Start random tests for HGH now-saya Frank Warren

[Amadla Ngawethu]

HGH FRANK WARREN - Columnist


I'VE written before about the use of Human Growth Hormone by boxers - a highly relevant topic given the current row between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.
Their fight has fallen apart because Mayweather wants Pacquiao to undergo the same kind of drug tests that Olympic athletes are subject to, including blood samples.

Pacquiao says he is happy to conform to The Nevada State Athletic Commission's regulation to give urine and three blood samples - two before the fight and one after it - but believes that having too much blood taken shortly before the fight will unfairly weaken him.

Manny has never been caught for doping offences and there is no suggestion whatsoever that he is guilty of any wrongdoing.

But he is suing Mayweather's camp for defamation, saying they alleged he took performance-enhancing drugs.

The use of growth hormone could be an increasing problem within boxing.

There is a strong rumour one British fighter - and his trainer - have been taking it.

HGH, a naturally-occurring substance, adds bulk if taken in excessive amounts and is seen by some idiots as the perfect pill for fighters who want to move quickly into higher weight divisions.

The British Boxing Board of Control get a lot of things right when it comes to protecting the safety and interests of boxers, and I'd like to see fighters randomly tested for HGH.

As for Mayweather-Pacquiao, there have been reports in the last few days that the fight is definitely dead in the water, despite arbitration involving a retired judge.

Don't be surprised if the fight gets resurrected sometime in 2010 though - there's too much money on the table for it not to happen.

However, I do have a feeling Mayweather is using this controversy to avoid Pacquiao.

Talking of Pacquiao, he was the second most-searched-for person on Yahoo last year, just behind Jennifer Lopez.

That's always a good place to be!



AMIR KHAN'S mandatory WBA light-welterweight title defence against Argentinian Marcos Maidana will go to purse bids this week after those involved couldn't come to an agreement.



I HEAR May 31 has been pencilled in for Ricky Hatton's comeback. The Hitman has not fought since losing to Manny Pacquiao last May



Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz0c7rnE05M

[BritishBoxing92]

HGH FRANK WARREN - Columnist


I'VE written before about the use of Human Growth Hormone by boxers - a highly relevant topic given the current row between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.
Their fight has fallen apart because Mayweather wants Pacquiao to undergo the same kind of drug tests that Olympic athletes are subject to, including blood samples.

Pacquiao says he is happy to conform to The Nevada State Athletic Commission's regulation to give urine and three blood samples - two before the fight and one after it - but believes that having too much blood taken shortly before the fight will unfairly weaken him.

Manny has never been caught for doping offences and there is no suggestion whatsoever that he is guilty of any wrongdoing.

But he is suing Mayweather's camp for defamation, saying they alleged he took performance-enhancing drugs.

The use of growth hormone could be an increasing problem within boxing.

There is a strong rumour one British fighter - and his trainer - have been taking it.

HGH, a naturally-occurring substance, adds bulk if taken in excessive amounts and is seen by some idiots as the perfect pill for fighters who want to move quickly into higher weight divisions.

The British Boxing Board of Control get a lot of things right when it comes to protecting the safety and interests of boxers, and I'd like to see fighters randomly tested for HGH.

As for Mayweather-Pacquiao, there have been reports in the last few days that the fight is definitely dead in the water, despite arbitration involving a retired judge.

Don't be surprised if the fight gets resurrected sometime in 2010 though - there's too much money on the table for it not to happen.

However, I do have a feeling Mayweather is using this controversy to avoid Pacquiao.

Talking of Pacquiao, he was the second most-searched-for person on Yahoo last year, just behind Jennifer Lopez.

That's always a good place to be!



AMIR KHAN'S mandatory WBA light-welterweight title defence against Argentinian Marcos Maidana will go to purse bids this week after those involved couldn't come to an agreement.



I HEAR May 31 has been pencilled in for Ricky Hatton's comeback. The Hitman has not fought since losing to Manny Pacquiao last May



Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz0c7rnE05M

good post...thanks

[p4p-champ]

They need to make more stringent drug testing mandatory in all of boxing, its really ****** not to. If they don't enforce such a thing, then they may as well not have testing at all.

Dr. Don H. Catlin, the head of the Los Angeles-based non-profit Anti-Doping Research, Inc., said a 24-day cutoff for blood testing is not sufficient to prevent abuse. One of the concerns with such a long blood-testing cutoff prior to the date of competition would be the potential use of Erythropoietin, or EPO.

But Catlin said that wouldn’t be the only concern if there were a 24-day cutoff imposed.

“If you have a 24-day window that’s free, with no testing, you can take whatever you want and you’re not going to get caught, end of story,” Catlin said. “[Urine testing] does matter, yes, but they’re not going to catch everything by urine testing alone. What you would do is to take Mircera [a type of EPO], which is available and which is not easy to detect in urine and away you go. You need a blood test.”

[alexpz]

They need to make more stringent drug testing mandatory in all of boxing, its really ****** not to. If they don't enforce such a thing, then they may as well not have testing at all.

Nice to hear from your post. Atleast your an open minded a little p4p-champ. just kidding. LMAO

Why won't you guys make a petition to the commission and ask them to add them to their rules the random blood testing to all fights not just Manny vs Floyd fight.

For sure Manny should abide with the commission.