Quite ridiculous really, especially after saying this a week before -
Boxer Gavin out of Beijing
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Quite ridiculous really, especially after saying this a week before -
feck
Bit of a balls up by all accounts.
That said, we've still got a v.good team out there, and the target of two medals is still well and truly alive.
That said, we've still got a v.good team out there, and the target of two medals is still well and truly alive.
idiot
Come on guys don't be so hard on the lad, he's only had four years to prepare.....
4 years ad 70 grand of lotto funding down the tube...the draw for our boxers has been pretty awefull as well
One of our top hopefulls fights the world champ in round 1
One of our top hopefulls fights the world champ in round 1
the boxing authorities knew of his weight problems way before this and should have chosen somebody else at the very beginning - a right cock up this
If there was a chance he could meet it by dehydration he can't have been that much over.
He was 3 pounds over
He apparently has been training well, 4 times a week which was apparently the problem as it packs on muscle, he couldn't move up a category as we already qualifier
He apparently has been training well, 4 times a week which was apparently the problem as it packs on muscle, he couldn't move up a category as we already qualifier
What an idiot. If he can't even discipline himself to make the wieght, he doesn't deserve to be at the Olympics.
Jesus.
He could have tried dehydration I suppose. Beijing is humid enough. Probably would have collapsed during a bout though.