Comments Thread For: Poonsawat Fails Blood Tests, Rigondeaux Fight is Out

[Bermuda]

Tests not so stingy in Asia?

yah i think this is the first time he's fought in the US...

[TX_BOXNG]

I got tickets for this fights, so it sucks that this fights is out, still some good Meskins in the untelevised bouts are gona slug it out, Jose Felix jr, Victor Terrazas

[!! Shawn]

elbosshog and Maniac do.... because Arce is going to Pacquiao Donaire

Hahaha, thats ridiculous! We all know that Rigo is going to Pacquiao Donaire.

[BartBears]

Fishy stuff, I don't believe it. He was born having Thalassemia, looking sharp in his fights and now Arum pulls this crap 2 days before the fight. I'm sick of this scumbag....

[Hougigo]

Hahaha, thats ridiculous! We all know that Rigo is going to Pacquiao Donaire.

Nah man... Arce Pacquiao's everybody who isn't Canelo or Margarito

[BattlingNelson]

This has NOTHING to do with PEDs. He has a medical disorder.

Then why isn't the disease being treated and surely the testing agency would have been told if Poon was ill.

And if he is ill, then why did this fight not get cancelled weeks ago?

well this is what thalassemia is:

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-anemia-symptoms

so the doctors made the right call....can't go into a fight if the fighter is suffering from thalassemia (assuming thats the real cause)..

sucks tho cause like many i was really looking forward to this fight..i think more so than donaire vs arce.

I'm nothing more than a layman, but several blooddisorders can stem from previous use of PED's.

[vacon04]

Then why isn't the disease being treated and surely the testing agency would have been told if Poon was ill.

And if he is ill, then why did this fight not get cancelled weeks ago?



I'm nothing more than a layman, but several blooddisorders can stem from previous use of PED's.

I'm pretty sure he's being treated, otherwise he would be weak most of the time and wouldn't be able to fight, especially not as a pro boxer.

And no, thalassemia has absolutely nothing to do with PEDs, it's just a genetic disease, his parents most likely were carriers and he was unlucky to get the disease.

[7thwarrior]

I got tickets for this fights, so it sucks that this fights is out, still some good Meskins in the untelevised bouts are gona slug it out, Jose Felix jr, Victor Terrazas

So do I bro, the good thing is that Marquez will be there ringside but thats about it. This ***** sucks. I got my tickets in advance and now not sure if it will be worth my 5 hour drive. Talked to new champ Cornelius da beast white who will also be there.

[Prawn Jovi]

Some of the replies in this thread are a doozy. The man has a disorder that prevented him from passing a physical, yet there are people bashing him for cheating. NSB's finest at work.

[teddycanyon]

The headline is very misleading, he didn't test positive for PEDS, he has a medical condition that makes it unsafe for him to fight.
Here's what it says on pubmed:
Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in excessive destruction of red blood cells, which leads to anemia.

is that the end of his career then?