Scrap? Do boxers get breathalysed before a fight?

[Fenster]

Silly question but sometimes I think fighters look half-pissed before the off - I know this is probably down to them shitting it but still...

[0james0]

I can't imagine they would, it's not illegal afterall.

It's one way to numb the pain I suppose!

[Fenster]

It must be against the rules to enter a boxing match with alcohol in the system? You can't have people clumping each other if their brains have been slightly fuzzed.

Jockey's are not allowed to race horses if the merest trace of booze is detected. They are strictly tested before each meeting

[Saddo]

i don;t think they do because we would never have witnessed a Hatton fight

COME ON...I'LL TAK YAZZ ALL ON ~hic~

[greynotsoold]

A few years back Fernie Morales from El Paso fought Orlando Canizalez and was stopped in the 12th. An hour and a half later he collapsed in the parking lot with a BAC of .2-plus, and neurological damage that ended his career.
I've always thought Larry Merchant should be tested.

[Fenster]

A few years back Fernie Morales from El Paso fought Orlando Canizalez and was stopped in the 12th. An hour and a half later he collapsed in the parking lot with a BAC of .2-plus, and neurological damage that ended his career.
I've always thought Larry Merchant should be tested.

What does that figure mean? Equate it to an amount of drink.. like how many pints of beer, spirits or glasses of wine?

Is it too large an amount to have consumed after the fight?

Maybe this question ain't so stupid after all....