Larry O handed doping ban

[dookus]

"I took them to fit in"

[TerribleTerry]

I mean, let's be honest, if I put all the active British heavies in a line (including Larry) and asked 100 people to write down which one they thought took steroids, I'm guessing Larry, on looks alone, would be a hands down winner.

It would be out of him, Fury and McDermott

Looks alone dont tell the full story as I am sure both Macho and Deserter appreciate.

Both Frans Botha and James Toney have been done for anabolic steriods over the years, all while sporting sizeable guts..

Conversely if a fighter appears to be carved out of stone, such as a Mike Weaver or similar from many years ago, almost instantly fans will accuse them of juicing based solely on appearance.

[reggaereggae]

He's obviously guilty of it, man. Let's just hear his reasons before crucifying him. He isn't the first, or the last.

YEs, I can't wait for this idiot's explanation.....hopefully it's better than his explanation for the crime that got him 5 years in Jail:

"I was short on money at the time training and working at university and I didn't want to ask my parents for any money.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/la ... amp-252553

Oh well... that's OK then...

Maybe his excuse will be: "I was struggling to make any significant impact at boxing because, effectively, I was basically rubbish...."

[Karl Jade]

There's no excuse, but there's mitigation.

[Wrists]

very very sad story

why oh why do people do this?

[Hagler2002]

He's obviously guilty of it, man. Let's just hear his reasons before crucifying him. He isn't the first, or the last.

[damianhucker1]

So are all his fights going to now be turned into No Contests ???

would that be fair on those who have beaten him ?

[The Insider]

So are all his fights going to now be turned into No Contests ???

would that be fair on those who have beaten him ?

I wouldn't have thought so unless they can caretgorically prove he was using banned substances for each and every fight he had.

[damianhucker1]

So are all his fights going to now be turned into No Contests ???

would that be fair on those who have beaten him ?

I wouldn't have thought so unless they can caretgorically prove he was using banned substances for each and every fight he had.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

just thinking in terms of whats written as a note on his last fight

[Datsue]

Nice Zammo reference, Hagler.

{sniffs ostentatiously}"No, I've just got a bit of a cold..."

[Dan Dares]

One of my favourite finishes of recent years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9BAw4W_cs

Nice one Big John

[The Insider]

So are all his fights going to now be turned into No Contests ???

would that be fair on those who have beaten him ?

I wouldn't have thought so unless they can caretgorically prove he was using banned substances for each and every fight he had.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

just thinking in terms of whats written as a note on his last fight

Can't see how a guys entire record can be wiped from the record books when he tested positive for one (and his final) bout.

[Karl Jade]

One of my favourite finishes of recent years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9BAw4W_cs

Nice one Big John

Yep, great work. Won me a fair bit of cash that fight.

[damianhucker1]

I wouldn't have thought so unless they can caretgorically prove he was using banned substances for each and every fight he had.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

just thinking in terms of whats written as a note on his last fight
Can't see how a guys entire record can be wiped from the record books when he tested positive for one (and his final) bout.

maybe not but from how i understand it hes admitted being on the gear since being an amatuer

[Jeff Thomas]

I do not think steriods are rife in boxing, the vast majority of fighters are trying to cut weight.

Saying that I never once got tested

But if you add functional mass then the whole making weight thing just means your doing it at a higher weight. If for example you were a skinny flyweight and were to grow into a stocky welter. How does that happen on a boxers negative caloric diet? Sure people grow... But they look like Roberts duran did not Shane Mosley

[lefty]

I wouldn't have thought so unless they can caretgorically prove he was using banned substances for each and every fight he had.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

just thinking in terms of whats written as a note on his last fight
Can't see how a guys entire record can be wiped from the record books when he tested positive for one (and his final) bout.

maybe not but from how i understand it hes admitted being on the gear since being an amatuer

i swear some people on here are a bit slow!

[lefty]

Wonder how Haye bulked up ....

[damianhucker1]

lefty
i swear some people on here are a bit slow!

Go on ???

if your gonna make a statement lets hear you back it up

[Datsue]

Nice Zammo reference, Hagler.

{sniffs ostentatiously}"No, I've just got a bit of a cold..."

Two questions of critical importance:

Jackie Wright circa. 1987, wouldja?

Norman "Gripper" Stebson vs. Larry (with full pre- and post-match drug testing), who wins?

Questions of vital import, though easy to answer:

1) Every day of the week; twice on Sundays.

2) Gripper TKO 8. Larry starts fast but is made to pay for his lack of fundamental technique. Takes a Duran vs Moore type beating.

EDIT: Hang on, do mops count as performance enhancing drugs?

[lefty]

lefty
i swear some people on here are a bit slow!

Go on ???

if your gonna make a statement lets hear you back it up

Not you Damian, im talking of the people saying about him only been caught once and yet his record being wiped.

[damianhucker1]

lefty
i swear some people on here are a bit slow!

Go on ???

if your gonna make a statement lets hear you back it up

Not you Damian, im talking of the people saying about him only been caught once and yet his record being wiped.

[Matt W]

This has really pissed me off as it comes along when: we have just witnessed one of the worst decisions I've ever seen; the biggest fight of this generation won't happen (and if it does it's too late); I've just watched a middleweight champion whose title is a kick in the nuts to the real champion; Haye and Chisora are about to make a lot of money by taking the piss out of the sport.

I love watching great fights but sometimes I hate the sport (or the business).

[lefty]

To anyone who hasnt seen the statement I hope this clears things up somewhat ..... Heavyweight boxer Larry Olubamiwo has been banned for four years for multiple anti-doping rule violations.

Olubamiwo, from London, tested positive for the blood-boosting substance EPO on January 13 following a bout with Sam Sexton.

He later admitted to using 13 banned substances, including human growth hormone and anabolic steroids, over a six-year period competing as an amateur and professional boxer.

All his medals, titles, and points won in bouts since January 1 2006 have been forfeited. 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."

British Boxing Board of Control general secretary Robert Smith added: "While this case is extremely sad for the boxing community as a whole, it demonstrates that cheats cannot hide and that doping will not be tolerated."

[lefty]

One of my favourite finishes of recent years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9BAw4W_cs

Nice one Big John

Big John is thought to rely heavily on IGF*, EPO** and HGH*** to enhance his performance.

*Industrial Grade Frankfurters
**Enormous Plates (of) Offal
*** Huge Greasy Hamburgers

Just kidding John, you know I love you.

[john welsh]

Larry im sorry to say but you a complete and utter C*nt..you know you could of killed someone..for what? You were a god awful boxer anyway..shittest boxer i`v ever seen compete at that level.