Boxing fans...lets petition the commission..

[Aliping Itim]

.... apply OST for all boxers across the board

Where can I sign up?

[brick wall]

wow i never expected a ***** to have this kind of idea but it's about time...sports commissions should get the blame first before fighters. drug testing has been and always will be the responsibility of the commissions so if any changes has to be made, it will be done through the commissions. more than a year has passed and not a single fighter has voluntarily underwent random blood testing. a lot are saying they are willing to take the test...but only if there's a demand. if no demand then it's ok not to take additional testing.

[Jim Tom]

Lets come together in support of one another by taking a no drug stand. All this b.s about a drug test being a hold up for major fights that we want to see needs to come to an end. There is no way a drug test should be the cause of a fight not to take place. How can we get a petition started today to get the commission to change its rules & regulations?

Someone get an email for the NSAC and we all sent our emails.Only problems is that these guys will probably sent everything to the junk mail folder but it's a good start.
Another option would be to sue the NSAC for putting boxers lives at risk or find another loophole just to get attention.Someone fromthe legal profession should advise on this option

[Russian Crushin]

Where in this thread did TS mentioned anything about Floyd? The Commission should at least try to find a way to make few changes about its current testing and test its Boxers when they least expecting to be testing.

He said "There is no way a drug test should be the cause of a fight not to take place."

Im sure he was talking about Pac-Floyd

Reading between the lines....or reading at all helps

[Seleção No. 13]

I thought they already tried doing it but backed out? Was it because of the dangers with unsterile needles? I forgot their reason.

[Carpe Diem]

I thought they already tried doing it but backed out? Was it because of the dangers with unsterile needles? I forgot their reason.

Yes. But i still think they can make few changes by having unlimited and unscheduled random urine testing.

[fordhamboxing]

I'd be willing to organize this myself during the summer, I believe in it and it'd look great for law school right?

My strategy would probably go as follows. I'd first go with a petition. I'd petition on the grounds that (and I would find statistics to support our cause) the steroid scandal in baseball has hurt the sport and point out that boxing is no exception. Further, boxing is in no state to handle a steroid scandal, especially not on the level that baseball has. Some of the biggest stars in baseball tested positive, and boxing cannot afford to have the same happen. The short term costs are greater, but the long term security is worth the investment.

As for the petition itself, I would not only try to circulate it amongst baseball players but I'd circulate it to former boxers, starting with Ali. Further, I'd forward the petition to the Congressmen who handled the baseball hearings. Quantity of signees is important. Quality trumps all.
Equally important would be to have a petition where signees include their email addresses. This is because if a petition does not work then we initiate phase 2: emailing drive.
We could start a site, or perhaps even host it here, just like single-issue organizations do for email drives. The email is pre-written, with all the person has to do being insert their info and hitting send. With the list of emails provided from the petition we could send an email alerting each and every signee of the emailing drive, maximizing both efficiency and output. Blowing up their email would become bothersome and, hopefully, show the continued support for the cause.

I'm down to organize this thing, I think I could pull it off with your help too

[yuppie]

or just let every fighter do steroids.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

the Commission don't want to stop guys from Cheating, just like MLB didn't want the HOMERUNS TO STOP, Boxing Commissions don't want the KO's to stop or the excitement to stop in the ring...even if it does put guys lives at RISK

They have a very BASIC TEST, they rarely do RANDOM TEST and they let you know WHEN YOU WILL BE TEST...that doesn't sound like a Commission that wants to STOP CHEATERS, they have those WATER DOWN TEST in Place to keep the GOVERNMENT OFF THEIR BACK

If Mayweather is serious about cleaning up the Sport he probably would have to take his fight to CONGRESS!

[IMDAZED]

Why would the commissions ever do that?

The former head of the NSAC said if they tried to, people would take their fights elsewhere. She said that in 2007.

Fast forward.

Manny fights in Dallas until the NSAC forgets about it.

There you have it.