Arum: "Chavez Jr. smoked marijuana cause he had sleep problems" (was not an edge)

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  1. Aztlan.

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    Arum: "Chavez Jr. smoked Marijuana because he was having problems sleeping"


    By Dan Ambrose:

    In the latest boxing news, Bob Arum, the promoter for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., was quick to defend Chavez Jr. after he was nailed yesterday for testing positive for Marijuana for his fight with Sergio Martinez last Saturday night.


    Arum doesn’t see Marijuana as a performance enhancing drug that would have given Chavez Jr. an edge in the fight. Arum feels that Marijuana should be legalized. Unfortunately, it’s still illegal and the Nevada State Athletic Commission has rules against fighters using the drug.


    Arum told the LA Times “As far as I’m concerned, marijuana should be legal…[Chavez Jr. smoked pot] Three weeks to a month out of breaking camp because he was having trouble sleeping…It was therapeutic use for insomnia.”


    Arum is correct. One of the uses for medical marijuana is to treat insomnia. However, you have to get a doctor’s prescription and it’s obviously something that Chavez Jr. needed to advise the Nevada State Athletic Commission before he used using it, even it was a one-time thing.


    Nevada is one of the states where it’s legal to use medical marijuana, but that doesn’t appear what’s happened here with Chavez Jr. unless he’s able to show the Nevada State Athletic Commission a prescription from a doctor for the use of the marijuana.


    Chavez Jr. could end up taking a big hit on his career from this positive marijuana test. Not only will he likely have a big chunk of his $3 million purse for the Martinez fight taken away, but a lengthy suspension is almost a given.


    The last time that Chavez Jr. was found with a banned substance in his urine was when he tested positive for a Diuretic in 2009 before his fight with Troy Rowland. The suspension was 7 months at that time. You’ve got to figure that Chavez Jr. will receive a lot more than this time with the positive test for marijuana.


    This means that boxing fans won’t see a rematch between Chavez Jr. and Martinez for a long time to come, possibly not until 2014 if Chavez Jr. receives a year suspension.



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    Aztlan., Sep 30, 2012
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  2. pound

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    awwww how cute, chavez jr can't sleep. Someone give him a teddy bear.
     
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  3. DobyZhee

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    watch all the *****s and ***** bud smokers still disagree with Arum and Marijuana use..
     
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  4. Slothrop

    Slothrop Boxing Junkie banned

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    Take an Ambien. lol. What a pathetic excuse. (Weed should be legal, though, fwiw).
     
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  5. DobyZhee

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    its not an excuse since Jr. lost the fight..:thumbsup
     
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  6. Slothrop

    Slothrop Boxing Junkie banned

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    I don't understand why they feel it necessary to offer an explanation. He smoked some ganja. So what.
     
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  7. Clarky Cat

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    Don't see why people seem to feel the need to point out that smoking weed shouldn't be a crime. Point is, Jr didn't use it legally. These ****-poor attempts by Arum to blow some smoke into everyone's eyes are a joke. Jr knows the rules, and if he doesn't then his father or his godfather or his promoter certainly should. If he'd screwed a 15-year-old, would people be saying 'oh, what harm did it do, that should be legal anyway'?
     
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  8. Tomato Can

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    rigggggggggggggggggggggggggght










































































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  9. gyll

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    floyd has nothing to do with it. i don't have a problem with marijuana but rules are rules. why not smoke during downtime? chavez was smoking weed and missing training sessions for the biggest fight of his career. what does that say about him? not very positive at all.
     
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  10. Phanekim

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    why couldn't he get a prescription.
     
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  11. simon850

    simon850 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree, it should be legalized.

    Oh back to boxing, it wouldn't of helped it performance but an illegal drug is an illegal drug. **** happens.
     
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  12. Hermit

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    Why does Arum use it?
     
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  13. DobyZhee

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    stressful job as head of TR.:yep
     
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  14. knockout artist

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    Yes and sleeping enhances performance, Chavez could only gain that unnaturally (through use of banned substances) hence it's cheating
     
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  15. Thatman

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    Arum is right though, weed should be legalized.

    Deaths in the United States from "drugs."

    Yearly

    Tobacco 450,000
    Alcohol 100,000
    OT Counter 50,000
    Prescription 25,000
    Heroin 18,000
    Opiads 12,000
    Marijuana 0

    Note-These are direct deaths.

    enlightenamerica.com
     
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