When did Holyfield start juicing?

Just about every heavy of that period looks like they used good ol anabolics.
Mike too.

 

I think it was the Moorer fight where you couldn't actually see Michael's back skin for the acne

 

Are you implying that clean fighter could have become the undisputed champ in the nineteens?

 

Probably the minute he decided to seriously pursue boxing as a living. PED's of one sort or another have always had a role in sports and cheating, but the steroids, HGH, and such that most people associate with juicing have been around boxing for over 40 years. People would probably be surprised at which of their favorite fighters have been on something.

It's a heck of a lot harder finding a world class athlete who isn't on something than one who is, but Evander was particularly ham-fisted and conspicuous in his methods.

 

Why single out Holy? All the known top fighters are using PEDs. Even the one guy who does all these tests to proof he doesn't use PEDs uses PEDs.

 

Alot may have been using, but I'll say this for Holyfield, he never refused a PED test. Mike Tyson insisted Holyfield take one before their rematch and Holyfield obliged.

 

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are you trying to tell me all these athletes dont get their amazing stmina and physique from taking vitamins!!!!!!!!!hahahaha

 

You can get off steroids for quite awhile before a sporting event - for months - and keep the benefits that accrued when you took them. In fact, Victor Conte says performing while on Steroids is a losing proposition because steroids cause the muscles to retain water and thus they are slower - and the athlete has less power as a result.

Check out what Victor Conte has to say about cheating the system:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzhD2QJ8B0

 

The Evan fields thing is crazy

Yes he was juicing

And he fought dirty, but it is what it is

Most guys were on it

Tyson for sure

Leonard in the haggler fight look juiced to the gills

 

When did bulk up the 2nd time? When he went from ~205 to ~215? I've always assumed his heart was a result of his use so one would assume he'd already started. I think Holy is the type of guy who would have tried being natural at first due to his stubborness\determination but after a certain point it must have dawned on him that someone at 205 just couldn't have stayed champ very long...
I don't hold it against Holy as much as some others, (IF) he did it, it was to overcome to an impossible hurdle, to get a HW frame when you're a LHW-CW. If anything I think the way he's aged is an excellent advertisement for hormone replacement, that is not the body of a ~50 year old...

 

i believe that he started when he went up to Heavy.

he lost his hair pretty quickly and started having heart problems. these are side affects of using.

his whole career is tainted. and it's a damn shame because he gave boxing some great nights. but he did so while on performance enhancers.

 

Who are your 5 favorite clean boxers? op

 

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I don't know, but the age at which he was having heart problems is young even for a coach potato eating chips all day, let alone a professional athlete. I like Holy. I think it's hard not to, but the evidence doesn't look good.