There's many articles out there on the web regarding the widespread use of PEDs in boxing and other sports.
Most of these articles seem to support a few basic premises:




1. The use of PEDs is widespread and increasing, not only in boxing, but in most every other sport.

2. Testing for PEDs is a complex undertaking, as there are many ways the athletes use to either mask or circumvent established limits.

3. In boxing, the use of PEDs has more serious connotations than in any other sport. In cycling, you get better times... in baseball, you hit more home runs... but in boxing, the consequences can be a lot more serious.

4. To effectively address the problem, testing entities and sport organizations need to understand the problem and agree on the solutions.



I've heard the argument that everyone (in boxing) does it. I wouldn't go that far. I think there's a handful of clean, elite fighters out there. But as time passes, and nothing (or little) is being done to solve the problem, these clean boxers might feel the pressure and find no other recourse than to do PEDs themselves.

I know it doesn't solve the whole problem, but I think testing should be mandatory before EVERY fight, no exceptions. I think this is a no-brainer. If you're clean, giving a little blood (or urine, or both) shouldn't bother you at all. The complicating factor, I think, is what type of testing to perform with the blood and/or urine samples, as from what I read there are many ways to "cheat the system". I'm by no means an expert on physiology, so that would have to be left to the people that know.

Bottom line, though, is that something needs to be done.
And if the solution has "bugs" in it, then tweak it until you get it right.