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I don't know if anyone else picked up on this, but I noticed a pattern with this subject.
When Ward had the surprising win over Kessler, a lot of people wondered how much Conte's involvement had to do with it. In response to people asking whether or not he was using illegal substances, Ward said he wanted better testing and would push for it for his fight with Allen Green. This seemed to stop people asking questions and even had ******s proclaiming...
and so on.
But of course, the Green fight came and went and not a test was taken (other than the same ones everyone else takes, which are shit).
About 6 months ago the subject came up again. This time Ward again deflected the questions about him working a with a convicted drugs cheat by saying that he wanted full Olympic-style testing for his fight with Froch, and that if Froch wasn't willing to do it, Ward would even do it himself to prove a point. Good old Clegg reminded people that he'd used this tactic before, only to be drowned out by the cries of
And now the fight is here and surprise, surprise, it was all complete bollocks. Let's also remember that Abraham actually does have a much higher standard of testing for his German fights, so if Ward was looking for a dance partner in his crusade, he had one right there and yet chose to stick with the regular testing procedures.
I'm not saying that I'm convinced that he's cheating, and even if he is, he's far from the only one. The guy is very skilled and that's the main reason he's been successful. But I do find the little 'let's have better testing' act to be worthy of some criticism, and so far it seems like no one has even commented on it.
When Ward had the surprising win over Kessler, a lot of people wondered how much Conte's involvement had to do with it. In response to people asking whether or not he was using illegal substances, Ward said he wanted better testing and would push for it for his fight with Allen Green. This seemed to stop people asking questions and even had ******s proclaiming...
you see, Mayweather and Ward are the only fighters we know are clean, war USA, black powah!'
But of course, the Green fight came and went and not a test was taken (other than the same ones everyone else takes, which are shit).
About 6 months ago the subject came up again. This time Ward again deflected the questions about him working a with a convicted drugs cheat by saying that he wanted full Olympic-style testing for his fight with Froch, and that if Froch wasn't willing to do it, Ward would even do it himself to prove a point. Good old Clegg reminded people that he'd used this tactic before, only to be drowned out by the cries of
'Ward is a true hero, let's bomb Iran'.
I'm not saying that I'm convinced that he's cheating, and even if he is, he's far from the only one. The guy is very skilled and that's the main reason he's been successful. But I do find the little 'let's have better testing' act to be worthy of some criticism, and so far it seems like no one has even commented on it.
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