Freddie Roach knew James Toney was on steroids, while he was training him.

Trainer Freddie Roach said, "The Ruiz fight, James was coming off an injury and we didn't have enough time for it to completely heal. He wasn't at one-hundred percent. The steroids didn't seem to affect him at all, we didn't even know it was still in his system for that fight. James was just himself in the Ruiz fight. His boxing ability won him the fight. http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/toney_james/bio.html Edit: He was the trainer when Toney got caught the 2nd time too. LOS ANGELES -- Three-time champion James Toney tested positive for steroids and could face a one-year suspension from boxing. Armando Garcia, the California State Athletic Commission's executive officer, said Toney and Danny Batchelder, his opponent in a heavyweight bout May 24 in San Jose, tested positive for two types of steroids. They were suspended indefinitely. "They have a right to appeal," Garcia said Wednesday. "My recommendation is suspension until the end of the licensing year and a $2,500 fine for both. We will give them the 30 days to appeal. If they don't, that's what the suspension will be." Toney tested positive for boldenone and stanazolol, and Batchelder tested positive for stanazolol and oxandolone, Garcia said. If they don't appeal, the boxers would be suspended one year from the date of their fight. "We have a detailed anti-doping program in place in this state," Armando Garcia, the commission's executive director, told The Los Angeles Times for Wednesday's editions. "If they come here doping, they're going to get caught." Toney won a split decision over Batchelder, an outcome that won't be changed, Garcia said. Toney has a 70-6-3 record with 43 knockouts and Batchelder is 25-5-1 with 12 knockouts. Toney's promoter, Dan Goossen, and trainer, Freddie Roach, were not very happy with the fighter's performance and were upset with his conditioning despite the victory. The 38-year-old Toney is a former IBF middleweight, super-middleweight and cruiserweight champion. He tested positive for nandrolone two years ago, and it cost him a victory over WBC heavyweight champion John Ruiz. That bout was ruled a no-contest. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2902823

Comments (20)

Junior dong I don't know if you are butt hurt or what....I never really reply to your posts but you like to cosign on things and talk down in a sneaky way on here its slick trollish in a way you are a slick troll my friend:bottle: Notice how pac fans list names of guys roach trains except for manny lmao why do pactards ignore true info?

14y ago

Arshad221

And up pops ginger nob with another one of his funnies. Junior dong I don't know if you are butt hurt or what....I never really reply to your posts but you like to cosign on things and talk down in a sneaky way on here its slick trollish in a way you are a slick troll my friend:bottle:

14y ago

realheavyhands

well obviously toney aint on roids now.. but ill tell you one fight that he was rydell booker look how big toney was.. aside from that fight he looked fat

14y ago

Kev

Not that I’m implying or advocating anything here but I work in healthcare and I spoke to healthcare officials who administer these type of drugs and they all seem to agree that those type of steroids are not anabolic by any means. Therefore, they don’t have the same effect as that of testosterone or any type of illegal diuretic. Again, just what I’ve been told by these professionals as I don’t know much about these type of drugs. Peace. Banned means banned. It doesn't matter what you read any where or what any doctor told you. When a drug is banned, it's banned and you can't use it in the sport you're participating in. That's final.

14y ago

Khmelnytsky

I have no doubt that Toney was also on steroids when he fought Jirov. He's a cheating scumbag and i hope Lebedev leaves him brain damaged.

14y ago

junior_gong

Freddy knows roids And up pops ginger nob with another one of his funnies.

14y ago

sugersean15

Freddy knows roids

14y ago

jaded

I don't know a lot about roids or illegal substances but isn't there also roids for pain/injuries. I have problems with my knees and left elbow. Maybe around spring time, the doctor injected me with some roids that is a painkiller version, not the one to make you stronger. Even in MMA, Royce Gracie got suspended for using roids for pain/injury. Either u r a liar or u r dumb as shyt. Why would an athlete take a non anabolic steroid? What do u do in healthcare? What credentials do u have? And i'm guessing u r a pacq fan, verdad? What you got was a cortisone injection...it's a steroid but not an anabolic steroid. It is an anti-inflammatory steroid..it won't make you stronger...in fact it will make you weaker for a few months wherever it was injected. It will quickly reduce inflammation and make you feel better.

14y ago

skillswin

War Marquez !!!!!!

