Why dont ALL fighters request testing??

[bojangles1987]

LOL. Where did you get this from?

You'd be surprised, just google it. I'm not finding an athlete that it says did test positive, not for HGH, and that can't be right.

[sNiTcH]

if you can remember:

“I think what’s going to happen with boxing is, people are now opening their eyes and realizing that, wow, you have two fighters who want to bash their brains in and if one fighter is on something, it can be devastating,” De La Hoya said. “It should be mandatory that fighters go through these extensive tests to make sure that they’re clean because it’s our life up in that ring and we can’t risk that.”– Oscar De la Hoya

And even his promotions didn't have any "extensive tests" up until now.

[AFighter4U]

Yeah, I was doing so and saw that 1,000 Olympic athletes were blood tested in 2008 and not one tested positive. That's scary if blood testing is supposed to be the only way to find HGH and it doesn't work at all.

not really.

if you also look at articles regarding HGH, the benefits of using it for boxing is actually highly questionable.

and the other PEDS in question ARE detectable through urine tests and it has been proven to be effective since people are actually being caught by these tests.

[Pullcounter]

cause some boxers are just playing mind games.

[AFighter4U]

if you can remember:

“I think what’s going to happen with boxing is, people are now opening their eyes and realizing that, wow, you have two fighters who want to bash their brains in and if one fighter is on something, it can be devastating,” De La Hoya said. “It should be mandatory that fighters go through these extensive tests to make sure that they’re clean because it’s our life up in that ring and we can’t risk that.”– Oscar De la Hoya

And even his promotions didn't have any "extensive tests" up until now.

i wouldn't really put much value into what dela hoya says. he contradicts himself as often as he changes his fishnet stockings.

[V.WEBB]

You'd be surprised, just google it. I'm not finding an athlete that it says did test positive, not for HGH, and that can't be right.

I've already pulled up two articles of guys testing positive for HGH. LOL. Heck one happened last year and it was posted on this site. And, it was found using blood tests.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-02-23/sports/27057027_1_hgh-test-test-for-human-growth-growth-hormone

[bojangles1987]

All I could find was one rugby player in the UK, who is the first and only player caught using HGH.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4940922

That article is all about how the other major sports in the U.S. don't do it because they don't think the tests work. I didn't realize blood testing is that ineffective.

[bojangles1987]

I've already pulled up two articles of guys testing positive for HGH. LOL. Heck one happened last year and it was posted on this site. And, it was found using blood tests.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010...growth-hormone

That's the only athlete I can find that tested positive.

[bojangles1987]

Another one in Canada, a football player.

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010/09/08/canadian-football-player-first-university-athlete-to-test-positive-for-hgh/

[Spray_resistant]

as much as PPV cost, as much as these net works like HBO & Showtime make, has muchs as these promoters make etc....we talking millions of dollars. It cost millions to air 24/7 on HBO network...they can add blood testing as a requirement. You claim it hasnt caught anyone to date? WHo did they blood test to date?

And its not just about boxing....I was watching MMA yesterday and i bet all them boys are doping too.

Maybe they just don't care enough about it to spend the money, I know I don't.