This subject has been a pretty hot topic in the MMA world but I never really saw it mentioned much by boxing fans, even though TRT is just as prevalent and beneficial in boxing as it is in MMA or any other sport.
For those who don't know, TRT is legal, medically-perscribed testosterone injections. As we age, our testosterone levels go down, which obviously leads to our bodies deteriorating. We aren't as strong, fast, durable, ect. With TRT, all one had to do was go to a doctor, complain that they were feeling more tired and lethargic than usual, have a test done, and if they had low testosterone (which can be caused by ageing but also blows to the head and heavy prolonged cardio can have this effect), they got a perscription for testosterone replacement and just had to declare it to the athletic commission and they were good to go.
So you had guys boosting their testosterone levels to the same levels they had when they were in their early 20s, or in a lot of cases boosting to an even higher level than that (the legal cutoff was like 6:1 T/E ratio I believe so anything under that was fine). So as a result you had guys fighting at a high level into their 40s, something that was pretty much unheard of in boxing.
So even though this was technically "medicinal", you had a lot of guys abusing it just so they could boost their T levels and improve the body performance and recuperation times.
So are guys who did this technically "on PEDs"? Should guys be looked down upon for using this to get an advantage over the competition?
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