Doping

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by TKO6, Aug 30, 2013.

  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Athletics is still dominated by drug users. Especially the sprint events. That's obvious.

    Sure, some fighters/athletes will have unfair advantage, but that's always the case.

    Look at the reality of professional boxing :
    The top professional boxers as prospects are built up on gross mismatches. All the time promoters are matching talented, full-time, well-backed, highly-paid young fit athletes with mediocre under-trained guys who probably drive trucks for a living and are expected to get knocked out quick, and are only there to get a few thousand dollars to pay the bills.

    If i can accept that, I'm not gonna worry about PEDs.
    But that's just my opinion.
     
  2. TKO6

    TKO6 Boxcar for life Full Member

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    Athletics does still have a high level of users but they are making an effort to stamp it out Boxing is doing nothing. Personally I will never be OK with people gaining an unfair advatage through chemical means it takes everything away from the words Sport and Competition. It becomes a competition of the Pharmacy rather than the individual. A mis match is still a match but if its a mis match because one of them has better access to drugs rather than a better dedication in training to there craft that is morally wrong and unjustifiable in my eyes,.
     
  3. TiltyNose

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    Who wants to pay that enslaving testing, which doesn't even work?

    You?
     
  4. Unforgiven

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    I agree.
    The people who run these sports say they want PEDs stamped out, but they also need athletes to use PEDs because the spectators have come to expect a certain level of performance.

    People want to see world records set, they want to see superior athletes, faster and stronger than ever before, with super-human stamina.
    That's impossible without PEDs.