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

[Pigeons]

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

[Godsfly]

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 ***el 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 ***** 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.

i don't see anything about an investigation on wada for the ban. you have a bunch of cheats in russia complaining but thats about it........

[Tomjas]

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

10%????????

Try 90+%

****** drug cheat would be lucky to have a career left

[Nubia]

Povetkin was negative in VADA tests on 4/7, 4/8, 4/11. Positive on 4/27. Story that substance in system was from 2015 before ban is fantasy.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) May 14, 2016

To no surprise NOBODY POSTED THIS YET

This is NOT what they want to see.

[jup11223]

weren't they going to announce if the fight is happening or not?

[jas]

He should be banned for life from boxing

And all the sympathisers are a disgrace

[jas]

Some of these comments are a disgrace

Im ashamed to be part of this forum which seems to be polluted with people justifying a cheat in boxing

Smh

As an OG im thoroughly disgusted

[Eff Pandas]

No resolution with this yet? Wtf WBC &/or WADA &/or whoever needs to make a call here. Fight is less than a week away now. Must suck, for both guys, to be in the gym trying to train hard &/or focus on a fight that you don't know if it'll happen or not & could potentially be canceled at any moment.

And lol at the couple guys still arguing about this not being a problem. And all the while ignoring the clean tests before the dirty tests with this "substance that stays in the body for months" loooool.

[Shpacman]

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 ***el 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 ***** 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.

This is the whole truth. Russian sportsmen are under attack for last year.

[-PBP-]

No resolution with this yet? Wtf WBC &/or WADA &/or whoever needs to make a call here. Fight is less than a week away now. Must suck, for both guys, to be in the gym trying to train hard &/or focus on a fight that you don't know if it'll happen or not & could potentially be canceled at any moment.

And lol at the couple guys still arguing about this not being a problem. And all the while ignoring the clean tests before the dirty tests with this "substance that stays in the body for months" loooool.

I think their still waiting for the B-sample. No way this fight is happening. And it shouldn't. The WBC has a chance to prove that they give a **** about safety and fighting a level playing field.

Povetkin is a proven drug cheat and should be punished, suspended and possibly sued. He's not hitting tennis balls he's throwing punches.