Is this Kovalev without Meldonium?

[soul_survivor]

Meldonium doesn't suddenly give you power.

He largely trains in the US.

[Nay_Sayer]

He was VADA tested for the second Pascal fight.

Wasn't it still legal to have a certain amount in your system when this fight took place?

[Nay_Sayer]

He was VADA tested for the second Pascal fight.

Kovalev vs. Pascal: No Drug Testing Agreement

by David P. Greisman

A month ago, with the fight between light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal already signed, the headlines began to reflect a back-and-forth over drug testing.

Pascal wanted stringent testing for both boxers. Kovalev’s promoter, Kathy Duva of Main Events, said that while she was generally against what she referred to as promoters trying to act as regulators, she was willing to go forward with more stringent testing if Pascal paid for it — and if the agency was the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, or VADA.

It appears that there was never any resolution. Drug testing came up multiple times during a Feb. 24 media conference call for their March 14 fight in Montreal on HBO. Kovalev is not undergoing more stringent testing, while a Pascal team member says his guy is already being tested under a regimen in place.

“We had been approached by the Pascal camp about doing drug testing. We agreed to go to the people at VADA and do the testing. Jean Pascal said that he did not agree to go to VADA,” Duva said during the conference call. “He had originally offered to pay for it. He wasn’t going to pay for VADA. So we decided that since he didn’t want to pay the lower fee for the much more credible organization, then he must’ve not been serious about that, so there will be no drug testing.”

http://www.boxingscene.com/kovalev-vs-pascal-no-drug-testing-agreement--87795

[Szef]

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.

Oh ****

[Beercules]

Chilemba never makes anyone look good. He is tricky.


Kovalev did say he was sick also, I don't think he is on anything. He just needed to pace himself better

[_Maxi]

Wasn't it still legal to have a certain amount in your system when this fight took place?

Yes but anyway Meldonium wasn't detected on his body

[Weebler I]

http://www.boxingscene.com/kovalev-v...reement--87795

You quoted a 2015 article referencing the first Pascal fight.


You'd swear people have never seen a Chilemba fight before, this is how they look folks, except you can usually make an argument that Chilemba won.

[MisterPullman]

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.

This. Perfect response.

Plus Kovalev went through vada testing

[The Hammer]

http://www.boxingscene.com/kovalev-v...reement--87795

That thread was for the first fight.

There was VADA testing for the second fight this year.

[aldo5408]

You quoted a 2015 article referencing the first Pascal fight.


You'd swear people have never seen a Chilemba fight before, this is how they look folks, except you can usually make an argument that Chilemba won.

Do you think he beat bellew?