Talking points memo: Shane Mosley's darkside coming to light

For some time now I have asserted that Shane Mosley not only used performance enhancing drugs, but did so knowingly. There is already physical evidence that he used performance enhancing drugs, and the circumstancial evidence overwhelmingly points to him doing so knowingly. Despite the decked being stacked against him, Shane decided to pursue an ill advised defemation of character lawsuit against Victor Conte after Conte revealed that Shane knew he was taking illegal supplements. Both Conte and Shane's former trainer have now asserted, in a court of law, that Shane knowingly took performance enhancers. Things aren't looking good for Shane, and they're only going to get worse.

Now I can forgive Shane for blatantly cheating. Athletes strive for greatness, and sometimes get desparate in order to stay on top. What really dissapoints me though is that not only did he cheat, but he's now lying to the very fans that have supported him. Even worse, he's dragging other people through the mud in order to save his own skin. This is absolutely disgraceful behavior from Shane, and is completely unacceptable . Shane has always had a problem taking responsiblity for his actions, but this time he needs to own up and admit his deceitful behavior. Until Shane takes responisbility for his actions, a dark cloud will always follow him.

And that's the memo.

 

Sadly, Shane has turned into a delusional, lying cheater. I saw that fight, it didn't look like he kicked anyone's ass that night.

 

Truebeliever, Shane was taking two designer steroids that are undetectable. He was also doing EPO. Usage of EPO can only be detected through a blood test. For his fights, Shane takes a urine test. Furthermore, there are blood samples on file that strongly indicate Shane's usage of EPO.

 

If I point a gun at you, pull the trigger, but the bullet misses you completely, should everyone just forget about it?

Sometimes intent is just as important as the result. The fact of the matter is, Shane took these illegal supplements because he felt it gave him a competitive advangtage; an unfair advantage given that what he was doing is illegal. Furthermore, it's not just about the drugs. It's also about Shane lying, and slandering other people in order to save himself. If you think this type of behavior is acceptable, or choose to ignore it, then you're just as irresponsible as Mosley.

Oh yeah, it's scientifically proven that using EPO will help you in terms of stamina. I'm pretty sure increased stamina will help a fighter.