Why cant boxing fans simply want better drug testing..

[IMDAZED]

I thought it was a 7 day cut off?

In December 2009, Pacquiao agreed to full testing. Then he discovered that a rare illness that made him sick if he was blood tested 30 days before a fight. Further research has narrowed that down to seven days.

[The Noose]

In December 2009, Pacquiao agreed to full testing. Then he discovered that a rare illness that made him sick if he was blood tested 30 days before a fight. Further research has narrowed that down to seven days.
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lol

Did he really agree to full testing? Link?

[jrosales13]

lol

Did he really agree to full testing? Link?

He sure did,

told that Mayweather and Co. insisted on Olympic style drug testing for March13 fight. Pacquiao and his camp complied

http://twitter.com/stevemaxboxing/status/6546015486

[chav]

The issue isn't cost so much as it is who is shelling out.

Can you tell me how much it costs please ??

If it only costs 10k in order to get a 10m pay day then it really doesn't sit with me the cost or who pays for it issue


Everyone talks costs etc but does anyone actually know what it costs ????

[IMDAZED]

Can you tell me how much it costs please ??

If it only costs 10k in order to get a 10m pay day then it really doesn't sit with me the cost or who pays for it issue


Everyone talks costs etc but does anyone actually know what it costs ????

There was a thread on this a few months ago - let me see what I can find.

[The Noose]

He sure did,

told that Mayweather and Co. insisted on Olympic style drug testing for March13 fight. Pacquiao and his camp complied

http://twitter.com/stevemaxboxing/status/6546015486

But thats just some twitter comment.

Seems all like hearsay.

[Nuurzhaelan]

This has been discussed before...it is because it is too expensive. Imagine doing blood testing or OST for all fights including 4 rounders? Who's gonna pay?

It could be beneficial to only include 10 rounds and above. Who is going to pay? The fans, of course. It's not how it SHOULD be, but we are who will pay the tab. The promoters will simply roll it into the cost of ticket, merchandise and ppv sales.

[IMDAZED]

But thats just some twitter comment.

Seems all like hearsay.

It was reiterated by Roach - who also claimed they agreed to everything on December 11, 2009 (ESPN & Doghouseboxing). You can look it up if you really care to find out.

[zeidrich]

this is lame, there are bigger issues in boxing than these ****** drug tests. one for instance is the judging and scoring. or what about poor refereeing? boxing politics and favoritism's, promoters and managers screwing the fighters, or how about the sanctioning bodies fleecing the fighters and making outrageous demands so that only certain fights get made.

drug tests and testing is apart of boxing, but so is the governing bodies, who make the test requirements and the like, there is more need for the credibility of boxing as a sport and institution that needs to be corrected and needs more attention that some MORE drug testing.

how about drug testing for the judges and refs? lets take it a step further, why not investigate the judges and refs for conflict of interests in certain fights or venues???

why not be concerned about that? rather than some individual aspect of the sport...

all this crap is a black eye to the sport, it's a assault on boxing from within, when the real problems are being ignored.

fans demand and want more drug testing, bullsheit, we want fair and honest fights, and judging and scoring. once we have that fixed then lets look to make boxing more efficient.

lets look to make boxing better..... extra drug testing, ost, whatever the heel is being called for, isnt going to make things better, just waste time and money, it isnt going to add credibility to the sport, it's noting going to make boxing and better or worse and since there is no boxing union or general governing body to mandate and control such a policy, it would make for the ultimate excuse as to not fight a guy, or to even fix fights, don't think for a second that any drug test isnt cheat-able, don't think for one second that they're infallible, because they're easily cheated, easily corruptible, and has a WIDE variety of ways of being tainted or compromised.....


why cant these so called fans not see and look at the real problems facing our sport and address them, make them the focus of what is important in boxing and the topic of discussion? not some distraction that is designed to keep our eyes off of the real problems and corruption.

drug test refs, judges, and lobotomize half wit fans with this bullchit crybaby crap about drug tests, for **** sake.

[brick wall]

lol

Did he really agree to full testing? Link?

nobody really knows except the people involved in the negotiations...but even Schaeffer thought pac is unaware of the random blood testing demand.

"I have to think Pacquiao is unaware of this," Schaefer said. "The drug testing
had been part of the contract for a while and then they suddenly said no...Suddenly they changed course and I don't know why."

http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingn...iao-Mayweather

people who are claiming pac accepted it and then changed his mind are just delusional fanboys with a hidden agenda.
there was a tweet from steve kim but it's all about what he was told, no more no less. he didn't even say who told him.