Why i believe USADA has ZERO credibility

[AFighter4U]

They get zero credibility from me for ALWAYS agreeing to Floyd jr's demands. For example, when Floyd jr. kept his stance for a 14 day testing window, they stood their ground and kept praising Floyd for trying to clean up the sport.

Now, when Manny finally agreed to the 14 day testing, (personally, i preferred if he just agreed to testing up to the day of the fight) it isn't good enough for USADA and now they are saying 14 days just won't do.

Though i fully agree with USADA in that you could still cheat given 14 days, WHY DIDN'T THEY SAY SO WHEN FLOYD JR. AGREED TO THAT SCHEDULE?

They KNEW that Floyd's 14 day stand made the tests practically useless, YET THEY KEPT PRAISING FLOYD JR. TO THE HEAVENS for trying to clean up the sport. How can you clean up the sport when you agree to a requirement that makes the test totally useless?

Yet now, when Manny said 14 days is ok, it suddenly isn't good enough for USADA. It was ok when floyd jr. asked for it, but not anymore when Manny agreed to it.

Please note that for the record, i agree with the USADA that testing should be done up to the day of the fight. (i just wish that they'd come up with a non-invasive type of test because there really are people who have problems with having blood taken from them) I just think that USADA is an organization of a bunch of hypocrites for pointing it out ONLY WHEN IT SUITED FLOYD JR.

[Boxin']

USADA has one agenda, and that is to make $$$

More testing = more $$$


I don't trust them either

[Championart]

In fairness TS, when the 14 days was being requested by Mayweather back in February, Mayweather's team did tell Arum that they have no control over USADA once they agree to the testing so in essence they wouldn't be able to dictate to USADA a cutoff date. Arum in return told them that USADA wasn't the only drug testing agency capable of doing random drug tests and that they should look into other third party agencies capable of doing the tests that would allow them (Team Pac and Team Mayweather) to dictate the terms of the test meaning the scheduling of it, how many tests etc. So when Mayweather proposed the 14 days cutoff date, i don't think USADA was going to be the agency that would have conducted the tests as Arum and GBP were already looking into other third party agencies beside USADA to conduct it. The one thing with USADA is that they won't compromise their tests by announcing a cutoff date or time of testing. They have to have full control of the testing. If they did agree to a cutoff though i would totally agree with you and look at it as them just wanting to make money versus really cleaning up the sport.

[led]

right am not really against anti-doping.

boxing needs a better testing procedure.

[Verstyle]

They get zero credibility from me for ALWAYS agreeing to Floyd jr's demands. For example, when Floyd jr. kept his stance for a 14 day testing window, they stood their ground and kept praising Floyd for trying to clean up the sport.

Now, when Manny finally agreed to the 14 day testing, (personally, i preferred if he just agreed to testing up to the day of the fight) it isn't good enough for USADA and now they are saying 14 days just won't do.

Though i fully agree with USADA in that you could still cheat given 14 days, WHY DIDN'T THEY SAY SO WHEN FLOYD JR. AGREED TO THAT SCHEDULE?

They KNEW that Floyd's 14 day stand made the tests practically useless, YET THEY KEPT PRAISING FLOYD JR. TO THE HEAVENS for trying to clean up the sport. How can you clean up the sport when you agree to a requirement that makes the test totally useless?

Yet now, when Manny said 14 days is ok, it suddenly isn't good enough for USADA. It was ok when floyd jr. asked for it, but not anymore when Manny agreed to it.

Please note that for the record, i agree with the USADA that testing should be done up to the day of the fight. (i just wish that they'd come up with a non-invasive type of test because there really are people who have problems with having blood taken from them) I just think that USADA is an organization of a bunch of hypocrites for pointing it out ONLY WHEN IT SUITED FLOYD JR.

[Russian Crushin]

USADA has one agenda, and that is to make $$$

More testing = more $$$


I don't trust them either

BINGO

I really like how people are saying that USADA will gladely test all boxers....maybe becaues the more clients, the more money they make?


And dont give me any crap that they are non-profit because they are not

The test cost like 20k per fighter so im pretty sure they make good money off of it

[DE100]

Because of one fighter refusing blood testing, Because of one athlete in about 100,000 in around the world refusing testing we are going to question the people who carry out the tests instead of asking why that athlete is refusing getting himself tested randomly?

great post from a similar thread.

[Red_Menace]

USADA wasn't even involved in the negotiations for Pac vs Floyd. Floyd's camp wanted them involved, but the whole thing fell apart before they could even settle on who would do the testing.