Comments Thread For: Povetkin Tests Positive For Meldonium, Wilder Title Off

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60 Minutes "Culture of Corruption" in Russia's doping program

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[b00g13man]

LMFAO at still wanting Wilder to fight a Dirty Fighter only on this forum I swear

I'm as confused as you are. All the plea copping is ridiculous. Wilder certainly wouldn't have been given any wiggle room if the shoe were on the other foot.

That's the problem. Meldonium doesn't do anything. It's never been proven TO do anything in anyone who didn't have a medical condition.

And as far this dude:



https://www.rt.com/sport/339419-bann...m-russia-wada/

Issue a ban affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of athletes, akin to slandering them in the court of public opinion and the media, labeling them as drug users, only to later say "hmmm, maybe we'll give you a pass after all"?

If this were REALLY a serious PED, they would not back down.

Or how about this jewel from just a few days ago:

http://sputniknews.com/sport/2016051...-ministry.html

Goes on and on:

http://sputniknews.com/world/2016042...g-scandal.html

Even Putin got involved, and WADA started to choke when the Kremlin got involved:

http://sputniknews.com/russia/201604...-olympics.html



On and on:

http://sputniknews.com/sport/2016041...um-russia.html



This is a drug that's been around and used by people for over 70 years. All of a sudden, at a point when Russian athletes are gaining traction, we see this otherwise benign drug get banned.

Now, if WADA does back down like I figure they will and take it off the ban list, guess what? They've already ruined the lives of hundreds of athletes.

It's political BS.

The fight should go on TO SPITE WADA if Wilder is still game. Boxing needs fights like Wilder/Povetkin and we can't keep letting these drug agencies play whack-a-mole with people's lives.

If it doesn't do anything, then why the hell does an entire country appear to be using it? For fun?

[Tomjas]

WADA became very obsessed with doping in Russia... They never expose their own athletes... Just want to caught Russian and Eastern Block countries with a doping. Look what happening in Sochi 2014 dopping scandal and scandal in weightlifting...

Tell that to the Essendon Bombers of Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-1...erdict/7081874

Not saying that they werent guilty BUT zero positive tests and 34 players were banned as a result of nothing more than circumstantial evidence.

There is a worldwide crackdown upon doping and it just so happens that the eastern bloc countries are among the most blatant abusers and have been for decades

[Tomjas]

Anyway, Wilder is in a tough position.

I have no doubt that Povetkin is a doper and the authorities really should have the balls to at least suspend him pending a full investigation

However, the fight is a week away and as they still haven't done anything, there will be all sorts of legal/reputational ramifications if he were to pull out

[sicko]

WADA became very obsessed with doping in Russia... They never expose their own athletes... Just want to caught Russian and Eastern Block countries with a doping. Look what happening in Sochi 2014 dopping scandal and scandal in weightlifting...

WTF? Who would be considered "Their Own" for WADA I really would like to know that

[saintpat]

That's the problem. Meldonium doesn't do anything. It's never been proven TO do anything in anyone who didn't have a medical condition.

And as far this dude:



https://www.rt.com/sport/339419-bann...m-russia-wada/

Issue a ban affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of athletes, akin to slandering them in the court of public opinion and the media, labeling them as drug users, only to later say "hmmm, maybe we'll give you a pass after all"?

If this were REALLY a serious PED, they would not back down.

Or how about this jewel from just a few days ago:

http://sputniknews.com/sport/2016051...-ministry.html

Goes on and on:

http://sputniknews.com/world/2016042...g-scandal.html

Even Putin got involved, and WADA started to choke when the Kremlin got involved:

http://sputniknews.com/russia/201604...-olympics.html



On and on:

http://sputniknews.com/sport/2016041...um-russia.html



This is a drug that's been around and used by people for over 70 years. All of a sudden, at a point when Russian athletes are gaining traction, we see this otherwise benign drug get banned.

Now, if WADA does back down like I figure they will and take it off the ban list, guess what? They've already ruined the lives of hundreds of athletes.

It's political BS.

The fight should go on TO SPITE WADA if Wilder is still game. Boxing needs fights like Wilder/Povetkin and we can't keep letting these drug agencies play whack-a-mole with people's lives.

LOL.

"Sputnik News."

Looks like these stories are a propaganda arm of the Russian sports minister, and given that dangled near every Russian athlete of any note whatsoever in any sport seems to be mainlining this stuff (wonder why that is?), he's got a lot at stake as it's obviously systematic.

WADA gave an exemption on tests BEFORE MARCH 1 because there might be residual amounts in systems from previous use. Povetkin's failed test was almost a full two months later AND after he passed three tests -- which points to use after the previous tests.

Oh, the drug was invented in 1970, so no one has been using it for 70 years since it wasn't invented that long ago. And I seriously doubt it was used for performance-enhancing reasons from the start.

Dude got caught. End of.

[HanzGruber]

LMFAO at still wanting Wilder to fight a Dirty Fighter only on this forum I swear

Lol I want him to still fight him cause The ko will be even sweeter. Plus it'd really suck to miss out on that pay day for wilder. Should take like 20% from pedvetkin

[atomicsad]

What is with eastern block fighters and doping? Are they given a free pass?

[SN!PER]

Continue with fight and give Wilder 10% of Povetkin's purse as punishment.

[firstborn]

LMFAO at still wanting Wilder to fight a Dirty Fighter only on this forum I swear

I wonder if Wilder would get the same pass if he were found to have taken a banned supplement that happened to be available over the counter (to the general public)....