Big Larry return - good piece in Guardian

[danfoster]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... ugs-banned

Personally i think it's a disaster for the credibility of boxing that he's been able to negotiate his way back so soon.

[polecateddy]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... ugs-banned

Personally i think it's a disaster for the credibility of boxing that he's been able to negotiate his way back so soon.

I predict a couple of ho-hum 6 round decisions against Latvian journeymen, and another early loss to a half-decent domestic fighter, followed by retirement.

[rm1]

In the light of this dillian Whyte looks very hard done by -I hope he returns soon too and i hope all the british heavyweights ranked 4-15 start fighting each other as there could be some good tussles and you could get some excitement back into the scene for the area, English and british titles.

[The Law]

The problem in Olubamiwo's case is that he has not offered up a Mr Big, but a 5ft 7in super-featherweight with a 11-12 win/loss record.

They need to check their facts before they type up an article. That record belongs to Craig Windsor Sr and not Craig Windsor Jr

[smoggy7188]

"has a degree in pharmaceutical chemistry – which he has certainly put to good use."

Good line. This whole episode seems very bizarre.

[Chambers2]

Having 3 years knocked off your ban just for enlightening the board to one 11-12 fighter taking steroids seems extremely generous to me....... fair enough if he'd brought down a group of steroid users in boxing. He's claiming to know a lot more than he's letting on regarding other boxers taking steroids, but befriending a stranger on facebook and stitching them up seems to get him a 3 year reduction......... seems a bit farcical to me

[Coco]

It is ironic that one cheat was grassed upon by another cheat!

[The Law]

Having 3 years knocked off your ban just for enlightening the board to one 11-12 fighter taking steroids seems extremely generous to me....... fair enough if he'd brought down a group of steroid users in boxing. He's claiming to know a lot more than he's letting on regarding other boxers taking steroids, but befriending a stranger on facebook and stitching them up seems to get him a 3 year reduction......... seems a bit farcical to me

Craig Windsor Jr's record is not 11-12, as I stated above.

[palooka]

It is ironic that one cheat was grassed upon by another cheat!

It's not ironic it is what happens every day of the week.

[m1kee50]

Larrys bout cancelled apparently

[Chambers2]

Having 3 years knocked off your ban just for enlightening the board to one 11-12 fighter taking steroids seems extremely generous to me....... fair enough if he'd brought down a group of steroid users in boxing. He's claiming to know a lot more than he's letting on regarding other boxers taking steroids, but befriending a stranger on facebook and stitching them up seems to get him a 3 year reduction......... seems a bit farcical to me

Craig Windsor Jr's record is not 11-12, as I stated above.

Point taken Law, but the point of my post is not altered by the fact he has a 9-2 record rather than 11-12.

Going on Larrys recent exploits, it seems to me that if one of our top boxers tested positive for taking steroids he could get his ban reduced by 75% by informing the authorities that a novice or unknown boxer has been taking steroids. I'm sure there'd be plenty queueing up for a drugs ban if the price was right