I'm worried about Bradley's health because they decided not to do RDT.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Arum has been pushing for Nsac testing forever, which is how it should be in principle. If you get nabbed by Usada/Vada, there's 2 possible outcomes, either they forward the findings to the commission or keep it on the down low. Instead the commission/supervisory body should run the testing like in every other sport

You have a point..Yet Pac had just used Vada himself..Bradley had just used VADA as well..Why not just use VADA one more time to show both guy's are clean??What would be the harm in that??Not to mention testing is for the fighters,Arum really has no say over it..It's up to them(the fighters)Which is why I do still fill Pac should have pushed a lil harder for it..I'm not suggesting Pac is dirty,and tbh I've never suggested that..I just think this did not shine him in a very good light imo..

[Rome-By-Ko]

this is old news

and it's not roach it's arum, bradley also signed a year long contract with vada, if there is extra testing he will have to do that along of his testing with vada

Yes(it's old news)does not make it irrelevant..Bradley is willing to do two testing,why is Pac not??Hell why is Pac not wanting VADA??Making a stink about it??It just does not look good imo..They both used VADA their last fight(not to mention someone was caught cheating)now you don't wanna use VADA for this big fight??Just does not make sense in all realness..

[nveleven]

And here's the "reason" that PAC beats Bradley so handily on April 12. These forums will be flooded with ped conspiracies the morning after :/

[wiz1030]

Why is that??They did a solid job with the Bradley Marquez fight..Not to mention I believe WADA still uses VADA agency's when doing test analysis..I believe..

I think the concern is fair because you could argue the state commission's incentive is to not have a cancelled fight.

[SplitSecond]

Yes(it's old news)does not make it irrelevant..Bradley is willing to do two testing,why is Pac not??Hell why is Pac not wanting VADA??Making a stink about it??It just does not look good imo..They both used VADA their last fight(not to mention someone was caught cheating)now you don't wanna use VADA for this big fight??Just does not make sense in all realness..

yea i dunno, pacquiao doesn't give a sht about much, he lets the guys who's jobs it is to handle this stuff, handle this stuff (koncz/bob), only time i see him being worried again is if he's fighting a heredia fighter again

and scratch the bradley signing for year round testing thing, could have sworn it but it seems he signs on a fight by fight basis

[HeroBando]

You have a point..Yet Pac had just used Vada himself..Bradley had just used VADA as well..Why not just use VADA one more time to show both guy's are clean??What would be the harm in that??Not to mention testing is for the fighters,Arum really has no say over it..It's up to them(the fighters)Which is why I do still fill Pac should have pushed a lil harder for it..I'm not suggesting Pac is dirty,and tbh I've never suggested that..I just think this did not shine him in a very good light imo..

His last fight wasn't in Nevada, who knows what the Macau commission has at their disposal. They did nsac for Tim Jmm, everyone seemed OK with it

[BUNGALOWS]

From 2hrs 55min 15seconds:

Not a good look, but ay, let's wait til we know 100%.

[arraamis]

I thought this was common knowledge @NSB

Bradley = VADA + NSAC
Pacman = NSAC




Tim Bradley is enrolled in random drug testing by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) for the third straight fight in advance of his April 12 rematch with Manny Pacquiao, the WBO welterweight titleholder confirmed to ******.com on Wednesday.

Bradley (31-0, 12 knockouts) said that his blood and urine was also randomly tested by VADA for his unanimous decision victory over Ruslan Provodnikov last March, as was Provodnikov, as well as for his split-decision over Juan Manuel Marquez in October.

The VADA testing is separate from that which Bradley and Pacquiao will endure under the au****es of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which was announced by NSAC chairman Francisco Aguilar on Feb. 14.

"I am very happy with the NSAC drug testing and agreed to them handling the testing for my upcoming fight," Bradley said in a text message statement to ******.com. "Additionally, I chose to sign up with VADA as I have for the last couple of fights."

Under the NSAC testing, which Marquez participated in as well, Bradley and Pacquiao will endure unannounced tests up to and including the day of their clash, which is a rematch of Bradley's split-decision over Pacquiao in June 2012.

While Bradley is paying for the VADA testing himself, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is funding the NSAC testing at a cost of $35,000.

[HeroBando]

I think the concern is fair because you could argue the state commission's incentive is to not have a cancelled fight.

They are the regulators. What's the best possible outcome with external testing? They forward the results to the commission.

You're right there is a bit of a conflict of interest, but nowhere near as bad as when the fighter/promoter bankrolls the testing

[Rome-By-Ko]

His last fight wasn't in Nevada, who knows what the Macau commission has at their disposal. They did nsac for Tim Jmm, everyone seemed OK with it

I agree,but they(Marquez and Bradley)couldhave used VADA if Marquez would have agreed to use it..Which is why it raises eye brows when you here no VADA testing for this fight..I'm not one to make a big stink about these things..It's just something that others will point to that could have been avoided all together in all honesty..