Victor Conte: "Overwhelming majority of boxers are on steroids"

[ИATAS]

That was the Duran era wasn't it?

The history of anabolic steroids can be traced back to as early as 1930's, before the term steroid was even used. In the 1930's, a team of scientists was able to create a synthetic form of testosterone (a male hormone) to help treat men who were unable to produce enough of the hormone for normal growth, development, and sexual functioning. Later, during World War II it was found that this artificial form of testosterone could be used to help malnourished soldiers gain weight and improve performance. After the war, athletes began to use steroids to enhance their performance in competitions. In the 1956 Olympics, Soviet athletes, especially wrestlers, performed at exceptionally high levels. After learning that those athletes were using testosterone, an American physician (Dr. Zeigler) created a more selective form of what we know as anabolic steroids. From that point until the early 1970's, steroids became increasingly popular among not just Olympic athletes, but also professional sports players and high school athletes. In 1975, the International Olympic Committee finally banned the use of steroids in Olympic competition. Black market (or illegal) sales continued to increase in the following years, and in 1988, the first major federal regulation of steroids was introduced as part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act - stiffening penalties for the sale and possession of steroids. Only a couple of years later, Congress passed the Anabolic Steroid Enforcement Act of 1990, which placed certain anabolic steroids on Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Previously, steroids had been unscheduled and controlled only by state laws.

http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/steroids.asp

[da beatdown]

well Conte pretty much let his Blood & Urine Cycling for Dummies out the bag. Lets hope he wants to be a part of the solution no instead of the problem(cuz you know he dont want nobody making the kind of money Balco was making)

[da beatdown]

That was the Duran era wasn't it?

They say some steroids make you really fat when you stop using...Im not saying duran was but damn he's gotten big for someone who's career started at lightweight

[ИATAS]

They say some steroids make you really fat when you stop using...Im not saying duran was but damn he's gotten big for someone who's career started at lightweight

You also get fat if you stop working out and eating anything you want.

Come on bro, many if not most old retired fighters are fat. **** look how big tyson got, george foreman, etc etc etc

[Vadrigar.]

The history of anabolic steroids can be traced back to as early as 1930's, before the term steroid was even used. In the 1930's, a team of scientists was able to create a synthetic form of testosterone (a male hormone) to help treat men who were unable to produce enough of the hormone for normal growth, development, and sexual functioning. Later, during World War II it was found that this artificial form of testosterone could be used to help malnourished soldiers gain weight and improve performance. After the war, athletes began to use steroids to enhance their performance in competitions. In the 1956 Olympics, Soviet athletes, especially wrestlers, performed at exceptionally high levels. After learning that those athletes were using testosterone, an American physician (Dr. Zeigler) created a more selective form of what we know as anabolic steroids. From that point until the early 1970's, steroids became increasingly popular among not just Olympic athletes, but also professional sports players and high school athletes. In 1975, the International Olympic Committee finally banned the use of steroids in Olympic competition. Black market (or illegal) sales continued to increase in the following years, and in 1988, the first major federal regulation of steroids was introduced as part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act - stiffening penalties for the sale and possession of steroids. Only a couple of years later, Congress passed the Anabolic Steroid Enforcement Act of 1990, which placed certain anabolic steroids on Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Previously, steroids had been unscheduled and controlled only by state laws.

http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/steroids.asp

thankyou. Nice read.

[ThePunchingBag]

If the overwhelming majority are on steroids, you might as well just let the roiders fight it out.

What's the use in paying millions extra to keep them clean?

If both fighters are roiding, that seems like a level enough playing field to me.

That being said, I don't want boxing to become UFC...

They should at minimum take standard drug tests.

Also Conte is a snake. Never liked the guy and I don't believe his comments.

[Vito Corleone]

Tell us something we don't know.

I didn't know that Conte and Donaire were in bed together. Interesting.

[Carpe Diem]

That gif is annoying..

[Carpe Diem]

NSAC will not change its current testing procedure. Therefore, i think any Boxer have the right to look for his own ass.

[Vadrigar.]

NSAC will not change its current testing procedure. Therefore, i think any Boxer have the right to look for his own ass.

True.