Are you a boxing fan or a drug testing fan????

[maguirre]

I was a baseball fan first, a football fan first, a track & field fan first...Then Rafael Palmeiro, Bill Romanowski, and Marion Jones all got busted. After that I've been a big advocate of drug testing. The same thing goes for boxing. I will always be a boxing fan no matter what, but I don't see any negatives in boxing implementing stricter drug tests to ensure the public, the sport and the future it's reassurance that they're doing everything they can to not be in the same discussion as Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Tim Montgomery, Ben Johnson and other high profile names that got caught cheating.

Yeah, *****s' talk about OST is only focused on Pac, who has no history of PED use. They're not interested in OST outside of Pac.

That's what makes them fake.

[The Big Dunn]

Brick Wall:

It seems that who caused the fight to be cancelled in March is THE topic the majority of boxing fans seem to want to discuss. Not necessarily PED's.

[IMDAZED]

maybe not but the thing is majority of posters in nsb are more interested on peds threads than boxing in general.

Ok but this has nothing to do with what I said and yet you quoted me. His options are dumb and reek of a dude sees no shades of gray. And the first post is flat out nuthuggerish.

[pistol whip]

I was a baseball fan first, a football fan first, a track & field fan first...Then Rafael Palmeiro, Bill Romanowski, and Marion Jones all got busted. After that I've been a big advocate of drug testing. The same thing goes for boxing. I will always be a boxing fan no matter what, but I don't see any negatives in boxing implementing stricter drug tests to ensure the public, the sport and the future it's reassurance that they're doing everything they can to not be in the same discussion as Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Tim Montgomery, Ben Johnson and other high profile names that got caught cheating.

Again nobody is saying they are against better drug testing everyone here is for it. But one fighter shouldn't use it to make himelf bigger than the sport itself. In otherwords it shouldn't be used for showmanship purposes that hold up one of the most intresting fights of the past decade.

[IMDAZED]

Again nobody is saying they are against better drug testing everyone here is for it. But one fighter shouldn't use it to make himelf bigger than the sport itself. In otherwords it shouldn't be used for showmanship purposes that hold up one of the most intresting fights of the past decade.

I agree. Tell Manny to take the tests!

[AKATheMack]

Personally Im a drug testing fan. I refuse to watch any future fights unless there is OST involved. As a matter of fact I even quit watching ESPN Classic because there is no way to know whether the fighters of the past were doping or not.

[hhs661]

Yeah, *****s' talk about OST is only focused on Pac, who has no history of PED use. They're not interested in OST outside of Pac.

That's what makes them fake.

Marion Jones, Sosa, McGwire, Montgomery etc etc all had no history of PEDs either. They even denied any involvement of wrong-doing but yet they got busted.


Plus, I don't care about *****s or *******s or whatever they call themselves...What I care about is the fact that this was a non-issue in those sports until they started getting caught. When Sammy and McGwire "saved" baseball they were getting praised from the fans and media and even the steroids issue was being put on the backburner. Everything they did for the sport was nice and great to watch but when you look back at it, it's a black eye to the integrity of the sport and the players that go through all the minor league systems just to get that opportunity.

Again, I'm not saying Manny is on anything. I give him full credit for his accomplishments. But I also think Manny fans should stop saying Floyd's using it as a cop-out because this type of testing would be great for boxing. In my opinion of course.

[hhs661]

Again nobody is saying they are against better drug testing everyone here is for it. But one fighter shouldn't use it to make himelf bigger than the sport itself. In otherwords it shouldn't be used for showmanship purposes that hold up one of the most intresting fights of the past decade.

It goes both ways though. How can you complain about a blood test, when you're asking for $10 Mil per pound? That in itself is ridiculous. You're guaranteed $50 mil for this fight. The blood tests will take out 30,000 at most..So obviously, money isn't the issue. Floyd wasn't the only one using this "showmanship" attitude when discussing the fight.

Say for instance it's you in their shoes ok..You fight and lose the biggest fight in your career, which will then lead you to be a forgotten fighter in terms of ATGs. 4 years down the road, the fighter that defeated you gets busted for PEDs, HGH or whatever they test for nowadays. In the back of your mind, you'll believe he used them to beat you, yet, no one can prove that. Would you rather more strict drug testing be done sooner or later?

[VERSION1 (V1)]

Marion Jones, Sosa, McGwire, Montgomery etc etc all had no history of PEDs either. They even denied any involvement of wrong-doing but yet they got busted.


Plus, I don't care about *****s or *******s or whatever they call themselves...What I care about is the fact that this was a non-issue in those sports until they started getting caught. When Sammy and McGwire "saved" baseball they were getting praised from the fans and media and even the steroids issue was being put on the backburner. Everything they did for the sport was nice and great to watch but when you look back at it, it's a black eye to the integrity of the sport and the players that go through all the minor league systems just to get that opportunity.

Again, I'm not saying Manny is on anything. I give him full credit for his accomplishments. But I also think Manny fans should stop saying Floyd's using it as a cop-out because this type of testing would be great for boxing. In my opinion of course.

cosign..........
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[Junito-Rulez]

Drug testing > Boxing any day of the week.