Should PEDs be legal for boxers?

This content is protected

 

I do* think there should be a distinction between recreation and sport. That might be where we disagree.

*Edit*

 

Fighters should be protected as much as possible. They have a right to box but they deserve to be protected. Allowing PEDs would result in serious injuries and death, and in that case, the commissions would be failing the fighters.

Let them fight but offer them protection too.

 

no way

would be unfair on the guys who can't afford the designer gear. would lead to health problems as everyone is on them and if your not you would be at a massive disadvantage.

 

What if a fighter couldn't have access to PEDs while their opponent did? It's a nonsensical idea. Fighters who use PEDs are a disgrace.

 

The fact is though, we don't know what size of gloves helps. People will automatically say that 'the bigger the gloves, the safer the fighter', but the fact is, there are less deaths with smaller gloves because there are more knockouts. This is something the commissions are dealing with. They need to find the safest gloves sizes possible.

Aside from that though, there is also the entertainment value. We can't give fighters huge headgear and very soft, foam gloves because the sport is most entertaining whenever fighters get hurt. Nobody remembers fights with two African bantamweights with granite jaws, they remember knockouts. We want to reduce deaths but keep the fights as entertaining as possible, so it's a balance.

As boxers, they should want the same. So should the commissions. The fights have to be entertaining, otherwise nobody will pay the boxers purses because there'll be no support for the sport.

If the same number of fans turned up, fine, have huge foam gloves and make it as safe as possible. However, that isn't what fans want and therefore, it's not what the boxers or anyone else wants.

 

I think theyre used way more than most fans want to admit. I dont think its a coincidence that in the last ten years the number of top fighters who stay on top past 35 has increased dramatically.

If everyone does them then is it cheating? I dont know why there is such a huge outcry when someone does get caught because there are so many more that are doing it that arent being caught. How many guys we know of that were on the steroid record books like Mosley and Holyfeld that never tested positive? Or same for cocaine with Hatton, DLH and Calzaghe all admitting they were cokeheads yet they passed every drug test for their fights because they know when the test is.

On the pro argument side for testing, I think that atleast they will use less PEDS (which are harmful to the body) than they would if there was no testing at all because they have to be careful on how much they take in order to pass the test. If they eliminate all testing and its a free for all then maybe boxers would all start looking like the stupid meatheads in MMA and doing that dumb victory pose they do when they win, you know what Im talking about this one:

This content is protected

If Pacquiao did that stupid **** after he won I would throw the remote at my TV screen.

 

No

 

Hell NO!

The Sport Is already Dangerous as it is...We have to Remember These Are Sons Fathers,Brothers,Uncles These are Human Beings at the End of the Day!!!

There are Fighters that get Killed in Clean Fights as it is!!! PED use will be like Bonds, and Sosa With Home-runs...
These Boxers Punch hard as it is! PED it increase your Strength and Power!! Thats Like Having Someone get hit in the Head with a Hammer for 12 rounds!!! I want all Fighters to go on and Live a Fulfilling Life with there Family when they Retire!!!!!