14y ago

WESS

Everybody knows Ariza and Roach where involved one way or the other with PEDS. Pac is innocent. He's never tested positive for steroids just as Mosley has never tested positive. Pac is innocent until proven otherwise! Besides, Ariza has come "clean" and said "Pac doesn't know what he takes" he also mentioned that he doesn't know what a steroid is. Its not Pac's fault because he doesn't know! Pac's a congressman, FOTD with 8 titles at 8 different weight classes, been on 60 minutes and smiles a lot. He's a nice guy too so that means he's steroid free! PEDS are not that popular and not that known. They are hard to do and not just anyone can do them. Besides nobody in sports really do them so why do we need to worry anyway? Pac's clean. Pac's never tested positive. He's said he's willing to do scheduled and tactfully planned tests! That means he's steroid free... how do people not understand that? People just love to hate. Pac don't cheat, he's a nice guy and nice people do not cheat! Too many haters with no reason to say pac has ever cheated. If anyone's a cheat it's Floyd Mayweather. He's mean. He's bad too. He doesn't do what Bob Arum tells him to do anymore and he has a bad mouth. Floyd is the real steriod cheater.

15y ago

PACnPBFsuck

Yes, because of haters accusations... Again...there is no proof, Roach was training a cheater, Toney, who is street ass who can barely speak english...AND??? So Nazeem Richardson might be a cheat trainer since he trains a former roider?? I thought Roach was his trainer both times he got caught, if you of anybody else training him when he got caught, please share with us. Hey idiot, Mosley's dad was his trainer back then, watch boxing if you're gonna be in a boxing forum.

15y ago

megas30

Roach has been slimy from the day he started working corners. Who knows how many lives he's destroyed by cheating? He might be worse than Panama Lewis. Every Roach fighter is suspect. Khan, Martirosyan, Penalosa, McEwen, Concepcion, they should all be investigated. Chavez jr is a known cheater, too, and now he's working with Roach.

15y ago

JoeMan

Either u r a liar or u r dumb as shyt. Why would an athlete take a non anabolic steroid? What do u do in healthcare? What credentials do u have? And i'm guessing u r a pacq fan, verdad? What about you stupid fukking a$$hole. What credentials do you have to get this angry? Why do you stupid idiots seem so easy for you to accuse anybody without proof? Go and hang yourself. This world would be a lot better without evil people.

15y ago

TheSurgeonMDMPH

Not that I’m implying or advocating anything here but I work in healthcare and I spoke to healthcare officials who administer these type of drugs and they all seem to agree that those type of steroids are not anabolic by any means. Therefore, they don’t have the same effect as that of testosterone or any type of illegal diuretic. Again, just what I’ve been told by these professionals as I don’t know much about these type of drugs. Peace. Either u r a liar or u r dumb as shyt. Why would an athlete take a non anabolic steroid? What do u do in healthcare? What credentials do u have? And i'm guessing u r a pacq fan, verdad?

15y ago

BillyBoxing

pac,roach,roids.....sounds oh so familar Yes, because of haters accusations... Again...there is no proof, Roach was training a cheater, Toney, who is street ass who can barely speak english...AND??? So Nazeem Richardson might be a cheat trainer since he trains a former roider??

15y ago

BillyBoxing

That's their story, he got tested positive for the same **** again in 2007. And whithout Roach... Toney was the cheater, Roach the trainer...

15y ago

PrinceCharlez

15y ago

jone6617

Roach been on some dirty shit, but he always gets a pass for some odd reason Roach and all the shady people at Top Rank and associated with Top Rank get a pass because of ESPN or they did,I feel Kenny is getting fed up and seeing things as they are now. Dan however will continue to feed ups "Favorable" coments about that entire group and Freddie Roach as well. Freedie condition is sometimes a weapon that allows him to get away with saying more absurd than Roger, while Roach isn't abrasive and saying "Mutha****a" he is more calm but talks relentlessly and contradicts himself in nearly every wave of interviews somehow since this thing started last year and through the madness of the winter last year. Roach is still getting a pass, I love Toney but frankly I blame James for even involving himself with that camp. Roach is suspect.

15y ago

ChiTown2Diego

http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/toney_james/bio.html Edit: He was the trainer when Toney got caught the 2nd time too. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2902823 I'm not saying you specifically but wow! people really, really want it to be real that PAC's camp (PAC specifically) has been on gear :sad:

15y ago

Jatt

Interesting thread......interesting......:drive:

15y ago