As expected, Conor Benn has been cleared by the WBC after stating the amount of eggs he eats as a 'reasonable excuse'... you couldn't make it up.
He's been immediately reinstated into their rankings. Just the BBBofC left to clear him now so he can fight in the UK again.
This doesn't happen in any other sport, closest it comes is in MMA. Nothing else is even close. It's as simple as that.
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 12:13
by tony1234
I wonder how many eggs he ate a day ?
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 12:20
by ashall2
Usually I'd be angry but I think it's laughable on the part of Benn/Matchroom that they actually expect people to believe this.
- only boxer to ever fail a drug test for egg-consumption
- took 4 months to respond to the WBC
- 6 months to provide his 'diet plan' which showed heavy egg consumption
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 12:27
by Boxerbeetle
WBC are noted bastions of truth and justice. I’m 100% certain they have looked at this honestly and reached a fair conclusion based entirely on the evidence presented.
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 12:35
by polecateddy
Bet they never publish that ropey 270 page defence document, which is no doubt full of dodgy old studies with no real bearing on the UK food industry. Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t pretty much all athletes eat loads of eggs? What is this defence, a blanket shield against all doping test failures? Lol
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 12:38
by Counter-puncher
ashall2 wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 12:20
Usually I'd be angry but I think it's laughable on the part of Benn/Matchroom that they actually expect people to believe this.
- only boxer to ever fail a drug test for egg-consumption
- took 4 months to respond to the WBC
- 6 months to provide his 'diet plan' which showed heavy egg consumption
yeah, you can really see why it took so long, the high-paid lawyers really earning their corn on this one
ashall2 wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 12:20
Usually I'd be angry but I think it's laughable on the part of Benn/Matchroom that they actually expect people to believe this.
- only boxer to ever fail a drug test for egg-consumption
- took 4 months to respond to the WBC
- 6 months to provide his 'diet plan' which showed heavy egg consumption
yeah, you can really see why it took so long, the high-paid lawyers really earning their corn on this one
I’m not totally across this - does being cleared by a sanctioning body help him get licensed? I’m presuming America and the UK won’t, so is he just a road warrior off to far flung places now? Australia is pretty much the Wild West for boxing generally.
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 12:51
by garethhop
Cheating bastard.
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 12:52
by smiling assassin
tony1234 wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 12:13
I wonder how many eggs he ate a day ?
ashall2 wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 12:20
Usually I'd be angry but I think it's laughable on the part of Benn/Matchroom that they actually expect people to believe this.
- only boxer to ever fail a drug test for egg-consumption
- took 4 months to respond to the WBC
- 6 months to provide his 'diet plan' which showed heavy egg consumption
yeah, you can really see why it took so long, the high-paid lawyers really earning their corn on this one
I’m not totally across this - does being cleared by a sanctioning body help him get licensed? I’m presuming America and the UK won’t, so is he just a road warrior off to far flung places now? Australia is pretty much the Wild West for boxing generally.
i'd be the last person to ask mate, i just assume (as you say) that boxing being as it is he will hang up his shingle somewhere or other but i wouldn't be sure that would preclude even the UK and US, just, because boxing..
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 13:10
by keithmoonhangover
If he's drinking egg whites it's highly possibly. My mate drinks two bottles every day, which both contain one litre of egg whites.
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 13:15
by cutsman
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:10
If he's drinking egg whites it's highly possibly. My mate drinks two bottles every day, which both contain one litre of egg whites.
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:10
If he's drinking egg whites it's highly possibly. My mate drinks two bottles every day, which both contain one litre of egg whites.
Would this make your mate fail a drug test ?
No, because he doesn't test. There's gotta be 20 egg whites in each litre, maybe even 30.
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:10
If he's drinking egg whites it's highly possibly. My mate drinks two bottles every day, which both contain one litre of egg whites.
Would this make your mate fail a drug test ?
No, because he doesn't test. There's gotta be 20 egg whites in each litre, maybe even 30.
ashall2 wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 12:20
Usually I'd be angry but I think it's laughable on the part of Benn/Matchroom that they actually expect people to believe this.
- only boxer to ever fail a drug test for egg-consumption
- took 4 months to respond to the WBC
- 6 months to provide his 'diet plan' which showed heavy egg consumption
yeah, you can really see why it took so long, the high-paid lawyers really earning their corn on this one
I’m not totally across this - does being cleared by a sanctioning body help him get licensed? I’m presuming America and the UK won’t, so is he just a road warrior off to far flung places now? Australia is pretty much the Wild West for boxing generally.
UK investigation still ongoing but they don’t have the money to do anything major against Benn. He’s chucked his license anyway so expect to see him in the Middle East next.
cutsman wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:15
Would this make your mate fail a drug test ?
No, because he doesn't test. There's gotta be 20 egg whites in each litre, maybe even 30.
Bloody hell who’s your mate Donald Duck
When I was a kid, my brother used to drink eight eggs in a pint glass before he went to gym. I'm sure Rocky Balboa drank eggs in the first movie, which inspired a generation. Some old time boxers would drink/eat loads of eggs. Different era now.
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 13:34
by polecateddy
60 eggs a day seems totally made up. Not even full PED Mr Olympia’s would bother eating that much protein per day. Just fantasy land stuff! Say you’re getting only 5 grams of protein, times 60, that’s 300 grams of protein a day just off the eggs! Say another 150 grams of all his other healthy food. 450 grams of protein a day on what a 170 pound body weight. What fricking nutritionalist is ever going to have him on that diet plan!
Re: Conor Benn - What Next?
Posted: 22 Feb 2023, 13:37
by keithmoonhangover
polecateddy wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:34
60 eggs a day seems totally made up. Not even full PED Mr Olympia’s would bother eating that much protein per day. Just fantasy land stuff!
It might be made up, but it's definitely possible.
Didn't David Haye eat 6/8 full chickens everyday when he was a meat eater in training.
polecateddy wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:34
60 eggs a day seems totally made up. Not even full PED Mr Olympia’s would bother eating that much protein per day. Just fantasy land stuff!
It might be made up, but it's definitely possible.
Didn't David Haye eat 6/8 full chickens everyday when he was a meat eater in training.
Mate, you are really picking the wrong hill to die on here..
polecateddy wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:34
60 eggs a day seems totally made up. Not even full PED Mr Olympia’s would bother eating that much protein per day. Just fantasy land stuff!
It might be made up, but it's definitely possible.
Didn't David Haye eat 6/8 full chickens everyday when he was a meat eater in training.
Sounds like some David Haye BS. Maybe 5 or 6 meals with chicken breast in I guess.
polecateddy wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 13:34
60 eggs a day seems totally made up. Not even full PED Mr Olympia’s would bother eating that much protein per day. Just fantasy land stuff!
It might be made up, but it's definitely possible.
Didn't David Haye eat 6/8 full chickens everyday when he was a meat eater in training.
Mate, you are really picking the wrong hill to die on here..
I'm not dying and I don't have a side. I'm just stating a fact. Some people drink egg whites. There are 30 or so in a litre.
