Frankie Gavin out of Olympics

[PunchDrunk]

It's a fact that under Edwards' program, England has twice as many boxers qualified for the 2008 Olympics as they had for the 1996, 2000, and 2004 combined. It is also a fact that these fighters, who weren't producing results up untill a few years ago, have been trained as a team, in Sheffield under Edwards, full time for the past couple of years. 4 training sessions, 4 days a week, and then long weekends. I've seen some of these guys out at international competitions over the past few years, and it is really incredible, the progress they've made. Absolutely astounding. No one could have even dreamed of an English squad like that four years ago, when Khan was the lone qualifier for Athens.

"It was only 3 lbs" - geez, you don't know what you're talking about do you? It was the final 3 lbs that he couldn't lose! He told me he walks around at 73kg, that is 13kg or 28lbs! Additionaly, he has to weigh in the morning of every fight, so that means he has to dry out and be able to fight 5 times. The pro's do it once for a fight, and they have 24 hours to regain weight. Frankie could have as little as two hours till fight time, and he wouldn't be able to rehydrate because he'd have to make weight again for his next fight.
Like I said, I've seen the kid with my own eyes, and his days of getting below 60kg were over a long time ago. Just not possible.

[Mafcherano]

Make weight for his next fight?LMAO. Are you pissed. Of course he can rehydrate as they will not be boxing on same day, or even the next day and will have time. Pro's dry out upto 15lbs for upto 12 rounds and no, they do not always get 24 hours if you knew a thing about boxing. They don't have two minute rounds either. Many am's around the world dry out by upto 6lbs including CUBANS.

Have you ever been to a pro fight weigh in? Many of them have only a few hours before fights. Gavin would have more time and 3lbs is nothing. You have no idea what you are on about. Edwards made a ****** decision by not letting him dry out. It is not as if the olympics come every 4 months. The old gimmer has a bad sense of time. He said it's all good Gavin has the next olympics. BTW, Edwards was in charge last Olympics when only one boxer qualified. He is ****!

The fact he has spent money and time on training camps for most of the week works against him! If he does not win a GOLD medal or a few silvers, he has to go for me. There are better trainers out there. have you met him? He talks ****.

[PunchDrunk]

Make weight for his next fight?LMAO. Are you pissed. Of course he can rehydrate as they will not be boxing on same day, or even the next day and will have time. Pro's dry out upto 15lbs for upto 12 rounds and no, they do not always get 24 hours if you knew a thing about boxing. They don't have two minute rounds either. Many am's around the world dry out by upto 6lbs including CUBANS.

Have you ever been to a pro fight weigh in? Many of them have only a few hours before fights. Gavin would have more time and 3lbs is nothing. You have no idea what you are on about. Edwards made a ****** decision by not letting him dry out. It is not as if the olympics come every 4 months. The old gimmer has a bad sense of time. He said it's all good Gavin has the next olympics. BTW, Edwards was in charge last Olympics when only one boxer qualified. He is ****!

The fact he has spent money and time on training camps for most of the week works against him! If he does not win a GOLD medal or a few silvers, he has to go for me. There are better trainers out there. have you met him? He talks ****.

Listen guy, I train a few international level ams and a couple of pro fighters. I've talked to Frankie Gavin, seen him fight, seen him train, seen him run around every day for a week, trying to sweat off 10 lbs to get to 64kg for each fight of a tournament. I know what I'm talking about, clearly you do not. Pros weigh in the day before (24 hrs) a fight, ams weigh in, in the morning before every fight. Gavin was never gonna make 60kg again, he outgrew the division in the 10 months between qualifying and the start of the Olympics. There it is, I'm done, spout whatever ignorant Bull you want.

[Lenny McLean]

You obviously talk **** because if you did train a few pro's you would know not all club fighters have the luxury of weighing in 24 hours before. This could be different in different places, but many shows still have sameday weigh ins and people still dry out with no ill effects. Back in 80's even Superfights like Hagler Leonard had same day weigh ins. Whatever the reasons for him outgrowing the division, his team has to take the blame if there are no golds at the end. Bronze is a joke considering money invested. If Edwards does not get a gold, then his head will have to roll as he is head coach and a muppet like you.