38again i meant a much bigger puncher he's getting home with a big shot left by hamed followed up by a
00:43:43right hand and look at the right hand and look at medina's face it is really starting to be taking a
00:43:48weapon
00:43:50they're working on his knee they're telling him don't worry about
00:43:59they're working on his nose they tell him don't worry about the eyes but tighten up tighten up the
00:44:24defense around the go we'll show you the head but you can see the prince as he always does he comes
00:44:31running around jumping in and right here you'll see him he's right there they bang right there they
00:44:36bang can't do an uppercut missed the uppercut and stepped forward and slammed his head right into the
00:44:42right and here we go round number eight medina looking the worst for wear and not a mark on the
00:44:57prince i have the prince ahead of this fight but it's definitely medina still in the in the ballgame
00:45:03blood streaking from the left nostril of manuel medina
00:45:06two-time world champion challenging for the wbo title against prince nazi london the crowd favorite
00:45:20to some extent medina drawing rises from the crowd as well right uppercut there
00:45:26that jab by medina's keeping the prince at bay right now what he needs to have is a little more
00:45:31firepower behind that jab it's just not enough by itself oh look at the face of medina and jamed
00:45:37once again going back to the showboarding and he gets tagged with a right hand by medina and
00:45:41i met just smiles back at him see medina's not a big puncher so i'll make him play this game
00:45:46he does that with azuma nelson he's gonna have real problems
00:45:52medina backing up backpedaling trying to hold his own here from an on-rushing bull
00:45:58prince but he's fighting back he's he's it's a fighting retreat that's not just a retreat
00:46:07a man continues to dance around side to side
00:46:11coming forward you see a little swelling now under the right eye of the prince
00:46:15some of those punches are getting in
00:46:17again medina looking to go into the body now he lands with a straight right to the head
00:46:25and barrels in with combinations to the body
00:46:28ahmed walked right into one and nearly lost his mouthpiece again that straight right hand has been
00:46:32the bread and butter for medina but he doesn't have the power he needs to really hold off the lunges and
00:46:38the britain the riotous type attack that the prince is throwing at him well i tell you they're giving
00:46:44their fans their money's worth because they've been going at it now for round after round after
00:46:47round nothing quits in medina he keeps coming
00:46:53medina 23 knockouts and 52 wins not a big knockout puncher
00:46:59and he keeps throwing that right hand to the body he's working the body's not forgetting the body and there
00:47:04again the right hand down the middle
00:47:11medina dance or hamed just dancing away
00:47:20i'm going to try to load up and land and finish this thing off
00:47:28here in the deep eighth round as mentioned it's been some time since
00:47:32he's getting a little tired and sloppy and again medina not a big puncher but
00:47:43he's closing this round beautifully ahmed just smiles back and dances
00:47:48now here's gino rodriguez the referee telling medina to go to an intro corner
00:47:53he's going to go to an intro corner he's going to go to an intro corner he's going to go to an intro
00:47:56so they wash it out but he isn't falling because of punches he's slipping around on their feet
00:48:02they're stepping on each other's feet and there's the belt
00:48:06now listen now listen to me now this is fight time he's had his fun with you and you stood there and let
00:48:26him do it you let him come on he's going to come after you you've had him on the floor twice
00:48:31you've lost him off you must concentrate let him go on let him come here no no sit down all right
00:48:40here you see prince getting caught with one of the nicer right hands and i'll tell you medina's been
00:48:45throwing it all day here it is bang mouthpiece comes out that was a clean right hand that not
00:48:49only got his attention that stunned him briefly and he's winning the rounds like that's that's the round i
00:48:56i gave him but i don't believe that the uh that staggering rounds anyone they're falling over
00:49:02each other's feet well the prince might be able to slough it off but he was definitely stung by that
00:49:09right cross thrown by manuel medina that dismantled the mouthpiece there's going to be a sort of a
00:49:16momentum play here the prince is going to try and get some respect back he lost his mouthpiece got
