Larry Merchant's quote on Floyd's.......

No, because these athletes are already being tested. I played Division 3 basketball and we were randomly tested, so dont act like additional testing in a professional sport is a bad thing.

 

He's cleaning up the sport by only testing fighters he's going to face? Not even the people on his undercard have to be tested. And waiting until a date with Pacquiao is looming to all of a sudden care about cleaning up the sport.

Blood testing should be a part of the sport but this isn't the way to do it.

 

Boxers are tested too and cheats are found out. It's not like boxing testing is ineffective. There just aren't many PED's which help boxers.

I don't think it's a bad thing. If the commissions demand it, great. I just don't think any fighter is above the commission. Mayweather certainly isn't.

 

Can u post a source for these quotes?

 

or one that knows that the governing body's current testing system is crap

 

With $22m guaranteed purse.if Floyd really wants to clean the sport, He should donate some of his money so they can test the undercard.

 

It was from the Money/Sugar PPV post commentary

 

Take the test Manny. Hell, James Toney tested positive for steroids after the Ruiz fight but if there had been a random test he would have never taking the steroids bc knowing that you can be tested at any giving time will make you think twice about doping up. Plus some of you fail to realize that boxing is corrupt anyways. Look at how Manny is putting his life on the line while Arum collects all the money. When Arum had Mayweather he was saying that Mayweather was the best of all times. If Pac started promoting himself Arum would diss him too. Clean the sport up at every level.

 

if you really believe the first paragraph then u are very naive. and im not sure how u can conclude that PEDs dont help boxers, when they help u recover faster and train longer and hard... and how do u even know whos on PEDs the real cheats arent caught by a urine test after the fights, just the careless ones...

 

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This also goes to prove that the standard drug testing is effective and capable of catching drug cheats. Why should Pacquiao start bending over backwards on Mayweathers say so?

 

Lol.. That's real. He doesn't even try to act like he doesn't. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the cameras aren't on.

 

The ones which help you recover build muscle, which boxers don't want. That's how they recover, but the muscles effectively 'scarring' and getting stronger. That's why these drugs are essentially useless for non-heavyweight boxers because they force them to bulk, which isn't always helpful.

Aside from that, there's the side effect of stamina, agility and speed. All these three suffer when you take drugs which speed up recovery.

Stamina enhancing drugs are useful but can be tested for.

 

It doesn't prove that the standard testing is effective. If Toney would have been tested prior to the fight he would have gotten caught before going into the ring.

 

When you're a guy like Larry trying to convey a message to a wide audience it is easiest to frame you're points as simple its one or the other type arguements. Nothing is like that. People just don't do things for one particular reason or another. People do things because they make sense in their minds on a number of different levels. Some motivations might be stronger then others but there are always a number of different motivations at play. I believe, that the first and formost thing that is on Floyd`s mind is ****ing with Manny's head. Floyd probably believes - actually I'll refrase that - Floyd probably knows that Manny is on something. He's been around the game long enough and been around enough gyms to know when someone isn't completely above board. I think he saw this and descided that it was a very good way to get into Manny's head and **** with him durring the fight. I don't believe that Floyd really cares what Manny is on. I believe this because in terms of drug testing a 14 day window would essentially give Manny all the time in the world to dope up before the training camp, cycle off during the testing period, and get back on before the fight. Additionally, if he was using anything like EPO he could do that in the days leading up to the fight when he is supposed to be peaking. That Floyd would make such a consession just shows me that he is not all that concerned about what Manny is taking. Interms of other motivations I also do feel that on some level he is offended by steriods and their use in boxing. Not because he believe's they are wrong but I believe he feels that his achievements are do to his natural abilities and the work he has done refining his skills. Basically, he resents the idea that someone who is not as god gifted as he is or who is not as skilled as he is could take a drug and get more out there body then is naturally possible and then this someone is could be seen as being as great or perhaps greater then himself, so he's going to make sure this somebody get's knocked down a peg or two.