Povetkin just had 10 years of wins removed from his record due to previously undisclosed failed drug tests.
Klitschko vs Fury is a very unique case if we stop to think about it for a minute..
In other words, Klitschko fought a guy who, at the time of the fight, should have been in the middle of serving a lengthy ban for failing a steroids drug test!
Then during the camp for the Klitschko rematch in 2016, Fury failed another drug test, this time for coke. That's why he pulled out of the rematch and claimed "mental illness". Now the history books don't say that Fury was a disgraced champ, stripped of the belts for failing drug tests. They just say he vacated the titles voluntarily. He was allowed a privilege most fighters don't get, to essentially rewrite history according to his own narrative.
Around 18 months later, Fury received a "backdated ban" which only covered the time he took off voluntarily! Team Fury manipulated the system and avoided any true repercussions from the failed steroid test, while landing a Klitschko world title fight just months after failing!
Should Fury have that W over Klitschko removed from his record?
Klitschko vs Fury is a very unique case if we stop to think about it for a minute..
- Fury failed a drug test for the steroid Nandrolone in February 2015 after his fight with Christian Hammer.
- The case fell into a legal battle, and legal threats from his team towards the British Boxing Board of Control prevented Fury's immediate banning.
- Fury somehow managed to land the world title fight with Klitschko, only 8 months later that same year in 2015.
In other words, Klitschko fought a guy who, at the time of the fight, should have been in the middle of serving a lengthy ban for failing a steroids drug test!
Then during the camp for the Klitschko rematch in 2016, Fury failed another drug test, this time for coke. That's why he pulled out of the rematch and claimed "mental illness". Now the history books don't say that Fury was a disgraced champ, stripped of the belts for failing drug tests. They just say he vacated the titles voluntarily. He was allowed a privilege most fighters don't get, to essentially rewrite history according to his own narrative.
Around 18 months later, Fury received a "backdated ban" which only covered the time he took off voluntarily! Team Fury manipulated the system and avoided any true repercussions from the failed steroid test, while landing a Klitschko world title fight just months after failing!
Should Fury have that W over Klitschko removed from his record?
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