Comments Thread For: Klitschko Will Not Accept Povetkin's Drug Test Demands

[Ray*]

because whichever way you want to look at it, turning down a non mandatory drug test says something, not alot, but it raises su****ions. do i think he is cheating? no not really.

Not really!!! Turning it down then making excuses is far worse. it brings on straight su****ion if you're not a biased person especially if you came out with ridiculous excuses like you dont like Needles and youre tatooed.

It pretty easy and simple, Wlad said NO from the start. So i might think why would an athlete say no but then i could understand when i look at the circumstances oppose to the Pacquiao case...And i dont think either Wlad or Pacquiao are on something dangerous but am more su****ious of Pacquiao than Wlad based on the way they both handle the request.

[Shattered Jaw]

Povetkin is just trying to avoid the fight. He needs more pro rounds first.

[NECK SNAPPER]

I dont think anyone is being accused some fighters
just want to know for sure that its a even fight going in
no excuses when you get your butt whipped. One might say
wlad used to run out of gas quick at a fast pace and does'nt anymore

[LilFloyd]

RUMOR: Bradley contemplating on asking Alexander for OST and poop test whenever he'll be force to fight him

Floyd has paved the way for boxers who dont want to get beaten to duck fights easily

Good one floydie.

[Marciano90s]

drug tests or no drug tests hes still gonna get koed.povetkin is a bum

[Nuurzhaelan]

I think Povetkin and camp pointing the finger at Klitschko and accusing him of using steroids is crossing the line big time. Ever since this whole Mayweather fiasco, it seems like it's open season on accusing people of taking 'roids. It's not about innocent until proven guilty; now it's, "You've been accused, prove your innocence."

I am a fan of Wladimir. I think boxing as a rule should have OST. The whole 'innocent until proven guilty' thing is only applicable in U.S. courts of law. What that means is the burden of proof is on the prosecution, not the defendant.

Clearly this is not a U.S. court of law. This is public opinion. If I were Wlad, I would go out of my way to prove my innocence. He is 245 or so pounds. There is no way it could weaken him. He should take the test. There is one caveat. In his first bout with Brewster he and his camp feel he was drugged. But this is different. These are professionals, and the seringes and so forth should be unwrapped before his eyes so that he can be comfortable with it.

Whatever the case, he should take the test. The world changes, boxing should change. Boxing needs this. The cliche 'it only takes on bad apple' is true. Mosley, Toney, margacheato and others have cheated in some form or other. It needs to stop.

[shade darkar]

Not really!!! Turning it down then making excuses is far worse. it brings on straight su****ion if you're not a biased person especially if you came out with ridiculous excuses like you dont like Needles and youre tatooed.

It pretty easy and simple, Wlad said NO from the start. So i might think why would an athlete say no but then i could understand when i look at the circumstances oppose to the Pacquiao case...And i dont think either Wlad or Pacquiao are on something dangerous but am more su****ious of Pacquiao than Wlad based on the way they both handle the request.

yeah they both handled the request differently and i see your point about it being worse to make a load of BS excuses, but they have still denied the request. Fighters need to fight by the rules set, not the rules they want and then there wouldnt be any BS like this. All its doing is bringing the game into disrepute. The governing bodies and commisions need to sort it out.

oh - i think you may want to change your avatar soon, seems cesc has no loyalty either!!

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

And boom goes the dynamite.

[edgarg]

He siad he used it as an amatuer and was caught by a drug test in Ukraine but hes not Wlad

It was prescribed by his doctor to heal a nagging injury, knee I think, AND, if you guys notice, there was no attempt to conceal. They just weren't aware.

[IMDAZED]

It was prescribed by his doctor to heal a nagging injury, knee I think, AND, if you guys notice, there was no attempt to conceal. They just weren't aware.

What do you mean, there was no attempt to conceal??