Tyson would NOT fight Evander without a steroid test...good read

[V.WEBB]

how could you twist this webb?

where did they fight & what test did holyfield take?

where is pac v may gonna fight & what test are they gonna take?

Pac has already agreed to take a test not required by the commission. 3 blood tests. at the press conference, now 24 days, & after the fight. That's not required by the commission.

twist? dude I just told you in the OP that you can see BOTH sides of the coin. But this was MAINLY posted to show everyone that this has been done before contrary to boxingscene belief. That was the basis for me posting this information in this thread.


Tyson & Evander fought in Vegas and I'm currently researching exactly what tests he took at the request of Iron Mike.

[Horus]

So,

Is Tyson a coward now?


Exactly.

lol

[El Jesus]

What kind of testing did Holyfield take?

i think tyson was asking for a new precedent with the type of testing he was requesting, similar to what floyd is asking of manny. as ways to evade the testing evolve, so does the testing, it doesnt matter what kind of testing it was, as 1996 is not 2010.

[Horus]

Had Holyfield tested positive for steroids prior to this?

nope

[Doctor_Tenma]

Well done Webb!!

[rao007]

So,

Is Tyson a coward now?


Exactly.

Makes no sense because Pacquiao already does steroid tests.

[Horus]

To be completely fair, what Floyd is asking for has been done before. Tyson did it to Evander before their second fight. Read below. This is not meant to be a flaming war. It actually shows both sides of this situation with pac and may.


From the book "The Holyfield Way"




Take the above from Evander's book for what its worth. I think we can kind of see both sides of the coin with these statements.

LINK FOR MORE READING FROM EVANDER'S BOOK

hey web can you send me this post in my pm me... i want to used it for a article im writing and for a youtube video i am making

[V.WEBB]

Makes no sense because Pacquiao already does steroid tests.

you dont think that Evander did at the time? Notice that the book says that he did testing that was NOT required...but we know that the NASC had testing in place in 96

it reads...

On the other hand, Tyson had no propable cause to request such a test and absolutely no right to require one as a condition for the fight going forward.

[V.WEBB]

hey web can you send me this post in my pm me... i want to used it for a article im writing and for a youtube video i am making

will do brah.

[V.WEBB]

"There was a prior hint of this defeatist attitude a few weeks earlier when Marc Ratner, the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, called to tell me that Tyson would not fight Evander, unless he took a steroid test.

This did not bother me at all, because I knew with certainty from many talks with Evander on this topic, that he had never used steroids.

Evander always refused for one reason: he would never have known whether he could have done it without the steroids. I wasn't worried about the test, and I knew a refusal would be taken as evidence of guilt.

On the other hand, Tyson had no propable cause to request such a test and absolutely no right to require one as a condition for the fight going forward.

I discussed this with Evander, who came up with a brillant solution. He said that he would take the test provided that the results would not be revealed to Tyson, until after the fight"

I was happy to take a steroid test, because I have never used steroids in my life, but I didn't want Tyson to have comfort of knowing that I was not using steroids.

things that should not be overlooked.