I know it has been posted several times but this confirms reports of it actually being a ANABOLIC steroid.
NEWS FLASH
Newsday: Toney tests positive!
Newly crowned WBA heavyweight champion James Toney has reportedly tested positive for an anabolic steroid in a post-fight drug test. According to longtime boxing writer Wallace Matthews of Newsday, Toney's promoter Dan Goossen was informed Monday night by the New York State Athletic Commission that Toney had "tested positive for a banned substance that is not a narcotic." The paper quotes another source as saying the substance was nandrolone. If this report is accurate, the bout would be declared a no contest, and John Ruiz, who came out of retirement yesterday, would stand to regain his former WBA crown. Toney's attorney Nicholas Kahn suggested that Toney may have been prescribed something he didn't know was illegal by his personal physician. Stay tuned.
What did I tell you about the excuse being "prescribed"
Toney tested positive for nandrolone:
The drug known as nandrolone (also known commercially as Deca-Durabolin) has the IUPAC name 17b-hydroxy-19-nor-4-andro-sten-3-one, and is an anabolic steroid (a muscle-building chemical) which occurs naturally in the human body, but only in tiny quantities. It is very similar in structure to the male hormone testosterone, and has many of the same effects in terms of increasing muscle mass, without some of the more unwanted side-effects such as increased body hair or aggressive behaviour. As such, it is being actively examined in clinical tests as a possible treatment for wasting diseases, and to strengthen and increase body tissue and musculature in HIV infected men. In this form it is usually injected in its decanoate form, after first being dissolved in a suitable edible oil.
Also what the hell was Toney thinking that is the easiest and most common steroid to test positive for. That guy is a certified dumb shit.
hmm
They have steroids to enhance your reflexes, I bet nobody will care if Jones did though.
I doubt that. People have been all over Jones for when he tested positive for Ripped Fuel or nasal spray or whatever it was when he fought Hall (Hall had twice the amount of "steroids" Jones had in his system for that fight btw).
In any case, Jones I think is concussion prone in his old age and especially after all those rabbit punches from Tarver (look at the abnormal swelling on the back of Roy's head after the first fight) so I don't think reflexes are his only problem now.
I can't believe this freakin news!!! Yesterday it was, John Ruiz coming out of retirement and today "James Toney tests positive for steroids!" What a roller coaster ride it has been for both fighters. For John Ruiz, first losing his title to Toney, then retiring prematurely, and coming out of retirement. And after all is said and done, he'll probably retain his title! For Toney, it was winning against Ruiz and becoming the third middleweight fighter to move up and win the heavyweight title, scheduling a bout with Byrd to unify the IBF and WBA titles, and now testing positive for steroids giving himself and boxing a "black eye" just after the sport of baseball was having the same problems.
lets get sumthing straight with u loser ruiz dick sukers. no way did toney take steroids for this fight, first of all if he did he wud never take deca becoz its easily detectable and his training camp isnt stupid, they wud give him sum russian undetectabloe drug with all their money. and i bet u ruiz gave sum to toney before the fight so if he lost it wud be a loss for toney. and didnt youse read the fukin article, it says it cud be due to quik dehydration and heavy training. so shut ur mouth. even if toney took roids, they shudnt give the belt back to dat loser ruiz, hes a gay fag who hugs cunts to get horny, he shud be banned
Steroids are all over boxing and any other pro sport. Thats beside the point. What is stupid is that he took Deca. Deca is one of the most common roids out there; easily detected. On top of that, you can test positve for it for like a year after you take it I think. Not the drug of choice for drug tested athletes. Very very stupid choice
Well, he has a date though??
Since it's in MSG, Toney will probably be suspended in NY State (if not Nationwide) If Ruiz doesn't want to fight, who will it be??
The below are in line to his throne...
1. MONTE BARRETT
2. HASIM RAHMAN
3. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO
The majority of boxing fans got what they wanted in seeing Ruiz lose.I honestly felt bad for him after he lost,and Toney started talking mad shit.Maybe next time Ruiz will lose the title to someone with a little more class and respect.Oh yeah,and no performance enhancing drug in their system,lol.
Unbelievable. I bet the pretender went ape shit when he heard this. FUCK! Give Ruiz his title back if Toney used a banned substance.
The majority of boxing fans got what they wanted in seeing Ruiz lose.I honestly felt bad for him after he lost,and Toney started talking mad shit.Maybe next time Ruiz will lose the title to someone with a little more class and respect.Oh yeah,and no performance enhancing drug in their system,lol.
Rightfully so, I believe if Byrd was going to put his name on the contract to fight Toney then perhaps he should fight Ruiz then for the heavyweight championship?
Get your facts straight Ruiz retired soon as he made it to the locker room that night. He "unretired" before the statement was made, is that Ruiz's fault even if he had gotten an inside note? No it isnt...Dont try to turn this around on Ruiz, he did the best thing. He was cheated and deserves a fair shake.
Dont smack talk on Ruiz, bring it onto the cheater Toney.
The majority of boxing fans got what they wanted in seeing Ruiz lose.I honestly felt bad for him after he lost,and Toney started talking mad shit.Maybe next time Ruiz will lose the title to someone with a little more class and respect.Oh yeah,and no performance enhancing drug in their system,lol.
Toney was a Hall OF Famerer way before he ever came to heavyweight.
He was the P4P best fighter in the world in 91 and fighter of the year.
This hurts him, but not as bad as your saying.
I am not saying he wasnt but certainly this has to place a void, but seriously what the hell was he thinking?
INSECURITY????
Hey Vdiary, seriously, what in the world was Toney thinking, it was a dumbass move by his part!Again we are not talking Tyson,Vitali.etc, its John Ruiz :mad:
But that's what gave him the Stamina to close on Ruiz!
who knows, maybe with all that weight, he wouldn't be able to go the full 12 rounds.. Ruiz, or not