Mayweather-Mosley test dates revealed

You seriously hadn't read this story until just now?

 

It doesn't matter when the tests stop, them being random with the possibility of tests up to the day of the fight is what would stop someone from juicing.

 

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I don't think it matters if there is only one blood test 30 days before the fight, but as long as both fighters know they random and can pop up anytime. Drug tests are almost useless if they are not random.

 

You're arguing the threat is what stops people from using PED's not the actual test.

If that is the case people never have to actually be tested, the threat is good enough. We know that's not true. Or you can only test once to prove it will be done and never do it, the "threat" is enough to deter.

 

This.

 

Shane and Floyd were tested, and they also knew that they could have been tested at any point again. Obviously it worked.

 

And in other news, an oil rig exploded in the gulf of Mexico.

 

The threat of a test and the actual test are 2 separate things. The guy I quoted said the threat of the test was good enough for those final 18 days. If it's good enough for 18 days why not 30? or 40?

The threat of a test will always be there if someone has the right to test whenever they want. You can have the threat without actually testing. As I said you can test once to show that the threat is real. Then don't test until the fight, the "threat" is still there which was argued is a valid reason for the fighters to not actually be tested.

 

Well yeah...

Random is the key word, Random. Especially when they show up at random multiple times in your training camp. You gonna juice knowing they could do it again at any time?

You think a fighter in a big fight just tested would juice up knowing there could be more tests coming at a time they might not expect?

I can't think of anyone stupid enough to juice for a big fight, risk their legacy and lose the paycheck, when they know they are under random drug testing... How many tests and when the tests are taken mean nothing compared to not knowing when the next test will be, or if there is one.

I think what I said makes perfect sense.

 

I don't really believe that. Sounds like another ESB conspiracy theory to me.

 

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People do a lot of things that don't make sense. The US in particular is a win at all costs type of society. People cheat in every single sport knowing that there is random testing, hell Olympians even cheat with Olympic style testing, why would boxers be any different?


My point is that the threat of testing isn't enough. That's not a deterrent to some athletes. If the threat and not the actual test was what is behind the "success" of testing keeping athletes clean you could test once in a while keeping the "threat" real while being cheaper and better for the athletes.

The fact that they would leave an 18 day window shows me they agree with you, I personally don't think a threat isn't enough.