Frankie Gavins trainer rips into his promoter & manager

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  1. Jonsey

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    Aggrieved Chaney said: “We were due to box on April 12 and then April 20 but they were not going to be against meaningful opponents, which is the last thing we want.

    “For goodness sake Frankie is British champion and deserves the respect such a place in the rankings demands.

    ‘‘He is an amazing talent and should be nutured in the right direction.

    “The trouble is that British boxing seems to be falling apart. It’s quite frankly a shambles.

    “Frank VVarren won the bid for purse offers for the Vassell fight and it will have to take place in June. That really means that the Boxing Board of Control made the fight, nobody else. It seems to me that the system is not working. There is not enough tv coverage for the likes of the promoters.

    ‘‘And you cannot tell me that there is no-one in the top ten who wants the chance to beat Frankie Gavin.

    “Earlie in his career Frankie was given dates and venues and all went swimmingly. Now it is so different and it is across the board.

    “It is impossible to have forward planning and direction. Boxers need time to properly organise a training camp. They don’t want ten days notice or ten weeks notice.

    “They just want the chance to be properly prepared. The sport is hard enough for them without them being messed about.

    “So as far as we are concerned we’ll be meeting Vassell with the British and Commonwealth titles at stake.

    ‘‘Don’t know where and don’t know when but I know we’ll be there and bringing back both titles.”
     
  2. Beeston Brawler

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    Gavin has made some mistakes and had some personal problems, but even the most staunch Allegedly supporter/Gavin hater would admit that he's been grossly mismanaged.
     
  3. The Chemist

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    But unless he does something about he career will continue on the current lines!
     
  4. Jonsey

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    The issue for Gavin is nobodys gonna him the money Frank pays him until he is at world level.
     
  5. The Chemist

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    One thing being promised alot but how long does it take to actually get paid!
     
  6. rips in to promoter and manager ??? where ??? I must have missed it ?

    He's having a moan , rightly so aswell
     
  7. PaulieMc

    PaulieMc Guest

    Feel for Frankie. He's a massive talent who for ages wasted his potential. The last year or so though the penny seems to finally dropped and he appears be taking his career seriously and the improvement was noticeable.

    After he beat Witter for the Lonsdale belt I thought his career would finally begin to take off. Hasn't happened though likely because of Allegedly's financial/managerial problems. Maybe Frankie should consider walking away too now. Another promoter would pay him less but if he's serious about becoming a big star in British boxing then he's going to need to accept that. Take less money but get better fights and get his career to go where he wants it to be. Then hopefully before long he can become a draw which will bring larger cheques.
     
  8. Beeston Brawler

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    Of course.

    He (and others) shouldn't have been getting European title money for smacking around a cab driver from Latvia.

    Junior Witter wasn't going to fight Gavin until they offered him something reasonable.... I'd have told Allegedly to go **** himself unless he gave me what Gavin was on.

    Witter was British champion and entitled to call the shots to some degree.

    He could have become the first British fighter to my knowledge to win Lonsdale belts outright at two different weights if he'd won a couple more fights. Stick to that and leave Allegedly's man in the cold.

    True.

    But even so, even if Frankie got half of what he's rumoured to be on, it'd be one hell of a payday for a man of his standing in pro boxing.

    I like the lad, but in all honesty he hasn't done ****, and is a nobody. He should be the one offering to step in on a week's notice for next to no money, or fight abroad for a European title.

    Instead, nothing. Sacking Allegedly would be a start I think.
     
  9. ashedward

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    Its a bit ironic that he`s moaning about lack of tv dates when frankies promoter has his own channel supposely dedicated to boxing
     
  10. enpe

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    Gavin was Witter's mandatory so he had to fight him or give up the belt.
     
  11. ashedward

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    Also British Boxing isn`t falling apart,it`s that fighters have to be realistic about the money they are going to get at British level.Frankie was spoiled with a big signing on fee and silly purses to start of with.
     
  12. Makingweight

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    Pretty much what i think yes the fighter has let himself down at times he has had documented outside of the ring issues these have now seem to be behind him.

    He needs to now fight regularly at 27 prime years for his weight & you would want to keep him busy as his promoter now he seems more focused.
     
  13. Big Puncher

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    He should speak up at the times frankie pulls out cuz he is too fat/lazy/depressed to fight aswell.
     
  14. fours as a pro and still at British level, ****ing waste if you ask me.
     
  15. gashalasha7

    gashalasha7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "rips into his promoter & manager"

    :huh