USADA's Tygart: Pacquiao's 14-Day Window 'Misses the Point'

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That analogy doesn't even match up. Its more like USADA are salesmen and are trying to pitch their drug testing to Boxing. Of course, they're going to try their best to "sell it" anyway they can. Not saying they aren't credible but they have an ulterior motive.

Ok good...and?

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Travis Tygart, chief executive director of The United States Anti-Doping Agency, says that seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, is "missing the point."

A 31-year-old WBO champion, Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) claims that he has "agreed" to a 14-day window in which to allow himself to have blood drawn as part of the negotiations for a potential bout with Floyd Mayweather.

"Floyd has no reason to refuse to fight anymore," said Pacquiao, "because I have agreed to the 14-day limit within which they can draw blood from me."

A proposed, March 13 match up between Mayweather and Pacquiao reached a negotiations impasse over the issue of random drug testing, but talks have resumed and are said to be ongoing.

"You can't have a blackout period," said Tygart, referring to Pacquiao's timetable. "You simply can't draw circles around certain times where you're not going to be tested."

Given an opportunity, Tygart would try to reason with Pacquiao.

"Part of the education would be to sit down with whatever fighter -- whether it be Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather or whomever it might be," Tygart said. "And you would say, 'Look, here's the reality of the program, and here's a typical program."

Tygart's USADA achieved a boxing first by implementing and overseeing the random testing of blood and urine on both Mayweather and Shane Mosley during the lead up to their May 1 clash won by Mayweather.

Mayweather had both blood and urine taken on March 22, April 1, April 13 and then on the night directly after the fight. Mayweather provided urine only on April 3, April 6, April 21 and April 24.

Mosley provided both blood and urine on March 23, March 31, April 12 and directly after the bout on fight night. Mosley provided urine on April 3, April 6, April 21 and April 24.

"All things considered, the number of tests and the fact that we're re-testing for later analysis, and the fact that we had unlimited tests, and no missed tests, and we showed up and tested them unannounced, looking at the test results -- all of those things factored into how we execute and when we execute tests," said Tygart.

"With Mayweather and Mosley, it was like, 'Look, guys, if we have no desire or need to test you three days, or two weeks with blood, then we're not going to do that,'" said Tygart. "But we have a right to do it, because circumstances might arise where we get wind that there is someone using human growth hormone, or another drug, and we want to catch you and stop you before the fight so that you don't go and hurt the other fighter."

Travis Tygart:

A: "The human growth hormone for sure, levels of testosterone, and other designer steroids. Sounds like you've got some information -- I'm not agreeing factually that was the difference, and I'm not disagreeing. But if that's the case, the other piece is that, prior to that 14-day or 24-day blackout period, what system was in place? Were you just using the Nevada, or the state of California, system? If that's the case, I'm not worried about the 14-day or the 24-day blackout period, I'm worried about the rest of it. If someone's telling you that's where it fell apart, I think you've got to add the follow-up, 'Well, what kind of testing was going to happen before the 14-day or the 24-day blackout period?' The 14-day period, I'm a lot less concerned about that than what you're doing in the two months before that 14-day period."

http://www.mlive.com/mayweather/inde...current_d.html

this two quotes should sum up what Travis Tygart statement is about... thanks for sharing Bee Keepz

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Having a business interest doesn't make you less credible. If your personal trainer told you a new way of doing push-ups would you disregard it because he's getting paid?

but of course as far as their clients/customers are concerned because they don't wanna lose them. but for people who refused their products...they'll only have not so good words for them.

[Calilloyd]

Right, a lot of people overlook the fact that Tygart has his own personal agendas (profit).

Doctors and Lawyers have personal agendas too. That doesn't take away from the fact that they have the skills and education to know what they are talking about.

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but of course as far as their clients/customers are concerned because they don't wanna lose them. but for people who refused their products...they'll only have not so good words for them.

Who has the USADA bad-mouthed?

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Who has the USADA bad-mouthed?

i'm disappointed with that reply...did i ever use the word bad mouthed? i only said "not so good words".

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i'm disappointed with that reply...did i ever use the word bad mouther? i only said "not so good words".

Who has the USADA used "not so good words" against?

[Doctor_Tenma]

Who has the USADA used "not so good words" against?

[Tamis!]

Sometimes I stop to think if NSB had girls/women posters....

[TheSurgeonMDMPH]

You know doctors do the same thing right?

Doctor A- This medication is the only thing that will help you live a normal life and treat disease (Failing to tell you there are other alternatives that are equally effective and even superior)

Pharamacudical companies then pay docter large sum of money to pump out there products (medicine) to patients regardless if its best for them.

Why do they do this? its because it makes them more money

So when Tygart says his way is the only way to detect PED's, I look at it as the same shlt doctors pull everyday in america. Money and agenda motivated..

u obviously dnt knw shyt about the doctors in this country! let alone ethics and law.