There’s just no way the Nevada athletic commission would allow a fighter to fight if they have been proven to cheat, whether it is roíds or plaster in their gloves, if it is dangerous to the opponent, life threatening in any way or giving an unfair advantage to the fighter, the fight simply does not happen.
If Haney and Garcia shook on the deal about paying 500 grand for every pound he went extra, then there’s already the idea at play that Garcia may or may not make weight and Haney seems to be fine with it because he actually made a bet, he figured he’d made some cash off Garcia’s lack of discipline.
Needless to say, Ryan taking roids? That’s cheating, Margarito plastering his hands? Cheating and maybe even jail worthy. Garcia losing his 1.5 mill bet with Haney and losing the chance at a belt? Not cheating, especially when he wasn’t the heavier man in the ring and the whole world knew about it before the fight started.
I’m not defending Ryan, I’m saying missing weight by 3.5 isn’t chafing because the opponent has the choice of not fighting, the commission has the choice of punishing the fighter, yet they don’t, at least not to the extent they would if it were actual cheating like peds
In reality, it’s part of the boxing game, rehydrating, missing weight and paying a fine, throwing a low blow to get a breather, spitting the mouthpiece like corrales did, elbows, “Holyfield” style headbutts, Ryan’s retarded spin around defense to stop receiving punishment… it’s all part of the game, it’s gamesmanship and allowed to to a certain point, warnings, fines, point deductions and in some cases disqualification and if the offense is bad enough, license revoking.
As for the Jeff lacy story, Larry merchant and Lampley used to tell it back when he was relevant before the Joe fight.
Right now all I can find regarding that story is this link but it could very well be bullshit
https://www.ringtv.com/121659-lacy-written-off-but-determined/