Andre Ward and Allan Green want Drug Testing.

By Robert Hough Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) and Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) said at a press conference Wednesday that they both support Olympic-style drug testing before their June 19 fight for Ward’s WBA title. The super-middleweights meet in Oakland, Calif., to conclude the Super Six World Boxing Classic’s second round. Dan Goossen, Ward’s promoter, supports the proposal and said he would discuss it with Lou DiBella, who promotes Green. Green, who appeared at the Oakland press conference via a video stream from Miami, Fla., said it would have hurt his training in nearby Fort Lauderdale to travel across the country and back for the event. Green, who replaces Jermain Taylor in Showtime’s tournament, has been boisterous in the pre-fight build-up, but the Tulsa, Okla., native and resident was low-key and quick to compliment Ward. http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/ward-green-want-drug-testing-45636

Comments (20)

Hannibal_Barca

..Marion Jones was never tested via USADA methods.. USADA wasnt established until winter olypmics 2000..after Marion competed in summer olympics 2000... :lol1::fing26: And HGH blood testing wasn't implemented until the Beijing Olympics.

16y ago

American_Dream

of course he wants OST. he has victor conte on his payroll. the same victor conte who was in charge of doping marion jones for the olympics. how many ost's did marion jones fail in sydney? zero. :thinking: :lol1: ..Marion Jones was never tested via USADA methods.. USADA wasnt established until winter olypmics 2000..after Marion competed in summer olympics 2000... :lol1::fing26:

16y ago

Dan

Why are you against better drug testing in boxing? Why criticize the guys who actually step up and do it? The guy is a joke. A fighter he hates could literally solve the world's hunger problem and he would say he was doing it for selfish reasons and should be executed. The man refuses to use logic.

16y ago

BURNER

of course he wants OST. he has victor conte on his payroll. the same victor conte who was in charge of doping marion jones for the olympics. how many ost's did marion jones fail in sydney? zero. :thinking: :lol1: Why are you against better drug testing in boxing? Why criticize the guys who actually step up and do it?

16y ago

check_hook

lots of guys who got caught were suspicious toney was jacked at cruiserweight holyfield got huge when he moved up briggs is obvious funeka is freakishly tall for his weight ost is expensive. i'm not saying they shouldn't use it, but is this something we want to start seeing at c level fights? obviously green-ward isn't a c level fight, but people seem to be jumping on the ost bandwagon OST in any sport works the same way....the lower tier guys are tested less often than the upper tier....the bigger the star....the more they are tested........and it makes sense aswell from alot of perspectives to do it this way....not just monetarily.... Boxing should outsource testing to USADA especially for big fights......OST adds credibility to a sport which is no longer mainstream.

16y ago

BURNER

Good job for Ward. Putting an end to the Conte crap. Him and Floyd are close friends so Im sue he ahd something to do with this. Great move. Nothing to hide.

16y ago

FLYBOY

Good stuff!

16y ago

jrosales13

It reads like you think he might be on it. No you should of kept reading. I give everybody the benefit of the doubt. I need to see something, paperwork, a somebody who use to be on the team coming out and saying something. Give some proof before I accuse anybody of wrong doing. However, even though I give you the benefit of the doubt,. I would not be surprised if anybody and I mean anybody is doping. Even if you are jumping up and down to take the test. I would not be surprise if years down the road I found out you were doping. Because, that is the era we live in.

16y ago

American_Dream

this is good for the sport..keep on this path..sad to say Pac looks worse each day

16y ago

jrosales13

Wait a minute you seem to suspect Ward might be on PEDS but you don`t suspect Pac might be even though Pac lied numerous times and Ward said he`s willing to step up to the plate and take OST.HMMM double standards. Did I suspect Ward on being on PED's? You sure?

16y ago

Iceta_Lives

Ward probably doesn't want people to think less of him since he has been affiliated with Conte.

16y ago

creative

that's good for the sport ...they have my respect because they respect the boxing fans ,i'll pay to see they'r fights.

16y ago

geribeetus

Anybdoy associated with Victor Conte has to be tested no discussion. eh, good point, but i just don't see it in ward anymore than i do bernard hopkins or any other technical fighter.

16y ago

Devils_Advocate

dunno why. neither guy seems suspicious Anybdoy associated with Victor Conte has to be tested no discussion.

16y ago

IMDAZED

Few things surprise me. But I'd be disappointed, TBH. The fact Ward is saying "Yeah, let's do this!" certainly gives him a degree of credibility, IMO. Agreed. And the reverse holds true for those who run away from testing.

16y ago

geribeetus

Good. Glad to know they pass your eye test. seriously, the sarcasm is pointless. this is the internet, you're not impressing anyone. holyfield and mosley were both physical specimens. roach has admitted he was suspicious of toney before he got caught. briggs is a 300 pound slab of beef. ward and green are both talented guys but not exactly freaks of nature.

16y ago

Blue_Heffner

I'm glad to hear people respect this drug testing and participating.

16y ago

IMDAZED

lol did you seriously just type that? anyway. i'm done arguing. neither guy is suspicious to me. ost is expensive stuff. pointless for this fight imo Good. Glad to know they pass your eye test.

16y ago

geribeetus

You couldn't hurt a bug. Stop whining. Waaah!! Why do they want testing, they're nice guys! lol did you seriously just type that? anyway. i'm done arguing. neither guy is suspicious to me. ost is expensive stuff. pointless for this fight imo

16y ago

jrosales13

Oh, okay. So now he's off 'em, his performance will lose something . . . right? Let's see if it does. It could or it could not. But, I wouldn't be surprise if him or anybody even including Pac was on it or ever on it. Would you be surprise?

16y ago