The problem with failing a drug test

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by humbug, Aug 5, 2023.


  1. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas Full Member

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    How would one know that a rogue chemist didn’t come up with an elaborate plan to tamper with the samples? Is there any evidence that they didn’t do that?

    Trust them because they’re highly reputable? Because they charge a high fee for their services? Because they’re highly trained? Because they have high moral fibre?

    Utter madness….
     
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  2. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If a world class athlete fails a drug test I tend to believe the results because every single world class athlete is clearly using drugs.
     
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  3. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas Full Member

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    You’re point of view is highly disputable. That’s the issue I have with the whole situation.

    It’s pretty much he said she said, career’s dead. It seems crazy to me.
     
  4. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Yes, you trust them because they are highly reputable and highly trained. What a ridiculous post.
     
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  5. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Clutching at straws here. I dont believe the boar meat or mexican beef bs either. I think its more likely that 95% or more are roided.
     
  6. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    2 or 3 seperate testing bodies need to take samples and if their results don't match or correlate with one another then we have both a reliability AND validity problem.

    If they're going to test then do it properly under a scientific testing procedure whereby the results can be replicated and extrapolated.
     
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  7. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas Full Member

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    Are you taking the ****?

    It's the equivalent of trusting the US Government on the magic bullet theory. What's the difference?
     
  8. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The state of this.

    So if you believe in the test results so much, where are the other positive results for the other thousands of athletes we’ve yet to hear of?
     
  9. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    Matchroom have VADA testing for all their events. Even McCaskill vs Ryan, Opetaia vs Thompson and Hitchins vs Zepeda had VADA testing. Is it time for other promoters to follow their example to make the sport cleaner and safer?
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  10. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    So who'd you rather believe, a testing agency that may or may not be employing rogue chemists spiking samples for the hell of it, or Mr "My Boar's Meat got tampered with nandrolone when I tried to inject it in me bum 'ole"?
     
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