Is this Kovalev without Meldonium?

[_Maxi]

Legit question?

[ShoulderRoll]

Do you think that because he's from Russia he was probably on PEDs before?

[The Hammer]

He was VADA tested for the second Pascal fight.

[The Akbar One]

Fair question, since the Western media generalizes and says all Russian athletes are suspect.

[Redd Foxx]

I don't think Meldonium keeps you from eating jabs or struggling with distance. His stamina seemed diminished but that could have been from missing punches more than usual (which is exhausting). You never know though. The issue in that part of the world is real. No ignoring that. But, I can't say his struggles were drug related, they seemed more style-related.

[CaneloMaidana]

He was VADA tested for the second Pascal fight.

No he refused

[j0zef]

Meldonium is a mild, recently classified PED. Even if he spent his whole life on it and came off, none of you would be able to tell the difference.

I'm not sure why people are acting as if Meldonium makes any noticeable difference.

[bballchump11]

I never thought about that. It is very possible that he was on it before. I think if it really affected him though, the Pascal rematch would have showed it.

[SouthPawHitman]

When soviet fighters test positive for a banned substance it's usually due to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.

[The Hammer]

When soviet fighters test positive for a banned substance it's usually due to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.

Just one Russian boxer (Roy Jones Jr) tested positive for a PED (androstenedione) some years ago.

James Toney
Pederson
Hughie Fury
Shannon Briggs
Erkan Teper
Tyson Fury
D'Leon Love
Mickey Bey
Brandon Rios
Guillermo Jones
Antonio Tarver
Luis Ortiz
Andre Berto
Fernando Vargas

These men NOT Russian.