What is the purpose of PED testing if the result is only revealed after the fight?

[moochi]

Boxing is a business first and a sport second.

Swimmers get banned for many years.

Boxers just ask their marketing manager to create a narrative and get off with either nothing or a slap on the wrist.

[MONGOOSE66]

It boggles my mind. It really does.

Shouldn't these testing bodies and commissions get sued also for letting fights to go on inadvertently knowing or not that the other fighter is tested positive?

What do you think guys?

So it wont interrupt the fight, duh.

[brettWall]

Boxing is a business first and a sport second.

Not in all cases. Conor Benn vs Eubank Jr. entire card got canceled on the eve of the fight. That must really hurt if you're one of the promoters and investors. There are many cases in the US where there are no testing at all. And I fully understand. Why would I invest in this business when it can be canceled any time?

[IronDanHamza]

That's really only for the test the night of the fight. They test all throughout camp as well.

No, it’s not.

Why do you speak on things you are clueless about? I would love to know.

[BodyBagz]

Legalize and control it.
If a person goes outside the sport to dope up, lifetime ban.

Drugs don't hurt anyone.
Barely makes them ''better''

''Then why do they take them ?!?!?!?''
Mental edge

[Bullrider]

The purpose is to selectively exposed violators AFTER the fight is over. It's certainly not to protect fighters, nah. People say everyone is cheating, yet the administrators only exposed one, two people a year. Doesn't make any sense.

[QballLobo]

The post fight test is meant as a deterrent for fighters as anything they would take to help them on fight night would likely be in their system if tested immediately after the fight and would cost them money and be stripped of titles etc..

[elfag]

You have a point. In many cases, it's weeks after the fight is already over. And in some cases, it's not even the winner that got exposed.
I'm thinking, maybe they're required to give urine samples after the fight and that sample is their basis for the positive test, I don't know.
But still, why only when the fight is over, not before? This sport is a huge mess, not to mention judges able to change course of fighters'
careers and the sport in general awarding fights to undeserving ones.

Primary aim is to protect fighters. In this case they're pretty much useless. Damage has been done. I just can't wrap my head around it.

its all about money. if they cancel a headliner fight thus canceling an event like the week of the fight everyone loses a ton of money. a lot of money already dumped on promotion, all kinds of mini contracts made, venue secured, fight camps paid for on and on. even if they have a last minute replacement well the fight wont sell like it did with the two who were supposed to fight.

if they conveniently announce the test findings after the event well everyone saved a lot of money