Does Benn's failed test cast a shadow over his Father?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Wass85, Oct 7, 2022.


Page 1 of 5
  1. Wass85

    Wass85 Active Member banned Full Member

    730
    757
    Aug 17, 2022
    Nigel Benn is one of my boxing heroes, been a massive fan of his all my life.
    I recall in the documentary about the McLellan fight, McClellan's team claimed they had blood samples of Benn and they tested positive for steroids.

    The accusation was clearly bull**** but one does wonder, why did they come out with this, were they hearing rumours at the time that Benn was cheating?

    I know Benn did miss out on any post fight blood tests, prior to this incident I had no suspicions, after all he'd just been through a life and death battle with a ferocious fighter, now I'm not so sure.

    It's hard to believe that Nigel didn't know his son has been cheating, maybe Benn put his son on a cycle he's had before?

    They say you should never meet your heroes, my opinion of Nigel may well have just been lowered now, a real shame.
     
    Wass85, Oct 7, 2022
    Wass85, Oct 7, 2022
    #1
  2. Peterp

    Peterp Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,686
    336
    May 1, 2006
    No, nothing to do with his father, kinda like saying if the current England football team act like bellends at a nightclub, it casts a shadow over the 66 winning team.
     
    Peterp, Oct 7, 2022
    Peterp, Oct 7, 2022
    #2
    BEATDOWNZ likes this.
  3. KermitTheFrog

    KermitTheFrog The people doing the banning are idiots Full Member

    2,058
    2,056
    Sep 5, 2012
    Not really because I’ve always assumed that Nigel was on the gear.
     
    KermitTheFrog, Oct 7, 2022
    KermitTheFrog, Oct 7, 2022
    #3
    Accurate, slash, Guru88 and 8 others like this.
  4. Wass85

    Wass85 Active Member banned Full Member

    730
    757
    Aug 17, 2022
    Are you claiming that Nigel probably didn't know about Connor taking PED's, I'm struggling to accept that, your comparison is nothing alike IMO.
     
    Wass85, Oct 7, 2022
    Wass85, Oct 7, 2022
    #4
    impacted likes this.
  5. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,365
    6,299
    Apr 23, 2020
    I refuse to believe that Nigel didn't play a part in all of this.
     
    Murderers' Row, Oct 7, 2022
    Murderers' Row, Oct 7, 2022
    #5
    Guru88, EJC83, fenoc1 and 1 other person like this.
  6. Dragon Punch

    Dragon Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

    5,890
    3,404
    Sep 15, 2012
    Nigel Benn, Pat Tate and the Essex boys..
     
    Dragon Punch, Oct 8, 2022
    Dragon Punch, Oct 8, 2022
    #6
    Guru88, DON1, ashishwarrior and 3 others like this.
  7. TBC-ASAP

    TBC-ASAP Boxing Junkie Full Member

    9,034
    12,017
    Sep 7, 2017
    It's impossible to think Benn snr didn't know about this
     
    TBC-ASAP, Oct 8, 2022
    TBC-ASAP, Oct 8, 2022
    #7
    Oneirokritis, DON1, littlebrain and 1 other person like this.
  8. djfonti

    djfonti Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,547
    1,782
    Jun 25, 2005
    Not really. But the indifferent video response he put out did make me raise an eyebrow. I would expect a lot more emotion from him in that situation.
     
    djfonti, Oct 8, 2022
    djfonti, Oct 8, 2022
    #8
  9. Bob Flaps

    Bob Flaps Boxing Addict Full Member

    4,085
    5,743
    Mar 30, 2019
    The other thread about the Essex underworld, for which it wouldn't be hard to connect Benn Sr from the 80s/90s, got me thinking. Benn said at the start of Conor's career there was only one outfit he'd allow the son to train with, and that was the Matchroom gym (eg. Sims). Nigel was managed by Ambrose Mendy who himself did a stretch, and Nigel never ever denied being on all sorts of gear during the late-80s peak, and openly said one of his worst performances was through over-training in the gym (the legit way?). All makes you wonder.
     
    Bob Flaps, Oct 8, 2022
    Bob Flaps, Oct 8, 2022
    #9
    DON1 and Wass85 like this.
  10. Scissors

    Scissors Posts are sponsored by Matchroom Full Member

    9,364
    14,007
    Feb 11, 2018
    No.
     
    Scissors, Oct 8, 2022
    Scissors, Oct 8, 2022
    #10
    Wizbit1013 likes this.
  11. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

    5,815
    2,894
    Oct 23, 2008
    Exactly. Look at the roid heads he was hanging around with, plus all the other drugs he was open about taking. Never had any doubts myself. Would be shocked if McClellan wasn’t as well…
     
    ryanm8655, Oct 8, 2022
    ryanm8655, Oct 8, 2022
    #11
    ashishwarrior, KermitTheFrog and littlebrain like this.
  12. littlebrain

    littlebrain Active Member banned Full Member

    886
    1,247
    Sep 14, 2022
    Is this not similar to Tiger Woods pumping all those women all over the world then his caddie denied he knew anything when it was impossible not to know.

    None of them in Team Conman Benn come out of this well at all.
     
    littlebrain, Oct 8, 2022
    littlebrain, Oct 8, 2022
    #12
    ryanm8655 and Wass85 like this.
  13. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

    11,235
    4,061
    Aug 2, 2013
    Of course not. He lives in Australia and has nothing to do with his training, nutrition, supplements, management etc anything…nothing.
     
    Bulldog24, Oct 8, 2022
    Bulldog24, Oct 8, 2022
    #13
  14. Heisenberg

    Heisenberg @paulmillsfitness Full Member

    3,406
    6,366
    Apr 30, 2017
    Can I be the guy who once again says, accept that 99% of athletes are juicing and all fake righteous indignation every time there’s a public adverse finding among their peers. It’s a business boys and girls.
     
    Heisenberg, Oct 8, 2022
    Heisenberg, Oct 8, 2022
    #14
    slash likes this.
  15. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

    7,830
    6,063
    Mar 12, 2012
    He was living with Conor the whole camp and with him during all the training for the whole thing.
     
    moog, Oct 9, 2022
    moog, Oct 9, 2022
    #15
    Accurate and Wass85 like this.
Page 1 of 5