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This isn't strange at all, you can completely see where a guy like Thompson is coming from. He's an old, solid veteran who has probably been clean and worked his ass off his whole career. Clearly he wouldn't throw this out without having a pretty good idea of how rampant doping is in the sport, and he probably feels that he's likely been cheated a couple of times himself. He would certainly be slightly more informed than the chap who's apparently "sickened" over his comments! I'm not ideally in favour of the legalization thing of course, but I honestly think it may be a fairer system than what is currently in place. All of these banned substances(which differ everywhere) aren't unlike the gun law at all, it's a perfectly good point. Without adequate standardized testing, or anything even CLOSE to it in many cases, outlawing banned substances truly can punish the fighters who choose to stay clean.
I think it's ridiculous to even consider allowing this. All they need is stricter drug testing before every fight, one 2 months before, one a month before and a sample after the fight. All 3 have to be clean to collect the purse.

U allow these guys to take whatever they want well have loads of fighter dying from heart explosions. Just look at Eddie Guerrero
.....I didn't say they should allow it, simply that it may be at least as fair as what is currently in place. As it is, doping is rampant and a minority of those doing it ever get caught. Strict testing before all major fights would obviously be the best case scenario, I'm just saying if they aren't seriously going to work towards this it only serves to punish the guys who choose to train clean. And I didn't know who the hell Eddie Guerrero was, but I don't think WWF wrestlers are exactly the end result of allowing PED use in a serious sport. Those guys take it purely for aesthetic reasons which woud be a detriment in real combat of any sort. Boxers aim to be in peak physical condition, if they juiced in that sense to the point where it was affecting their hearts it would be counter-productive.

Lance Armstrong is probably the best example of what PED use can do for an athlete, and he never looked any more imposing than I do. Granted he was only concered with cardio and endurance, but that's a tremendous element of boxing as well.