Frankie Gavin v Kerman Lejarraga

[jamamb]

That should give him time to make the weight.

looks like not even 5 months was enough

[jamamb]

i wonder what the issue with his trainer was

[Londonirish]

That should give him time to make the weight.

looks like not even 5 months was enough

Did he not make Weight?

[leejonesjnr]

i wonder what the issue with his trainer was

And the one before and the one before and the one before

[jamamb]

That should give him time to make the weight.

looks like not even 5 months was enough

Did he not make Weight?

nope was almost 5 pounds over

[Coco]

“I’m gutted to say the least,” Gavin explained. “It’s been a nightmare week for me.

“I had a disagreement with my trainer that resulted in him deciding against coming out here (to Spain) with me.

“We were due to catch the ferry on Sunday, which was an 8-hour crossing and would have meant I would be in Spain for the whole of fight week but my trainer made a decision on Sunday afternoon that he was no longer travelling. That meant preparations had to change and the only available ferry was then Wednesday, which was a vehicle ferry. It was the only way I could get to Spain due to my fear of flying.

“Thankfully, BCB (whose Head of Boxing, Errol Johnson, manages Gavin) stepped in and arranged for (Head Trainer) Paul Mann and (Trainer) Gavin Burrows to drive me to Portsmouth and on to the ferry but this one was a 24 hour crossing – not ideal for weight cutting. It was a rough crossing too and that meant I couldn’t train properly. I arrived yesterday but I just couldn’t shift the weight needed safely."

"They only had sausage rolls, ginster pasties and rustler burgers on the ferry. I necked 2 litres of Pepsi Max to try and fill me up but ended up eating 2 packs of Starburst, a pork pie and a peperami while we were docking which I reckon fucked my weight up..."

I've been on that ferry, I got the wrong one once and it took 72 hours! I never knew there was one for 8 hours, 22h is the shortest I've been on. It is true that there are only pasties and the like there, but if he was cutting weigh it would have been ideal to fast a bit.

[jamamb]

ya i mean, why blame food for being overweight when you didnt have to eat that food?

[jamamb]

and wtf 2 liters of pepsi?? i mean, i know its not water, but wont that still add a bunch of liquid weight and bloat you?

loads of soda, pork pie, peperami, starbust, ....seems like the frankie gavin fight diet doesnt it

[Coco]

2 litres of Pepsi is 2 kg

[jamamb]

this is comical

[bigjack]

this is comical

Reading that from Gavin,he seems a bit down,strange that, he was full of beans last week

[Boxing Prospect]

2 litres of Pepsi is 2 kg

Surely its more than that? 2L of water is 2KG and Pepsi has all the other chemicals in

[handsofstone]

“I’m gutted to say the least,” Gavin explained. “It’s been a nightmare week for me.

“I had a disagreement with my trainer that resulted in him deciding against coming out here (to Spain) with me.

“We were due to catch the ferry on Sunday, which was an 8-hour crossing and would have meant I would be in Spain for the whole of fight week but my trainer made a decision on Sunday afternoon that he was no longer travelling. That meant preparations had to change and the only available ferry was then Wednesday, which was a vehicle ferry. It was the only way I could get to Spain due to my fear of flying.

“Thankfully, BCB (whose Head of Boxing, Errol Johnson, manages Gavin) stepped in and arranged for (Head Trainer) Paul Mann and (Trainer) Gavin Burrows to drive me to Portsmouth and on to the ferry but this one was a 24 hour crossing – not ideal for weight cutting. It was a rough crossing too and that meant I couldn’t train properly. I arrived yesterday but I just couldn’t shift the weight needed safely."

"They only had sausage rolls, ginster pasties and rustler burgers on the ferry. I necked 2 litres of Pepsi Max to try and fill me up but ended up eating 2 packs of Starburst, a pork pie and a peperami while we were docking which I reckon fucked my weight up..."

That last paragraph is a pisstake surely???

[jamamb]

i thought so too at first, but then again it is frankie were talking about

[smiling assassin]

Anyone think Frankies gonna hear the final bell tommorow

[Ruthless-RKO]

Why the fuk is he still fighting at 147..

He's kinda like Broner he is. Can just about make the lower weight, but would be too small for the above weight.

[handsofstone]

Be good for boxing if Lejarraga creases Gavin with a bodyshot to finish him off for good, he doesn't deserve this shot in the first place nor the world title fight, I was starting to root for him after reading his interview in this months BM but he can away and shite now

[sgtcecil]

2 litres of Pepsi is 2 kg

Surely its more than that? 2L of water is 2KG and Pepsi has all the other chemicals in

The specific gravity may slightly vary but will be still about 2kg - any density change due to what’s in it will be negligible

[Andrew]

Absolute embarrassment.

Not a single person should be surprised at this.

[Andrew]

Frankie had natural boxing talent. He should have been a good 140lb fighter at his best.

However fighters with significantly less ability than him actually work hard and dedicate themselves.

[ElJefe]

If an in-shape Skeete couldn't keep Lejarraga off then I don't see how an out of shape Gavin will fare any better. Lejarraga inside 3?

[handsofstone]

Never really seen the talent everyone referred to with Gavin, outstanding amateur no doubt but nothing in the pros suggested to me he was ever gonna be a world champ, He was lucky to get the nod against Woodhouse and few of his fights against journeymen were slogs, British and Commonwealth champ is still a great achievement, looked good against Vassell and Welborn and the Skeete win was solid and he deserved his shot at the European against Bundu, I thought he won that fight but that's was about as good as it got for him, managed to somehow get a world title shot against Brook where he was predictably outclassed and stopped, after the loss to Eggington I'd have guessed that was it for him, he somehow gets another crack at a European title and has majorly ballsed it up

Frankie used to post on here and always came across sound but its hard to give him sympathy anymore, i'd argue that he was already on the decline before turning pro

[jamamb]

Never really seen the talent everyone referred to with Gavin, outstanding amateur no doubt but nothing in the pros suggested to me he was ever gonna be a world champ, He was lucky to get the nod against Woodhouse and few of his fights against journeymen were slogs, British and Commonwealth champ is still a great achievement, looked good against Vassell and Welborn and the Skeete win was solid and he deserved his shot at the European against Bundu, I thought he won that fight but that's was about as good as it got for him, managed to somehow get a world title shot against Brook where he was predictably outclassed and stopped, after the loss to Eggington I'd have guessed that was it for him, he somehow gets another crack at a European title and has majorly ballsed it up

Frankie used to post on here and always came across sound but its hard to give him sympathy anymore

i agree, as a pro hes decent, solid on brit level and perhaps good enough to win an ebu title (i also had him beating bundu), but never some world level talent. hes actually surprisngly easy to hit and walk down despite his top end am point scoring background, and not much strength or power there , though that could in part be a function of fighting too high above his ideal weight vs naturally bigger guys

[chiggsy]

Hope frankie gets his square head punched in and ends up selling brown in the slums of brum because it’s what he deserves for pissing his talent away the absolute jackass.

[samwbr]

What's he done to you personally to wish that on him?