Interview with Travis Tygart:
Who's supposed to pay for these tests?
The money's there. It's just a matter of priorities. Let's take the Mayweather/Mosley fight. They did 1.4 million PPVs. Adding a $1 dollar 'integrity and sport contribution' onto the PPV fee, could've generated 1.4 million dollars. That's enough money to effectively run an anti-doping program for 5 years. And that's just from 1 PPV.
Here's another option. If you catch fighters cheating, they get fined and suspended, use those fines to pay for anti-doping.
Who's supposed to pay for these tests?
The money's there. It's just a matter of priorities. Let's take the Mayweather/Mosley fight. They did 1.4 million PPVs. Adding a $1 dollar 'integrity and sport contribution' onto the PPV fee, could've generated 1.4 million dollars. That's enough money to effectively run an anti-doping program for 5 years. And that's just from 1 PPV.
Here's another option. If you catch fighters cheating, they get fined and suspended, use those fines to pay for anti-doping.
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