James Toney, Batchelder Suspended For Doping

[SquareCircle]

****in juicemonkies.

ive never done steroids, id be a monster with them because i think im a monster now. why doesnt every state have a pre fight test? maybe because they'd get too many positives and need the fight to take place, then take the test after they get their money.

[PBDS]

****in juicemonkies.

ive never done steroids, id be a monster with them because i think im a monster now. why doesnt every state have a pre fight test? maybe because they'd get too many positives and need the fight to take place, then take the test after they get their money.

.....How rigorous was the steroid testing years ago?? If it wasn't that strict then who's to say he wasn't on them for his entire career?

[Deeznuts]

Toney suspended for a year for using Steroids!

Dont know if it was already posted but here is the ESPN article. Him and his opponent both tested positive.
Ex-champ Toney, Batchelder suspended for year
ESPN.com news services

Updated: June 13, 2007, 4:04 PM ET

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.

[PRboxingfan]

The title is misleading. Toney was suspended for testing positive for steriods, not for using them. There are plenty of other chemicals that could have caused a false positive yet California is suspending him before a complete investigation is done. Shame on Cali.

[LondonRingRules]

Poor Boozo's gonna go ballistic over this news. Noone messes with his betrothed HOF legend in a training bra......NOONE!

[Brunswick Assassin]

Being a huge fan of Toney's it dissapoints me extremely to read this crap. The james toney of the 90's and his emphatic win over Jirov are tetament to his character as a great, great champion. He didn't use drugs for these bouts so i reckon something fishy's going on here! Has he replied to these drug accusations since May?? I haven't heard a word from him or promoter Dan Goossen!!!