Larry O handed doping ban

[earsjohn]

Just seen on Twitter:

@pkelso: British heavyweight Larry Olubamiwo, aka 'The War Machine' (W10, L3) banned for 4 years for "alarming" multiple doping violations.

Sad news, if true.

[Karl Jade]

Christ, that's terrible. Hope this can be appealed for the big man's sake. We're with you, Larry.

[rhino222]

would love to hear big larrys take on this although he has been quiet of late.

[Greavesy]

cant believe it

comes across so nice

say it isnt true larry

[JamesH]

If guilty, then it's a good thing he's been caught.

[Counter-puncher]

wow, to look at him you'd never think he was juicing...

[youngrell]

Massive shame if true as he seems like a very likable bloke. But if he's guilty then I don't think anyone should feel sorry for him.

[The Insider]

Christ, that's terrible. Hope this can be appealed for the big man's sake. We're with you, Larry.

Even if it turns out he's a dirty drugs cheat? Do we know if its PEDs or recreational substances he's allegedly tested positive for?

[Poncey]

Hmm.

[gobbles]

Admitted taking 13 banned substances, including EPO, HGH and steroids! All his results wiped from record

[JamesH]

Larry was looking for a lawyer on facebook a week ago.

[Lenny]

Admitted taking 13 banned substances, including EPO, HGH and steroids! All his results wiped from record

Shit Larry, I thought you were doing it all with beetroot juice.

[stujones]

Admitted taking 13 banned substances, including EPO, HGH and steroids! All his results wiped from record

How has he not got caught until now, if true of course (not that I think gobbles is the type of poster to lie about such matters).

Disagrace - nice guy or not.... thats a disagrace. This is the hurt business and Larry can count his blessings that, as far as I am aware, his cheating hasn't resulted in any of his opponents getting seriously injured.

[Deano s]

Holy shet sad news always liked larry i hope this isn't true

[orbtastic]

13? Unlucky for some. Guessing beetroot wasn't one of them.

[Benelio]

Makes McDermott's win look even more impressive now.

[Camcas]

Good that he has got the ban he deserves, cheats have no place in the sport

[jameswilson]

Admitted taking 13 banned substances, including EPO, HGH and steroids! All his results wiped from record

If that's true then what the fornicate? Has the guy never been tested, or just hardly ever. It should be you get tested in the dressing room after every fight plus you can be randomly tested at your gym at any point for as long as you hold a licence with the board.

Boxing seems to be absolutely shite at drugs testing. Athletics seems just as bad as well as cycling. When I played rugby for my university it used to be every game a player from each team picked out in the dressing room after the game. Averaged out at a test every few months. And this wasn't professional rugby for Christ sake.

[Lenny]

Admitted taking 13 banned substances, including EPO, HGH and steroids! All his results wiped from record

If that's true then what the eff? Has the guy never been tested, or just hardly ever. It should be you get tested in the dressing room after every fight plus you can be randomly tested at your gym at any point for as long as you hold a licence with the board.

Boxing seems to be absolutely shite at drugs testing. Athletics seems just as bad as well as cycling. When I played rugby for my university it used to be every game a player from each team picked out in the dressing room after the game. Averaged out at a test every few months. And this wasn't professional rugby for Christ sake.

Didn't Curtis Woodhouse say on here a couple of months back that he'd never been tested in boxing and compared this to his career as a footballer.

If true then I'm chuffed Larry has been caught

[gobbles]

Admitted taking 13 banned substances, including EPO, HGH and steroids! All his results wiped from record

If that's true then what the eff? Has the guy never been tested, or just hardly ever. It should be you get tested in the dressing room after every fight plus you can be randomly tested at your gym at any point for as long as you hold a licence with the board.

Boxing seems to be absolutely shite at drugs testing. Athletics seems just as bad as well as cycling. When I played rugby for my university it used to be every game a player from each team picked out in the dressing room after the game. Averaged out at a test every few months. And this wasn't professional rugby for Christ sake.

Then who pays for it? We've got enough small hall promoters already abusing the Board over costs.
I believe they get tested for all title fights.

[jameswilson]

Admitted taking 13 banned substances, including EPO, HGH and steroids! All his results wiped from record

If that's true then what the eff? Has the guy never been tested, or just hardly ever. It should be you get tested in the dressing room after every fight plus you can be randomly tested at your gym at any point for as long as you hold a licence with the board.

Boxing seems to be absolutely shite at drugs testing. Athletics seems just as bad as well as cycling. When I played rugby for my university it used to be every game a player from each team picked out in the dressing room after the game. Averaged out at a test every few months. And this wasn't professional rugby for Christ sake.

Then who pays for it? We've got enough small hall promoters already abusing the Board over costs.
I believe they get tested for all title fights.

Independent drug testers who maintain standards across all sports should do it and it should be the Sports council of the uk paying for it. I'm sure it doesnt cost a huge amount Relative to the money put into all sport in the UK. It ain't right that we effectively have different standards in different sports. If Curtis Woodhouse said that then its essentially a case of you can get quite a long way up the boxing ladder as a pro boxer and also take steroids without too much fear.

[The Insider]

Yeah you can get to at least English level before you are tested. Although the board are now associated with WADA and could if they wished perform random tests if they wished to do so.

[dve3333]

I have to say I remember how quickly he gassed against Sexton. Thinking back it was a tell tale sign that he was on the juice. For all the love he got for being active on here, it says it all about his natural talent that no matter how many substances he took he still barely put a dent on the Domestic scene.
Good Riddance.

[Old bones Ian]

I feel let down by Larry, i've always encouraged him win or lose.
from what the reports say its been going on for a while. All i hope is Larry helps out the authorities so others can learn from his mistakes.

this is from report

UK Anti-Doping said their investigation into Olubamiwo had emerged from intelligence provided by the US Drug Enforcement Administration relating to the trafficking of anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and insulin growth factor.

UK Anti-Doping chief executive Andy Parkinson said: "This is an extreme example of someone who has engaged in an intentional and uncompromising doping programme over a sustained period with little or no regard for his own health, the reputation of the sport he competed in, or his fellow competitors.

"The list of substances Mr Olubamiwo admits to taking is both alarming and disappointing. However, he is now banned for a period of four years thanks to information which informed our testing programme. This reinforces the fact that testing in the UK is targeted and intelligence-led, and that law enforcement has an invaluable role to play in the fight against doping."

[sweetscience]

he had zero skill just brute strengh & it turns out that was due to cheating

whats the point ? he should be made to return ALL his purses