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Sport Specific Training Discussion => Boxing => Topic started by: seifullaah73 on May 08, 2012, 03:01:33 pm
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Source:
http://www.boxingscene.com/nsac-peterson-not-licensed-took-testosterone-pellets--52667
NSAC: Peterson Not Licensed, Took Testosterone Pellets
Comment: :o :o No Wonder he Looked strong in the first fight then usual :rant:
by Rick Reeno & David P. Greisman
BoxingScene.com has been advised that junior welterweight Lamont Peterson tested positive for “testosterone pellets," according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer, citing Peterson’s attorney Jeff Fried
Peterson is scheduled to defend his WBA/IBF titles against Amir Khan on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Both fighters agreed, per the contract terms for their rematch, to take part in a random drug testing protocol.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schafer, making a statement Tuesday on a conference call, said the testing had been done unannounced at the March 19 press conference in Los Angeles announcing the fight. The samples from Peterson and Khan were taken to a WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) drug testing lab in Los Angeles and split into “A” and “B” samples, Schaefer said.
The “A” results were reported back to the Volunteer Anti Doping Agency, or VADA, on April 12. Peterson’s team was told of the results on April 13 and told of his rights to have his “B” sample analyzed. That analysis was done on April 30, Schaefer said.
That test confirmed the results of the “A” sample analysis, Schaefer said — that the sample was consistent with administration of an anabolic steroid such as testosterone. Schaefer said follow-up samples were taken from Peterson on April 13. Those samples came back negative for banned substances on May 2, Schaefer said.
According to Kizer, the testosterone pellets were taken prior to Peterson’s first fight with Khan, which took place on December 10th in Washington, DC. Apparently, Peterson did not remember taking the pellets until his “B” sample came back positive.
“I was told by Jeff Fried that he took testosterone pellets, back just before the first Khan fight, but forgot to tell anybody about it. When “A” sample came back positive for testosterone, he still didn’t remember it, it didn’t jog his memory. When the “B” sample came back positive, his memory was jogged and then he said ‘oh yeah, that’s right.’ That’s the story I’ve been told yesterday. I haven’t gotten Jeff’s written statement yet,” Kizer told BoxingScene.com.
There are medical reasons for taking testosterone pellets, but Kizer is waiting for Team Peterson to submit their written statement, which is going to present their side of the story and the explanation behind the administration of the pellets.
“I have to wait to see what Jeff sends to me, but I have no idea [why Peterson or anyone in general would take the pellets]. Testosterone pellets are a legitimate prescription drug, but what it’s used for and whether it’s legitimate in any case I couldn’t tell you."
At the moment, Peterson is not licensed to fight in the state of Nevada. Unless Peterson can provide a sufficient defense to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, he will not be licensed to fight Amir Khan.
“He is not licensed and he will not be licensed unless he can somehow convince the commission that there is some legitimate defense here. We’ll see. The burden is on him and he has not met it so far. He is not licensed and he will not be fighting unless that happens [provides legitimate defense],” Kizer said.
David P. Greisman is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Follow David on Twitter at twitter.com/fightingwords2 or on Facebook at facebook.com/fightingwordsboxing, or send questions and comments to fightingwords1@gmail.com
Tags: Amir Khan , Khan vs Peterson , Khan-Peterson , Lamont Peterson
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A professional athlete on steroids? No way
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A professional athlete on steroids? No way
Exactly what i was thinking!
Wrestlers don't count as professional athletes. :P
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Shocking!
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another bum cheater.
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PED's in drug free sports is cheating, unethical, and weak. Athletes and/or coaches who condone/display this behavior can get lost.
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PED's in drug free sports is cheating, unethical, and weak. Athletes and/or coaches who condone/display this behavior can get lost.
I agree with Adarq's viewpoint. I don't give a fuk how "everybody else is doing it". The only way sports will ever be clean is when drug tests become more frequent, and penalties become harsher. If you're caught doping even just once you should be banned for life. That may sound harsh but it's the only way sports are ever going to become clean and if you're caught cheating than deal with the consequences.
