Comments Thread For: Wilder's Manager: We Are Devastated, Povetkin Lied To Us

[Slick_Rick]

I read that article a while back. As I keep saying, he passed 3 tests in early April - if this were the case, you'd expect the residual meldonium to appear in those tests too.

Meldonium is used as a treatment for angina - even if it wasn't illegal last year, you have to question how all of these top athletes are getting to an elite level with such a condition.

And as i have said, you need to wait for a official statement. You dont know what test were carried, and out if you read the article, you should be aware of this statement:

"Latvian manufacturer Grindeks said meldonium has a half-life of between four and six hours but "its terminal elimination from the body may last for several months" depending on factors such as dose, duration of treatment, and sensitivity of testing methods."

Of course the people taking them, 99.9% do not have heart problems, but it can aid in their performance. But if its wasn't illegal, when taking, then what is the issue?

[Slick_Rick]

It's also extremely naive to think this is the only banned substance Povetkin is taking. 365 day VADA testing would open up a completely new can of worms - Povetkin would either get busted or train clean and end up at cruiserweight, which is realistically where a 6 foot 1/ 6 foot 2 man should be fighting.

It opens up the question, why would he risk it with Meldonium? its not exactly a high performance drug. It just widens your blood vessels.

[Jloro]

Povetkin is an obvious cheater

[Nightfall]

another one caught. whose next ?

[bigjavi973]

He tested dirty after he tested clean..... hows that hard to understand?

[Tobi.G]

Are you familiar with the concept of fat-free BMI? Do some reading on the maximum value attainable in natural bodybuilders, then ask yourself whether boxing training is as anabolic as bodybuilding training. Follow that up with some number crunching using approximate body fat percentages for some top heavyweights. You'll soon see that the likes of Klitschko, Joshua, Tyson, Povetkin, Evan Fields... sorry Evander Holyfield are extremely questionable.

To say that height has no general bearing on natural weight is farcical.

PS any heavyweight less than 6 feet tall who isn't obese is on steroids.

I know BMI and i think its bull****.

[BennyBlanco]

Not at all. Negative to 70 nanograms is more indicative of a residual detection than anything else. If he took it recently the detection would be above WADA's theshhold and it isn't.

The "PED expert" who said it proves Povetkin took it recently was... Lou DiBella.

WADA said no such thing. They said the fight was too soon to do further testing and clear him. That's it. Lou DiBella the con artist filled in the blanks.

Fishy stuff. Hopefully Povetkin eventually gets his revenge. We should also get the testing out of Nevada. I don't trust these slimy bastards.

Drug testing WAS done out of Nevada. VADA is based in Las Vegas.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Povetkin's team should have to pay something to Deontay.

All that training and then going overseas just to have it scrapped because the other guy cheated.

This is how I feel as well

[MeanestNiceGuy]

I'd say that Wilder should skip over him, indefinitely. Everybody was talking about how Wilder would never step up in comp because he'd get slaughtered, but we see what's going on here with the "competition".

Ban his ass set Wilder up to fight late next month.