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I wonder what they ironed out for a rematch clause because Golovkin will not step aside a second time, his team have made that perfectly clear that they by all intentions will be fighting the winner of Canelo vs Cotto. They have reportedly got this in writing from the WBC so the winner must face him or be stripped of the title and have that ducker label attached to them. I can see Cotto doing that but I seriously doubt the Mexican in Canelo would allow for that to happen should he win.
I'm going for Canelo 100%. We need Golovkin vs Canelo May 2016, for the WBA/IBF/WBC/Ring-Lineal middleweight championship of the world!
I'm going for Canelo 100%. We need Golovkin vs Canelo May 2016, for the WBA/IBF/WBC/Ring-Lineal middleweight championship of the world!
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Shawn Porter Eyes Keith Thurman Showdown in The Fall
Posted by: Radio Rahim on 8/10/2015 .
By Radio Rahim
Kenny Porter, father and trainer of 'Showtime' Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16KOs), says they are hoping to end off the year with a big fight against WBA 'regular' welterweight champion Keith 'One Time' Thurman (26-0, 22KOs).
Both fighters are in search of a big fall opportunity. Porter secured a big win in June, when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over former three division champion Adrien Broner. Thurman was back in the ring last month, when he stopped former champion Luis Collazo in seven rounds.
Kenny is crossing his fingers that Thurman calls up Al Haymon, who advises both boxers, and requests to make a title defense against Porter. He feels confident Thurman will accept a fight with Shawn for the fall.
"Keith Thurman, a great kid and a great fighter. I've known him for quite a while. He said he wants a big fight before the end of the year. We want a big fight before the end of the year. That's another situation where I hope a guy gives Al a call and says 'hey, I want to fight Porter.' If he makes that phone call, then hopefully we can get that done. I look forward to fighting Keith Thurman before the year is out. I think Keith will step and take that fight," Kenny told BoxingScene.com.
Shawn Porter Eyes Keith Thurman Showdown in The Fall - Boxing News
Posted by: Radio Rahim on 8/10/2015 .
By Radio Rahim
Kenny Porter, father and trainer of 'Showtime' Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16KOs), says they are hoping to end off the year with a big fight against WBA 'regular' welterweight champion Keith 'One Time' Thurman (26-0, 22KOs).
Both fighters are in search of a big fall opportunity. Porter secured a big win in June, when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over former three division champion Adrien Broner. Thurman was back in the ring last month, when he stopped former champion Luis Collazo in seven rounds.
Kenny is crossing his fingers that Thurman calls up Al Haymon, who advises both boxers, and requests to make a title defense against Porter. He feels confident Thurman will accept a fight with Shawn for the fall.
"Keith Thurman, a great kid and a great fighter. I've known him for quite a while. He said he wants a big fight before the end of the year. We want a big fight before the end of the year. That's another situation where I hope a guy gives Al a call and says 'hey, I want to fight Porter.' If he makes that phone call, then hopefully we can get that done. I look forward to fighting Keith Thurman before the year is out. I think Keith will step and take that fight," Kenny told BoxingScene.com.
Shawn Porter Eyes Keith Thurman Showdown in The Fall - Boxing News
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Shane Mosley
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I tell u what, these fighters today ain't even trying 2be the best. They so scared 2 damage the records & lose fights. Wrong profession kids
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Shane Mosley
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I never ducked a fight in my life. Never been scared 2take anyone at ANY time. Injured, half my age, whatever. The glory is gone in that now
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Shane Mosley
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I tell u what, these fighters today ain't even trying 2be the best. They so scared 2 damage the records & lose fights. Wrong profession kids
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Shane Mosley
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I never ducked a fight in my life. Never been scared 2take anyone at ANY time. Injured, half my age, whatever. The glory is gone in that now
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I'm matching my undercard &the fear in these kids hearts is sickening. I actually heard "oh no he is far to good, do you have anyone easier"
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Shane Mosley
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No lil Homie. I don't have anyone easier. If you have the same record and your #10 in the world you better man up and throw smh These Kids
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I'm matching my undercard &the fear in these kids hearts is sickening. I actually heard "oh no he is far to good, do you have anyone easier"
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Shane Mosley
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No lil Homie. I don't have anyone easier. If you have the same record and your #10 in the world you better man up and throw smh These Kids
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It seems like he's talking about having trouble matchmaking for his up and coming fighters. Unless there's more to his tweets where something comes up about Floyd. This line coming from fighters "oh no he is far to good, do you have anyone easier" is completely ridiculous.
