Tony Thompson Fighting Luis Ortiz March 5th

For blood pressure medication .. that's hardly a PED

 

hydrochlorothiazide is also a diuretic and masking agent

 

Thompson fights anyone, anywhere on whatever promotional company.

Its refreshing to see

 

Was there really anything to mask? Look at the guys shape...

 

Yup, Price got KO'd by a 40 something , overweight guy who has high blood pressure...twice

 

you tell me

"One possible side effect of high-dose regimens of anabolic steroids is high blood pressure, or hypertension"

from IronManMagazine :think

 

Hardly a PED

http://www.teachpe.com/drugs/diuretics.php

 

This whole PED thing was cleared up AT THE TIME by the UKADA.
They knew about his medication

They admitted that the positive test was innocous, and that essentially the whole thing mounted to a clerical error

 

maybe he was trying to mask something?

does someone like, let's say, Wach, look like someone who took anabolic steriods?

 

Stop it what was he trying to mask ? His age accept it Price lost to a senior citizen. That supplement is more of a detriment than an enhancer..

 

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Hydrochlorothiazide, banned because it’s a diuretic or masking agent, is found in medication used to treat high blood pressure. Thompson had recorded ‘high blood pressure’ in a medical declaration ahead of the fight. He did not have a The****utic Use Exemption (TUE) before the fight, though he was allowed to apply for a retroactive TUE. In 2013 he told UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) he wished to apply for a TUE but he did not go on to provide them with sufficient information.

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but that he was at a high degree of fault because athletes must do everything they can to avoid ingesting a prohibited substance. The American is an experienced international competitor but was also banned by the Austrian Boxing Federation for 12 months after testing positive for hydrochlorothiazide later in 2013.
The tribunal’s decision noted while “his attitude towards the anti-doping process can be described as lackadaisical at best, at no point did he display mischevious or dishonest intent”. "

 

Many caught steroid users were what could be defined as "out of shape"

 

Awful fight. Tony T was busted for peds and besides that did anyone watch him against Scott. He was fat and old looked nothing like he did just 3 years ago. Bad fight

 

I love Tony the Tiger. The old man's a savage, whipping all the young pups, but I think this is a bridge too far.

 

Big fan of Thompson and its no surprise he's stepping in to face Ortiz but I don't think this version of Thompson has any chance.

It's a nice save on short notice but Thompson doesn't have much left. He looked older and slower than ever(even for Thompson's standards) against Scott.

I think he has enough skill and experience to last some rounds but Ortiz probably ko's Thompson.