Prime Minister's bodyguard outwrestled by student

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Fri, 23 Sep 2011 6:58p.m.

It turns out Mad Dog is exceptionally strong

It turns out Mad Dog is exceptionally strong

By Patrick Gower

The Prime Minister's body guard met his match when he tried a bout of arm wrestling today.

The impromptu struggle occurred when John Key was visiting Canterbury University engineering students.



Mr Key was on a routine visit to the university when the students laid down a challenge.

The Prime Minister ordered his bodyguard to go on the offensive, but then found out who they were up against - the man simply known as “Mad Dog”.

It turns out Mad Dog is exceptionally strong. He’s a true Kiwi champion and Mr Key quickly crowned him "Sir Mad Dog".

Arm wrestling has always been one of the true measures of a man and Mad Dog's technique impressed one of New Zealand's few arm wrestling experts.

“He's got a big forearm, so Mad Dog's obviously got a lot of power - a lot of natural power,” says Caleb O’Brien of the Sons of Samson Arm Wrestling Club.

So 3 News went to meet Mad Dog, real name Eddie Van Oosten, and asked him what the secret to his power was.

“Eating plenty of spinach. My old man's a spinach farmer,” he says.

Mad Dog’s dad didn't want to appear on camera, but proudly said his son was a "a strong bugger".

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25 Sep 2011 11:11a.m.

katrina wrote:

The challenge to arm wrestle was for the body guard not JK. He didn't order him to do it, he gave approval. Talk about dramatising something

24 Sep 2011 06:05p.m.

Chris wrote:

Oh !!! my how the left are sooo.... sooo.... jealous of Key. Lets see now - Key on 70% popularity and tosser Goff on 5% umm... makes you think. Goff has the personality of a dead fish as do his supporters.

24 Sep 2011 12:46p.m.

eddie wrote:

Helen clark would have won, she is more man than the body guard and the arm wrestler will ever be!
But I'm forgetting, because key never 'challenged' him to an arm wrestle he's a bad PM...Goff may be next to be challenged, that hunk of a man! lol

24 Sep 2011 12:27p.m.

zac wrote:

That was really dumb and stupid of John Key to order one of his bodyguards to arm wrestle. May be having too many bodyguards with him is the reason why the diplomatic protection squad has blown their budget in the last two years....

24 Sep 2011 12:38a.m.

Daniel wrote:

Yea Mad Dog!! I wanna see him take on that "expert". TV3 should set up an ultimate showdown!

23 Sep 2011 08:15p.m.

Irascible wrote:

Typical soft news item that was interesting in that Key followed his usual policy of failing to front up to a challenge and scuttling away until he could get the photo opportunity to smile & wave and declare an empty title. Look forward to seeing this empty vessel depart NZ for his home in Hawaii after 26th November.