He was the most arrogant, conceited, narcissistic and charismatic boxer in the ring of the 90s. The former British boxer of Yemeni descent Naseem Hamed earned the title of “prince” in the ring for his shows. He was the man who dominated the featherweight category for five years, and although his defeat against Marco Antonio Barrera – one of the best fights of 2001 – ended his career, it made him a legend.
That is why he has earned a film about his life, Giant, which at the beginning of the week began filming its first scenes and left some surprises. The actor Amir El-Masry will be the one who gets into the shoes of the legendary Sheffield boxer, but if anyone caught the attention it was the interpreter chosen for the role of his coach, Brendan Ingle, because thanks to his characterization he left everyone who saw him He watched it pass with his mouth open.
The iconic actor leaves the image to which his followers are accustomed and steps into the shoes of coach Brendan Ingle.
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Most will have had to look carefully, but yes: it’s Pierce Brosnan. The former legendary agent 007 now steps into the shoes of legendary coach Brendan Ingle, the architect of Prince Naseem’s success, for this new film about his life.
Dressed in a blue tracksuit, light blue polo shirt and sneakers; The actor, who is actually 70 years old, steps into the shoes of the legendary trainer of Irish ring stars in his world-famous gym, Wincobank, in Sheffield.
Pierce Brosnan, last June.
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The film tells the true story of the former boxer, of humble origins and discovered by Brendan Ingle when he was only seven years old; and his hard work to become world champion in the featherweight category. A boxer like no other, who turned sport into a spectacle, multiplying his income to unsuspected limits.
An unparalleled success, but which will also reveal the harsh face of racism and the class struggle of Great Britain in the 80s and 90s; in addition to how his relationship with his then coach, who was more in favor of maintaining boxing as a serious sport and away from the bragging of that “superstar” that he had created, was collapsing. The film also has top producers, such as Sylvester Stallone.
Brosnan plays Ingle in his last stage, when Naseem was already a champion and had unprecedented success. In 1998, Queen Elizabeth II awarded him an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his work with young people and his contributions to the world of boxing in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the legendary all-star coach died in 2018, at the age of 77, due to a brain hemorrhage.
