Comments Thread For: Report: Briggs Fails PED Test; Title Fight Vs. Oquendo in Doubt

[paulf]

What a dumbass then. This fight was mandated, so nobody can't demand anything outside the minimally required. Why in the world did he accept?

Article said elevated levels, but not banned substances. Briggs does take steroid medication to offset the low t caused by his asthma meds, which caused him to failed a drug text a while back. We'll see what happens.

Shannon Briggs takes steroids. And he has been for some time.

“You want to talk about steroids? I’m taking steroids,” admitted the WBO heavyweight titlist last April.

Fortunately, the substances he consumes aren’t the banned performance-enhancing kind, but are a medication necessary to stave off his chronic asthma-related illnesses

Former heavyweight titleholder Shannon Briggs, who launched a comeback last month after 2½ years out of the ring, tested positive for a banned substance following his first-round knockout of Marcus McGee.

The result of the Dec. 3 fight, which took place in New York City and was televised on Versus, was changed to a no contest. Briggs was also suspended for 90 days by the New York State Athletic Commission, according to Ivaylo Gotzev, Briggs' manager.

Gotzev declined to identify the substance that Briggs tested positive for but told ESPN.com on Saturday night that the test result came about because of medication he takes for asthma, which he has battled for years.

"Shannon is on enough medication to kill a horse because of his asthma," Gotzev said. "All the medications he takes, other people couldn't even get out of bed. But he's out there running and training and fighting. He's not a steroid user or a drug user. He's using medication. We're consulting with his physicians and seeing how we can make the proper adjustments so this doesn't happen again.

"Maybe he needs to stay off certain medications before fights. I don't know. I'm not the doctor. But Shannon is on a number of medications due to his asthma. He had something found by the commission, and we've dealt with that."

[Randomum]

Povetkin vs. Briggs no testing please.

[richardt]

I've been saying this forever!! No way a hundred year old man looks like that without being roided up to his eyeballs!!!

[JimmyD729]

No surprise here. I was recently berated on this site for suggesting that PED use is widespread and obvious

[joe strong]

Lol... this is a shock to everyone I bet... Let's go champ! Ustinov/Oquendo... wasted how long chasing Klitschko & Haye around? What a fool... Let's go champ!!!!

[Mooshashi]

So now Wlad will FINALLY get in the ring with Shannon.

Let's go champ!

[Corelone]

No surprise here. I was recently berated on this site for suggesting that PED use is widespread and obvious

You can get murdered on this site, to read some posts. Shannon was grandfathered in, literaly. His abuse was passed off as medication. He's finally too drugged for his condition.

[bojangles1987]

This HAS to be the most unsurprising failed test of any athlete ever. You can practically see the PEDs dripping out of his bald head.

[joe strong]

I got a solution! Just scrap the regular belt now. Have Ustinov & Oquendo fight in an eliminator...

[NaijaD]

Not like this champ!!!