Now that another big fight, Tavoris Cloud vs Jean Pascal, has been scrapped (sigh), I turn my attention to another battle brewing outside of the boxing ring. ; In one corner, you have promotional heavyweight, Golden Boy Promotions, led by Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer. In the other corner, you have neophyte promoter […]
Are Performancing Enhancing Drugs Ruining Boxing?
The question I pose in my blog post title, implies that there is, in fact, a performance-enhancing drug (PED) problem in the sport. I’m not exactly sure but here’s some background. The first major drug test incident that comes to mind was Fernando Vargas’ failed drug test after his brutal TKO loss to Oscar De […]