Why is blood and urine tests not standardized yet?

[jroh97]

Boxing has no standard for blood tests and drug tests. This can cause a number of problems ranging from inconsistencies among laboratories to false positive tests results. Boxing is a physical sport where bodily fluids are being exposed and knowing that these boxers are healthy is important. Boxing commissions should install a system in which the commission presides over the testing and bills the promotion for the cost. This will make blood testing for boxers standard and consistent by making sure they are all tested by the same laboratories techniques every time.

 

[jroh97]

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[senri]

Mr Jroh, thank you for making this thread. I have thought of these things everyday for a long time, too long perhaps....

 

[LangfordBarrow]

Boxing has no standard for blood tests and drug tests. This can cause a number of problems ranging from inconsistencies among laboratories to false positive tests results. Boxing is a physical sport where bodily fluids are being exposed and knowing that these boxers are healthy is important. Boxing commissions should install a system in which the commission presides over the testing and bills the promotion for the cost. This will make blood testing for boxers standard and consistent by making sure they are all tested by the same laboratories techniques every time.

Probably because of the costs invloved.

 

[senri]

Probably because of the costs invloved.

nothing can stop the fluids from being touched.

 

[LangfordBarrow]

nothing can stop the fluids from being touched.

Oh yeah, try telling that to my girlfriend... = )

 

[jroh97]

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[nastyleft]

@OP, Commissions DO have their own standardized testing procedure, you just may not think its good enough....And the problem is, all promoters won't be able to agree upon whatever method whichever commission is using and may prefer a different type of testing. Negotiations go out the window or belts are dropped in the trash cause a boxer doesnt want to do random blood and urine all the time; and we have the same problems we have today.
Every boxer and his promotion/manager are independent enterprises, they aren't all owned by one organization like the UFC.