Originally posted by Red_Menace
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but we do know why the USADA choose to cut off the testing for wifebeater/mosley at 18 days is because they didn't want anyone blaming a bad performance on the drug testing. that is an arbitrary decision.
But really, there wasn't an official cutoff.
we're talking about a contractual decision to disallow testing during a certain time. Manny wants a 100% guarantee that he will not be tested the last week before the fight.
The USADA retained their right to test at any time, so there was no cutoff.
And as far as the fighters were concerned, the testing was not cutoff, because they had not been notified that they'd taken their final test.
1) training camp is over
2) the advantage of using a PED within a week of a fight is nil
3) There still is urine testing all the way up to the fight
4) the testers can still pop up at any moment day or night
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