Are professional boxers tested for steroid use? Or are steroids OK in boxing?
436849
Yes.  Boxers get tested and it is NOT ok.  It's illegal.\n\nBoxing is actually the only sport that does serious testing for steroids.  \n\nBut they only do it randomly for non-title fights, and even for a famous title fight, they usually test after the fight has happened.  (James Tony got stripped of his win and belt after testing positive, Fernado Vargas got suspended for a year and lost 10% of his money for a fight)  Even though a fighter can use steroids a few times and not get caught, boxing is still the hardest sport to use steroids in cause they test more and give out harder penalties than the other sports.
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Sosa, Bonds, Giambi, Sheffield, Palmiero are all pretty well busted. There is little doubt about any of these guys. Same with a number of less well known players like Grimsley who was also busted using HG. \n\nGuys that just scream steroid use are \nDerek Lee and Frank Thomas. Especially Derek Lee. People don't suddenly learn how to hit at 29 years old. Not with at least five years in the majors, five pretty miserable years batting wise. Thomas mostly from the kinds of injuries he suffers. Reminds me of McGwire and Canseco. The inconsistancy also being a possible sign of getting on and off steroids. \n\nI don't know enough about Howard to say. Delgado has raised a few suspicions.  Luis Gonzales and Shawn Green's sudden rise then decline is supicious. One day thier both average players, then for a few years they hit like superman then they are back to average players. Kind of suggests a Cammineti syndrome. Camminetti an admited steroid user suddenly became a star after he got juiced. \n\nI would say most stars today would be smart enough to not use steroids during the season. Many may be using them in off season regimes. They bulk up big. Come into the season strong then rely on normal weight lifting to carry through the year. Those kinds of players are going ot be hard to spot as lots of players have schitzo splits. Some are notorious about it. \n\nI would be very surprised if Pudge were on steroids. That doesn't sound like Pudge. Longevity is not a typical hallmark of steroids. Many players like McGwire probably hurt thier careers using steroids. The injuries doing more damage than the benifits of steroid use.  Too early to tell with Ryan Howard. \n\nWhat I personally support is that any player who is in top 20 in a major stat should be tested every week they are in the top 20. Every player when they show up for spring training should be tested and every player should again be tested at the all star break. Inbetween random tests on at least five players on every team every week. That would end steroid use in a hurry. Also saving samples for when they come up with an HG test would do a great deal to elimanate HG use. \n\nThis is important for many reasons. Trust being one of the biggest. In ten years these athletes are going to start keeling over right and left from Steroid related cancers. The same types of cancers that first brought steroids under fire and got it banned in most other pro sports. Many of the records are going to be long contested. I am one of many that think Bonds, McGwire and Sosa's HR stats should be removed from the record books. I also feel that anyone caught using steroids should be banned from the HOF.  While it is hard to compare stats from various eras. When you add steroids then the stats become meaningless. Records lose all significance. Might as well allow bionic limbs and robots on the field if your going to allow steroid users like McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, Palmiero to keep thier records and stats.
517613
Well, this debate will go on for a long time. For me, I feel as though it is wrong. But others will argue that there are many athletes who have used steriods, have not been caught and have been listed as record breakers.....my own opinion, let him break it, but do not record it in the record books.
521438
To be succesful athlete...in which sports? İf you wanna be a good boxer you need to have a good genetics,same if you wanna be bodybuilder.Ronnie Coleman,Myke Tyson they all are genetically gşfted persons.Look at NBA players.
338011
Not really.  At the gym, guys get steroids from overseas all the time.
566760
why is this question in the boxing category?
876818
lots of weight lifters each year using steroids and they banned from competitions. 100 meter runners are another group you can search the net for the name of famous athletes who had used steroids and their charges
957621
Well, I guess like basketball players, you'll be given a chance to play as long as you can run, jump and shoot. Boxing Association have no strict ruling as up to what age a boxer can fight professionally.
583899
No they don't the IFC (international fighting commission) has the fighters tested before and after these guys step in the ring. UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia was striped of his title after testing positive for use of steroids after his win in UFC 44  against Gan McGee. He was fined and suspended for a short period of time before winning the belt back in UFC 59.
480220
steroids are dangerous. Don't use them
449869
OF COURSE!!  I love the St. Louis Cardinals and Albert Pujols is the best player who hasn't been suspected of steroid use!!  HE's even one the best players compared to those who did use steroids!!
47988
No, deaths are rare in boxing, though they are widely publicized when they do occur. Deaths also occur in other sports like football, but people generally wouldn't think of banning football.\n\nOf course I am for boxing being regulated. There are some states where a boxing commission doesn't even exist, but when Sen. John McCain recently introduced a bill to congress to form a federal boxing commission, it was voted down due to politics. Regulation is necessary, though, because in cases where a boxer is severely injured or killed, it is due to a fighter being put in the ring against someone who completely outclasses him usually.\n\nPlease not that the comment above is incorrect. One of Max Baer's opponents did die after the punishment he took in the ring, but Baer in no way killed three people.\n\nIn most cases, boxing is not seriously dangerous. Boxers are  usually put in the ring against someone close to their own level. They are trained well in defense. And the referees are trained to stop the fight if a fighter looks to be in any serious danger. The fans will sometimes complain if a fight is stopped, but it ensures that the boxers will have a chance to get back in the ring again.
874005
This is the kind of question that you should ask a doctor, and not people who use steroids.\ngo to your doctor and get help.\nstop using steroids.\ngoogle steroid harm for a more realistic idea!\n\nThanks for asking <3\nAlice
54430
Shirts make it harder for the boxer to see where to punch when going to the body, or for the judges to see if it landed cleanly. The glove against the shirt and then the body would cause extra friction that could be dangerous in the match.\n\nShirts would be just another thing to regulate, like gloves. Amatuer (Golden Gloves/Olympics) fighters do wear shirts, and if the shirt comes untucked the referee has to pause the bout so that it can be fixed. Not having a shirt simplifies things in that manner.\n\nShirts can also get too hot to wear and contribute to dehydration. Most boxers do not wear shirts even in sparring.\n\nAlso, tradition. Other than the amateurs as stated above, shirts have never been worn in boxing. In fact many fighters used to wear only very small shorts. Be thankful that they wear a bit more than that these days.
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I would say a good majority are, but the question is whether the steroid is considered a performance enhancing steroid or not. Andro was legal while Mark McGuire was using it, but subsequently banned. BALCO was reported to manufacture steroids that are desgined to avoid being detected during testing.
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Make a decision about the steroids policy, it's really taken over the game the last 18 months. I would say:\n\nSteroids were taken by many players with many records.  There is no way to know who did and didn't use them in the past and even if we know for sure it's not fair to punish the people who admitted to it or got ratted out when there are plenty of people who didn't get caught.  There is a long line of cheating in baseball from stealing signs, to the spitball to "energy" pills.  We now have a policy in place to test for both steroids and "energy" pills.  I don't see any benefit in investigating any past steroid or in putting an asterisk next to any records.  It will be up to the HOF voting members to decide if any specific player meets the standards of the Hall of Fame.
741350
I hear some boxers do a lot of jump roping and spitting when they need to make weight class.  Probably not very healthy, but might work.  Just remember, you might dehydrate.