Billy Joe Saunders is Andrade's next mandatory challenger

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Smudge_, Jan 22, 2019.



  1. tdf1974

    tdf1974 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You just will not get it will you??....VADA was brought in because it is a more stringent test and all the signs were BJS was juicing because he was suddenly in good shape for the first time in his life....And it worked perfectly

    Back to this fight......I think it could possibly be the worst ever middleweight title fight
     
  2. tdf1974

    tdf1974 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dom Ingle said HIMSELF it was liquid ephedrine nose drops.....It was not a nasal spray for a stuffy nose
     
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  3. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    I think Billy Joe will dance around hik if he come in fit
    Those angles will be too much
    Not easy though as Andrade has real talent

    I'd rather Saunders win I guess just bacauce I'd rather him vs GGG on Canelo down the line rather than Andrade
    I have little interest in those match ups
     
  4. Bent-nose

    Bent-nose Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It was Saunders who requested it.
     
  5. Bent-nose

    Bent-nose Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's the same thing. 0.5% ephedrine. Suitable for 12 year olds.
     
  6. Twentyman

    Twentyman You dog nonce! banned Full Member

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    VADA has different rules mate to WADA and UKAD. The latter 2 would have picked up the same thing as the former, only it doesn’t break their rules. I get what you’re saying, but he broke a contract not the official rules.
     
  7. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    I actually deleted that post of mine you quoted, it came across wrong when I read it back. The nasal spray defence was bullshìt. Saunders was knowingly taking that stuff, and was confirmed by Dominic Ingle but he justified it with the "out of competition" argument. Which is a lot of nonsense if you ask me. If you're training for a fight then you're in competition IMO.
     
  8. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    He broke VADA's rules, which he agreed to abide by. So he broke the rules.
     
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  9. Snowy1989

    Snowy1989 Active Member Full Member

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    PED issue aside...

    I really want to see BJS vs Canelo within the forseeable future, and the only way that's possible if for BJS to get the WBO back.

    Maybe/hopefully the Tyson Fury comeback has inspired him to take the next couple of years seriously .
     
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  10. Twentyman

    Twentyman You dog nonce! banned Full Member

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    I know mate, he broke the contract. I’m just saying that ordinarily this wouldn't have been an issue. Vada carry no weight, they have no authority. @tdf1974 is correct that they are more stringent. They all need to get on the same page imo.
     
  11. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    Guys will Saunders even take this fight?

    He was going to get millions before as the champ but now he's going to have to take 25% on a Matchroom card?
     
  12. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    Yes he broke the contract, by breaking VADA's rules. I do get what you're saying, but he broke the rules that he signed up to abide by. It's pretty clear cut to me that he broke the rules. If they didn't agree to VADA testing, then different story. But they did and he broke the rules.
     
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  13. ButeTheBeast

    ButeTheBeast Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He will take it as he knows a win will open doors to big fights against Golovkin and Canelo/Jacobs.

    What's the alternative?
     
  14. Twentyman

    Twentyman You dog nonce! banned Full Member

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    We are in full agreement :)
     
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  15. Dragon Punch

    Dragon Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Saunders is nothing but a liability for Frank, he should have cut him loose. Let him sign for Hearn, if Eddie is silly enough to take on the headache.

    He sells no tickets, is unreliable and he and his horrible family are basically scum. Frank has no chance of winning a purse bid either, so what’s the point to having him as a client? .

    I hope Eddie Inserts a clause in the contract that should Saunders pull out with another of his classic hand injuries, or gets busted again, then Billy and his ferral, racist sons get blasted off in a one way ticket to Mars.

    If he does eventually make it to the ring against Andrade, we can only expect a terrible fencing match anyway.