Im sorry but texas is a terrible place to fight considering they dont drug test

[infamous larryx]

being against some athletes cheating the sport you follow is the norm fans do that in baseball and football ask your self this what other fan base do you know of that are crusading against more drug testing.

lol..sad aint it

[Bastian Loc]

Only ******s care about drug testing.

Texas is an easy place to make fights with no bull****, instead of complaining you should be happy since we've had no fights so far in 2010.

[AFighter4U]

I won't claim to be an expert here, but there must be a reason why the tests in Texas are so wanting.

I mean, what about the trainers and boxers based in that state? Why aren't they petitioning for tests?

As they are the people directly affected by the current testing status, why aren't they clamoring or petitioning for better or more stringent tests?

Do they (the boxers/trainers) have any say at all to what rules and regulations their commission applies?

[JBell11]

Are you refering to a situation in which both fighters may be using PED's due to a lack of testing?

just to clarify.

Kantianists believe in the concept of "respect" for one an other. Kantianists also believe that a human being can't be totally honest with themselves and to others. So when an agreement is made, both must have commonality of respect, and that is disclosure of anything and everything.
Doing so, Fighter "A" can enter into the agreement with Fighter "B" knowing everything.
However to your point ,maybe "A" or "B" or both are juicing, both should disclose anything in their system that might give an advantage over the other. The subjective nature of people, won't allow this to happen therefore making this situation unethical.

[Alibata]

Didnt Manny fight DLH @ 147 and Hatton @ 140 in Vegas? your statement is pointless

It is down right dumb... Manny fought most his major fights in vegas.

[IMDAZED]

I won't claim to be an expert here, but there must be a reason why the tests in Texas are so wanting.

I mean, what about the trainers and boxers based in that state? Why aren't they petitioning for tests?

As they are the people directly affected by the current testing status, why aren't they clamoring or petitioning for better or more stringent tests?

Do they (the boxers/trainers) have any say at all to what rules and regulations their commission applies?

A lot of states don't test. It's not just Texas. Except it seems Texas is the only state that doesn't test that gets big fights. Well, big Top Rank fights.

[Twako]

honestly, since when did the TS suddenly became a diehard antidrug crusader? is he worried also of the hundreds of fights that happen each month across the USA that doesnt do OST or floyd type testing? i guess not...

floyd left you *****s hangin.. he's on vacation. he didnt really care about cleaning up the sport. he was just afraid of one particular fighter. and now all you gullible *****s think he's a crusader.

[Left Hook Tua]

They don't? That can't be.

they let the sanctioning bodies handle the drug testing.

[JBell11]

A lot of states don't test. It's not just Texas. Except it seems Texas is the only state that doesn't test that gets big fights. Well, big Top Rank fights.

The other problem with these commissions (aside from establishing a sound testing program) is the inherent conflict of generating revenues from these events. Having a fight with 70K people in attendance is great for the local economy. Denying a fight that epic is suicidal for the town (not to say Dallas isn't well off), my point is, the state commission has a huge responsibility to ensure the safety of the fighter, IMO it should be a fiduciary obligation to the fighter therefore ensuring adequate rules & testing policy & procedures.

[IMDAZED]

The other problem with these commissions (aside from establishing a sound testing program) is the inherent conflict of generating revenues from these events. Having a fight with 70K people in attendance is great for the local economy. Denying a fight that epic is suicidal for the town (not to say Dallas isn't well off), my point is, the state commission has a huge responsibility to ensure the safety of the fighter, IMO it should be a fiduciary obligation to the fighter therefore ensuring adequate rules & testing policy & procedures.

Agreed. Everything is about the bottom line. Commissions can barely afford to do the testing for little fights but it is disturbing that a city like Dallas is so far behind. 90 foot screens overhead but can't afford a PED test? Right.