Wilder-Ortiz and the PED Shadow
The WBC has collected hefty fines from Luis Ortiz and Alexander Povetkin, who failed VADA testing prior to WBC heavyweight title bouts in 2016 and 2017. However, to date, none of that money has funneled back to VADA and the “Clean Boxing Program.”
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag
OK, folks this is the last time Dougie will entertain Mayweather-McGregor-related emails for the mailbag column. Starting Monday it’s back to real boxing. Deal with it!
read moreErrol Spence’s trainer talks Spence-Mayweather, PED chatter
The sky’s the limit for Errol Spence, says trainer Derrick James, but a bout against Floyd Mayweather? And what’s with all the boob talk?
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share thoughts on Floyd Mayweather’s retirement and who might fill the void at welterweight, PED-testing, Martinez-Salido II, ATG swan songs, the Bradley-Atlas union and more in this week’s Monday mailbag.
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Fans comment on Thomas Hauser’s article on USADA’s role in boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s IV use prior to the Pacquiao fight; Andre Berto, other weekend fights, mythical match-ups and more in this week’s Friday mailbag.
read moreThomas Hauser issues statement with regard to USADA comments
Thomas Hauser issued a statement with regard to the recent comments by USADA spokesperson Annie Skinner on behalf of the anti-doping agency.
read moreUSADA, Floyd Mayweather Jr. issue statements responding to article
USADA and Floyd Mayweather Jr. issued statements in response to Thomas Hauser’s recent article questioning the agency’s PED-testing practices in boxing.
read moreThomas Hauser explains USADA/Mayweather article
RingTV.com’s Michael Woods contacted Thomas Hauser to ask follow-up questions about the award-winning writer’s recent article on USADA PED testing in boxing.
read moreTeam Soliman disputes PED allegation, handling of testing
Sam Soliman’s manager is upset with how drug testing was handled prior to his fighter’s Feb. 1 victory over Felix Sturm in Germany, and outraged that the German Boxing Federation announced to the media that Soliman tested positive for a banned substance.
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