Smith said he shouldn't have to do VADA because he was already being tested year round by UKAD, and he was given an exemption. I've never heard of a UK fighter being exempt from VADA because of UKAD before, and they are all tested by UKAD.
AJ and Tyson Fury, I know for a fact, were tested by both UKAD and VADA before their world title fights, and I've no reason to believe that other UK fighters are treated any different from them. Except for Liam Smith, when he fought Canelo in Texas.
And Smith being exempted from VADA gave Canelo an excuse to be exempted from VADA also, so he wasn't tested at all in the run up to the fight, by VADA or anybody else.
Smith and his team didn't object to that .. you don't think they might possibly have known it was going to happen in advance, and got a bit of extra money from GBP for going along with it? I do.
And I don't understand why you are making such a fuss about VADA testing for one of GGG's fights only starting a month before the date - that's a week earlier than when he fought on Oscar's show, and not unusual for world title fights that have VADA testing, from what I've seen. As long as both fighters start at the same time, they have a level playing field, and nobody has anything to complain about.
AJ and Tyson Fury, I know for a fact, were tested by both UKAD and VADA before their world title fights, and I've no reason to believe that other UK fighters are treated any different from them. Except for Liam Smith, when he fought Canelo in Texas.
And Smith being exempted from VADA gave Canelo an excuse to be exempted from VADA also, so he wasn't tested at all in the run up to the fight, by VADA or anybody else.
Smith and his team didn't object to that .. you don't think they might possibly have known it was going to happen in advance, and got a bit of extra money from GBP for going along with it? I do.
And I don't understand why you are making such a fuss about VADA testing for one of GGG's fights only starting a month before the date - that's a week earlier than when he fought on Oscar's show, and not unusual for world title fights that have VADA testing, from what I've seen. As long as both fighters start at the same time, they have a level playing field, and nobody has anything to complain about.
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