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I'm surprised no one has commented on Peter Quillin's next opponent the male stripper who isn't even ranked top 50.
With that and Stevenson's next opponent, the rumored Deontay Wilder opponent and a few others, it's time to admit Al Haymon matchmaking has a serious problem. Yeah it's free boxing but that doesn't mean we shouldn't complain, I can get lot's of things in life for free that aren't worth it, I can go dumpster diving for my dinner for example or I can go to the store and buy something I actually want.
Look at PBC's upcoming line-up:
Tarver vs Cunningham
Bute vs di luisa
Mares vs Santa Cruz
Dirrell vs Rubio
Trout vs Joey Hernandez
Stevenson vs Karpency
Quillin vs Zerafa
K9 vs Charlo
One good fight. Add Deontay Wilder vs bum and we gotta ask ourselves wtf is Haymon doing? All this talent and he's making these fights? Makes no sense.
One good fight though they are talking about is Broner vs Khabib Allakhverdiev on October 3rd for a vacant 140 title. That's a solid fight. Idk why but Haymon seems to match Broner in tough fights.
So overall the matchmaking just doesn't make a whole lot of sense. A couple good fights here and there with a bunch of OK to flat out terrible fights. They need to fix this.
With that and Stevenson's next opponent, the rumored Deontay Wilder opponent and a few others, it's time to admit Al Haymon matchmaking has a serious problem. Yeah it's free boxing but that doesn't mean we shouldn't complain, I can get lot's of things in life for free that aren't worth it, I can go dumpster diving for my dinner for example or I can go to the store and buy something I actually want.
Look at PBC's upcoming line-up:
Tarver vs Cunningham
Bute vs di luisa
Mares vs Santa Cruz
Dirrell vs Rubio
Trout vs Joey Hernandez
Stevenson vs Karpency
Quillin vs Zerafa
K9 vs Charlo
One good fight. Add Deontay Wilder vs bum and we gotta ask ourselves wtf is Haymon doing? All this talent and he's making these fights? Makes no sense.
One good fight though they are talking about is Broner vs Khabib Allakhverdiev on October 3rd for a vacant 140 title. That's a solid fight. Idk why but Haymon seems to match Broner in tough fights.
So overall the matchmaking just doesn't make a whole lot of sense. A couple good fights here and there with a bunch of OK to flat out terrible fights. They need to fix this.
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How can you not be disappointed when PBC has these upcoming main events? All mismatches:Bute-Di Luisa, Dirrell-Rubio, Trout-Hernandez (more)
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Dan Rafael
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Stevenson-Karpency, Quillin-Zerafa, Wilder-TBA. Other than Mares-Santa Cruz PBC sked is poor.I'm simply keeping it real. No hate. Just real.
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How can you not be disappointed when PBC has these upcoming main events? All mismatches:Bute-Di Luisa, Dirrell-Rubio, Trout-Hernandez (more)
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Dan Rafael
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Stevenson-Karpency, Quillin-Zerafa, Wilder-TBA. Other than Mares-Santa Cruz PBC sked is poor.I'm simply keeping it real. No hate. Just real.
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D @danr afaelespn is there intent to build "indestructible" fighters to sell ppv's?
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D @danr afaelespn Dirrell is coming off a lost to Badou Jack and hasn't reached a elite status yet, Rubio is a good fight to see if he can...
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D @danr afaelespn Dirrell is coming off a lost to Badou Jack and hasn't reached a elite status yet, Rubio is a good fight to see if he can...
