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British boxer coming home

Chris_from_Sidcup
Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,058
edited August 2008 in Other Football and Sports
I find it absolutely amazing that a day before the Olympics start, this bloke who was a genuine gold medal contender is coming home because he couldn't make the weight!! Now as well as training every day, surely part of his preparation would've been to ensure he was in or around the weight and could make it come the tournament. To qualify for the Olympics, prepare yourself and train for months and years, get all the way out there, and then not make the weight is a complete joke.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/boxing/7546521.stm

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  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    Will he have to give back the £75k he has been handed ?
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Was he under or over?, too lazy to click the link.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,058
    edited August 2008
    [cite]Posted By: DA9[/cite]Was he under or over?, too lazy to click the link.


    Doesn't say it in the article but in 1 of the papers it said he was 4 pounds over
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    Too many chow meins and pnacake rolls since he's been over there then.
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Give the guy a break he's only had 4 years to prepare for this.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    inexcusable IMO

    Sadly he'll turn pro and make a mint. Should be made to pay it all back
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    Apparently he was overweight because he stepped up his training and gained too much muscle. If that's the case the trainer deserves as much if not more of the blame.
  • dartfordgent
    dartfordgent Posts: 885
    On talk sport night before last the boxing coach said we had good chance od medals in al weights and gavin was a dead cert for golf or silver he even said is was like so un british to say such things but he was that confident.....then mmm the bloke cannot make weight.......bit left hand right hand.........not good start to Olypics...ven interview with Gavin he was saying same as manager ..

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