04-04-2006, 01:54 PM
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Former World Boxing champ destroys his SLR McLaren
Naseem Hamed, a former world boxing champion, is facing the possibility of a prison sentence after he admitted dangerous driving in connection with a horrific crash in his £300,000 sports car.
Hamed will be sentenced on May 12
Hamed's Mercedes-McClaren car was wrecked in a crash near one of the boxer's Sheffield homes. The accident left another man with fractures to "every major bone in his body".
The former WBO world featherweight champion - known during his fighting career as Prince Naseem - appeared at Sheffield Crown Court where he entered his plea at a preliminary hearing.
He was given bail and will be sentenced on May 12, but was told by Judge Alan Goldsack, Recorder of Sheffield: "Do not take bail as any indication that you will receive anything other than a custodial sentence."
Judge Goldsack rejected suggestions that Hamed would need his car for charity work and gave him an interim driving ban. He told the packed courtroom that, from what he heard, Hamed could easily afford the services of a chauffeur.
The case against Hamed was not outlined but an earlier hearing heard how the boxer, 32, was involved in a head-on crash while overtaking on Ringinglow Road, on the edge of Peak District, in May last year.
The smash involved two other cars, including a Volkswagen Golf driven by 38-year-old Anthony Burgin. Magistrates heard how Mr Burgin was seriously injured and had bruising to his brain.
After a previous appearance Hamed's lawyer, Steve Smith, insisted that his client had not left a seriously injured man at the scene of the crash and run off.
"That was thoroughly investigated and that is not something he is accused of," Mr Smith said. "He did everything he could in the circumstances."
Hamed had a rapid rise as a boxer in the 1990s. He was born in Sheffield to Yemeni parents and soon made a name for himself with his confidence attitude as much as his devastating early performances. He won the world title in 1995 and was awarded an MBE in 1999.
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04-04-2006, 02:02 PM
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i see he is finally getting into the system; since he is the same guy who had his McMerc ina hit+run last year... slow system, eh?
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04-04-2006, 02:09 PM
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damn that hurts to look at  said day for McLaren.
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04-04-2006, 02:13 PM
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Pretty old news, it had happened sometime last year..
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04-04-2006, 02:59 PM
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ahhhh, one less in the world 
sorry for the people involved
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04-04-2006, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by man430gt
Pretty old news, it had happened sometime last year..
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The crash is old news, but the pending prison sentence is new news 
And yes the UK criminal system is shocking
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04-04-2006, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jon_s
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Originally Posted by man430gt
Pretty old news, it had happened sometime last year..
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The crash is old news, but the pending prison sentence is new news
And yes the UK criminal system is shocking |
Yeah defintly got to agree their
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04-04-2006, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bmagni
ahhhh, one less in the world
sorry for the people involved |
couldn't agree more, the man should be applauded for destroying that thing
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04-04-2006, 07:50 PM
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what ever you guys say, you most admit that the sound that car made was killer. V8 rumble with that supercharger whine. 
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04-05-2006, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by SWT
what ever you guys say, you most admit that the sound that car made was killer. V8 rumble with that supercharger whine. |
sounds like a fat belly rumbling cause of hunger
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04-05-2006, 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bmagni
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Originally Posted by SWT
what ever you guys say, you most admit that the sound that car made was killer. V8 rumble with that supercharger whine. |
sounds like a fat belly rumbling cause of hunger |
You know what. Your bloody right! I always knew that the SLR had some "dogey" sound but you just hit the nail on the head 
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04-06-2006, 10:34 AM
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I don't know about that, but Naz is a legend. What an awesomely talented boxer he was.
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04-06-2006, 10:39 AM
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Why is it that so many boxing legends are such idiots in real life?
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04-06-2006, 01:11 PM
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Sure this accident happened somtime last year he must have been doing some speed to cause damage like that.
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04-06-2006, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattk
Why is it that so many boxing legends are such idiots in real life?
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It's the same as rappers and other sports stars: too much money and power at too young an age.
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