Frankie Gavin fails to make weight for olympics!

I blame Team GB rather than Gavin himself, considering that Gavin couldn't shift any more weight safely. They should have known he wasn't up to making the lightweight limit anymore and should have prepared him for light welterweight some time ago. He isn't the only boxer though: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/boxing/7548908.stm

i aint got any sympathy for him he was probs slouching about thinking he was above the rest cause he was on for a medal What!? Did you read the article dude? Gavin has been fighting at the weight above most the time recently, he has grown out of lightweight

i aint got any sympathy for him he was probs slouching about thinking he was above the rest cause he was on for a medal

gavin has been doing mainly pro training this year and has got alot bigger and gained muscle as a result, this meant he can no longer make the weight but cudnt be entered at light welter as bradley saunders was already qualified, he may have been able to make the weight for tomorrows weigh in but he would have to continue doing it throughout the olympics and therefore dehydration could be a severe problem and because of this his coach pulled him out

how the fuck can u not be motivated enough to lose the weight for the olympics. he probably has offers to turn pro and felt a poor showing at the Olympics would put the kibosh on any lucrative deal. Just a theory.

how the fuck can u not be motivated enough to lose the weight for the olympics. Too many pints and potatoes with Ricky. Yea, yea, I know Ricky makes weight...I guess Gavin just doesn't have the same training discipline/desire.

He was the big British hope, :(. I think he was our most likely gold medal how the fuck can u not be motivated enough to lose the weight for the olympics.

It is quite pathetic not being able to make weight given that you have invested so many years just being able to qualify to the Olympics. It shows a complete lack of discipline.

damn brits :rofl:

Disgraceful. I have no sympathy for him.

ridiculous... i was looking forward to seeing him in the olympics too... any chance of him turning pro prematurely now?

man thats absolutely gutting. Something tells me theres more to this though. You don't prepare and wait for 4 years not to make weight.

lol preparing for the biggest event in his life and doesn't make weight, no desire.

He should be punished for letting his country down. Not making the weight with 4 years to prepare is just pathetic.

thats embarrassing

i feel sorry for him he should go and cut his ears off

Too many pints and potatoes at the pub with Ricky is my guess. hey does ricky have snags making the 140lb limit? nope, sometimes he turns up at 139lb...

Man,the most important thing in his career so far and he failed to make the weight?

Too many pints and potatoes at the pub with Ricky is my guess.

He's known about the Olympics for 4 years! What a fool.