Name me fighters in the last 50 years that weren't on drugs

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  1. ron davis

    ron davis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Don't be shy! No more then ten at a time.
     
  2. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    You cannot prove a negative, only point to those who are more likely clean, usually or for a lifetime.
    It is easy if you go back 35 or more years.
    Folks are naive if they think nobody who tested negative ever used.
    Equally obtuse & agenda driven is the illogical assumption without evidence that everyone must have used.
    Deterrence never worked, nobody ever avoids PEDs for reasons related to health concerns, getting caught, or has any integrity whatsoever.


    I hope that this thread does not have such an agenda.
     
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  3. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Very true.
     
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  4. ron davis

    ron davis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nobody knows for sure, therefore, you can't answer the question without any certainty. Thank you.

    But, you do know the fighters that are on (drugs) it.
     
  5. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don’t think Roberto Duran has ever done drugs...I’ve seen interviews where he warns kids about the dangers of drugs
     
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  6. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Arguello
    Hagler
    Duran
    Monzon
    Pre-prison Tyson (maybe)

    Certainly not Evan Fields or Vitali/Wlad. Maybe Lewis but i doubt it.
     
  7. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Are we talking performance-enhancing, recreational or both?
     
  8. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Mike Ayala might be one of the few fighters who did performance-debilitating drugs.
     
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  9. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Do you mean PEDs?

    Arguello was a drug addict. Tyson had his issues with drugs and alcohol, he said fairly early in his career. Duran was a party animal, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did some experimenting.

    I think PED use has been pretty prevalent in boxing and sports for decades. I don’t know which ones definitely didn’t use, or did use just by looking at their bodies. Sometimes fighters take PEDs and then look like big tubs of goo, like James Toney and Danny Batchedler.