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The WBC or whatever can say 'canelos innocent' but what is exactly that based on? The only rationale behind that is the leap of faith thats involved in accepting canelos story and dismissing the test result.
Just cause a positive test can be caused by tainted meat, doesnt mean it is. It can also be caused by taking the drug (shock horror) so how can they just disregard it, its unbelievable.
Because now,essentially if a fighter fails the test they can say 'so what, prove it'. Prove its not due to tainted beef, prove its not due to a bad supplement. And how can you? If the presumption is that they are innocent, you are going to have a hard time finding any other evidence to say otherwise. Which is why a failed test needed to mean that you cheated. 1 in 1000 or so may actually be innocent but its the best way we can screen for cheats in the sport.
This whole debacle has turned drug tests into a nice convenient grey area for athletes. Lets face it there is usually an excuse when someone fails the test, how often have we seen someone hold their hands up and say 'yeah im a cheat'?
It begs the question, what circumstances would actually have to arisen for canelo to be deemed guilty? Would someone have had to have watched him take the tablets?
Its an absolute farce and its just further negativity added to a sport that cant shake its corrupt image.
Just cause a positive test can be caused by tainted meat, doesnt mean it is. It can also be caused by taking the drug (shock horror) so how can they just disregard it, its unbelievable.
Because now,essentially if a fighter fails the test they can say 'so what, prove it'. Prove its not due to tainted beef, prove its not due to a bad supplement. And how can you? If the presumption is that they are innocent, you are going to have a hard time finding any other evidence to say otherwise. Which is why a failed test needed to mean that you cheated. 1 in 1000 or so may actually be innocent but its the best way we can screen for cheats in the sport.
This whole debacle has turned drug tests into a nice convenient grey area for athletes. Lets face it there is usually an excuse when someone fails the test, how often have we seen someone hold their hands up and say 'yeah im a cheat'?
It begs the question, what circumstances would actually have to arisen for canelo to be deemed guilty? Would someone have had to have watched him take the tablets?
Its an absolute farce and its just further negativity added to a sport that cant shake its corrupt image.
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