Olympic super heavyweight silver medalist Torrez scores KO in pro debut; nominees set for BWAA awards; sanctioning body policies toward Russian boxers; Quick hits; Show and tell
If a trainer has a fighter popped for a PED it would be helpful for the sport if this stopped them from being nominated for these kinds of awards (BWAA etc.) that year.
I would remind everyone that when a fighter is popped for a PED it is not only very unlikely that this is the first time they've used the drug but also that they've probably been given the drug by somebody in their team - or at least somebody in the team knows about it.
Some may say what if the trainer doesn't know? Well any totally innocent trainer who is against PEDs would not defend the fighter when caught, they would no longer work with the fighter once the failure is confirmed and would perfectly understand why they can't be considered that year for an award.
Such an attitude would mitigate any dirt thrown the trainer's way and would make it clear to the fighter's he continues to work with that he will not tolerate PED use.
I'm afraid when it comes to trainers like Eddy Reynoso, it is his indignant attitude and defence of his fighters, more than anything else, that shows that he has a bad attitude towards the use of PEDs.
ramirez is solid, but there is nothing special about the guy. 4 of his last 5 fights were coin-flips, basically, and he doesn't seem to have developed since winning his titles. i enjoy his fights, so i'm not bagging on the dude, but if he fights zepeda for the soon-to-be vacant WBC strap, i think he'll lose, and maybe handily. ridiculously he's not rated at all by the IBF or WBA and 6th by the WBO, so zepeda seems a necessary path for him... rough road ahead.
If a trainer has a fighter popped for a PED it would be helpful for the sport if this stopped them from being nominated for these kinds of awards (BWAA etc.) that year.
I would remind everyone that when a fighter is popped for a PED it is not only very unlikely that this is the first time they've used the drug but also that they've probably been given the drug by somebody in their team - or at least somebody in the team knows about it.
Some may say what if the trainer doesn't know? Well any totally innocent trainer who is against PEDs would not defend the fighter when caught, they would no longer work with the fighter once the failure is confirmed and would perfectly understand why they can't be considered that year for an award.
Such an attitude would mitigate any dirt thrown the trainer's way and would make it clear to the fighter's he continues to work with that he will not tolerate PED use.
I'm afraid when it comes to trainers like Eddy Reynoso, it is his indignant attitude and defence of his fighters, more than anything else, that shows that he has a bad attitude towards the use of PEDs.
ramirez is solid, but there is nothing special about the guy. 4 of his last 5 fights were coin-flips, basically, and he doesn't seem to have developed since winning his titles. i enjoy his fights, so i'm not bagging on the dude, but if he fights zepeda for the soon-to-be vacant WBC strap, i think he'll lose, and maybe handily. ridiculously he's not rated at all by the IBF or WBA and 6th by the WBO, so zepeda seems a necessary path for him... rough road ahead.