With Boxer Ben Whittaker well know for his showboating, Prince Naseem Hamad spoke on the fighter potentially copying his style, in which Whittaker in true form had something to say about it.
Despite the stylistic similarities, Ben Whittaker insists Prince Naseem Hamed is not his main inspiration.His flashy ring entrances and flamboyant showboating have captivated the British public, with the brash boxer boasting over 3 million followers on Instagram after just eight professional outings.
Clips of him taunting his opponents mid-fight have garnered tens of millions of views online and have led to comparisons with the greatEddie Hearn reveals Anthony Joshua's stance on Daniel Dubois rematch after crushing KO But despite paying homage to the former featherweight world champion by emulating his ring walk against Kevin Kelley in 1997, Whittaker claims he didn't watch the British boxing icon growing up. Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT.com, he said: "To be honest, I never watched Nas until I did the Adidas collab and I thought 'Oh, you know, Adidas collab. What can I do?' "And if I'm being honest I don't really like that style, I don't really like the flash style, I like real true boxers.'Do you think I'm stupid?' - Tyson Fury names the only boxer he would avoid fightingLennox Lewis doesn’t hesitate when picking winner between Mike Tyson vs Tyson Fury"And for me, that is the art of boxing and then when you go to professionals of course there is Thomas Hearn's, the Pernell Whittaker's."I've also been watching Salvador Sanchez. Those are true boxers and for me, that is who I idolise myself off."The Cuban sensation compiled a stunning 358-22 record during his time at the top and won two gold medals at the Ben Whittaker plays down his recent showboating in the boxing ring against Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj and says he has been doing it his whole career After topping the podium at Sydney 2000, Kindelan became a double Olympic champion four years later by overcoming Britain's Amir Khan by a margin of 30-22 in Athens. Besides Khan, Kindelan also holds wins over future world champions Felix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto, and Andreas Kotelnik in the amateurs. As Kindelan competed during a time in which professional boxing was banned in Cuba, he never turned over. However, his incredible accomplishments which also include three World Championship golds, two Pan American Games golds and three Boxing World Cup golds speak for themselves.
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