00:49:20popped with right hand mini stagger lost the round he's going to try and get this round back i think
00:49:26round nine this is the longest that nassim has been since may 11th of 1994 when he won the unanimous
00:49:33decision over vincenzo belt castro
00:49:40i'm telling you i think the body shots medina's throwing and doing the job
00:49:44been keeping that scene at bay and making him a little more weak look out there's medina down
00:49:50for the second time of the fight rodriguez ushering jamed to the neutral corner
00:49:58almost two minutes to go in round nine he's got a long way to go for this round we continue
00:50:04that was a flash knockdown medina looked right at his corner that rough hook though i'll bet you get
00:50:09his attention and i see him he's gonna he's gonna come in and do his usual and a major bench of
00:50:15urgency now for medina medina looked at his corner he was okay medina though looking hurt despite the
00:50:22fact that it was a blast knockdown oh they almost both went down
00:50:26it is not enough down that was a wrestle throw to the ground medina is a little rocky but he hasn't
00:50:32got the strength that he had before the prince has field with second energy and second wind and he's
00:50:39coming off i'll tell you what there's a good right hand left hook there by medina and the prince
00:50:43doesn't think he's that hurt or he'd be swarming him but he's still jumping around from the outside
00:50:48he's in control here but he's so careless he put medina down with 217 left in round nine
00:50:55now a stranglehold by medina got him around the neck and low blows by him and the front
00:51:02he gets up on ocho eight no no no no his round was his corner wants to wants to stop it his corner
00:51:21man came up to stop it and the referee didn't see him free knockdown rule in effect 42 seconds to go
00:51:27he's been down twice this round medina i'm not looking to end it here i'll bet his corner man
00:51:32don't let him come out i'll tell you what that might be the case but right now medina's showing
00:51:37they've still got enough to finish at least this round and he can finish this round now that's used
00:51:42a lot damage is a lot of energy medina coming back with some offense if he goes down one more time
00:51:48this round it's automatically over he's got to stay up oh what a shot by hamed but medina stays in front of
00:51:54him i'll tell you what now medina's trying like he's trying like the dickens did not come out
00:52:09and if they don't stop it in the corner it'll be a miracle
00:52:14they're asking do you want to fight
00:52:27he's trying to fight with him okay nacho weiser says if you want to fight i'm going to give you
00:52:35one more round but you got to fight with him all right let's go look at the first knockdown
00:52:40that was a perfect right hand down he went right on his lap shade and bobby take a look at the second
00:52:48one you know he got hit with the same right hand down the middle again that seems just too
00:52:52strong for him he's just too strong for him he takes that right hand and he just can't do anything
00:52:57with it bang wasn't that strong enough strong the right hand but medina's getting worn down
00:53:03punishment adding up he doesn't have much left but now seems exhausted too
00:53:10and that's here weiser said in the corner fight with him fight with him this round he's a lot braver
00:53:16better than um most managers round number 10. a very courageous manuel medina hanging tough he's been
00:53:24on the canvas three times in his fight two times in the last round
00:53:31but he has sustained a fearful beating the evidence of which is on his face it has been a punishing night
00:53:37for medina
00:53:43a man showing a trickle location him it just got nailed with a right hand by medina
00:53:48backed him up once again medina's not a big enough puncher to get the job done to seriously hurt
00:53:53now seen with just one right hand this has to be combination
00:53:56the prince looking for that right hand goal that he found he got right hand crazy went for right
00:54:16hand leads there without any any any uh jab before and left hands
00:54:26ahmed by being sure he could be hurting his chances of fulfilling his desire to be known as one
00:54:32of the greatest of all time he says he's destined to be a legend much too early in his career and he
00:54:39needs to to learn to control his his wild oh short left hook by medina well medina's showing a lot
00:54:46of guts and determination he's bringing up he got hit with a good left hook there
00:54:50and that came barreling in on medina medina feeling the front of this attack combination to the head
00:54:57by hamed and medina's still trying to throw punches to the body still working the right hand and left of
00:55:03the body unbelievable what a warrior is medina he's taking his licking but boy he comes back fighting
00:55:08stop stop stop let's go you know based on his performance it's hard to say if his corner's going to
00:55:14stop it because he came out and he fought back and he didn't lose the round as badly as he did the
00:55:18one before well one before he was getting chillacked i mean that could have been a 10-7 run i mean he's so
00:55:24far behind now he needs a knockout to win hamed almost landing at will hamed receiving some of the
00:55:30leather as well showing a pretty good chin but you just have to wonder what effect that those punches
00:55:35have by medina how much steam does he have left once again too you got to wonder what a puncher who hits
00:55:43for instance that many consecutive right hands and left looks what a puncher does to him
00:55:47digging the shot to the body he english straight right like assuming nelson you can't take them
00:55:54but i'll tell you this hamed has to show more discipline
00:55:59he's really going to be in trouble soon a man looks like he's he's in it for the full 12 here
00:56:05he's not trying to knock him out
00:56:13and that's certainly that excitement to close and stop this fight they're not even thinking about it
00:56:36about it they're saying continue to put pressure on this guy and throw punches to the body you've
00:56:46got to punch to win he says give him variations of punches you're hitting him with different punches
00:56:58you've got to knock him out into the championship rounds round number 11 he may have caught a glimpse of
00:57:13the prince waving to his girlfriend alicia crilly in the crowd just came out and threw a one two three
00:57:20right to the body like the corner said but he's got to come up top with that
00:57:27the 11th round how many people thought it would go this far combination
00:57:31by manuel medina and a couple of those punches got in break break break break
00:57:40our man again being cautioned for using the elbow
00:57:44as you watch him here he's used everything he's used the elbow he's used his head he uses everything
00:57:49this guy's good shoulders forearm if it can be thrown in the forward motion he'll whip it at you
00:57:54anything he looks like a linebacker going in there half the time i mean hamed's chin is getting a pretty
00:58:00good workout here but apparently uh he's either got a rock solid jaw or hamed's punches or medina's
00:58:07punches don't have that much sip medina's not a puncher now he's too tired and too hurt to be any
00:58:12you know to be any one punch knockout artist of any kind again hamed just barreling in bulldozing his way in
00:58:21on medina
00:58:25but give credit to medina he's still dancing around he's got to be in tremendous conditions
00:58:31to go this far and get this much punishment the prince doesn't look like he's trying to finish this
00:58:39by a knockout let me tell you oh he almost did there but what kept medina with that hard left hook
00:58:44by hamed and medina comes back he is one tough cookie he's here that's part of the championship
00:58:50heart and championship experience he's had is keeping him in his life
00:58:55it's almost as if he refuses to be stopped tko
00:59:00he's digging right the uppercut there by hamed that was a good body shot
00:59:08by hamed
00:59:10i bet now stalking straight right hand medina momentarily day he's bounced off the ropes
00:59:15he is in bad shape
00:59:18i'm measuring him out now landing to the top of the head with the right medina stumbling around
00:59:25the referee really looking to step in the referee's looking to step in i'll tell you what it's close
00:59:31it's close and i'll tell you all prince has to do is sit on a good two or three punch combination
00:59:36but he loves to jump around now he's laying off
00:59:44lunges in with the left that match walked into a good hook himself
00:59:48up with the left uppercut hamed i don't know i don't know how much more of this you need to see
00:59:5910 seconds left in round 11. referee gino rodriguez looking intactly at medina
01:00:06i'll tell you what what a heart this medina has
01:00:12and the data just hanging on look at the way he was he can't even walk to the corner he can't walk to
01:00:18the corner that's it come on about time that is officially finally this one is history
01:00:29the ringside position in the red corner
01:00:35dr power waving it up
01:00:38and it is over french nassim hamed has defended his title
