Can someone more knowledgeable on boxing matters please explain why boxing should not have the same drug testing as the Olympians, NFL, Football , or other high profile sports? I understand that MOST boxers come from broken homes, poor backgrounds are uneducated and the true fans come mostly from poor and working class areas, but this is a mega fight. For boxing to hit the mainstream there has got to be proper regulations in place, and always look to improve the existing regulation to stamp out cheats, or to at least just keep the integrity of the sport.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3333091.stm
Have a look at this link. Rio Ferdinand missed his random drug test, took it 2 days later, always tested clean but got banned for 8 months.
Boxing needs this.
Why not all the boxers go through the same process before and after their fight. Why focus on Pacquiao. He passed all his previous drug test with flying colors. These morons are buying the Gayweathers' shit. For all we know, they are just jealous and scared. This is just a bluff.... because he want a way out coz he is scared. If he does wanna fight, they want to make sure they have the mental advantage. Why cant they just STFU and be man enough to fight. These posturing and trash talking is making the sport look cheap.
Arum said he believed the USADA was "compromised" because of their relationship with Golden Boy and proposed that the Kansas City-based National Center for Drug Free Sport -- an agency that has been used by the NFL, NBA and MLB -- be charged with testing before the fight. That agency, Arum said, would limit the number of blood tests -- including no tests within 30 days of the event -- while being free to conduct urine tests at any time.
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I don’t know anything about performing enhancing drugs. No testing 30 days before the fight seems too long? Has Pac, Arum, and Roach got something to hide?
For boxing this needs to be settled and set as precedence for all boxing. We need to stamp out cheats and have suspected cheats exonerated.
Look what RJJ is saying about Green’s gloves this needs to be stamped out.
Where is the contention then? If Pac agreed to random drug tests up to 24 hours before the fight and straight after. Where is the issue>?
I believe this should be standard for every boxing match.
the issue is US drug agency won't change their policy.
OLympians take blood test but not NFL and MLB.
PAC already agreed to take all the blood test but not the same day of the fight.
Where is the contention then? If Pac agreed to random drug tests up to 24 hours before the fight and straight after. Where is the issue>?
I believe this should be standard for every boxing match.
He cheated the weight against Marquez and GBP is known to cheat the decision of the judges.
Cheating the weight against Marquez wasn't good for Mayweather or boxing. tbh it was a joke, Marquez shouldn't have fought but money speaks :). I don't see mayweather dodging anyone tho.
Can someone more knowledgeable on boxing matters please explain why boxing should not have the same drug testing as the Olympians, NFL, Football , or other high profile sports? I understand that MOST boxers come from broken homes, poor backgrounds are uneducated and the true fans come mostly from poor and working class areas, but this is a mega fight. For boxing to hit the mainstream there has got to be proper regulations in place, and always look to improve the existing regulation to stamp out cheats, or to at least just keep the integrity of the sport.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3333091.stm
Have a look at this link. Rio Ferdinand missed his random drug test, took it 2 days later, always tested clean but got banned for 8 months.
Boxing needs this.
OLympians take blood test but not NFL and MLB.
PAC already agreed to take all the blood test but not the same day of the fight.