Lucas Matthysse Master Thread

[thuggery]

It appears Golden Boy is calling for NO random drug testing for this fight.

http://www.boxingscene.com/peterson-...testing--65570

I wonder why?

[El Angel]

Matthysse had his house broken into and got stuck in Argentina trying to get a new passport.



http://******.craveonline.com/blog/1...k-in-argentina

Shit. I hope this doesn't affect him in the fight, but he knows what this fight means. I still think he'll bring it.

[Southpawology]

Matthysse had his house broken into and got stuck in Argentina trying to get a new passport.



http://******.craveonline.com/blog/1...k-in-argentina

Sounds like an inside job, is someone trying to sabotage the fight in lucas' camp? He gets his house broken into right before hes supposed to leave and they just so happen to deface his passport as well? it just smells fishy.

[-PBP-]

Does he always wait until 3-4 days before the fight to come to the US?

[UTEP]

Does he always wait until 3-4 days before the fight to come to the US?

No. He's always here on the monday before a fight. This sucks, hopefully it doesn't affect his performance.

[kiaba360]

Meh, LM will make it up to GBP with his performance.

[MayMosPeaHop]

Matthysse by KO/TKO

[joesaiditstrue]

So because they were administered by a doctor, they weren't PED's? If he had informed the commission before hand, I'd feel differently. He only got caught because VADA does CIR testing, he never told anyone he was using them, so seems like he had something to hide no?

He cheated and I'm glad he got caught. Why did the WBA strip him, but the IBF didn't? So he technically was 50% cleared?

they were slow release pellet injections, that took 3-4 weeks for most people given this treatment to even notice any difference in the effects

yet people here think these injections automatically turned him into the Hulk for his Khan fight

“[Peterson’s levels] were the levels of a 70-80 year old man,” Dr. Thompson told Maxboxing.com. “You measure testosterone in the blood in two fractions. The total testosterone and we also measure something called the free testosterone. This is the most important is the free not the total. The free is not bound and that’s the testosterone that is doing the work in the body. So the norm is 9.3-26.5 normal range and his came back at 7.5. The lab put an alert on there because he was lower than low. I’ve seen several patients over the years and I have never seen a 26-27 year old male with free testosterone that low.”

“At the time, I had to make a decision to treat him,” explained Dr. Thompson of the decision to treat Peterson so close to a fight. “I made a medical decision to treat him with something called testosterone pellets. These pellets are made from soy. They are not synthetic. And the treatment has been around in this country since the 1930’s. Nothing new. The pellets have a slow release. You only have 800 milligrams. My concern was ‘Ok. I am going to give him some treatment but this close to the fight, is it even going to do anything? Because the pellets are slow release, it just releases it as the body kind of needs it over 24 hours. A physiological dose of testosterone not a pharmacological does of testosterone.

“Let me explain the difference,” continued Dr. Thompson. “A physiological dose of testosterone is the amount of testosterone that would be emulating what the testes would be releasing on a 24 hour basis. A pharmacological is dose of fake testosterone that is above and beyond what the body normally produces. So there are two different things here. Most males I give the testosterone to, within four weeks, which is the time frame between from when he got this pellet and when the fight took place, most men will tell me in four weeks ‘Doc I don’t feel anything yet.’ The vast majority of them tell me that. There is not a sudden ****e in testosterone. These pellets release slowly. And he only got 800 milligrams. On average these pellets can last up to five or six months for males. But the pellets don’t really come on until about three and half months.”

[joesaiditstrue]

a second and third doctor confirmed that his tests did not suggest someone who had abused or used anabolic steroids

Upon his examination, Dr. Lee determined that the therapy Peterson had received did not appear to work and in fact, Peterson’s levels were dropping. When Dr. Thompson had examined Peterson, his free testosterone was 7.5. Now after treatment and in the midst of another training camp, his measurement had dropped to a level of 5.0. Dr. Lee also detected a possible hyperthyroid condition. Seeking another opinion, Dr. Lee enlisted the aid of James F. Mackin, M.D. Board Certified in Endocrinology and Metabolism.

“Ultrasound of the testes confirm normal gonads not compatible with anabolic-androgenic abuse. Ultrasound of the abdomen shows that his liver is normal. Again, not compatible with anabolic-androgenic abuse,” explained Dr. Macklin about his findings after examining Peterson. “Testing has showed no evidence of illicit drugs use. Testosterone has been found of exogenous origin, but we know that he has testosterone pellets in his buttock placed by Dr. Thompson for replacement therapy. His testosterone levels are in the normal range and the free levels available to him are low. This has never given an unfair advantage in competition.

I feel that his documented history fits the laboratory data and confirms that he has not used androgens for anabolic effect,” Dr. Macklin concluded. “He has received only appropriate androgen replacement.”

[SplitSecond]

lmfao @ "testosterone pellets in his buttocks"