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PED's in drug free sports is cheating, unethical, and weak. Athletes and/or coaches who condone/display this behavior can get lost.
I agree with Adarq's viewpoint. I don't give a fuk how "everybody else is doing it". The only way sports will ever be clean is when drug tests become more frequent, and penalties become harsher. If you're caught doping even just once you should be banned for life. That may sound harsh but it's the only way sports are ever going to become clean and if you're caught cheating than deal with the consequences.
I can only agree with that IF the test is 100% reliable. You can't ban a guy for life just because your test showed he took roids when in fact he took pills because he had a headache and it came up in your test as roids. You get the idea.
It's like the death penalty - what if the guy is innocent? Better let 20 guilty guys live than kill 1 innocent guy.
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PED's in drug free sports is cheating, unethical, and weak. Athletes and/or coaches who condone/display this behavior can get lost.
I agree with Adarq's viewpoint. I don't give a fuk how "everybody else is doing it". The only way sports will ever be clean is when drug tests become more frequent, and penalties become harsher. If you're caught doping even just once you should be banned for life. That may sound harsh but it's the only way sports are ever going to become clean and if you're caught cheating than deal with the consequences.
I can only agree with that IF the test is 100% reliable. You can't ban a guy for life just because your test showed he took roids when in fact he took pills because he had a headache and it came up in your test as roids. You get the idea.
It's like the death penalty - what if the guy is innocent? Better let 20 guilty guys live than kill 1 innocent guy.
That's why they take more than one sample and you're actually believing the BS excuses athletes do. Nothing can increase your Test:Epi ratio to over 6:1 (which is ridiculously high to begin with) besides banned PEDs.
They have to ban them for life. It's not like the gains you make on steroids go away. Also with HGH you can actually create more muscle cells which will never go away, so your genetic limit for natural muscle building will always be bigger.
Hell, look at NFL players. They do their serious cycles in high school and college and then cut back (although they still do something) when they make it to the pros, yet they only get bigger. Combat sports are a little different because they use PEDS to help with recovery and muscle retention when they cut weight but it still gives an advantage that will never go away.
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it's just very disappointing, especially in combat sports..
cheating, while trying to kill someone, is pretty pathetic imo.. i have to assume khan was clean, he didn't fail any tests.. so if peterson is taking ped's, to give him an ADVANTAGE TO KILL SOMEONE, it's just beyond unacceptable.. i consider it the same as modifying hand wraps such as plaster of paris etc.
bleh.. i've been a fan of peterson for a while .. ;/
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Amir Khan attacks Lamont Peterson as title rematch cancelled
• Khan reacts with anger to Peterson's failed drugs test
• 'He acted so innocent … He could have destroyed my life'
That Cheating Scum :rant: Not enough words describe how disgraceful and pathetic peterson is especially when thinking he had taken drugs to defeat khan.
Title stripped off Peterson :P :headbang:
From the wreckage of a rematch that never was, Amir Khan moves on, hoping to fight again soon for the world titles that should never have been taken away from him, possibly against the rising young Philadelphian Danny García on 30 June.
Lamont Peterson, meanwhile, can only contemplate a desperate future, stripped not only of the titles he took from Khan last December when doped up on a testosterone pellet embedded in his hip (a mistake his camp ludicrously described as "inadvertent"), but destined to be regarded forever as a drugs cheat and denied the chance to defend his belts against Khan in Las Vegas on 19 July.
That dream is shattered for the street kid rescued from poverty by a sport he would ultimately betray. He keeps the $500,000 (£309,200) he earned against Khan in Washington, but work opportunities are now seriously compromised.
He and his trainer, Barry Hunter, must go before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday to hear what it makes of his excuse for testing positive for a synthetic steroid in March, but he knows the news will be grim. He has already had to hand back the light-welterweight belts of the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Association, and faces the prospect of a lengthy exclusion from the only job he has ever known.
