How prevalent do you think PED use is in boxing

Unfortunately it's a vicious cycle and nobody wants to break it.

If these guys have a name and can draw, then people will fight them for money - if they have reputation and are worth beating, people will fight them for prestige and ranking - if they can make big money fights then orgs will keep them ranked to take a cut... And if they seem to be among the best, people just like us will rank them and see them as interesting fights for other guys we're interested in - and some will even be fans of them.

Until everyone agrees that it has to stop, these guys will be in the sport - unfortunately, I don't see all the orgs joining hands to lock them out, I don't see Turki refusing to put them on his cards, and I don't see fans en masse refusing to buy any PPV with a busted drugs cheat on it.

Sad? Very.
Reality? Unfortunately.


(The rest of your post is bloody excellent, by the way - this is just a bit of a soapbox topic!)

 

Almost 100%.. though i think some have access to more advanced regimes than others. Depending on their drawing power & privilege.