Frankie Gavin didn't make the weight!

The lightweight world amateur boxing champion was one of Britain's brightest medal hopes in China but he withdrew after failing to make his weight.

The 22-year-old had benefited from Lottery funding worth £70,000 a year in the run-up to the Olympics.

UK Sport said it was the boxer's responsibility to make the weight


BBC SPORT | Olympics | Boxing | Gavin withdrawal under scrutiny

£75K a year (That's $150,000!!) I'll get my weight down if you pay me that much! Look! I'm dieting already!!!

So do you think it was his responsibility to get his weight right? It's not like he didn't have a long while to do it-- but then he's a growing lad, could he just be getting naturally bigger???

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Inexcusable.

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Wolfgang says:

I could think of a million better things to do in Japan for a month besides jumping off of picnic tables. - x893

Yep....

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I agree with Unk. Very unprofessional (even though it's amateur sports)...

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Cam
"Raise up your mind....."

Yeah, $150K/yr, damn amateurs...

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"It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought the fool, than to open it and prove it so." KungFuTze
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." T. Geisel

Have to say might it might have made it harder that he is a growing boy still however that just makes it harder but doesnt change the fact he got paid to fight and didnt make weight. His fault.