Benn fails drug test

Great post @Holler.

The thing that's even more annoying is, if you pick some honest thoughts out from the soundbites Hearn and Warren churn out in their YouTube interviews, there are some noble ideas. Hearn's notion that there should be more and better testing - be it UKAD, VADA, Drug Free Sport or anyone else - no problem. Warren's notion that drug testing results should be handled solely by commissions and not influenced or handled by promoters - sensible. Given that common ground is there not a way for the UK to lead the way here?

 

Very well put. Although when you say "Eddie had previously positioned himself firmly on the side of integrity" I'd say he was banging that drum relentlessly on his soap box. Being incredibly vocal and giving lots of interviews is great for promoting your cause, but it can really bite you in the butt when something like this happens.

 

Great post, but just to highlight this bit. What do you need to put on a high level boxing match? You need a country willing to host it, a boxing organisation willing to sanction it, and a promoter willing to set it up. I hate the implication from Hearn that just because they can find a country and organisation willing to proceed, then that makes it perfectly ethical and of course they would promote it (as if the WBC being willing to take their money counts one jot!).

Like you say the promoters should have their own moral duty of care, and if anything it should be even more important considering they are close to the boxers and of course because they hold the purse strings. Hearn can't keep making out the moral decision lies elsewhere.

 

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I hope this happens if Benn is able to fight. Cobbs would be Benn's best ever opponent. He beat Maurice Hooker last time out and only defeat is Alexis Rocha who is mandatory for a World Title. September 23 is already stacked with Richardson Hitchins vs Jose Zepeda, Jessica McCaskill vs Sandy Ryan, and Austin Williams vs Steve Rolls.

 

Odd for such a stacked card it's being held in a hotel conference hall

 

Brilliant post, really well put. Anyone defending Benn or the handling of this situation can pretty much be discredited as a true fan of the sport and its best long term interests

 

Very good post and Hearn comes out of this with an image worse than Benn.

One is a cheat and the other condones and supports a cheat.

 

Assume given it's in the US, Benn won't be headlining the card?

 

The headline is already confirmed in Hitchins vs Zepeda (actually a great main event by the way, not just saying it). To be honest though I doubt Benn fights until the appeal process is over. I know they are desperate for Benn to get out in September because they want to make the Brook fight in December on PPV as the appeal process should be over by then.

Just for the record, I do believe that Benn should have received a ban, but I can still be intrigued by him fighting Blair Cobbs or whoever.

To be honest I don't really care about the location - I only care about the fights. But to respond to your statement, most US fighters don't sell well. Not sure they went to Florida for this card. I definitely think Zepeda could beat Hitchins. but Matchroom do have options on Zepeda anyway. They have a lot of fighters at 140. If Hitchins wins this he is right there for a World Title shot. Williams is also ranked 2nd with the WBA interestingly. It's one of the best cards Matchroom have put on in the US.

 

Top post as usual, not a chance you will get a reply though.

 

That's all fair enough - Benn could use it as a tune-up of sorts if he's allowed to, and if not then the card's not really affected that much.

 

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Similar to Benn being allowed to fight Eubank then. Only difference I guess is that running is different to two fighters competing against each other. It does point to a systemic issue involving anti-doping agencies rather than complete wrongdoing by Matchroom in this instance.

 

I wonder statistically what the chances would be of killing another 400m competitor during the sprint........yeh your correct, totally similar!

 

You know it's not the same thing right? She's accused of using a banned trainer, not a banned substance. And seems to be trying hard to prove the claims right, despite no firm evidence, which is why it's taking so long. Happy to post the whole article that tweet is based on, not the edited bits made to compare it to Benn's case.

 

Excellent. Lucid, intelligent and informed post.

As such have reported you. Disgusting on a forum.