28 years ago today, Sheffield’s finest, Naseem Hamed, took his own brand of showmanship, pizzazz and one-punch power across to the Big Apple. The American audience remained sceptical of his abilities.
When veteran southpaw Kevin Kelley started off the bout by knocking down the confident visitor, they thought the WBO featherweight king was about to be shoved from his lofty perch.
There was excitement and knockdowns galore in Madison Square Garden, making it a Stateside launch nobody would forget in a hurry...
