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Naseem Hamed smiles after being hit and vows to hit harder next time. He talks about having many fighting styles and a unique approach that can’t be copied. He also reflects on the pressure of being a world champion and his early belief that he was destined for legend status.

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I want to produce champions from Saudi Arabia and throughout the region.

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I want to be remembered as a guy who transcended boxing.

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I know there is not a featherweight out there who I couldn't beat.

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I love it when fighters are textbook.

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

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

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When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.

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I've won every title, and I've done everything in my division.

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

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One thing that has irritated me in the sport of boxing since I stopped is I'm really surprised that no one has…

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

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

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I just feel proud when they say in 'Forbes' magazine that the highest-paid athlete is a fighter.

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Ali could only fight a couple of ways. I can fight five or six different ways.

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The fact is I have lost a fight, and I accept the loss from Allah. That's the way a real fighter and…

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My heart was bursting with pride the night I fought Steve Robinson in Wales, and I made the champion look like the…

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During my career, there were times we were inseparable, and I can honestly say that if it were not for Brendan Ingle,…

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I could have brought Kevin Kelley to my own backyard and beat him up there. But I didn't want to do that.…

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I'm going to smash Wayne McCullough to bits. And when you see him smashed to bits, you're going to see the same…

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Amir Khan is Amir Khan. He's a great fighter; he's got great attributes. But Prince Naseem brought something completely different to any…

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

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Being a fighter is no joke. Year in and year out. Especially as a world champion. All eyes are on you, and…

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Power is more than the punch. I get so much power and belief in myself from God, and from God the power…

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I don't need to concentrate or meditate before a fight. I'm the kind of guy who'll be having a laugh in the…

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You can never underestimate the prince, I'm always there. The prince will never die. I ain't bragging, but I ain't seen nobody,…

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I want to be remembered as the man who changed the pay scale for featherweights, who put the sparkle back in boxing…

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Who do you know, who could come out on a flying carpet? P. Diddy standing at the bottom, come out like a…

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I just felt I had done enough in the sport to put my stamp on boxing.

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Boxing has lost its glamour and excitement. I'm going to bring it back.

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I'm taught to adapt and exploit every situation in the ring.

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I don't see anything remotely like me in boxing, past or future.

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There isn't a featherweight who can beat me.

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Great fighters get beat, and great fighters come back.

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

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When you are challenging for the world title, you've got to go into the lion's den to try and rip that belt…

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When I was fighting, there was no boxing in Saudi Arabia because it was forbidden.

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I made a prediction when I was 11 that I would be world champion by the time I was 21, and I did it.

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

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You can't duplicate me. A lot of fighters come out with a certain amount of style, and I like to see that,…

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I am not into guys who powder-puff punch and run round the ring for 12 rounds. I'm into guys that want to…

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I'm not immortal. I'm not unbeatable.

I don't know what other fighters do, but when I get hit and go down, I smile and I say, 'I'm going to hit…

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

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…

I'm blessed with a gift from God. When you're blessed, you have an advantage. You know you're not going to get beat when you're…

As a father, you become more responsible.

GGG is a great fighter, but he hasn't got the ability that Kell has - Brook is the far superior boxer.

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…

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

I fall back on my faith; whatever happens, whatever goes wrong in your life, Muslims thank God because it could have gone worse.

Ali could only fight a couple of ways. I can fight five or six different ways.

You can't duplicate me. A lot of fighters come out with a certain amount of style, and I like to see that, but they…

One thing that has irritated me in the sport of boxing since I stopped is I'm really surprised that no one has come along…

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

Yes, definitely, I've got so much belief in God, and I think that God's got so much belief in me.