01:00:51in addition his trainer agreed no question about i i think he could have done it the round before
01:00:59he was taking incredible punishment his face showed it he could barely make it back to his corner what are
01:01:04they waiting i mean you know it was a terrific display of guts on the part of medina we don't
01:01:10need to see that much guys so french nassim hamed makes his third defense of the wbo featherweight title
01:01:18and now probably sets his sights on a unification showdown with the man sitting in with us that you
01:01:23saw and heard from tom boom boom johnson hope to talk to tom some more a little bit later but
01:01:29hamed may have won this fight to fellas but it it i think it raises some questions some doubt
01:01:35as to his future well i'm sitting next to boom boom johnson and i noticed his mouth is watering a lot
01:01:41he had to take a handkerchief and do his mouth he keeps seeing things he could hear
01:01:46let's take a look at round nine let's take a look at that and uh see the knockdowns
01:01:50all right first knockdown round nine and here it is let's take a look at it and it is as usual a hammering
01:02:00shot by the prince measures him he likes to put that right hand right in and there's a left hook
01:02:09and there's a right hand that's what's been dropping him all the time bobby can you see second oh yeah you
01:02:14know it's the same thing that right hand he just jumped down the middle he does again here the second
01:02:19knockdown he's working here he's also working the body a little but he jumps in with that right hand
01:02:23he jumps in when he springs forward catches medina flush down he goes
01:02:27now 20th final here's the announcer by our referee in charge and gino rodriguez at the end of round
01:02:40number 11 in order to protect medina from suffering further punishment he's the winner by way of
01:02:47no technical knockout still undefeated still wdo betterweight champion of the world prince
01:03:00the last time manuel medina was stopped was in 1989 by juan salazar he stopped by this man
01:03:09prince nassim hamed in round number 11.
01:03:12and just 22 years of age a lot of talent outside of his flashy showbiz approach to the game
01:03:21he may be on his way to winning many world titles but bobby says
01:03:27he's gonna have to be a little more disciplined and careful in the ring
01:03:31i think a little bit more disciplined certainly a lot more careful you cannot walk into punches like that
01:03:36against the true puncher like an azuma nelson because you just won't be able to deal with it that way
01:03:41it's just a tough way to go adina can't punch the way he needs to and you know it showed here it was a big factor
01:03:51so prince nassim hamed makes his third defense of the wbo featherweight championship
01:03:57here at the point theater in dublin ireland
01:04:00and before we interview the winner of tonight's main event we've got the fight doctor over there
01:04:05standing by and get some additional comments from tom boom boom johnson let's get a preview of
01:04:10next week's wba heavyweight championship between bruce selden and mike tyson
01:04:16yes the selden tyson bout was originally scheduled for july the 13th unfortunately mike tyson was diagnosed
01:04:23with bronchitis and this pay-per-view event was postponed until next saturday september the 7th
01:04:30the delay seems to have fueled the animosity between the two fighters i think someone
01:04:37somehow saw that i was in great shape and got word back to the tyson camp that i was in great shape
01:04:43and i guess i feel as though he wasn't ready or prepared for the july 13th battle he needed
01:04:49more time to train things happen i can't help it everything's been certified i'm not cheating he's
01:04:55gonna have his time i have his time to tell me to walk the walk instead of talk the talk i truly believe
01:05:01that i can walk the walk and talk the talk because like i said i've been doing this for 10 years i've
01:05:07fought a lot of fights so we'll see who gets to beat him everybody's going to beat me and knock me out
01:05:12everybody knocks me out with their mouth and kill me with their mouth that was my biggest test you know
01:05:17and it gives me an opportunity to test my my true my true skills you know and that's what i plan on
01:05:23born september 7th he's going to be treated as the biggest fight of his life he's the biggest beating
01:05:29of his life yes see bruce selden defend his wba heavyweight championship against wbc champion mike
01:05:38tyson live on pay-per-view next saturday september 7th at 9 p.m eastern 6 p.m pacific the selden tyson
01:05:45undercard features three other boxing attractions women's boxing sensation christy martin faces melinda
