At 19, I was European champion, and at 21, I was world champion. Let's just hope Amir Khan can follow in the same footsteps. I believe he can do it 100%; he's a fantastic talent.

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• Naseem Hamed:

  I found boxing so, so easy with incredible power, speed, and accuracy.

• Naseem Hamed:

  I honestly can't see myself losing.

• Naseem Hamed:

  I know I look arrogant, but I'm altogether a different person outside the ring.

• Naseem Hamed:

  No one can stand up to the extraordinary power of my fists.

• Naseem Hamed:

  A revelation came to me at 16. All true princes must someday become kings.

• Naseem Hamed:

  I'm unbeatable and untouchable.

• Naseem Hamed:

  From the age of seven, I was destined to be a legend, to be the world's most popular fighter.

• Naseem Hamed:

  My mother asks me what round I'd like to win in, and she prays for that.

• Naseem Hamed:

  I'm not selfish before a fight or afterwards, but for the time of the fight itself, I have to think

• Naseem Hamed:

  Nobody's going to help me when I get in that ring. That's how I like it: the responsibility's on me