Mosley testifies to EPO use before fighting De La Hoya

[Memphis]

Im no expert when it comes to performance enhancing drugs but if someone said to me here try this stuff, all you have to do is inject it into your blood stream alarm bells would be ringing. Maybe there are legitimate performance enhancing substances that need to be injected?

[antimoron]

How does oscar react to this... now that they are business partner too.. he must be pissed..

[Dizaster]

LOL that's funny that he said he didn't know... You don't put a needle into your body without knowing exactly what the substance is, and the consequences of it going in there..

As any lawyer would say though, your best defense would be to say that you didn't know it was a banned substance..

I'm a huge fan of Mosley and is one of the gentleman of the sport.. Boxing can always use more guys like these, and it'll be a shame if this blows up and puts a stain on his career and boxing..

[CGM]

LOL that's funny that he said he didn't know... You don't put a needle into your body without knowing exactly what the substance is, and the consequences of it going in there..

As any lawyer would say though, your best defense would be to say that you didn't know it was a banned substance..

I'm a huge fan of Mosley and is one of the gentleman of the sport.. Boxing can always use more guys like these, and it'll be a shame if this blows up and puts a stain on his career and boxing..

Agreed. Although maybe he really didn't know it was illegal, who knows. What's really hard to believe is when they say they didn't know they had taken performance enhancers in the first place. As if a well tuned athlete such as Marion Jones for example doesn't even recognize the things that were happening to her own body.

[Wayne]

How does oscar react to this... now that they are business partner too.. he must be pissed..

No doubt Oscar's pissed, but he'll never say a word. It's funny, but I bet his wins won't be declared no contest when he took something that made him perform better, whereas fighters who have tested positive for marijuana, something that has 0 effect on your ability to fight, have had their wins voided. That makes NO sense.

[the_PRODIGY]

How does oscar react to this... now that they are business partner too.. he must be pissed..

No doubt Oscar's pissed, but he'll never say a word. It's funny, but I bet his wins won't be declared no contest when he took something that made him perform better, whereas fighters who have tested positive for marijuana, something that has 0 effect on your ability to fight, have had their wins voided. That makes NO sense.

Oh brother..I think you're underestimating the power of marijuana..it makes you real smoooove..when taken before boxing it makes you an RJJ...I mean smooooveeee.

[albsur2006]

Yeah, Shane knew what he was doing with EPO. Athletes at that level are ridiculously informed on nutrition, especially a gym rat like Shane Mosley. Putting a needle into your body without knowing what your injecting, is almost unfathomable for a regular person much less a star athlete. These people really thought they were never gonna get caught.

[ross]

Either Shane has always taken this stuff which is why he was so explosive and quick (never really a very skilled stylist) or he took it to move up in weight so much.

Id say the former is right, his performances dropped off after he was found to be using them and id like to see samples taken from him for his last fight as well, I just cant see how a man Shanes age can muster up that explosiveness in the last seconds of a 12 rounder that he was getting worn down by a tougher stronger man known for his ability to take punishment

Boxing is very currupt still, in that it doesnt test each and every boxer every time they enter a contest, allowing the big money makers to keep the sport buzzing, even though they juice to keep there skills, Mosely, Toney and Jones being the high profile names that come to mind but who are still allowed to make millions after ruining other peoples careers through cheating.

I remember Tommy Morrison admitting he juiced big time to get to heavy weight and he saw lots of other boxers doing it as well.

[AdamGB]

I don't know how relevant the administration he used is. There are plenty of illegal substances that can be taken Orally.

[antimoron]

How does oscar react to this... now that they are business partner too.. he must be pissed..

No doubt Oscar's pissed, but he'll never say a word. It's funny, but I bet his wins won't be declared no contest when he took something that made him perform better, whereas fighters who have tested positive for marijuana, something that has 0 effect on your ability to fight, have had their wins voided. That makes NO sense.

Oh brother..I think you're underestimating the power of marijuana..it makes you real smoooove..when taken before boxing it makes you an RJJ...I mean smooooveeee.

red bull energy drink is far more illegal than taking EPO...

[Taeth]

People act like these drugs turn you into a super human, but they don't, they slightly enhance your physical performance, but by no means to they make an Antonio Margarito into Meldrick Taylor, or Arreola into Mike Tyson.

[Dizaster]

Im no expert when it comes to performance enhancing drugs but if someone said to me here try this stuff, all you have to do is inject it into your blood stream alarm bells would be ringing. Maybe there are legitimate performance enhancing substances that need to be injected?

Actually yeah that's a thought.. I wouldn't have thought that sports people need to inject anything as part of their training regiment, but at such an elite level, who knows... Still it's poor judgement for any person that that elite level to put anything into their body to enhance training or performance in any way without knowing the full extent of it's allowed usage...

Strange..

[Master]

It is not strange it is a shame that he is injecting himself. I thought Oscar won the second fight, the decision should be reversed or at least a no contest.