NAZ HONOUR: Paul License says no. Post a comment here if you agree.

But he had a curious fondness for boxing. He would go out of his way to make sure he was in his comfiest chair when a big match was on TV and he'd roar advice and criticism to an unhearing audience.

Even that enthusiasm for sport passed me by. And to this day I remain unaffected by the laddish camaraderie which goes with a Big Match.

That said, I admire the individual dedication which athletes invest into their careers.

But with the success they earn, also comes responsibility. Like it or not, they're role models for a million impressionable youngsters who look up to them.

Naseem Hamed was no exception.

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His skills in the ring made him a national hero. And there was no shortage of people who idolised him, who wanted to be just like him. Until fame and fortune went to his head.

I remember him being criticised early on in his career for tormenting and degrading his competitors. We were told it was all swaggering showmanship. But the arrogance was that of a man who knew he was invincible.

And in the same way he felt he was beyond the reach of mere mortals in the ring, so he felt he was untouchable outside the ring.

He had the money to live a lifestyle beyond most people's wildest dreams. And with a stream of the flashiest cars on the market, all bearing personalised number plates, many began to feel he rubbed that lifestyle into their faces.

What started as admiration turned to envy. That's when Naz Hamed's position as role model slipped to that of ridicule.

Respect turned to resentment.

Then came that fateful day when he climbed behind the wheel of perhaps the fastest car in Sheffield and ploughed it into the lives of a young couple.

Naz the boxing hero, the lad from nowhere who took on the world and won, abdicated his crown in a shallow moment of bravado.

And he must accept that he also abdicated his right to a place in boxing's hall of fame. That should be reserved for those who show they not only are kings of the ring but also lead by example.

Naz is not that kind of a king. In fact, he isn't even a Prince

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