Does anybody remember buncey saying naz would beat henry cooper?

[surreal deal]

A few years back?Cant remember where,maybe Boxing monthly.If Naz was at his walking around weight in his prime(12-13 Stone)and Cooper prime too.
The fantasy fights reminded me of this.
I know its weird more than fantasy fight,but anybody agree with Buncey?

[bronze_bandit]

yep...i agree...:good

[Addie]

yep...i agree...:good

Buncey is a big fan of Naseem Hamed, and would probably also say that the best version of The Prince would knockout the best version of Barrera.

[tonysoprano]

Hamed use to spar with heavyweights in the gym. However beating a bon fide European level Heavyweight in a real fight who also happens to have a murderous left hand would be a step too far. I see Cooper KOing Naz with a big left hook.

yeah but they only sparred to body

[icemax]

Poor old Henry would probably get stopped with cuts just climbing into the ring

[TFFP]

:rofl

Cooper would decimate him.

[surreal deal]

:rofl

Cooper would decimate him.
I have to agree.

[Rebel-INS]

Naz was easy to hit at times. Coopers left hook was immensely powerful. Theres only one possible outcome.

[GazOC]

This shouldn't even be getting discussed as a matchup.:roll:;)

[hit me HARDER]

A few years back?Cant remember where,maybe Boxing monthly.If Naz was at his walking around weight in his prime(12-13 Stone)and Cooper prime too.
The fantasy fights reminded me of this.
I know its weird more than fantasy fight,but anybody agree with Buncey?

Yep, I totally agree that Buncey is a cunt.

[mbrockett]

im sure i remember a naz post fight interview where his trainer was saying that they were looking at taking on tyson.

[BamBam]

Yeah to an eating contest. Naz won.

[Kid Lucky]

Cooper knocked Ali down heavily and had a load of good wins at Euro level at HW- yeh he'd struggle against a featherweight.

Henry Castle perhaps, Henry Cooper no.

[brown bomber]

More shite came out of Naz'z mouth then any other fighter in the history of the sport. Sorry Surreal but this thread is ridiculous :-)

[Govanmauler]

I think the quote was something like " at his walking around weight of 12 stone I would pick naz to polaxe cooper "

I dont think he was actually suggesting that in a proper match Naz could take him , more that Naz hit hard enough to drop a guy that size.

It was a comment made ( if I recall ) about revisionist history and rose tinted hindsight ( how that for a mixed metaphor !! ) not a fantasy boxing prediction.

[Bunce]

I think I was talking about weight etc.
But...I'm starting to like the sound of this one.
Naz was meant to fight Gatti and Mayweather...I will tell the tales of those two fights next week on the show. Gatti was a done deal. Honest. Mayweather was a massive fan and I interviewed him before the Hamed v Barrera fight on camera.
Brendan wanted Naz to fight Steve Collins - it seems mad now but trust me when I say that it looked possible then.

Adios.

[Govanmauler]

I was watching an early Mayweather fight the other night ( cant remember which one ) and the commentators and Manny Steward were all about a Mayweather / Hamed fight.

If Naz had been focused who knows ?

[Grant1]

Totally surreal question but does anyone think that if Naz carried his p4p power at his walking around weight he COULDN'T drop Cooper if he caught him?

[surreal deal]

Sorry Surreal but this thread is ridiculous :-)
Its something Buncey claimed a few years back and i wondered if anybody agreed.
I didnt want to bias it by saying i think its ridiculous too,so just asked the question.

[ron u.k.]

I can't believe people are actually considering this.

[robpalmer135]

Mayweather would of dismantled Naz. He could match Naz for speed for in attach and defence. only thing Naz had over him was power but Mayweather could bang at super feather. at super Mayweather would have been the bigger man, he could bully guys at super feather.

Get Floyd on the boxing hour!!!

[TommyV]

A few years back?Cant remember where,maybe Boxing monthly.If Naz was at his walking around weight in his prime(12-13 Stone)and Cooper prime too.
The fantasy fights reminded me of this.
I know its weird more than fantasy fight,but anybody agree with Buncey?

Naz used to walk around at like 170?

[LiamE]

A few years back?Cant remember where,maybe Boxing monthly.If Naz was at his walking around weight in his prime(12-13 Stone)and Cooper prime too.
The fantasy fights reminded me of this.
I know its weird more than fantasy fight,but anybody agree with Buncey?

Yeah i agree.

Cooper is getting on a bit and he's giving a lot weight away to Naz.

[LiamE]

Naz used to walk around at like 270?

Fixed.

[GazOC]

Gatti-Naz would have been some fight.

[surreal deal]

I can't believe people are actually considering this.
:lol:Buncey said this a few years back mate,honest....with no disclaimers or irony involved.Yet i now feel like a tit for bringing it up.
Which i probably deserve.:yep

[GPater11093]

gatti naz would have been good but gatti is ALOT bigger naturally

naz was just a souped up bantam gatti was a big super feawthjer

[ron u.k.]

:lol:Buncey said this a few years back mate,honest....with no disclaimers or irony involved.Yet i now feel like a tit for bringing it up.
Which i probably deserve.:yepYes you probably do mate!:lol: