Must have been the wild boar sandwiches.
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[Other Sport] [Boxing] Saunders stripped of WBO and refused licence
- Thread starter StonehamPark
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Sooooo....he volunteered to sign up to take "extra" drugs tests knowing that he would fail the test as he had been taking drugs?
Yup; sounds about right. The nasty homophobe has always come over as being unbelievably thick. No loss to the sport if he never fights again.
Pretty much. As I understand it, he took the banned substance out of competition, which was okay for one drugs body but not another. He, or probably his gym, seemed to believe this would be okay as he’d passed with WADA. Or the VADA one didn’t count or something. I’m not sure he knowingly knew he’d fail....most likely he thought it would be okay. As you say, unbelievably thick.
Cowfold Seagull
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Well let's face it, do you really need any particular skill set to make a career as a professional boxer? Other than the ability to hit someone hard, take a punch yourself, and get yourself reasonably fit for fights.
The ability to read and right really isn't a priority, hence the sport's attraction attraction to naughty boys l suppose.
Lenny Rider
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- Sep 15, 2010
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Warren is just Fury and BJS's promoter, both are managed by MTK, which is reputed to have links to the Kinahan crime family from Dublin, so if Steady Eddie has stitched Billy Joe up then Frank Warren will be the least of his worries.
In BJS's defence the 'banned' substance was a nasal spray which he took out of competition, and in this country there would no case to answer.
I would imagine the WBO's stance on this matter has a lot to do with their relationship with Barry Hearn (And Eubank) going back nearly 30 years.
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Cowfold Seagull
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BensGrandad
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His days with Warren will be short lived if as most expect he is beaten by Wilder.