Why was Mayweather allowed a TUE from USADA?

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  1. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can someone help explain this? I didn't really think anything of it at first, but I dwelled into it a bit and now my interest has been peaked.

    Mayweather was granted 750 ML of a saline vitamin mixture right after the weigh in. However, I'm reading on usada.org that it is illegal to use intravenous therapy in and out of competition.

    It's not the liquid or substance, keep in mind... what's illegal is the intravenous therapy, using the IV's. This is straight from USADA's rulebook.

    USADA says that the reason they don't allow it because:

    Mayweather was approved with the TUE, but how? USADA says TUE's are given for:

    Which one was Mayweather? Also, if Mayweather walks around at 148 (which he says he does) and weighed in 148.6 fight night (which Showtime and Mayweather says he did), then why would that merit a TUE to rehydrate, let alone 750 ML which is as much a wine bottle?

    If we listen to what his side said and Floyd really did only have to drop 1-2 pounds, then he was illegally given the the****utic use exemption because he didn't need it, at least according to the rules of USADA on IV intravenous infusions.

    On the flip-slide, if he had to kill himself to make weight...then why is everyone on his side, including Showtime's Executive, lying about his weight?

    This doesn't make sense to me and seems kinda weird. And to top it all off, Mayweather and Ellerbe's explanation when they were confronted about it...makes zero sense.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEWLygMvxxo

    "Well, you're not struggling to make weight, so why did you need the TUE?"

    Ellerbe said Mayweather wasn't struggling to make weight, but Mayweather was dehydrated from "working out so hard". Is that really a believable reason to you? I mean it would have to be a very legitimate reason to get the bypass on something that USADA considers very illegal. Anyone care to explain?
     
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    For most people that would sound like a BS excuse but given everything we know about how Mayweather trains he might be the one person for whom that is a very legitimate reason.
     
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  3. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    I'm glad you noticed that too abuffy. One reason is that treatment can be used to mask EPO steroid abuse. Mayweather & the NSAC need to address this :patsch
     
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  4. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ellerbe, "...because he works out hard, was giving blood, urine, and preparing for a fight." I get it, but USADA said intravenous injections for rehydration and in general are prohibited unless for medical emergencies. It's possible that Mayweather was severely dehydrated, I suppose...
     
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  5. icarus1

    icarus1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    in boxing, usada-vegas-tmt-nsac is now like in-house. every advantage they can get is legal but not for the challenger especially if non-american. bottom line is the money, it's god for the business so it's useless investigating. with the tons of money, it's peanuts to pay people to dis-inform on the boards, destroy inquisitions, and glorify them.
     
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  6. xHamster

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    Floyd = house fighter
     
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  7. DGS

    DGS Active Member Full Member

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    this^^^ we all know how had mayweather works out so this could be the case
     
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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Pretty much what they said. :good

    From most it would seem a lame excuse, but given his training habits I'd say Mayweather rates benefit of the doubt here.
     
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  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Mayweather and VERY few others. (Lomachenko, perhaps? Hopkins?)
     
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  10. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Maybe I.B. but Floyd seems to get a lot of benefits of the doubt doesn't he??:patsch
     
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  11. Boxing Prospect

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    Surely if a fighter dehydrates due to training...then it's tough luck? It's like being injured during training, or not training very well...failure to prepare properly...
     
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  12. Leoh

    Leoh Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The answer is within the question
     
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  13. counterstrike

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    So I take it that if we were to look at Q4 of Mayweather's pre-fight medical questionnaire ("Do you have any serious medical illnesses,..., of any kind?") it would read something like: "Yes (severe dehydration)." I'm sure he would also have the medical tests to confirm this condition.

    This must be true, because Manny wasn't allowed his shot due to his injury not being disclosed on the sheet, while Mayweather was allowed his TUE due to his disclosed (and lab verified) serious medical illness.

    I call on the defender of truth, Paulie Malignaggi, to publicly demand that Mayweather release his questionnaire and medical tests to prove that he was in fact suffering from this serious medical illness for which the TUE was required, which, if untrue, would amount to illegal use of a banned medical treatment prior to the fight.
     
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  14. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    how would they get the urine sample?
     
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  15. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lol! If he doesn't release his medical records per Malignaggi's demand then Mayweather is obviously lying:roll:
     
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