01:05:51robinson undefeated ivf waterweight champion felix tito trinidad defends his title against ray lovato
01:05:57and terry norris puts both his ivf and wbc 154 pound championships on the line versus alex rios
01:06:07steve albert back here with bobby chezz and bobby bruce selden certainly has the purposeful jam but
01:06:13will it be enough against the fight of the caliber of mike tyson you know steve he has arguably the
01:06:19best jab in the heavyweight division but not a jab alone not even out of the great muhammad ali in his
01:06:23prime could fend off mike tyson by itself there has to be good movement great counter punches there has
01:06:28to be durability and there has to be some power and combinations behind that and this is what we're
01:06:32going to find out on september 7th does bruce selden truly have all those things and i'll tell you
01:06:37what he's going to need them all this mike is on a mission another question can bruce selden's
01:06:41chin which is questionable coming in withstand the fury and the power of a mike tyson you know
01:06:46i've always said there are two certain things in boxing they're absolutely true bad chins don't get
01:06:51great good punchers never get bad when the two collide the chin usually loses we'll see all right
01:06:57another event coming a week from tonight september the 7th let's get back to uh the business at hand and
01:07:02we slide over to our right now and chat once again with the ibf featherweight champion tom boobo
01:07:07johnson who retained his title for the 11th time earlier tonight by defeating ramon guzman and first
01:07:13of all as ferdy pointed out were you salivating just now at the uh at the last fight well actually
01:07:19i think you know it was a good entertaining fighter i see a lot of flaws in the prince i see a lot of
01:07:24things that he does wrong and i you know the problem i saw with mandina is he wasn't making the
01:07:29necessary adjustments to adapt to that type of style here's a guy just kept deepening in all you have to do
01:07:34just laid back you can counter punch this guy i mean although he's throwing punches from awkward
01:07:37angles you know you can set him up make him give him faint you know medina wasn't fainting he wasn't
01:07:42running in the shots and uh i don't think he could take them with them right hands you know from
01:07:46myself that he was taking from medina i'm a much better puncher than medina and i'm not going to
01:07:50just hit him with one hand i'm hitting with the right hand left right hand you know put them
01:07:54punches together so i think it'd be a very entertaining fight how is your hand it was injured uh midway through
01:08:00the fight or thereabouts against ramon guzman you became a one-handed fighter only your left hand
01:08:05how's the right hand right now well i think i think it's all right it's not it's not broken anything
01:08:09like that you know it's not broken anything like that you know it's a little swollen a little
01:08:12damage and everything you know i hit him on top of the head in the second round and i i kept
01:08:17repeatedly trying to you know use the right hand and we kept catching him on the skull and everything so
01:08:21you know it got to the point where it was beginning to be a little discouraged a little distraction but uh
01:08:25all right now french nasim hamed suggests a winner take all scenario if he should fight you in a
01:08:35showdown say in december what do you think about that well i have no problem with nasim putting up
01:08:40his money for when to take all you know but we're this is a business you know i mean let's get let's
01:08:45not get crazy with the concept i don't box for free you know the honest it was you know if he feels that
01:08:50very confident you know he can do what he want to do but uh myself i'm gonna take the money i'm gonna take
01:08:54the prince i'm gonna do what i got to do to prove it to the world i'm the best featherweight that ever
01:08:58did this you know that's my that's my ultimate goal are you personally turned off by the prince's
01:09:03arrogance well personally i don't pay attention to his arrogance i think that he's his euphemism
01:09:08he's going to catch up with him i think he's just a kid right now who's destined to become a man and
01:09:12i'm the guy that's going to teach him and raise him how to become a man okay thank you tom congratulations
01:09:17on your win tonight on a night of nicknames we go from boom boom to the fight doctor with the prince ferdy
01:09:22all right uh a longer fight than we anticipated that guy was tough very tough uh he's a very good
