Thread: Nigel Benn Steroid Claim - 16 years later..........

Thoought this would have already been posted on here after being in Sun this morning.

Anyway I hope this is not true and that a claim will not actually be made by anybody



Nigel Benn: I never took steroids | The Sun |Sport|Boxing

WOW saddened to read that... i tend to belive Benn on this instance.

why the fuck would anyone test blood on a shoe for drugs 15 years after the event

and why contact Benn direct about it... it looks a little bit like blackmail to me if of course the story is true... this is the sun remember

I read this in The Sun earleir too.

No way did Benn take steroids, this is just somebody from G Man's camp trying to bluff their way to a payout. With all the talk of PED's in boxing over the last few months somebody put 2 and 2 together and got 5.

Benn always strikes me as an honest and genuine bloke and this comes across in this interview. The sad thing is I bet Gerald has no idea his name and suffering is being used like this.

Benn said a solicitor acting for the McClellan family contacted his agent, Kevin Lueshing, to say they had found blood on the boots the American wore in that fight - which contained traces of steroids.
Benn groaned: "This is 15 years after the fight mind you, and that is where I struggle to take all this in.
"They are saying it wasn't his blood, but blood with a steroid or some performance-enhancing drug in it. And if it wasn't Gerald's, then it must be yours.

......

Ok, so basically if I get it well, of two things:

1) Who the hell is keeping blood stain for 15 years on a pair of boxing boots and all of a sudden are thinking: "hey, let's pay to get that analyzed"
2) They made an analyze but they can't say who's blood it is and to top it up, they can say that it's full of enhancing substance but can't say which substance it is exactly....

To me, it smells phony from New-York to Hanoi, it would be the worst and less credible analyze ever made.

Originally Posted by Nameless

Benn said a solicitor acting for the McClellan family contacted his agent, Kevin Lueshing, to say they had found blood on the boots the American wore in that fight - which contained traces of steroids.
Benn groaned: "This is 15 years after the fight mind you, and that is where I struggle to take all this in.
"They are saying it wasn't his blood, but blood with a steroid or some performance-enhancing drug in it. And if it wasn't Gerald's, then it must be yours.

......

Ok, so basically if I get it well, of two things:

1) Who the hell is keeping blood stain for 15 years on a pair of boxing boots and all of a sudden are thinking: "hey, let's pay to get that analyzed"
2) They made an analyze but they can't say who's blood it is and to top it up, they can say that it's full of enhancing substance but can't say which substance it is exactly....

To me, it smells phony from New-York to Hanoi, it would be the worst and less credible analyze ever made.

Well, they will be able to with a DNA test.

If its found to be true, Benns whole high intensity career will be tarnished and also, how many other old blood stains on shorts, gloves and boots from famous fights, kept as momentos will now be tested?

Bull crap.After all of the dark days and tragedy of that night its a shame that smears would come about.Regardless it tarnishes Benn just by accusation and creates division and suspicion on family motives.Both deserve better.

Originally Posted by ross

Originally Posted by Nameless

Benn said a solicitor acting for the McClellan family contacted his agent, Kevin Lueshing, to say they had found blood on the boots the American wore in that fight - which contained traces of steroids.
Benn groaned: "This is 15 years after the fight mind you, and that is where I struggle to take all this in.
"They are saying it wasn't his blood, but blood with a steroid or some performance-enhancing drug in it. And if it wasn't Gerald's, then it must be yours.

......

Ok, so basically if I get it well, of two things:

1) Who the hell is keeping blood stain for 15 years on a pair of boxing boots and all of a sudden are thinking: "hey, let's pay to get that analyzed"
2) They made an analyze but they can't say who's blood it is and to top it up, they can say that it's full of enhancing substance but can't say which substance it is exactly....

To me, it smells phony from New-York to Hanoi, it would be the worst and less credible analyze ever made.

Well, they will be able to with a DNA test.

If its found to be true, Benns whole high intensity career will be tarnished and also, how many other old blood stains on shorts, gloves and boots from famous fights, kept as momentos will now be tested?

They should have been able to testify it yet if it would be Benn's blood plus steroids do not remain in blood very long and anybody could easily just put a few drops of suspect stuff on a collectible stained item and pretend the other was juiced. This is utterly bullcrap if you ask me.

I don't know if Benn ever took steroids but I do know that he fouled The G-Man an awful lot and because of hitting him behind the head (multiple times and blatantly) and due to his actions AND the referee's lack of action Gerald McLellan is in the state he's in.

