Is this Kovalev without Meldonium?

[Motorcity Cobra]

I noticed Maxi has been trying to **** on Kovalev lately. Expect more of it as the Ward fight gets closer. He wants to make sure Ward gets ZERO credit if he beats Kovalev so he has to downplay Kovalev

[Larry the boss]

I noticed Maxi has been trying to **** on Kovalev lately. Expect more of it as the Ward fight gets closer. He wants to make sure Ward gets ZERO credit if he beats Kovalev so he has to downplay Kovalev

Sad part is he think he is being slick

[aldo5408]

wrong Pascal never offered to pay for VADA he wanted another agency and he himself declined VADA

So,what the testing would not come out of Kova pocket. Maybe kov only wants to use USADA like Floyd

[Larry the boss]

So,what the testing would not come out of Kova pocket. Maybe kov only wants to use USADA like Floyd

Kovalev is the one who asked for Vada man..Pascal wanted some Canadian firm

https://www.boxingscene.com/kovalev-requests-vada-testing-counters-pascals-attack--86584

please people atleast speak facts

[HanzGruber]

at that title

But really it's possible he did take it since it wasn't banned and even ***in tennis players were using it. I'm sure he knew about but if he was smart he would say he never took it if he actually did

[The Hammer]

Meldonium was legal then right? it was only illegal on the 1st of 2015 so he had almost an entire training camp right??(not that i agree)..

He was tested after Jan 1, 2016.

The fight was on Jan 30, 2016.

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:2016589

[Jbose7]

I've said Kovalev was doping and packs his gloves so when he gets year round testing you'll really see him come down to the b level fighter he is.

[Jbose7]

I've also said GGG is doping. No drug test for him?? Nobody has that much power unless they doping. Drugs ��???? I think so

[j0zef]

Then why do athletes take it?

Same reason people have a cup of coffee in the morning at work. It DOES 'enhance your performance', just like a million other things. It does not mean that it's angeldust and will make you impervious to pain, or that it's spinach and will give you popeye strength.

My point is that if it takes 40+ years for something to be linked to enhancing performance, the affects are minuscule.

[Redd Foxx]

"A 2002 paper from researchers at Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia found the drug has a positive effect on the physical working capacity of judokas"
USAtoday

The Guardian says that the founder of meldonium "had previously authored an abstract to a sports science conference in which many benefits of meldonium were promised, including enhanced aerobic capabilities, endurance performance, and recovery."

As to why it's suddenly banned, it's only sold in certain countries and WADA was previously unaware it was being used to enhance performance.