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D @danr afaelespn algerei PAC? Rios PAC? Santa Cruz vs everyone at GBP? Kell Brook vs everyone except Porter? It goes both ways stop hating
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I'll give PBC credit for some quality matches so far: Garcia-Peterson, Lee-Quillin, Thurman-Gurrero, Broner-Porter but not enough so far.
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D @danr afaelespn algerei PAC? Rios PAC? Santa Cruz vs everyone at GBP? Kell Brook vs everyone except Porter? It goes both ways stop hating
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I'll give PBC credit for some quality matches so far: Garcia-Peterson, Lee-Quillin, Thurman-Gurrero, Broner-Porter but not enough so far.
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I hate the logic that because other promoters have made crappy fights that makes it ok.
Plus those crappy fights mentioned - Pac vs Algieri, Pac vs Rios - those two fights were against champions and former champions, not against unranked male strippers and garbage men. Santa Cruz under Golden Boy was still with Haymon and Oscar was trying to get LSC to fight good opponents, even against Rigondeaux but Haymon rejected them. Also the crappy Golden Boy fights were typically for his up and comers, not champions and contenders.
Dirrell vs Rubio is not a good fight just because Dirrell lost his last fight, Rubio is not a super middleweight.
It's not hating for wanting a better quality product. I've been critical of Haymon prior to PBC, because he consistently gave us a shitty product, but with PBC I WANT him to be successful because boxing on free TV is awesome, but in order for it to be successful there needs to be a consistently good product, not one good fight out of every ten. He has the talent and the numbers, what I'm asking for isn't crazy and more fans will tune in to a good product versus a bad product. I want to see PBC change the game, not give us more of the same. And that's the difference between Haymon making crappy fights versus every other promoter who makes crappy fights - Haymon has something no one else has, so make something out of it! He has an opportunity that no one else has, it's more important what he does versus what Kell Brooks shitty English promoter does in the UK.
Plus those crappy fights mentioned - Pac vs Algieri, Pac vs Rios - those two fights were against champions and former champions, not against unranked male strippers and garbage men. Santa Cruz under Golden Boy was still with Haymon and Oscar was trying to get LSC to fight good opponents, even against Rigondeaux but Haymon rejected them. Also the crappy Golden Boy fights were typically for his up and comers, not champions and contenders.
Dirrell vs Rubio is not a good fight just because Dirrell lost his last fight, Rubio is not a super middleweight.
It's not hating for wanting a better quality product. I've been critical of Haymon prior to PBC, because he consistently gave us a shitty product, but with PBC I WANT him to be successful because boxing on free TV is awesome, but in order for it to be successful there needs to be a consistently good product, not one good fight out of every ten. He has the talent and the numbers, what I'm asking for isn't crazy and more fans will tune in to a good product versus a bad product. I want to see PBC change the game, not give us more of the same. And that's the difference between Haymon making crappy fights versus every other promoter who makes crappy fights - Haymon has something no one else has, so make something out of it! He has an opportunity that no one else has, it's more important what he does versus what Kell Brooks shitty English promoter does in the UK.