Originally Posted by Nameless

Originally Posted by ross

Originally Posted by Nameless

Benn said a solicitor acting for the McClellan family contacted his agent, Kevin Lueshing, to say they had found blood on the boots the American wore in that fight - which contained traces of steroids.
Benn groaned: "This is 15 years after the fight mind you, and that is where I struggle to take all this in.
"They are saying it wasn't his blood, but blood with a steroid or some performance-enhancing drug in it. And if it wasn't Gerald's, then it must be yours.

......

Ok, so basically if I get it well, of two things:

1) Who the hell is keeping blood stain for 15 years on a pair of boxing boots and all of a sudden are thinking: "hey, let's pay to get that analyzed"
2) They made an analyze but they can't say who's blood it is and to top it up, they can say that it's full of enhancing substance but can't say which substance it is exactly....

To me, it smells phony from New-York to Hanoi, it would be the worst and less credible analyze ever made.

Well, they will be able to with a DNA test.

If its found to be true, Benns whole high intensity career will be tarnished and also, how many other old blood stains on shorts, gloves and boots from famous fights, kept as momentos will now be tested?

They should have been able to testify it yet if it would be Benn's blood plus steroids do not remain in blood very long and anybody could easily just put a few drops of suspect stuff on a collectible stained item and pretend the other was juiced. This is utterly bullcrap if you ask me.

Thats could just be new, modern stuff.

I also think it comes out the system, as in the body cleans itself but if something was taken just prior to a fight then it might well be still in that blood.

I also reckon whoever is testing would be able to figure out how old the steroid in the blood is compared to the blood itself.

Originally Posted by El Kabong

I don't know if Benn ever took steroids but I do know that he fouled The G-Man an awful lot and because of hitting him behind the head (multiple times and blatantly) and due to his actions AND the referee's lack of action Gerald McLellan is in the state he's in.

It might have somthing to do with the 100s of legal punches that Benn lannded to the head as well.

True and it could have also been because of G-Man's hard sparring before the fight. I'm just saying Benn did land numerous illegal blows and the ref did nothing, even when G-Man was blinking and couldn't hold his mouthpiece in properly, the ref didn't think anything was wrong. The ref also gave Benn time to fight off defeat when G-Man had Benn hurt early...most refs would have called it a TKO

true - but he went through the ropes which changed things somewhat and afforded him the extra time.

had he not gone through then I have no doubt it would have been a KO.

but after that he beat gerald in a fair fight

Originally Posted by Conrad

I read this in The Sun earleir too.

No way did Benn take steroids

It is IMPOSSIBLE to say definitively that an athlete has or has not used steroids without testing (although it is down to the athlete to prove that he is clean not the other way round). You don't know nigel Benn, You weren't in his training camps etc etc

The ONLY way to stop accusations like this happening is to bring proper random blood testing into the sport, then issues like this will never arise.

Blood on a boot 15 years later is a complete farce and I highly doubt anything will come of this. But had proper testing been done at the fight Benn wouldn't have to clear his name of this slur now.

Originally Posted by El Kabong

True and it could have also been because of G-Man's hard sparring before the fight. I'm just saying Benn did land numerous illegal blows and the ref did nothing, even when G-Man was blinking and couldn't hold his mouthpiece in properly, the ref didn't think anything was wrong. The ref also gave Benn time to fight off defeat when G-Man had Benn hurt early...most refs would have called it a TKO

Pathetic. The yank got spanked by a brit. Deal with it.

Yeah i read this in yesterday's SUN paper and was gutted to read it.Nigel Benn was and still is me favourite boxer.I grew up as a young kid in the 80's-90's watching his great fights.He was just soo raw and game every fight he was in.What a heart and desire Benn had.I only watched his dvd of his fights a couple of days ago before this news came up about him taking Steroids.I read his autobiography book a couple of years ago(its a great read,recommend it to anyone)and he does mention having wild parties AFTER his big fights with famous celebraties.He mentions having wild orgies with famous celebraties(most of which he did'nt want to mention due to reputation status).Benn was undefeated as he served in the army before going pro.Infact his record still stands today i think.Benn fought cruiserweights and heavyweight fighters in the army and still won,mainly by KO,that just goes to show how raw Benn was.There's no way Benn would have took steroid intentionally,"NO WAY!"

Benn is still me idol and always will be.Propper warrior Benn.Their sure dont create fighters like him anymore





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