IV rehydration ban - how do you feel about it, and how do they enforce it?

[Cheek busting]

I personally think it's kind of bogus... If it's gonna help a fighter be properly rehydrated for fight night, and reduce chances of injury, why not?

It's a fact that a fighter going in not fully rehydrated is at greater risk for injury. One analogy is to think of an egg inside a glass of water, and inside an empty glass - when you shake the glass, the egg in the water is protected and doesn't crack as easy. Makes perfect sense seeing how much of our bodies are comprised of water, particularly the brain.


But how do they enforce the ban? Do they just have somebody monitor the boxer at all times from after the weigh-in until fight night?

[Thraxox]

No, there are instances where one needed an I.V but if this has anything to do with Floyd, Floyd did it 14 times over the legal limit (750ML to the 50 ML).

[Robbie Barrett]

It's only banned under VADA/USADA.

[Robbie Barrett]

No, there are instances where one needed an I.V but if this has anything to do with Floyd, Floyd did it 14 times over the legal limit (750ML to the 50 ML).

Nobody uses a 50ml IV to re hydrate.

[Eff Pandas]

Yea it seems like a bs thing & idk how they can police it. All the people I've heard about getting in trouble for it since the change copped to it.

I'd assume there are people who've learned from that & just stfu if they needed one cuz I don't believe there is anyway to tell or that they are for sure to find out about.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Possibly the ******est move boxing has made! re-hydration IV's are not banned in other sports! and this is because they are used only for the safety of the athletes! i believe they are used during cycling tours, and also during soccer tournaments! they are only replacing electrolytes and maybe vitamin B12.....

I presume the boxing officials have done this to deter, certain fighters from draining too much weight! But there are always going to be boxers that are desperate enough to drain massive amounts of weight leading up to a weigh in! It has been theorized that the possibility of brain damage is increased during a fight, when fighters are dehydrated! Have you noticed the way most of the boxers who have received career ending injures are all at the lower weight classes...? (Where there is a culture of draining weight! this is one of the major reason's why Heavyweight's can have longer careers!)....

[DoktorSleepless]

I personally think it's kind of bogus... If it's gonna help a fighter be properly rehydrated for fight night, and reduce chances of injury, why not?

According to WADA, the scientific literature says oral rehdyration works better than IV. So there's no reason to be using to be using IV.

http://www.usada.org/is-it-prohibited-or-dangerous-for-athletes-using-iv-infusions-for-re-hydration-and-recovery/

Further, it must be clearly stated that the use of IV fluid replacement following exercise to correct mild rehydration or help speed recovery is not clinically indicated nor substantiated by the medical literature. There is a well-established body of scientific opinion to confirm that oral rehydration is the preferred the****utic choice. Legitimate medical indications for IV infusions are well documented and are most commonly associated with medical emergencies (emergency TUE), in-patient care, surgery, or clinical investigations for diagnostic purposes.

[Robbie Barrett]

According to WADA, the scientific literature says oral rehdyration works better than IV. So there's no reason to be using to be using IV.

http://www.usada.org/is-it-prohibite...-and-recovery/

It says it's preferred not that it works better.

[travestyny]

Yea it seems like a bs thing & idk how they can police it. All the people I've heard about getting in trouble for it since the change copped to it.

I'd assume there are people who've learned from that & just stfu if they needed one cuz I don't believe there is anyway to tell or that they are for sure to find out about.

Exactly this. I haven't found any information anywhere that shows WADA labs can find out about it through any testing. Blood transfusions are a different matter.

Seems to me that this IV rehydration rule was put in after the Lance Armstrong circus when cyclists were using it to manipulate blood values after using EPO. However, after the urine test for EPO was introduced, I don't see the point. Perhaps they are just playing it safe and saying, "If you'd like to rehydrate this way, you are required to get our permission."

[Shape up]

It's banned because it's a masking method, that's exactly how lance Armstrong beat tests, it's preferred to orally rehydrate and WADA has no scientific findings that IV is any better than oral, your not allowed to do it unless your floyd(usada are my b1tches) mayweather