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Idk 206 fat dan and steve kim are PBC hater to me and let's not forget it's only been 5 months since the birth of pbc and look at what we have had List of Premier Boxing Champions good matchups & good fights since they began March 7th, 2015:
Garcia vs Peterson
Guerrero vs Martinez
Lee vs Quillen
Arreola vs Harper
Thurman vs Guerrero
Berto vs Lopez
Broner vs Porter
Dirrell vs Jack
Harrison vs Nelson
Khan vs Algieri
Jhonson vs Cota
Jackson vs Laurente
Kameda vs McDonnell
Vargas vs Omotoso
Payano vs Warren
Dirrell vs Degale
Figueroa vs Burns
Frampton vs Gonzalez
Fortuna vs Vasquez
I dont see HBO or Showtime putting on as many good fights this year, so I never understand where the criticism of PBC as a WHOLE comes from. Individual mismatch matchups, heavily favored for the A-Side? Yes...blast em for making the fight, I do it too. However, imo, Haymon's PBC has been much better than any other Boxing Promotion/Cable channel this year and it isnt even close
Garcia vs Peterson
Guerrero vs Martinez
Lee vs Quillen
Arreola vs Harper
Thurman vs Guerrero
Berto vs Lopez
Broner vs Porter
Dirrell vs Jack
Harrison vs Nelson
Khan vs Algieri
Jhonson vs Cota
Jackson vs Laurente
Kameda vs McDonnell
Vargas vs Omotoso
Payano vs Warren
Dirrell vs Degale
Figueroa vs Burns
Frampton vs Gonzalez
Fortuna vs Vasquez
I dont see HBO or Showtime putting on as many good fights this year, so I never understand where the criticism of PBC as a WHOLE comes from. Individual mismatch matchups, heavily favored for the A-Side? Yes...blast em for making the fight, I do it too. However, imo, Haymon's PBC has been much better than any other Boxing Promotion/Cable channel this year and it isnt even close
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This isn't impressive, there are only a few good fights here with some OK fights and some cherry picks that just so happened to be decent fights. Only the two I bolded are A class fights as well.
Showtime has been destroyed, so might as well just remove them completely. HBO is typically more about quality vs quantity, but again I'm not here to compare I'm talking only about PBC matchmaking which so far has made little to no sense.
I disagree, I see more quality for the most part with HBO, with exception to Kovalev's last mandatory fight and a couple others like Cotto vs Geale. With HBO so far we've got:
Mayweather vs Pacquiao (PPV, HBO/SHO)
Canelo vs Kirkland
Klitschko vs Bryant Jennings
Golovkin vs Murray
Golovkin vs Monroe
Golovkin vs Lemieux (ppv)
Kovalev vs Pascal
Cotto vs Geale
Cotto vs Canelo (ppv)
Matthysse vs Ruslan
Timothy Bradley vs Vargas
Nicholas Walters vs. Miguel Marriaga
Terrance Crawford vs Dulorme
Mike Alvarado vs. Brandon Rios
Matthysse vs Viktor Postol
Klitschko vs Tyson Fury
And that's not including some good undercard fights too. Also it's worth pointing out HBO has a very limited amount of fighters they can show now with the mass exodus to PBC.
My concern here is PBC matchmaking is really bad, they make fights that just don't make any sense and often some really bad fights that are terrible style clashes. There is no real rhyme or reason to what they are doing. They gotta straighten this stuff out
Showtime has been destroyed, so might as well just remove them completely. HBO is typically more about quality vs quantity, but again I'm not here to compare I'm talking only about PBC matchmaking which so far has made little to no sense.
I disagree, I see more quality for the most part with HBO, with exception to Kovalev's last mandatory fight and a couple others like Cotto vs Geale. With HBO so far we've got:
Mayweather vs Pacquiao (PPV, HBO/SHO)
Canelo vs Kirkland
Klitschko vs Bryant Jennings
Golovkin vs Murray
Golovkin vs Monroe
Golovkin vs Lemieux (ppv)
Kovalev vs Pascal
Cotto vs Geale
Cotto vs Canelo (ppv)
Matthysse vs Ruslan
Timothy Bradley vs Vargas
Nicholas Walters vs. Miguel Marriaga
Terrance Crawford vs Dulorme
Mike Alvarado vs. Brandon Rios
Matthysse vs Viktor Postol
Klitschko vs Tyson Fury
And that's not including some good undercard fights too. Also it's worth pointing out HBO has a very limited amount of fighters they can show now with the mass exodus to PBC.
