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^hahaha, straight to the point... unlike my rant!

Yes, I should also mention that ODLH being 5 foot 11 might have something to do with it...

Sometimes it's not a case of a fighter forcing their weight up... it's just that they've stopped forcing their weight down.
I agree with all that. I was going to mention something about Arturo Gatti fighting at 140 but coming in figh night at 151. As far as the not wanting to take the tests, if someone called me a cheater with no basis or evidence other than I moved up in weight, I might tell them to take a hike. Then again for 40 million other reasons I'd take the damn test and try to beat the shit out of them.
If Pac had simply said to "take a hike", I think things may very well have turned out different. I believe it was all the excuses, half compromises, and contradictions that made Pac look bad, and ultimately led negotiations down the ill fated path.

I'm sure there are countless examples of PED use that will never be known. There is an "arms race" between new more effective testing and drugs/administering techniques that aim to avoid detection. Time will tell if professional boxing does its best to keep current with the most effective testing procedures.