RING Ratings Update: Those Who Drug Tests Are Out

[-Kev-]

If this rule was put in effect after Berto and Peterson tested postitive, and they still got punished, then JCC Jr should be out too. Now if the rule was in effect, and then Berto and Peterson were punished, I would understand JCC Jr not getting punished.

[Light_Speed]

Peterson twiced pulled out of his hearing...
IBF are just blind and they simply dont like khan..
they will probably strip peterson when khan moves up.

There are rumors that the IBF is biased towards black fighters.

No, drugs are suppose to increase your HEALTH. Bring you back to the state you were in pre-illness.

Taking a pill to cure a headache doesn't enhance your performance, it takes you back to the you, you were before the headache. You don't develop strength from Tylenol.

Taking anything containing testosterone, which gives someone an edge on strength, ability to build muscle etc, is an unfair advantage and would give the person an unfair advantage over someone who is solely relying on their body's natural product of it? At least that's the way I see things ...

Good post

There are banned substances that do EXACTLY the same thing.

These "performance enhancing drugs" allow your body to recover faster i.e. bring your body back to a pre-stress state-- so that you can get back to the gym and train more.

Whey Protein claims to do the same thing, albeit to a lesser degree. The line at which one goes from legal to banned is entirely arbitrary.

These wholly arbitrary lines are drawn by testing organizations, labs, and athletic commissions that need a reason to exist so that they can have jobs so that they can get paid so that they can pay their mortgages.

But you have to draw a line somewhere. It's like the age of majority, it's arbitrary but necessary. Many substances can enhance your performance, a lot of them naturally, but that doesn't mean there isn't a category of substances that are much more effective than the other. You have to make a distinction.

[The Hammer]

Props to The Ring for making the right decision.

[Heru]

Past due...

I looked at the ratings the past week and had an issue with these fighters still being ranked where they were as if the situations never took place. I think that the exit shouldn't be permanent, as long as they were to earn their ranking this is a temporary setback...

[бохея]

what about jcc jr testing positive for banned substances.

LOL good question.............

Read the article and find out

[Ray*]

What about fighters who refuse testing? I don't think they should stop there....i think they should just outright do not include fighters who refuse testing.

This is my only call.