My concern here is PBC matchmaking is really bad, they make fights that just don't make any sense and often some really bad fights that are terrible style clashes. There is no real rhyme or reason to what they are doing. They gotta straighten this stuff out
Carlos Molina Moving Down, Invades Welterweight
Posted by: Miguel Rivera on 8/12/2015
By Miguel Rivera
Former IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina is moving down to the welterweight division. Molina will finally see action on August 15 in Montreal against Hector Munoz, in what is going to be at 150-pounds as the Mexican fighter works his way down in weight. Former super middleweight champion Lucian Bute will headline the Montreal card.
Molina was deported last year to Mexico and the a legal remedy is being worked out to allow him to fight once again in the United States.
Molina (22-6-2, 6 KO) says Erislandy Lara will not give him a rematch and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has refused to face him, so he plans to hunt after big fights at 147 against the likes of Amir Khan, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter.
"This fight with Hector Munoz will be at 150 pounds, but I will go to 147 after this fight. I need to be more active, we were given the opportunity going to Canada and we are happy about it," Molina told ESPN Deportes.
"I know at 147 pounds there are good opportunities. This is my plan and we are happy because we know that there will be a lot of activity for me in the coming months."
Posted by: Miguel Rivera on 8/12/2015
By Miguel Rivera
Former IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina is moving down to the welterweight division. Molina will finally see action on August 15 in Montreal against Hector Munoz, in what is going to be at 150-pounds as the Mexican fighter works his way down in weight. Former super middleweight champion Lucian Bute will headline the Montreal card.
Molina was deported last year to Mexico and the a legal remedy is being worked out to allow him to fight once again in the United States.
Molina (22-6-2, 6 KO) says Erislandy Lara will not give him a rematch and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has refused to face him, so he plans to hunt after big fights at 147 against the likes of Amir Khan, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter.
"This fight with Hector Munoz will be at 150 pounds, but I will go to 147 after this fight. I need to be more active, we were given the opportunity going to Canada and we are happy about it," Molina told ESPN Deportes.
"I know at 147 pounds there are good opportunities. This is my plan and we are happy because we know that there will be a lot of activity for me in the coming months."
Tarver vs. Cunningham: No USADA Random Testing
Posted by: Victor Salazar on 8/11/2015 .
By Victor Salazar
North Bergen, NJ - When the Premier Boxing Champions Series was introduced, there was a lot of positives to write home about, specifically having a drug testing protocol in place for all of its fights outside of the standard state commission tests.
Per an article written by BoxingScene.com’s Jake Donovan and a press release from PBC to the media, the United States Anti-Doping Agency was tabbed to administer random blood and urine tests for every fighter participating under the PBC banner.
“Today's fans deserve a wider audience and broader exposure. With the support of United States Anti-Doping Agency, each boxer participating in the PBC series will be subject to random, Olympic-style drug testing,” Lamont Jones, Vice President of Operations for Haymon Boxing was quoted in the article.
This afternoon at a media workout for this Friday’s PBC on Spike TV, Steve Cunningham who is in the main event against Antonio Tarver revealed that there was no sort of random testing for this fight.
Back in 2012, Tarver tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone in a pre-fight urine test administered by the California State Athletic Commission, for his fight with Lateef Kayode.
“We requested it,” Cunningham told BoxingScene.com. “It should be mandatory for every fight. I have personal views of steroids in boxing. We’re already men with great athletic ability and power. Anyone using anything illegal to gain more power I’m against. We see guys die in the ring against guys who are average. Now we have guys to make themselves even more powerful. What happens when the first guy that fights kills a guy in the ring and gets caught? Me personally, if I ever fight a guy and he gets caught with steroids, I’m putting a civil suit on them for attempted murder. It’s serious. It’s dangerous already and for someone to soop themselves up is criminal.”
Cunningham says they wanted it but admits it he didn’t follow up actively
“We wanted the test because this man has a history and that’s what he got busted for,” Cunningham said. “We’re going to get tested though, not during camps but before and after the fights, next time most we’ll get it definitely. It was there available for us but it wasn’t top priority at the time. Camp has been real busy so we’ll settle for before and after”
When John Molina tested positive for a diuretic for his fight with Adrien Broner on the inaugural PBC on NBC, broadcast, it was a urine test conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. In fact in an article on TheSweetScience.com, a spokesman for USADA revealed to Michael Woods that they had not done any testing for John Molina.
