lamont peterson still ibf champ!

If Lamont is to be blamed for something it could be that he never bothered to stay on top of something that he should have stayed on top of. Maybe he’s a few cards short of a deck but I imagine he assumed that those on his team were looking after his best interests since that’s what they are paid for. After all he’s a boxer and not a biological chemist with barely a grade school education who grew up in a cardboard box with his brother on the mean street. One could argue that he agreed to the additional testing because again he assumed everything was in order.

I’m giving the kid the benefit of the doubt. I just can’t believe that he would knowingly risk it all when he finally reached the top of the mountain after all he has been through.
The physical evidence outweighs any perceived intent.

I hope Judah wins :)

Even if we get beyond the fact that there is no doubt Peterson is shady by taking testosterone on the sly, I'm undecided on how I feel about permitting normalizing testosterone levels in order to equal the playing field. Isn't it a slippery slope? Won't every boxer attempt to take enough testosterone to test immediately under the legal limit. For example, what was Amir Khan's testosterone level for the Peterson fight? Let's say it was 1.2:1. If Peterson came in at 3.7:1, which is under the 4:1 legal limit, wasn't he at a decided advantage over Khan?

I guess if IBF decided not to strip is because of a legitimate medical reason however I still don't like the fact that he never disclosed the issue. That being said I wonder if Peterson not being stripped had anything to do with Khan losing, perhaps its due to all the corruption I saw yet again in the Olympics (I'm Persian and what happened in the heavyweight division disgusted me) has renewed my sense of conspiracy and dread in boxing.

All that said and done it begs the following question; why Judah?

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Originally Posted by DavilaJones

All that said and done it begs the following question; why Judah?

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I think his BS "win" over Matthyse looks very good for him right now. It's a wrinkle when trying to rank 140-pounders if you believe, like I do, that Matthyse is the best of the bunch.

Of course, Judah also got assed-out by Khan. So go figure. Might have to chalk it up to Judah simply getting far more chances than anyone else I can think of.