Thread: Ask a Pro: Larry Olubamiwo

Ask what you like, I'll delete anything too obscene before he reads it.

I'll close the thread in a few days or when we reach 100 "why did you do it" questions.

I'll get the ball rolling, I have 2 questions:

- Do you still think you would have won the fights you did without the drugs?

- Being such a massive guy, knocking everyone else out, how shocked were you when McDermott landed those big shots? Was it literally a case of not knowing what had hit you. I bet you never expected it. I certainly didn't watching at home!

Lots of fans and trainers will think that fighters being too muscle-bound doesn't actually benefit them. As an example of a muscular boxer, what do you think?

Forgive my ignorance (I know nothing about PEDS)... but if the amount of drugs you absorbed were administered to a horse would it run faster?

Thanks.

Will you be helping the authorities expose the problem and help the boxing game?

You will receive a lighter sentence and you could help youngsters not go down the same route like Dwain Chambers has done?

Originally Posted by Fenster

Forgive my ignorance (I know nothing about PEDS)... but if the amount of drugs you absorbed were administered to a horse would it run faster?

Thanks.

Pathetic - delete this if you could, James.

My question for you guys who want to know who is also using Peds would be :

"What calibur are the guys you know who are using? Without naming names i.e. Are they World champions, British champions, World title challengers etc"

I don't know if he'll even answer that but it's worth a go.

Originally Posted by Fenster

Forgive my ignorance (I know nothing about PEDS)... but if the amount of drugs you absorbed were administered to a horse would it run faster?

Thanks.

I think this is a valid question. I'm curious to know the answer.

Originally Posted by Althugz

Originally Posted by Fenster

Forgive my ignorance (I know nothing about PEDS)... but if the amount of drugs you absorbed were administered to a horse would it run faster? <br />
<br />
Thanks.

<br />
<br />
Pathetic - delete this if you could, James. <br />
<br />
My question for you guys who want to know who is also using Peds would be : <br />
<br />
&quot;What calibur are the guys you know who are using? Without naming names i.e. Are they World champions, British champions, World title challengers etc&quot;<br />
<br />
I don't know if he'll even answer that but it's worth a go.

<br />
<br />

That's what I wanted to know really, it's got my head thinking about what he has said really, it's bad if it's true what he's saying but big fighters like Peterson, Berto and Tarver getting caught does make you think a lot more champions will be on it too. Hopefully with all of this happening something can be done to clean up the sport, because cheats don't belong in the game.

I have sent all questions so far to Larry.

What made you believe you had to take peds to be a pro boxer? And do you think they helped you perform better?

Originally Posted by 0james0

I'll get the ball rolling, I have 2 questions:

- Do you still think you would have won the fights you did without the drugs?

Yes I do believe I would have won those fights as those fights were won with punching power and despite what people think i think the substances for recovery, not muscle mass or strength

Originally Posted by 0james0

- Being such a massive guy, knocking everyone else out, how shocked were you when McDermott landed those big shots? Was it literally a case of not knowing what had hit you. I bet you never expected it. I certainly didn't watching at home!

Those knockdowns with mcdermott were purely because I was not warmed up properly, as u see i got up both times and beat the count. I was not hurt at any point but if u are not warm, punches have a more pronounced effect

Originally Posted by superheavyrhun

Lots of fans and trainers will think that fighters being too muscle-bound doesn't actually benefit them. As an example of a muscular boxer, what do you think?

Me being muscular has nothing to do with the substances i was taking as i was naturally a very muscular guy anyway and as i said they were not used to be muscular, so that is down to my genetics.

there is a point of diminishing returns as far as muscle mass is concerned as u want enough to help ur power and protect vital organs but not too much that will hamper ur stamina as muscles require oxygen. so it really has to be experimented with off season to see what is best.

Originally Posted by Master

Will you be helping the authorities expose the problem and help the boxing game?

You will receive a lighter sentence and you could help youngsters not go down the same route like Dwain Chambers has done?

At this moment this is not an option.

Originally Posted by Althugz

"What calibur are the guys you know who are using? Without naming names i.e. Are they World champions, British champions, World title challengers etc"

The calibur of guys i know that are using are all across the board from the journeyman to world champions and also some guys who have retired who were world champions.

Have you offered your services to the authorities to expose the problem and help the boxing game?

Why is it not an option?

Haye or Chisora, who do you think will win and why? Have you sparred either of them?

Originally Posted by 0james0

Haye or Chisora, who do you think will win and why? Have you sparred either of them?

Ooo good question.

Larry, what are your plans for the next four years? Are you able to participate in other sports? Do you consider sport an option? What are you thoughts on MMA?

Or WWE?

Just messin. You ARE freekishly huge. Do you think you underestimated McDermott?

- what boxers inspired you to start boxing and which boxers inspired your style?

- if you do you think are the best trainers and why?

- do you have any advice for anyone becoming a professional boxer?