The_budweiser Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Billy Joe Saunders insinuated Monday that Gennady Golovkin hasn’t been as effective in his past two fights because he has been thoroughly tested for performance-enhancing drugs. Saunders’ accusation was part of his response to a question about who would win the highly anticipated middleweight championship showdown between Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez on September 16. The unbeaten WBO middleweight champion made the inflammatory remarks during a press conference to promote his mandatory title defense against Georgia’s Avtandil Khurtsidze on July 8 at Copper Box Arena in London. “I think that’s gonna be a close fight,” Saunders said of Alvarez-Golovkin. “I thought Golovkin [would win] comfortable at first, but Canelo’s got a few tricks. It all depends if Golovkin’s got a bit old, isn’t it? His last fight, let’s face it, he wasn’t the best Golovkin that we’ve seen two or three years ago. He’s slowed down a bit. Billy Joe Saunders insinuated Monday that Gennady Golovkin hasn’t been as effective in his past two fights because he has been thoroughly tested for performance-enhancing drugs. Saunders’ accusation was part of his response to a question about who would win the highly anticipated middleweight championship showdown between Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez on September 16. The unbeaten WBO middleweight champion made the inflammatory remarks during a press conference to promote his mandatory title defense against Georgia’s Avtandil Khurtsidze on July 8 at Copper Box Arena in London. “I think that’s gonna be a close fight,” Saunders said of Alvarez-Golovkin. “I thought Golovkin [would win] comfortable at first, but Canelo’s got a few tricks. It all depends if Golovkin’s got a bit old, isn’t it? His last fight, let’s face it, he wasn’t the best Golovkin that we’ve seen two or three years ago. He’s slowed down a bit. Saunders: Aging Golovkin Has Slowed Down Due to "Drug Tests" - Boxing News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Re: Can drug testing slow down a fighter? Thread title's a bit misleading - Saunders is saying Golovkin's a drug cheat, so the reason he's slowed down is 'cos he hasn't been able to dope effectively in recent fights. In which case, of course it'll slow down a fighter - see Mosley on that score. But correlation is not causation, and Billy Joe Saunders knows nothing about anything, so unless he wants to provide evidence for the slander... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrianpitbull Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Re: Can drug testing slow down a fighter? I think Billie Joe's comments do not take into consideration the fact GGG's last 2 opponents, especially Danny Jacobs, were elite fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Re: Can drug testing slow down a fighter? Gav's said it all. Get a grip BJS .... :growup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Re: Can drug testing slow down a fighter? I hate BJS more and more each time I see him. Saw a clip of him at a press conference the other day asking Khurtsidze, who speaks no or very little English if he was a good penis!? Just getting him to say "yes". Fucking idiot. I'm hoping beyong hope Khurtsidze catches him nice and clean and nearly takes his head off! Fucking gobshite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Re: Can drug testing slow down a fighter? Wild BOARS couldn't stop Golovkin from humiliating Canelo. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GianMan Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Re: Can drug testing slow down a fighter? Im sure it wont help your stamina thats for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Re: Can drug testing slow down a fighter? Im sure it wont help your stamina thats for sure It won't help anymore than a urine test helps, but you're not suggesting it will hinder stamina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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