Comments Thread For: Conor Benn: I'm Really Trying To Prove My Innocence, Get To Bottom of What Happened

[GlassJoey]

I’m getting annoyed with people saying “half life of 5 days” and thinking this is quick to leave system.

It means the concentration halves every 5 days. That means he would have 0.1% in his system after 7 weeks. VADA can find trace amounts and 0.1% is probably a relatively high concentration for a drug test to detect.

I’m not saying he is innocent but it’s very possible he stopped taking it before the first test and got popped twice for it. Had he come out after the first test and apologised for accidentally ingesting it , he wouldn’t look so bad

[jqSide]

What a mess. And I'm still not getting why they make such simple thing so complicated. They can't even come up with straightforward questions.

How did such substance get into your system? From your wife, your nutritionist, your food, where? It's simple forensic science.

[gooderz84]

just f--kin wear it you clown. Whats their end game? Such trace amounts that it bears an insignificance? How'd it get there and why? We don't care how much.

"biggest fight of my life" was it f--k he could have got blown out in 2 rounds and everyone would have been told to praise him for daring to be great against a big man or some bo11ock5 like that.

f--k off.

[richardt]

I’m getting annoyed with people saying “half life of 5 days” and thinking this is quick to leave system.

It means the concentration halves every 5 days. That means he would have 0.1% in his system after 7 weeks. VADA can find trace amounts and 0.1% is probably a relatively high concentration for a drug test to detect.

I’m not saying he is innocent but it’s very possible he stopped taking it before the first test and got popped twice for it. Had he come out after the first test and apologised for accidentally ingesting it , he wouldn’t look so bad

Yeah, that is a good point. If he took it before the first test and it was still in his system for the second test, and that he can prove where it came from, he might have a case. But for him and Hearn to remain hush, that created a negative cloud of su****ion. If after the July findings Hearn had said "We need to inform the boxing public that we found trace elements of a banned substance in one of Benn's tests and we are vigorously pursuing the origins of the substance" that would have been better than sweeping it under the rug. Thats the part that is hard to take that Hearn and Benn didn't come out in the open months ago.

[allen23]

Conor is right.he’s claiming to spend over 100k quid on this to prove there is a possibility this is contamination. That alone proves to me he must be innocent. The amount of money one spends to prove something to me says if they are guilty or not. Did OJ murder Nicole? Nope. Look how much his legal team cost. Would a guilty person spend that much on a defense team? Think about it .

Excellent troll job..im sure a few have bit down on that nonsense

[allen23]

Yeah, that is a good point. If he took it before the first test and it was still in his system for the second test, and that he can prove where it came from, he might have a case. But for him and Hearn to remain hush, that created a negative cloud of su****ion. If after the July findings Hearn had said "We need to inform the boxing public that we found trace elements of a banned substance in one of Benn's tests and we are vigorously pursuing the origins of the substance" that would have been better than sweeping it under the rug. Thats the part that is hard to take that Hearn and Benn didn't come out in the open months ago.

They didn't come out as there is no leeway with this. Itspretth clear he was hard-core juicing. It wasn't a tainted supplement it was a woman's fertility drug ffs which men use to start up there balls after cycling. What excuse could they possibly make?

He should be banned for a minimum 2 years, disgrace of a man

[Smash]

I’m getting annoyed with people saying “half life of 5 days” and thinking this is quick to leave system.

It means the concentration halves every 5 days. That means he would have 0.1% in his system after 7 weeks. VADA can find trace amounts and 0.1% is probably a relatively high concentration for a drug test to detect.

I’m not saying he is innocent but it’s very possible he stopped taking it before the first test and got popped twice for it. Had he come out after the first test and apologised for accidentally ingesting it , he wouldn’t look so bad

yes but then does that not ask the question how he passed all the ukad tests over that period, which i presume were done as well, if the drug was in his system for that long that is

[Ragga1]

Only the boxing authorities though.

Legally it's been just fine. The guy is clear to fight. He's not been banned by the Anti Doping authorities. After all, he didn't fail a mandatory test.

Contractually it was fine. They each entered into a contract and paid for voluntary testing where both parties get the results. Eubank's team got those results, reviewed them, and were fine with them.

The only issue has been the public outcry and the Board's response to that outcry.

I'm going to guess that this isn't that uncommon and is an overreaction to something fairly minor.

If they didn't voluntarily do VADA testing this fight would have gone ahead and no-one would have had any issue with trace levels of clomiphene.

There are many things you can do legally, but this is a case of morals for which boxing severely lacks, as well it’s credibility going down the pan. Promoters and networks only care about the numbers a fight schedule creates. How can you fail a drugs test from a respected testing company and allow a fight to go on? The BBBofC only acted when the 2nd failed test became public, they ignored the 1st failed VADA test back in July as well. There’s no integrity in the sport, too many legal loop holes and the governance is completely divided, so you can keep failing tests and jumping from one organisation to another. Clearly the fighters safety isn’t paramount, even after Eubank Jr still wanted to fight. You can legally kill someone in the ring, the bigger name you are the more rules you can break and bypass because money talks.

[HughJass]

This is a huge PR disaster from Benn and Matchroom. All the blame game, no accountability or nothing. The board didn't fail the test, YOU DID! TWICE may I say.

[Smash]

if dillion whyte can get off a charge and demand apologies then anyone can, it wasnt even his first offence