Nonito Donaire fires Robert Garcia... Employs his dad

[Ron Swanson]

There is nothing I find more peculiar than the concept Donaire of all people is clean. Maybe he is. But BEFORE he decided to do random testing he hired the guy most famous for beating random testing. We have absolutely no idea if Donaire is clean or not. Guilt by association isn't fair but it's part of life.

[walrus]

I saw a few interviews where Donaire said his heart isn't in boxing anymore. Is his biggest problem himself.

[Addicted to_boxing]

I saw a few interviews where Donaire said his heart isn't in boxing anymore. Is his biggest problem himself.

That is because Arum is no longer into him. Top Ranks well has run dry with opponents. All opponents of merit belong to GBP.

[Beanflicker]

But BEFORE he decided to do random testing he hired the guy most famous for beating random testing. We have absolutely no idea if Donaire is clean or not. Guilt by association isn't fair but it's part of life.

Right. The guy you are referring to is Victor Conte, who ran Balco, who was busted by the feds and served prison time for distributing steroids to athletes. Why would a guy FAMOUS for being busted, the godfather of PEDs himself, a straight guy who went to prison for it, come out and get into the same racket?

Conte also works with the commissions and some of these anti-doping agencies to enhance drug testing, because obviously he knows the in's and out's. And before he got into the steroid business, he was actually a world renowned nutritionist who pioneered a lot of legit stuff, including doing rigorous testing on athlete's blood to see what could be improved (white cell counts, what nutritients were deficient, ect). From all accounts, he's gone back into the legal nutrition side of things and is doing just fine.

If he was back in the steroid game and had anything to hide, he would be hiding it. You wouldn't hear of people PUBLICLY signing on with him: it would all take place in private like it used to. If a guy was doing steroids, why would he openly hire the godfather of steroids, a guy known for it? The only reason would be is that they're on the level and have nothing to hide. So I don't buy into those conclusions about Donaire and other fighters who are working with Conte.

[Master]

I like Donaire he is exciting and believes he needs a shake up in his training. It is his career and he can choose whoever he wants. I think Garcia is not as good as many people make out.

[Addicted to_boxing]

But BEFORE he decided to do random testing he hired the guy most famous for beating random testing. We have absolutely no idea if Donaire is clean or not. Guilt by association isn't fair but it's part of life.

Right. The guy you are referring to is Victor Conte, who ran Balco, who was busted by the feds and served prison time for distributing steroids to athletes. Why would a guy FAMOUS for being busted, the godfather of PEDs himself, a straight guy who went to prison for it, come out and get into the same racket?

Conte also works with the commissions and some of these anti-doping agencies to enhance drug testing, because obviously he knows the in's and out's. And before he got into the steroid business, he was actually a world renowned nutritionist who pioneered a lot of legit stuff, including doing rigorous testing on athlete's blood to see what could be improved (white cell counts, what nutritients were deficient, ect). From all accounts, he's gone back into the legal nutrition side of things and is doing just fine.

If he was back in the steroid game and had anything to hide, he would be hiding it. You wouldn't hear of people PUBLICLY signing on with him: it would all take place in private like it used to. If a guy was doing steroids, why would he openly hire the godfather of steroids, a guy known for it? The only reason would be is that they're on the level and have nothing to hide. So I don't buy into those conclusions about Donaire and other fighters who are working with Conte.

This coming from the biggest PAC nut masseuse. This would be a complete 360 character assassination if Conte were working for Floyd.