Peterson Drugs Hearing 13/06/12

Peterson postponed the hearing a little while ago

Interesting interview with Gabriel Montoya here: http://ringsidereport.com/?p=19343

Personally I don't like the idea of low testosterone levels being any kind of excuse. If you have a naturally low level of something required to perform well in sports / boxing, maybe you're just not genetically cut out for boxing... like having short arms or slow reflexes. This is just a shot in the dark to be fair, so if somebody has a decent argument to the contrary I'm all ears. I agree with you whole heartedly. If a person isn't physically cut out to be a professional boxer that doesn't give them the right to augment their bodies chemistry or physiology to compete with those that are naturally gifted. I'm not knocking any one for trying but lets face facts. Some guys are meant to wash toilets, some guys are meant to be lawyers, then theres the ones that are meant to be world champions. It's just the way it is.

Personally I don't like the idea of low testosterone levels being any kind of excuse. If you have a naturally low level of something required to perform well in sports / boxing, maybe you're just not genetically cut out for boxing... like having short arms or slow reflexes. This is just a shot in the dark to be fair, so if somebody has a decent argument to the contrary I'm all ears.

Due to the highly anticipated rematch, the drama of the failed drug testing has been much talked about. I’ve read a few views and to me its highlighted a few things: Low testosterone levels which Peterson is using as his defence is very rare to find and a very small percentage of the population suffers from naturally low levels of testosterone. Low levels of testosterone is in fact usually indicative of steroid abuse where the bodies natural testosterone levels become depleted and synthetic testosterone is required to be administered to boost the diminished levels. The concern is that say a boxer claims he has naturally low levels of testosterone but has in fact been abusing steroids in the past and he is medically prescribed pellets which are then approved by the sanctioning bodies and commission, does this boxer gain an unfair advantage?? how can this be stopped because by saying you have a ‘naturally’ low levels may be a loophole for getting an edge. Basically if Peterson had declared his condition and made everyone aware, could his use of enhancers have been allowed? Secondly, I’d be intrigued to find out how much advantage a fighter gains from using the PED’s. Johnny Nelson (Former WBO cruiserweight champion who co-presents Ringside on Sky Sports) mentioned at the time that he immediately noticed the difference in a fighter he fought who was later convicted of using PED’s in their fight. Although Johnny won the fight he seemed to suggest that the advantage gained was vast. I guess its dependant on the dose and number of applications but ultimately how much advantage did Lamont get with the steroid usage? I’d be interested to see Peterson fight after his potential ban to see how he fairs but it looks like in all this he’s lost a lot of money, as well as respect and dignity from boxing fans. Conversely, the drama of the initial fight coupled with the failed tests has gone full circle for Amir Khan who’s popularity seems to be at an all time high!

Me too Jamie. Despite being a Khan fan I was pleased for Peterson when he won their fight, he seems like a nice guy and has come through a lot. This has left an indelible stain on his career sadly.

I was disappointed when I heard about petersons situation I really liked the guy but he gets what he deserves

This speaks volumes. I've heard that he wants to being specialists in that aren't available immediately? His ease is weak and he knows it. He has to take a ban and some serious financial implications. He shouldn't be allowed to potentially destroy the carear of his opponent and then claim ignorance. The ban should extend to Managers/Trainers and everyone else that influenced the decision to cheat. The message must be sent out loud and clear. Hit people in their pockets and then they'll listen.

Peterson deserves everything he gets. Ban him for 6 months and strip him as he knowingly cheated then lied and acted dumb. Ignorance is not bliss when you are being paid multi millions of dollars.