Addressing the PED problem

[Violent Demise]

Yep. I just find it inexcusable to be putting up "dollars and cents" barriers and excuses, when PEDs in boxing could easily lead to tragedies in the ring. Suffice it to say the sport has its inherent dangers already. We don't need to add more. And when you see the vast amounts of money flowing in big fights, excuses make even less sense. Just last night I caught part of "The Fight Game", with Jim Lampley... and he closed with a statement regarding the increasing use of PEDs. It's a real issue, and as humorously posted with a picture a few posts back.... it won't go away even if we bury our heads in the sand.

I think your boy Tito punching guys with his "cinder-block" hand wraps was more dangerous than any PED you could take.

You're not acknowledging the fact that the money has to come from somewhere, and increased funds are not going to eliminate PEDs.

Would you support an increase in PPV costs for the consumer to cover these drug testing costs? Do you think that would fly? Let's say an extra 5 or 10 bucks per PPV. There would be absolute outrage. People would go INSANE if they had to shell out an extra 5 bucks for testing, but they'd have no problem asking a promotion company to shell out 50 million for testing.

What does that do to the small-time shows and promoters? You think they can afford to pay these extra drug testing costs with their 4-rounders?

This isn't about your ignorance about boxers, boxing history, or facts in general. It's about the dangers of PED use. If you think the only financial answer is to pass along the cost to the PPV customers, instead of taking a piece of the very large pie consumed by boxers and promoters.... then keep on thinking it. Personally, I'd rather try and do something to solve a very real problem, rather than just sitting with my thumbs up my ass fretting about boxers getting brain damaged.

What pie is that? Only about 5% of current active boxers eat well. The rest struggle to get by. Some worse than others. To take another piece of there already shorted purse ain't right and shouldn't be done