Tarver pulled from the announcing team tonight. . .

I'll wait, but it seems strange they would release a result they weren't sure of and levy a fine and change the bout result to no conest until the b sample was tested. But with each state having their own commission I guess consistency is no going to happen.

Second thought. A false positive would mean the b sample tested clean. Less than 24 hours after the initial result was released? Timing doesn't seem to work.

 

I can't be sure, but usual protocol in testing is the A sample goes through a strip indication test or dye ID test. This uses a simple color change or marker indication that will say if someone is dirty or not. This is just like those home test kits that tell you right then or the ones used in drugs tests for work and such. They give you results in 5 minutes, but are highly prone to false-positives. When that comes back dirty the B sample will under go usually GC or HPLC testing or maybe even GC-MS testing which is not likely to give a false positive.

Not sure what you are implying about the 24 hr time gap, but B testing could have been conducted and completed within that time frame depending on who was testing and where it had to go.

 

I mean they should not have announced or made any decisions based on just the A sample.

I thought the protocol was to give the fighter a chance to appeal and have the B sample tested before ANY action or announcements were made.

 

I am not sure what the agreement on dissemination of positive results of A sample, but I think that's based on what is agreed to. BTW, I would like to correct my last post in that the A sample can and often times does undergo further analysis after the indicator test comes back positive. If his A sample failed the initial LC or GC test then it must have been a borderline positive result if the B sample came back negative.

 

I have seen no news that the b sample came back negative. Can you supply a link¿

 

HATESRATS, Man, would he have ANY credibility at all, discussing drugs in boxing? They have GOT to deep six his ass.

 

I can't as I only heard it from Showtime and the team. They were clarifying what happened and that his B sample was clean.

 

Yet they yanked him from the broadcast and no other source has picked it up?

Can't find anything on Google either. The thing about the time frame with the b sample isn't the time to test but it is part of the appeal process so, as far as I know, that is probably not even going to get started until Monday.

[url]http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8086282/cruiserweight-contender-antonio-tarver-tests-positive-banned-substance-june-2-fight[/url]

Dodd said "B" samples are not tested unless the offender asks for it to be analyzed.
"We don't need the 'B' sample for confirmation, so he has the right to appeal if he wants that one analyzed," Dodd said.

 

:thinkYou're asking the wrong person, bro. I have no more clarity than you.

 

Yeah, just strange they would say that though. I'm wondering if they said it to soften the blow figuring people would just forget about it. 99.9999% of viewers don't know what goes on boxing between bouts.