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Frankie Gavin wrote:Ask woodhouse he said I punch hard like most opponents on truth I eat two meals a day like beans an toast I need to sort ky diet I drink a lot of diet coke an water need to cut diet coke an drink more water I will come good an arnie is the best coach I have worked with ever just I need to listen I work hard really hard in gym just need to bring it to ring I will come good got too stubborn to lose lose sum1 I am better than but I need to listen to dietician I am scared to eat 5 meals a day but gonna give it ago an see but I promise I will not lose like any of u believe the better opposition the better I am

MachoMan09 wrote:

G0mez wrote:...get someone like Kerry Kayes to write you out a diet sheet and coach you on your metabolism and overall diet.

GOmez, great post overall, mate. the only bit I want to pick up on: is Frankie not already sponsored by CNP? If so, I would've thought KK has already provided/offered the guidance. The lad has to be prepared to take heed.

Riddick Blowe wrote:Jesus, people are STILL talking about this guy? Good amateur doesn't guarantee good pro folks, and Gavin clearly doesn't have the tools to even make Euro level. Some people on here have been talking about him like he's Guillermo Rigondeaux ffs.

I just hope when he loses he doesn't come on here and spout some pathetic excuse because he seems that sort of guy.

MachoMan09 wrote:I know what you're saying, mate, but Frankie is a different kettle of fish to Audley. Nobody with any real insight into the game thought that Audley was going to make it to the top of the tree as a professional. Frankie has the talent and potential, it's up to him whether he grasps the nettle in the manner, to be fair to him, Khan has.

English Wizard wrote:

MachoMan09 wrote:I know what you're saying, mate, but Frankie is a different kettle of fish to Audley. Nobody with any real insight into the game thought that Audley was going to make it to the top of the tree as a professional. Frankie has the talent and potential, it's up to him whether he grasps the nettle in the manner, to be fair to him, Khan has.

They did Mate, after he won the Olympic gold medal, just ask the BBC, they wasted a mill on him, it ruined boxing on the BBC.

chiggsy wrote:Degale should be at middleweight?
He looks like a pretty big super middle to me.

G0mez wrote:Frankie,

I started a thread ages ago saying you were gonna be the next world champion / force at 140.

So now I'm going to kick your arse, you know I'm not a hater

Basically you probably sat and watch John Murray's record go up in smoke last night and likely saw how Haye's loss has completely exploded from a country of love, to a planet of hate for him. Professional boxing is bloody fickle and it's not a cliché when people say "fail to prepare, prepare to fail".

Boxing success is made of 4 parts.

1. God given ability
2. Promoter
3. Mentality
4. Training

Now I think you've perhaps got the first two points in spades, but 3 and especially 4 need a new approach. Physically you looked flat and fleshy last night. You need to seriously get someone like Kerry Kayes to write you out a diet sheet and coach you on your metabolism and overall diet. You are what you eat. Eating 5 smaller meals will satisfy your body into thinking it's being fed properly. Eating two bulky meals and snacking is not productive for such a sport nd KK would tell you that. Your cannibalising your muscle and anything you eat is stored as fat as result. Hence the lack of muscle definition and retention when making weight.

I remember Michael Gomez crashed the weight often, when KK got involved (ahead of the Arthur fight actually) Gomez was panicking saying "the weights not coming off!! i must stop eating" and KK said absolutely not, trust me on this, keep eating what your eating - and then Gomez p*ssed the weight, felt stronger than he ever has done before and smashed Arthur to bits.

The mentality thing is something that all fighters have, to be top dog - and it's a good thing - so long it doesn't manifest itself in the wrong manner i.e. When you feel so completely supreme to someone in the opposite corner and just look at common people you've also fought and sparred.

Lennox Lewis / Rahman, Tyson / Buster Douglas, Marquez / Chris John, Morales /Raheem - so many have taken their eye off the ball and got exposed. Better fighters and worst fighters have all fell into the trap and you nearly fell into one last night yourself. One that you set yourself.

You have to realise your a big scalp to these guys. They will train their nuts off to beat you. Their losses may have been littered with honest excuses like your previous performances when you had flu or whatever. You need to really train like a beast full time now - not switch it on and off until the big time arrives - because that approach will backfire and there will be no bigtime.

Jaeger Bombs, Hugo Boss, 'Mates' .... they all pale into insignificance when your rich enough to live in a £1.5m house with swimming pool, to drive an Aston Martin and fly first class. To retire aged 32 with a cabinet full of titles, worldwide fame and some tremendous fights under your belt.

Monday make them calls, make them changes. Turn your mobile off and get training daft. Maybe go and sweat in mount Teide in Tenerife for a few weeks.

Many would kill for your ability - but like I said, it's only part of the picture.