[Editor's Note: This was originally published on the Yahoo! Boxing page in 2013, before the issue of real PEDs testing had been bastardized for the sake of showy appeasement (i.e. :"voluntary" testing) and before said appeasement had been facilitated by media whores looking for cash-outs via a "cause." Unfortunately, Yahoo, in their infinite wisdom, decided to erase all … [Read more...]
In the Land of the Blind (On Marquez, PEDs, and Pointing Fingers); Magno’s Monday Rant
It sure would be nice if the boxing world could unanimously agree that a fight like Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Mike Alvarado last Saturday was “just” and “only” a boxing match. This would mean that the issue of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) would not be an issue. In a perfect world the suits behind the scenes would actually be screening for such things and organized in such a … [Read more...]
Timothy Bradley & the Ongoing Futile War on PEDs; Harrison’s Monday Rant
by Tim Harrison To randomly test (for PEDs) or not to randomly test: that is the question. VADA or USADA: that is also the question. To fight or not to fight, is yet another question. Timothy Bradley is a fighter faced with a decision that could make him or break him. The Palm Springs, California native has stated he won’t fight if random PED testing for his October 12 bout … [Read more...]
Sifting Through Distractions, Montoya, Interbox, and the Truth of it all; Harrison’s Monday Rant
by Tim Harrison Despite the lack of in-ring action the weekend of July 20, plenty of dubious happenings outside of the ring have kept us busy, regardless of how fast a worthy scandal dies down. The most recent controversy from outside the ropes came in the form of self-professed reporter Gabriel Montoya and his secret involvement as a consultant to the PED testing protocols … [Read more...]
Montoya, Interbox, and The Twisting Ties That Bind; Magno’s Monday Rant
In late May an anonymous source sent me a recorded phone conversation of Max Boxing writer Gabriel Montoya crowing about his status as a secret PEDs testing consultant for the Jean Pascal-Lucian Bute bout in Canada and other materials related to his relationship with certain individuals in the PED testing arena. Obviously, a journalist serving as secret consultant for a … [Read more...]