Comments Thread For: Olubamiwo Discusses His Doping Ban, Use of PEDs

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Heavyweight Larry Olubamiwo has spoken to World Boxing News today after being handed a four-year ban for admitting numerous doping offences in his four-year boxing career.

The 33 year-old, who won ten of thirteen professional contests, scoring nine stoppages, was given the sentence by the World Anti-Doping Agency and is now facing up to a lengthy spell out the game, with his previous achievements wiped from the record books.
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[RlCKY]

"In the past I saw idols of mine being found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs, the likes of Shane Mosley, Evander Holyfield, and James Toney (twice) and upon seeing the punishments they were handed, I thought that I could do the same and be unlikely to get caught or receive the same punishment"

Anybody who knowingly admits they used banned substances/tampered gloves to gain a competitive advantage in a sport where the objective is to defeat the opponent by delivering physical harm, possibly resulting in the opponent being rendered unconscious, should be banned for life from the sport. With absolutely no question about it.

There are many hard working individuals trying to make a name for themselves in this sport who aren't taking banned substances to get to where they want to go. We need to start paving the way for their success.

[radioraheem]

"In the past I saw idols of mine being found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs, the likes of Shane Mosley, Evander Holyfield, and James Toney (twice) and upon seeing the punishments they were handed, I thought that I could do the same and be unlikely to get caught or receive the same punishment"

Anybody who knowingly admits they used banned substances/tampered gloves to gain a competitive advantage in a sport where the objective is to defeat the opponent by delivering physical harm, possibly resulting in the opponent being rendered unconscious, should be banned for life from the sport. With absolutely no question about it.

There are many hard working individuals trying to make a name for themselves in this sport who aren't taking banned substances to get to where they want to go. We need to start paving the way for their success.

This ^ I agree with.

[Ray*]

This is why i dont take people like Mosley seriously, here we have a case of another boxer who thought he can also do it and get away with it, And even if he gets caught he wouldnt be punished just like most have got away with it in the past....Shameful!!!

[LA_2_Vegas]

"In the past I saw idols of mine being found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs, the likes of Shane Mosley, Evander Holyfield, and James Toney (twice) and upon seeing the punishments they were handed, I thought that I could do the same and be unlikely to get caught or receive the same punishment"

Anybody who knowingly admits they used banned substances/tampered gloves to gain a competitive advantage in a sport where the objective is to defeat the opponent by delivering physical harm, possibly resulting in the opponent being rendered unconscious, should be banned for life from the sport. With absolutely no question about it.

There are many hard working individuals trying to make a name for themselves in this sport who aren't taking banned substances to get to where they want to go. We need to start paving the way for their success.

This is exactly why the "deny, deny, deny" argument from the accused is always the standard defense. Despite what mom told ya, being honest from the get go will get you in more trouble than necessary.

[masinhi]

You get the feeling this guy is gonna snitch at some point.

[visionary247]

Larry Olubamiwo, the Bob Sapp of boxing.