Thread: Will the impact of Pac's refusal....?

Will the impact of Pac's refusal be large enough to change the landscape of boxing's drug tests nation wide? Are all 50 states willing to spend the money on these complex tests? I smoke mad herb and and still able to pass a hospital drug test in order to get a job there. It was only a pee test and I had a half a blunt the night before!!! Been working here for 5 years now, too. Thus, I feel that urine tests aren't enough and the blood test is sufficient. The only reason these obsolete tests are still used is because they are cheap!!! That's why I feel the standard test WON'T change. How is a state gonna budget for every fightcard? Manny, dog, homie, pare, amigo....please take the effing test already so we can have this fight already!!!

Originally Posted by AirJordanIV

Will the impact of Pac's refusal be large enough to change the landscape of boxing's drug tests nation wide? Are all 50 states willing to spend the money on these complex tests? I smoke mad herb and and still able to pass a hospital drug test in order to get a job there. It was only a pee test and I had a half a blunt the night before!!! Been working here for 5 years now, too. Thus, I feel that urine tests aren't enough and the blood test is sufficient. The only reason these obsolete tests are still used is because they are cheap!!! That's why I feel the standard test WON'T change. How is a state gonna budget for every fightcard? Manny, dog, homie, pare, amigo....please take the effing test already so we can have this fight already!!!

Cost is definitely the prohibitive factor here. That's why I say we should start with title fights and work our way down from there. Testing would run about $400 per test and there are usually 2 titles on a given vegas card. 6 tests x 4 fighters = 24 blood tests or about. So we are looking at $9,600 total or $2,400 from each purse to cover it. It's not a bad price to pay to clean up the sport. I hope that this gains some traction and becomes more common place.

I'm all for cleaning up the sport. But one of the reasons boxing has been losing fans in years past is because it costs so much to be a fan. I don't even want to mention what a ticket to a title match (in the nosebleed section mind you) costs. But you still have to pay $40 - $60 a pop just to watch a big name fight on the television in your own home. Personally I don't mind paying, I don't think I've missed a pay-per view match in 6 years. But back to my original point, if boxing makes this mandatory for title fights, then I can tell you as a business owner that the cost will passed on to the customer. Pay-per view prices will go up etc...I'm willing to pay the extra money, but it won't do much for growing the base of boxing fans.

They just need to do it for title fights so cost wouldn't be an issue.

Originally Posted by 15rounder

I'm all for cleaning up the sport. But one of the reasons boxing has been losing fans in years past is because it costs so much to be a fan. I don't even want to mention what a ticket to a title match (in the nosebleed section mind you) costs. But you still have to pay $40 - $60 a pop just to watch a big name fight on the television in your own home. Personally I don't mind paying, I don't think I've missed a pay-per view match in 6 years. But back to my original point, if boxing makes this mandatory for title fights, then I can tell you as a business owner that the cost will passed on to the customer. Pay-per view prices will go up etc...I'm willing to pay the extra money, but it won't do much for growing the base of boxing fans.

I'm fairly certain that $40,000,000 - $2,400 can be absorbed fairly easily. Furthermore if this was to become more common place the discounts for consistent bulk testing would make it even more reasonable.

Originally Posted by killersheep

Originally Posted by AirJordanIV

Will the impact of Pac's refusal be large enough to change the landscape of boxing's drug tests nation wide? Are all 50 states willing to spend the money on these complex tests? I smoke mad herb and and still able to pass a hospital drug test in order to get a job there. It was only a pee test and I had a half a blunt the night before!!! Been working here for 5 years now, too. Thus, I feel that urine tests aren't enough and the blood test is sufficient. The only reason these obsolete tests are still used is because they are cheap!!! That's why I feel the standard test WON'T change. How is a state gonna budget for every fightcard? Manny, dog, homie, pare, amigo....please take the effing test already so we can have this fight already!!!

Cost is definitely the prohibitive factor here. That's why I say we should start with title fights and work our way down from there. Testing would run about $400 per test and there are usually 2 titles on a given vegas card. 6 tests x 4 fighters = 24 blood tests or about. So we are looking at $9,600 total or $2,400 from each purse to cover it. It's not a bad price to pay to clean up the sport. I hope that this gains some traction and becomes more common place.

Good post. Agreed 100%.

Pac's refusal (if it's his final decision) will certainly take away his all-time great status.

I really thought that the mediation would be successful but it seems that pac is really on PEDS/drugs and his continued refusal to agree to Gayweather's demand makes him guilty beyond reasonable doubt for me.

It's disenchanting, frustrating and painful to know that my favorite fighter had cheated his way to greatness.

He is like our current president ( Gloria Arroyo) who won the election through massive cheating.

I could still remember what Pacfan (where is he now?) had said before.

Pac's fate seems to be connected with Gloria Arroyo. I know now what he means by that.

Pac is a cheater and I can't believe I've been defending/helping him through so many years.

So PAINFUL....... Tsk.Tsk.Tsk.