01:09:28fighter fully uh full of respect to him but ended i came through i stopped him another uh rsc on the
01:09:34record and i'm coming i just come strong you know i come strong and beat him all he landed an awful lot
01:09:40of right hands and you look like you weathered him but did any of them affect you did they bother you
01:09:44you never seen me go down never you never seen me going down end of the day i took his best shot
01:09:48oh yeah i stayed on my feet and i keep i kept giving him the right shots you know and i put him
01:09:52down all right here's the first knockdown you tell me what you were doing i'm waiting from
01:09:57basically because he's well open but ended i've got a time to shot i'm looking for the right hand
01:10:02there it is boom took him with the right hand it hit him fully fully on his chin and he went down
01:10:06and he felt the power and that was numerous times i think every time you hit him with the right hand
01:10:10you shook him badly here's the second one same punch as i said as i say coming up to it now i'm just
01:10:17looking for my opening looking for my opening and that's the right hand he was bringing up a cut up
01:10:22stepping back looking for the right hand boom it's there um end of the day very good fighter fully
01:10:28credit to him uh i'll box him anytime again but i had a bad call before the fight but no excuses he was
01:10:33a great fighter and i come for it well a w is a w and i stopped exactly right uh the the strength with
01:10:40which you punch seemed like it would have knocked out this guy because you hit him solid right hands
01:10:45not one or two but many this guy is a very tough man you see it comes up to fights and i train very
01:10:50hard at the end of the day if i've got a cold before the fight i've got a cold and this this particular
01:10:55night uh i had a cold three days and i've come through it well i want to ask a fashion note here
01:11:01you're always dapper and dressed beautifully both guys showed up as lampshades this is frank warren
01:11:08the pro the promoter of these fights and the guy that's putting together a future big one frank
01:11:14what little news have you for us well we've been i've been talking to my partner don king concerning
01:11:18the fight with tom johnson and hopefully we're going to get on we've also got an option of wayne
01:11:22mcculloch who said he's accepted the offer to fight now they'll all get knocked out and watch whatever
01:11:27happens after night because it was a cold next fight guaranteed the next fight it'll be a unification
01:11:33match and and what he says about cold we're not be giving excuses we told everybody beforehand you
01:11:38generally see a doctor here you had an infection but what you can't take away from it he's punching
01:11:42power and and he's got plenty of grit i'll i'll tell you one thing i've never seen his original
01:11:47fighter i thought you were a rocket in there for a while you come from all angles and it's really
01:11:51bewildering to fight you all angles end of the day a w is a w i'm still world champion comes to box
01:11:56anybody in this arena wayne mcculloch azuma nelson any of them barrera they'll get beat watch well
01:12:02you are an entertaining fighter and i don't know when i've seen anybody that entertaining
01:12:06and now back to steve albert and bobby chez at ringside thank you ferdy yes he is entertaining
01:12:12but you wonder how hamid would have done tonight if he was in there with a power puncher with that
01:12:19let's take one final look at tonight's triple header results from the point theater in dublin ireland
01:12:24in our first bout it was nate mr miller defending his wba cruiserweight championship against james
01:12:29heath miller winning by tko in round seven in a flat fight in fight number two tom boom boom johnson
01:12:36went up against ramon guzman for the ibf featherweight title and johnson defeated guzman by unanimous
01:12:42decision virtually with one hand after injuring his right hand and in our main event you just saw
01:12:48prince nasim hamed took on manuel medina for the wbo featherweight crown and hamed defended by
01:12:54defeating manuel medina by tko in round number 11. the longest hamed has gone in a long time
01:13:01so that'll do it for another edition of showtime championship boxing we'll see you next week from
01:13:06las vegas when bruce sheldon takes on mike tyson for the wba heavyweight championship for the fight
01:13:12doctor ferdy pacheco bobby ches and our entire crew this is steve albert saying so long from the point
01:13:18theater in dublin ireland
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