Khan wants belts returned

[Fenster]

Peterson gets caught using illegal substances which he admits he used before the first Khan fight. His excuse is it's for some abnormal medical reason. Although it just so happens he failed to inform anyone of this until he got caught.

To a layman it sounds like he was blatantly cheating and because he passed the Washington test he thought he would pass the Nevada/VADA test.

I think Khan has every right to demand his belts back and also the loss should be taken off his record.

Right, and why did Peterson admit to using a banned substance before the 1st Khan fight? It wasn't because he was coming clean and being honest, it was damage control, after he knew he'd been caught and there would likely be an investigation. Medical reasons my ass, synthetic testosterone is a banned PED, using it is cheating and Peterson knew it, he was just stupid enough to believe he'd gotten away with it.

Exactly.

His team know he will get a suspension and the titles confiscated. What they're saying is nothing but pure damage control.

[p4pking]

I understand where you guys are coming from, I just don't agree that they should overturn anything on account of Petersons admission alone. As I said, it's quite possible that he didn't have an abnormal test for the first fight because his levels of testosterone weren't abnormal. I would imagine that synthetic testosterone in itself can't be detected or differentiated from the natural hormone, the only give away would be having a very high level in the blood. Furthermore, who is to say with certainty that Khan didn't use something banned himself? If the fighters both passed whatever tests they had to take then it should be done with imo, this incident merely highlights how inadequate the standard tests are in the first place. Shane Mosley didn't have his win over De La hoya overturned even though he has admitted to using designer anabolic steroids along with EPO, much more serious than synthetic testosterone.

[Althugz]

I understand where you guys are coming from, I just don't agree that they should overturn anything on account of Petersons admission alone. As I said, it's quite possible that he didn't have an abnormal test for the first fight because his levels of testosterone weren't abnormal. I would imagine that synthetic testosterone in itself can't be detected or differentiated from the natural hormone, the only give away would be having a very high level in the blood. Furthermore, who is to say with certainty that Khan didn't use something banned himself? If the fighters both passed whatever tests they had to take then it should be done with imo, this incident merely highlights how inadequate the standard tests are in the first place. Shane Mosley didn't have his win over De La hoya overturned even though he has admitted to using designer anabolic steroids along with EPO, much more serious than synthetic testosterone.

DING DING DING DING!! We have a winner folks..somebody gets it. My IQ was going into a minus balance the further I read Mars and Fensters posts.

[Rantcatrat]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he violate the D.C. Commission's rules by not disclosing the use of the supplemental testosterone? Aren't testosterone pellets on the banned substances list there? If he was in violation of the rules, the fight should be ruled a no contest. Why is it relevant that he was only caught because he admitted to it? He still used a banned substance. We should discourage this type of behavior. We should encourage transparency.

[shza]

I understand where you guys are coming from, I just don't agree that they should overturn anything on account of Petersons admission alone. As I said, it's quite possible that he didn't have an abnormal test for the first fight because his levels of testosterone weren't abnormal. I would imagine that synthetic testosterone in itself can't be detected or differentiated from the natural hormone, the only give away would be having a very high level in the blood. Furthermore, who is to say with certainty that Khan didn't use something banned himself? If the fighters both passed whatever tests they had to take then it should be done with imo, this incident merely highlights how inadequate the standard tests are in the first place. Shane Mosley didn't have his win over De La hoya overturned even though he has admitted to using designer anabolic steroids along with EPO, much more serious than synthetic testosterone.

Actually, as I understand it, the one and only reason Peterson failed the test was because synthetic (as opposed to natural) testosterone was detected. To my knowledge, and based on everything I've read on this, there has been no finding that the level of testosterone in his body was abnormally high (or at any particular level).

I do agree with Rantcatrant, however, that Peterson's failure to disclose is sufficient grounds to strip him of the titles. If he can persuade the powers that be that his medical explanation is legit and that his only foul was the non-disclosure, however, I don't think a suspension is appropriate.

[Mars_ax]

Peterson gets caught using illegal substances which he admits he used before the first Khan fight. His excuse is it's for some abnormal medical reason. Although it just so happens he failed to inform anyone of this until he got caught.

To a layman it sounds like he was blatantly cheating and because he passed the Washington test he thought he would pass the Nevada/VADA test.

I think Khan has every right to demand his belts back and also the loss should be taken off his record.

Right, and why did Peterson admit to using a banned substance before the 1st Khan fight? It wasn't because he was coming clean and being honest, it was damage control, after he knew he'd been caught and there would likely be an investigation. Medical reasons my ass, synthetic testosterone is a banned PED, using it is cheating and Peterson knew it, he was just stupid enough to believe he'd gotten away with it.

Exactly.

His team know he will get a suspension and the titles confiscated. What they're saying is nothing but pure damage control.

I just don't see why anyone would have a problem with Peterson being stripped of Khan's titles and Amir being re-instated as the Champion.

Using PED's to gain an unfair physical advantage or to help win a championship fight is serious business. Anyway you want to look at it, it's cheating and could even be considered criminal.

[Althugz]

Peterson gets caught using illegal substances which he admits he used before the first Khan fight. His excuse is it's for some abnormal medical reason. Although it just so happens he failed to inform anyone of this until he got caught.

To a layman it sounds like he was blatantly cheating and because he passed the Washington test he thought he would pass the Nevada/VADA test.

I think Khan has every right to demand his belts back and also the loss should be taken off his record.

Right, and why did Peterson admit to using a banned substance before the 1st Khan fight? It wasn't because he was coming clean and being honest, it was damage control, after he knew he'd been caught and there would likely be an investigation. Medical reasons my ass, synthetic testosterone is a banned PED, using it is cheating and Peterson knew it, he was just stupid enough to believe he'd gotten away with it.

Exactly.

His team know he will get a suspension and the titles confiscated. What they're saying is nothing but pure damage control.

I just don't see why anyone would have a problem with Peterson being stripped of Khan's titles and Amir being re-instated as the Champion.

Using PED's to gain an unfair physical advantage or to help win a championship fight is serious business. Anyway you want to look at it, it's cheating and could even be considered criminal.

Seriously, just stop. You have no clue what you're talking about on this subject. So if Amir Khan's Testosterone range was say 6 and Peterson brought his up via synthetic means from say 1 to 4.5..then he is a "criminal"? Even though his levels would be lower than Khan's still? Of course not, that's why there are rules in place to say that you CAN use synthetic hormones to bring levels into normal.

To be clear the only thing it seems Peterson is busted for is witholding information. This PED talk should be banned anyway..wasn't this agreed a few years back on this forum? Because 99% of you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.