Khan feels some sympathy for him, but anger and frustration drown out all other emotions. When his American partners, Golden Boy Promotions, told him late on Wednesday evening they were going to take a $250,000 (£155,000) hit and cancel the show at the Mandalay Bay (HBO will drop $1m), Khan was already resigned to the disappointment. You would not have known that from the venom with which he pounded the bag, or the sweat he worked up on the speed ball – even though he knew he had no fight to train for. But he was still in "fight mode", still pumped up – on natural adrenaline.
"It would have been good if they had told us earlier this was going on," he said of the communication relayed to his camp only last Monday – even though Peterson failed his drugs test on 19 March, with the result confirmed within a fortnight. "We could have had a replacement, but it's too late now. Two weeks away from the fight, I have peaked, done all the hard work in the Philippines. I'm in the best shape I could ever be in."
Khan feels vindicated, though. He was widely criticised for complaining about the result in the first fight, labelled a bad sport and a whinger. Those who needed little excuse to pour scorn on him did so with glee. They will be a little quieter this morning.
"Don't get me wrong. He's a nice guy. He's very humble, quiet. I met him a few times before we fought. But there was something there in that fight, that I couldn't get over. There was the judging that wasn't right, for a start, the points taken off me by the referee, and why was that guy [the infamous 'Cat in the Hat'] sat there at ringside? There was something going on there, man.
"I had to make an issue of it because if I didn't people would have said: 'Look, he got beat,' and I knew I didn't lose that fight fair and square."
Khan said he was stunned by Peterson's strength. "He could have destroyed my career. If I wasn't fit and strong and had the boxing skills … I might never have been the same again. It was back and forth, we were both hitting the other so hard, even though I wasn't hurt.
"He was so strong. Now we know why. I've seen him fight numerous times but when I was hitting him, he just wasn't going back. [Marcos] Maidana, I hit him and he went back, Zab Judah too. I hit hard for a light-welterweight. After the first round, when he was down twice, I thought: 'Not many fighters would get up from that.' But he recovered so quickly.
"In the ninth round he got caught with another good shot, then I hit him with another good combination and I just couldn't finish him. If he wasn't on anything I think I would have knocked him out in that fight.
"In rounds 10 and 11, he was running from one corner to the other corner, because I was moving away from him – and that's what testosterone does to you. It gives you that fire. Previous fights, he's never fought like that.
"That's why I was looking forward to this rematch more than any other fight. My dad said: 'I hear he's tested positive,' but I said: 'I'll still go in there and fight him, because, even if he is on drugs, I will still beat him.' But my dad wouldn't let me do it. He said: 'Look, at the end of the day, your health means more.' He's right."
Peterson's publicist Andre Johnson has again insisted that the 28-year-old has done nothing wrong, telling Sky: "He has been boxing for 18 years. In 18 years, barring this incident, he's never tested positive for anything – and after this incident three other tests were taken that he tested negative for.
"We're going to get to the bottom of this and do everything in our power to clear Lamont's name. Lamont will be fighting very soon. We're extremely disappointed. We wanted to make this fight happen. We're sorry it didn't happen. Lamont did nothing wrong. He's not a doper. He's not a cheater."
But despite the denials, what respect there was between the fighters has vanished over the past couple of days. "How could he act so innocent to begin with?" Khan asked. "He could have destroyed my life. How can I respect someone like Lamont Peterson now, when he didn't respect my life? And he doesn't respect the sport. I hope he does get punished.
"He has just destroyed his whole legacy. I think he's done now. You know, he made a lot of money in the last fight, about four or five hundred grand; this fight he was making $1.6m, which was by far his biggest payday – and he's not going to get that sort of money any more. It would have changed his life."
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good words from khan..
judah destroyed 'vernon paris' the other day, paris was a decent up and comer but in way over his head, judah looked really good, crazy fast like usual.. what's funny is, he'll probably be fighting khan again..
judah's getting old, and regardless, he folds in big title fights.. doubt khan will have a problem with him in the rematch.
war khan