Has Sergio Martinez Ever Randomly Tested For Steroids?

:think Do you think he juiced in the first fight? His stamina seemed to fail him that time. IMO

 

Okay fair enough. I myself suspect certain boxers of using PEDs.

I'm not so sure you're raising awareness because there might not be anything for people to be aware of (i.e. Martinez may have been clean). I agree that illegal PED use and any form of cheating should be eradicated from the sport but the thing I don't like about these kind of "questions" is:

1. You could be unfairly casting doubt on an innocent person and even with no proof these accusations stick, some people will believe they were cheating. Look at Pacquiao, many people believe he was cheating even though there is no proof and he could be completely innocent. Imagine how you would feel if you were a clean, hard working athlete who was falsely accused of this.

2. Whenever a boxer or other athlete improves or does something great or impressive, instead of admiring them or giving them credit, people will suspect them of cheating. I don't think that is good for boxing or other sports.

 

You get better at something the more you do it (until your body falls apart from age or you take such a beating that your reflexes are affected). Starting late, it took him time to apply his reflexes to the sport. This happens in the amateurs, especially when it is a matter of crude skill: you start out getting beaten up by guys who, in a year or two, you will be able to beat if you have some talent and athletic potential. Pros take a hellacious beating constantly, though, so eventually this stuff catches up to them and they just can't do it anymore. I feel his progress was fairly normal for a very talented guy: starting out crude but with flashes of speed and power, perfecting his technique without any significant amateur career to speak of. Show me someone who can beat a young Margarito without a lot of experience in amateur or professional boxing and that guy would be a legitimate prodigy physically.

 

Steroids or not Sergio was a class boxer who would have stood Cotto on his head during his peak.

 

Do I think it's fair? No, I said I agree that illegal PED use and all forms of cheating should be eradicated.

Opening the door to see if there is a fire is the equivalent of testing for PEDs which I agree should be done. What you're doing though is making unfounded accusations with no real evidence.

You're entitled to that opinion but I think it's a bad attitude to have personally plus I think What Sergio did does kind of make sense historically. I think quite a few fighters have improved their punching technique, punching power and overall boxing ability as they gain experience. If you watch prospects during their first few fights they don't seem to punch as hard as they do a few years later in their prime. Their punching power improves through training, not to mention their overall boxing ability which allows them to land those more powerful punches. The only reason those prospects get so many KO's early in their career is because they are matched against opponents who are much worse than themselves. That may not have been the case for Sergio.

As you said, he may have cheated, it's impossible to know but as I and others have pointed out, I don't think what Sergio did was so incredible, unbelievable or superhuman. To me it's not a huge surprise that a sportsman can improve with experience, practice, training etc.

During the first two years of his career he is very inexperienced so he's not that good so he doesn't get a lot of KO's. As he gains more experience and learn his craft, he steadily improves as a fighter and his KO% goes up. That is just as plausible as your theory that he took steroids imo.

 

He didn't just go from being a guy that git beaten by Margo to beating Pavlik.

There was a DECADE in between!

You may as well ask how did Wlad go from being stopped by Purrity to domninating Povetkin

 

usually when fighters get off the shi- is when they start to see decline and injuries start taking over their career. examples of this are a-rod and pujols. even though pujols was never caught, injuries started to plague him badly. martinez probably was on the shi-. i think its safe to say most top athletes are on it. why should martinez or floyd be any different from pacquiao or a-rod?

 

A late start.

 

imo the physiological abnormalities that occur in elite athletes that produce more power than their ligaments and tendons allow without repurcussions are why we see these athletes cope with chronic injuries. One injury creates an imbalance and along with the uncanny power exhibited (especially when already injured) is what I believe causes this. but clean athletes don't get hurt when they get older, aging has ceased to exist in the 21st century.......atsch

 

He offered to for the Chavez fight but JCC threatened to walk away if any extra testing was carried out.

 

I knew all that, but thanks. I was just pointing out that as a former cyclist and footballer, Sergio was naturally gifted with impressive stamina, he had to.

 

I've never suspected Martinez and I doubt it.