Nigel Benn Steroid Claim - 16 years later..........

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Benn said a solicitor acting for the McClellan family contacted his agent, Kevin Lueshing, to say they had found blood on the boots the American wore in that fight - which contained traces of steroids.
Benn groaned: "This is 15 years after the fight mind you, and that is where I struggle to take all this in.
"They are saying it wasn't his blood, but blood with a steroid or some performance-enhancing drug in it. And if it wasn't Gerald's, then it must be yours.

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Ok, so basically if I get it well, of two things:

1) Who the hell is keeping blood stain for 15 years on a pair of boxing boots and all of a sudden are thinking: "hey, let's pay to get that analyzed"
2) They made an analyze but they can't say who's blood it is and to top it up, they can say that it's full of enhancing substance but can't say which substance it is exactly....

To me, it smells phony from New-York to Hanoi, it would be the worst and less credible analyze ever made.

Well, they will be able to with a DNA test.

If its found to be true, Benns whole high intensity career will be tarnished and also, how many other old blood stains on shorts, gloves and boots from famous fights, kept as momentos will now be tested?

They should have been able to testify it yet if it would be Benn's blood plus steroids do not remain in blood very long and anybody could easily just put a few drops of suspect stuff on a collectible stained item and pretend the other was juiced. This is utterly bullcrap if you ask me.

Thats could just be new, modern stuff.

I also think it comes out the system, as in the body cleans itself but if something was taken just prior to a fight then it might well be still in that blood.

I also reckon whoever is testing would be able to figure out how old the steroid in the blood is compared to the blood itself.