Comments Thread For: Froch: I'm Not Happy About Ward/Conte, I Want Testing!

[MayMosPeaHop]

CARL FROCH is demanding stringent drug testing ahead of his clash with Andre Ward.

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Good for Froch. I doubt it will be a problem

[ThePunchingBag]

I wouldn't trust Conte either.

Too much proven history on that bastard. It would make most fighters paranoid.

[BattlingNelson]

You could say that and in an ideal world it would be so. But in this case all they care about is money and so far a testing regime is an expense only and dont expect the alphabet boys or the commisions to pick up the bill. Now since the broadcasters apparently is indifferent it's really only the fighters that can demand it. So this looks like the way for progress.

In cycling you had a public outcry for more testing following several stars fall from grace, and the sport, via it's governing body, implemented a scheme or else there would have been no TV and no income and thereby a certain death.

So Floyd demanding tests and now Froch for very high-profile fights is the way forward. I dont think a strict OST like the expensive one before Floyd-SSM is neccessary, but a threat of random out-of-competition testing ought to be deterrent enough.

And I must add that the ball is now firmly in Wards court and he has to pick it up or look highly su****ious.

[BoZz]

every fighter should be tested..mayweather and shane are clean..look at duckqiao he's been dodging the test and arum helped him because arum knows they cant possibly have the old duckqiao back ..you know the old duckqiao who got whooped twice by JMM

[check hook]

Would you really expect more from him?

I don't like Mayweather and I think he's wrong for trying to force these tests. I like Froch, but he to is wrong. These things should not be up to individual fighters to call for, but from the boxing commissions and sanctioning organizations.

the usual tripe from you. They have a conflict of interest, and they have reinforced their position that their testing is adequate, even though it's not random, often and doesn't test for HGH or EPO. Sorry for thinking that's probably not good enough. If the relevant commissions, sanctioning bodies, or promoters won't commit, it is ofcourse left to the indicidual fighter. Froch is well within his rights to want this, just like any fighter is.

[JAB5239]

the usual tripe from you. They have a conflict of interest, and they have reinforced their position that their testing is adequate, even though it's not random, often and doesn't test for HGH or EPO. Sorry for thinking that's probably not good enough. If the relevant commissions, sanctioning bodies, or promoters won't commit, it is ofcourse left to the indicidual fighter. Froch is well within his rights to want this, just like any fighter is.

The problem is fighters shouldn't be able to make their own rules, they need to be universal. If the sport wants to do this I am of the opinion it should work out the kinks so everyone has to comply. Anyone can make a false allegation to get under somebodies skin. Should they have to pay their own money just to clear their name that shouldn't have been smeared in the first place? In my opinion no, not unless it is mandatory for everybody.

[bojangles1987]

It's one thing saying you don't have a problem. But, it's another thing to actually do it.

This will be interesting IMO. Because, for all Ward talks about, on how he wants better testing. This will be his 3rd opportunity to do so. The last 2 previous times it didn't happen for whatever reason. And, I have doubt it will happen now.

Yeah, let's see what Ward says. Put up or shut up time. If Froch truly makes a big deal out of this, and it wasn't just popping off at the mouth, I think Ward will agree.

[Ray*]

And I must add that the ball is now firmly in Wards court and he has to pick it up or look highly su****ious.

I really hope we dont see the same level of excuses that came out of the Pacquiao camp with Ward.

[Leohappy]

I really hope we dont see the same level of excuses that came out of the Pacquiao camp with Ward.

are you kidding bro? pac's team are world champions when it comes to excuses. i have never seen so many excuses come out of a world class boxer about such a simple thing.
it's also have to be said floyd doesn't like the sanctioning bodies in the slightest. so that's why he's been running alittle bit of his own thing there.

[BattlingNelson]

I really hope we dont see the same level of excuses that came out of the Pacquiao camp with Ward.

I fully expect Ward to grab this opportunity since he has asked for testing in the past. This should be a shoe-in.