Cunningham’s manager and wife Liv Cunningham also confirmed that those were the measures taking and that the testing for this fight was not at random
“We get tested before the fight and post-fight so we’re happy with those measures,” his manager said. “We would have liked to do random and we had a similar situation in the past but promoters aren’t lining up and trying to pay for that type of testing. It could cost like $5000. Don’t quote me on the cost so it can be upwards of that. So we had a happy medium in between with fight night being tested and after.”
When asked about what commission or agency would be conducting the test, Cunningham said, “I don’t remember what agency they said. It seems legit and they’re on it.”
An email was sent to USADA and PBC regarding the testing which was not responded to. A text was sent to the Commissioner of the NJ Athletic Control Board as to what testing aside from the standard blood and urine before the fight would be used, which was not responded to either.
Posted by: Victor Salazar on 8/11/2015 .
By Victor Salazar
North Bergen, NJ - When the Premier Boxing Champions Series was introduced, there was a lot of positives to write home about, specifically having a drug testing protocol in place for all of its fights outside of the standard state commission tests.
Per an article written by BoxingScene.com’s Jake Donovan and a press release from PBC to the media, the United States Anti-Doping Agency was tabbed to administer random blood and urine tests for every fighter participating under the PBC banner.
“Today's fans deserve a wider audience and broader exposure. With the support of United States Anti-Doping Agency, each boxer participating in the PBC series will be subject to random, Olympic-style drug testing,” Lamont Jones, Vice President of Operations for Haymon Boxing was quoted in the article.
This afternoon at a media workout for this Friday’s PBC on Spike TV, Steve Cunningham who is in the main event against Antonio Tarver revealed that there was no sort of random testing for this fight.
Back in 2012, Tarver tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone in a pre-fight urine test administered by the California State Athletic Commission, for his fight with Lateef Kayode.
“We requested it,” Cunningham told BoxingScene.com. “It should be mandatory for every fight. I have personal views of steroids in boxing. We’re already men with great athletic ability and power. Anyone using anything illegal to gain more power I’m against. We see guys die in the ring against guys who are average. Now we have guys to make themselves even more powerful. What happens when the first guy that fights kills a guy in the ring and gets caught? Me personally, if I ever fight a guy and he gets caught with steroids, I’m putting a civil suit on them for attempted murder. It’s serious. It’s dangerous already and for someone to soop themselves up is criminal.”
Cunningham says they wanted it but admits it he didn’t follow up actively
“We wanted the test because this man has a history and that’s what he got busted for,” Cunningham said. “We’re going to get tested though, not during camps but before and after the fights, next time most we’ll get it definitely. It was there available for us but it wasn’t top priority at the time. Camp has been real busy so we’ll settle for before and after”
When John Molina tested positive for a diuretic for his fight with Adrien Broner on the inaugural PBC on NBC, broadcast, it was a urine test conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. In fact in an article on TheSweetScience.com, a spokesman for USADA revealed to Michael Woods that they had not done any testing for John Molina.
Cunningham’s manager and wife Liv Cunningham also confirmed that those were the measures taking and that the testing for this fight was not at random
“We get tested before the fight and post-fight so we’re happy with those measures,” his manager said. “We would have liked to do random and we had a similar situation in the past but promoters aren’t lining up and trying to pay for that type of testing. It could cost like $5000. Don’t quote me on the cost so it can be upwards of that. So we had a happy medium in between with fight night being tested and after.”
When asked about what commission or agency would be conducting the test, Cunningham said, “I don’t remember what agency they said. It seems legit and they’re on it.”
An email was sent to USADA and PBC regarding the testing which was not responded to. A text was sent to the Commissioner of the NJ Athletic Control Board as to what testing aside from the standard blood and urine before the fight would be used, which was not responded to either.