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Imagine if Mayweather…..
1) had worked with not one – but TWO – trainers who had a history of steroids
2) went against all scientific fact and medical convention and claimed that he was mysteriously “weakened” by giving small amounts of blood. Amounts that are far less than 1% of his total blood volume.
3) claimed that he was afraid of needles, although he sported many tattoos on his skin
4) continuously changed his rationale for not supporting improved testing. From ‘scared of needles’ to ‘being weakened’ to ‘giving the first 3 rounds away’ to ‘just following Commission rules’.
5) Said that he trusts the Commission to do drug testing, but does not trust the Commission to administer weights. The NSAC can’t operate a scale, but they can operate a mass spectrometer and gas chromatograph.
6) Asked for a period of one month (30 days) where he would not be tested before the fight
7) Sent e-mails asking for the potential penalties if he ever tested positive
8) Refused the same testing that other top fighters in the sport have undertaken (Mosley, Kessler, Abraham, etc)
9) Ignored the calls of many fighters and promoters encouraging him to test.
10) Said that he did not know what he was ingesting. That it was a “special blend” concocted by his recently-hired fitness coach.
11) Said that his performance gains were not attributable to any banned performance enhancing substances, but rather to consuming large amounts of white rice.
12) Was trained by someone who admitted that his fighter had “all the signs of illegal steroid use” but never asked the fighter. Contradicting a previous statement that he didn’t know anything about steroids. If you don’t know anything about steroids, how do you know what “all the signs” are?
13) Claimed that he can’t take the tests because he is “so small”, although thousands of “small” female athletes at the Olympics (Gymnasts, marathoners, etc) take the exact same tests. In the exact same blood amounts.
Imagine if it was Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
1) had worked with not one – but TWO – trainers who had a history of steroids
2) went against all scientific fact and medical convention and claimed that he was mysteriously “weakened” by giving small amounts of blood. Amounts that are far less than 1% of his total blood volume.
3) claimed that he was afraid of needles, although he sported many tattoos on his skin
4) continuously changed his rationale for not supporting improved testing. From ‘scared of needles’ to ‘being weakened’ to ‘giving the first 3 rounds away’ to ‘just following Commission rules’.
5) Said that he trusts the Commission to do drug testing, but does not trust the Commission to administer weights. The NSAC can’t operate a scale, but they can operate a mass spectrometer and gas chromatograph.
6) Asked for a period of one month (30 days) where he would not be tested before the fight
7) Sent e-mails asking for the potential penalties if he ever tested positive
8) Refused the same testing that other top fighters in the sport have undertaken (Mosley, Kessler, Abraham, etc)
9) Ignored the calls of many fighters and promoters encouraging him to test.
10) Said that he did not know what he was ingesting. That it was a “special blend” concocted by his recently-hired fitness coach.
11) Said that his performance gains were not attributable to any banned performance enhancing substances, but rather to consuming large amounts of white rice.
12) Was trained by someone who admitted that his fighter had “all the signs of illegal steroid use” but never asked the fighter. Contradicting a previous statement that he didn’t know anything about steroids. If you don’t know anything about steroids, how do you know what “all the signs” are?
13) Claimed that he can’t take the tests because he is “so small”, although thousands of “small” female athletes at the Olympics (Gymnasts, marathoners, etc) take the exact same tests. In the exact same blood amounts.
Imagine if it was Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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