US EditionWhat Prince Naseem Hamed really thinks about Giant - the film about his life
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The legendary British boxer Naseem Hamed, who is 51 years old and hung the gloves in 2002 with a record of 36 wins and only 1 defeat, was world featherweight champion on multiple occasions in WBO, IBF and WBC. Prince Naseem has presented the film Giant starring Pierce Brosnan and producing Sylvester Stallone.
The international boxing of the nineties had in Naseem Hamed one of his most striking characters. Now, his figure returns to the foreground with Giant, the film that addresses his brilliant ascent and the relationship, as fruitful as it is conflicted, with his coach Brendan Ingle. The film, which premieres this week in the United Kingdom, moves away from the portrait already known of the pugil to focus on the human bond between boxer and technic…
Prince Naseem Reflects on Brendan Ingle Relationship: 'Watching the Film Was Hard'
Prince Naseem Hamed has spoken candidly about the breakdown of his relationship with the late Brendan Ingle, admitting that time has brought reflection – and regret. The former featherweight superstar was reflecting following the release of Giant, the film that charts the rise of the Sheffield native as well as his deeply layered bond with Ingle, the iconic Dublin trainer who moulded him into one of boxing’s most recognisable figures at famed Wi…
Giant review – another tired boxing biopic for the pile
"Prince" Naseem Hamed is the subject of this meandering and shoddily-written boxing bio that’s leavened slightly by two lead performances. It’s nearing a quarter-century since the retirement of “Prince” Naseem Hamed, Sheffield’s world champion boxer of Yemeni heritage. For a while, in the run-up to the new millennium, he was everywhere: transcending the sports section to provide primetime entertainment and front-page news, bolstering his swellin…
Naseem Hamed on biopic 'Giant': 'It's not easy watching a movie you had nothing to do with'
LONDON, England – ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed sits on a chair in the centre of a room on the second floor of an upmarket hotel a short ringwalk from London’s Leicester Square. Behind him is a six-foot black and yellow banner emblazoned with the word ‘Giant’, the name of the film which charts the story of his life from seven-year-old Sheffield kid to featherweight champion of the world.Read MoreThe post Naseem Hamed on biopic ‘Giant’: ‘It’s not easy wa…
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