Boxers who used drugs

My boi Wilfredo Gomez used to shoot up dope on the regular.

 

What do you mean by 'touch everyone up in sparring'?

 

John Conteh went into decline through cocaine and booze.

 

Benn smoked tons of weed when he wasnt in camp

 

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Who didn't is the better question. Ray Leonard loved a shot of yeyo.

 

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Most boxers have spent formative years surrounded by yes men , people who continually remind
them how great they are , people who give boxers the impression they can do no wrong. This
can have a detrimental effect on a fighters psyche when the glory days end .
'' Life pretty much wasn't the same after boxing '' Calzaghe
Or once they have reached the pinnacle of their career and legacy cemented.
'' I had it all money, women , fame , cars , yachts everything a man could want but
it didn't give my life meaning . I felt nothing so what did i do . The most stupidest thing.''
Julio Cesar Chavez
Devon Alexander who is now trying to resume his career after a addiction to pain killers. DA said
he became addicted to pk after a nose surgery. PK can be a very nasty cycle managing pain with
addiction. I'm not trying to excuse these boxers above behavior just emphasizing the circumstances
why they did it.

 

I'm shocked Oliver McCall's name has not been mentioned yet. Or Herbie Hide's for that matter.

 

Mind if I ask for more details on what guys these were? I'd love to hear some other stories as well if you're willing to share.

The funny duality between how marijuana affects you and the mentality you need for boxing or pretty different. I've always been interested by that.

Some fighters to come to mind...

Gerry Cooney was an alcoholic, though I'm not sure when it started.

Peter McNeely was heavy into drugs as well.

Mike Hunter had issues with substance abuse I believe.

 

What was Herbie involved with?

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-26034439

Perhaps he didn't use drugs but sold them, though I'm suspicious. And I read his autobiography when it came out years ago and seem to recall something about Jamaican drug lords in there or some such but I'll have to get back to you on that one...