Wilder v Povetkin - Fight Off

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  1. Pro Punter

    Pro Punter Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Povetkin failed a drugs test - no way this can go ahead next week. :patsch
     
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  2. Pro Punter

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    [url]https://www.rt.com/sport/342971-wilder-povetkin-doping-test/[/url]
     
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  3. The Devil

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    Unclear whether the fight is actually off yet, though you'd imagine it would be, though maybe Wilder fancies picking up that cheque.
     
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  4. thornpipe

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    The substance - meldonium only got banned in January and only traces found in povetkin sample. From what I've read it can take months to leave the body. Further tests will be done to find out if it was or was not taken this year.
     
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  5. likemike31

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    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Literally wanted this fight for months - finally a live fight in the heavyweight division

    Why do they do it? They always get caught in the end
     
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  6. Pro Punter

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    No win situation for Povetkin now - win he's a cheat and a loss is a loss
     
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  7. Ilesey

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    Is it 100% off?
     
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  8. Pro Punter

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    No mate but it aint looking good.

    The message boxing sends out about drugs if it does go ahead is why I think there is little chance regardless of money.
     
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  9. Smithson

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    By looks of it he was taking a perfectly legal drug and when it got banned stopped taking it. Hardly call to suspend him or the fight. He's stuck to the rules but it's still in his system
     
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  10. Pro Punter

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    [url]http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/15531574/russian-heavyweight-alexander-povetkin-tests-positive-meldonium-fight-question[/url]
     
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  11. Pro Punter

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    You would think it would not be banned until this period of getting out of system passed.

    eg If told testing will commence for this drug in x months time when there should be no trace in body at all
     
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  12. Ilesey

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    Agreed.

    Fucking testicles! I was really looking forward to this fight.

    Povetkin is a window licker.
     
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  13. Hullboxinguk

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    Joshua vs wilder in September?..funny how Joshua just signed with showtime....then pov just happens to fail drug test...aj vs wilder will do huge ppv buys in the uk...and possibly average in usa...combined they will be huge regardless
     
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  14. Pro Punter

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    Very few good fights around these days and this looks like being called off :fire
     
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  15. thornpipe

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    Who you got for that?
     
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