Being a fighter is no joke. Year in and year out. Especially as a world champion. All eyes are on you, and you can't go where you want, eat what you want.

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• Naseem Hamed:

  As a fighter, I recognise that the one thing we fight for is prizes. The one thing that motivates u

• Naseem Hamed:

  There were a lot of fighters who were better than me that got knocked out and stopped because they

• Naseem Hamed:

  I came out out at the age of 28 and knew I'd had one loss on points, and the only reason I had that

• Naseem Hamed:

  I carried the WBO belt for five years and defended it 15 times against 10 world champions.

• Naseem Hamed:

  I've knocked guys out in the 11th round before, late.

• Naseem Hamed:

  It doesn't mean much to me if I'm behind or not in a fight; the fact is that I hold these guns in m

• Naseem Hamed:

  My idol, Muhammad Ali, got beat when nobody thought he would, and he came back and back to beat Joe

• Naseem Hamed:

  You're either good at boxing, or you're not.

• Naseem Hamed:

  I might spar with him, or I might teach him a few tricks, but even if there was $1 billion or £1m o

• Naseem Hamed:

  At 19, I was European champion, and at 21, I was world champion. Let's just hope Amir Khan can foll