Hamza has got the WORLD at his feet!

WORLD title, one mil- lion percent, God will- ing,” Hamza Uddin, the pocket powerhouse from Walsall, declared matter-of-factly.

- with Mike Lockley

It was a sentence said with too much belief to be a prediction. There was too much conviction for that.

In the 21-year-old’s eyes, it is merely a fact waiting to happen.

“That's the minimum. If that’s all I achieve, I'll be disappointed,” Hamza said. “Double world champion, I want my name number one on the pound-for-pound list.”

The all-conquering amateur strives not to merely conquer the world, but gain legendary status.

And there are a growing number of fight figures and followers who believe the game has gained someone very special in Uddin, a flyweight who hits with middleweight force.

Every generation spawns an exceptional talent, boxers such as Prince Naseem, Calzaghe, Lennox Lewis.

This is Hamza Uddin’s time, they argue.