Comments Thread For: VADA Interview, P2: Testosterone Ratios, Costs, More

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Dr. Margaret Goodman of the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association recently spoke with BoxingScene.com about VADA and about testing for performance-enhancing drugs in combat sports.

In part 1, available at this link, Goodman described why VADA needed to be founded and how the agency came to be.

In this part, Goodman delves into the differences in testosterone ratios allowed by various states and agencies, the costs of conducting stringent testing for performance-enhancing drugs.
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[Clegg]

“Mosley and Alvarez were tested four times during a six-week, five-day window.”

So Alvarez and Mosley knew that they couldn't tested on weekends (or 2 other days of the week)? Because that would surely be a flawed system.

[Mr. David]

“Mosley and Alvarez were tested four times during a six-week, five-day window.”

So Alvarez and Mosley knew that they couldn't tested on weekends (or 2 other days of the week)? Because that would surely be a flawed system.

No, no... six weeks and five days. So, nearly seven weeks.

[Clegg]

Ah, my bad, misread it.

[BattlingNelson]

Good informative interview. Thanks to boxingscene for educating us.

The cost of a test can be as high as 10K. One single test! That's a lot of money and certainly an amount large enough to deter most fighters and promotors from going with the programme.

Now as I understand it, VADA seeks sponsorships to bring down the costs or ultimately make it free of charge for the athletes. I think it is important that those donors has absolutely no interest in the boxing business whatsoever, or else there might be a conflict of interests. We see that all the time. Newspapers, webmagazines etc. are dependent upon their advertisers, so they'd never run a critical story about a sponsor. Big risk.

Anyway the initiative is great, but there are ways to go before we can reasonably assume that our sport is as clean as can be.

[Ray*]

Very good read, another reason why excuses shouldn't be offered when an athlete fails a drug test.

[PED Salesman]

Good informative interview. Thanks to boxingscene for educating us.

The cost of a test can be as high as 10K. One single test! That's a lot of money and certainly an amount large enough to deter most fighters and promotors from going with the programme.

Now as I understand it, VADA seeks sponsorships to bring down the costs or ultimately make it free of charge for the athletes. I think it is important that those donors has absolutely no interest in the boxing business whatsoever, or else there might be a conflict of interests. We see that all the time. Newspapers, webmagazines etc. are dependent upon their advertisers, so they'd never run a critical story about a sponsor. Big risk.

Anyway the initiative is great, but there are ways to go before we can reasonably assume that our sport is as clean as can be.

It's not 10K for a single test. It's for a whole year according to the interview. And it could be as low as 3k for a whole year.

[Mr. David]

It's not 10K for a single test. It's for a whole year according to the interview. And it could be as low as 3k for a whole year.

That's not correct either. The range is for a fighter for a single fight, not for an entire year.

[whoseyourdaddy]

Very good read, another reason why excuses shouldn't be offered when an athlete fails a drug test.

Am with you on that one.