VADA Tests not enforced in US - are tests in UK effective?

[gasman]

I have been listening to Gabriel Montoya's interview with Bunce Boxing Hour tonight and it was interesting to learn more about the different types of drug tests that are occurring in the US (albeit inconsistently).

VADA tests are apparently extremely thorough and focused tests that look in details for drugs whereas the NSAC is a more common test but it is not as effective.

I learned from Montoya tonight that the Commission's in New York and Nevada allow 50% more testosterone in the your system that any other state or place in the world. That seems crazy. Montoya went on to state that he believes there is a level of complicity in this problem with Commissions. There are estimations that PEDS are so common that up to 90% of boxers are using them in the US, according to Montoya (he cited Victor Conte as the source for that stat).

This is nuts. I wonder how effective are the tests in the UK, how often are they done and what can be learned from the recent cases in the States?

[Dan Dares]

Curtis Woodhouse was on another thread saying that in five years as a pro, he has never been tested.

[gasman]

Curtis Woodhouse was on another thread saying that in five years as a pro, he has never been tested.

Wow.

There is so much wrong with boxing, it is despairing. I was listening to Steve Farhood talking on the Onthegrind radio show this morning and he was saying that in the US they need a national body to oversee boxing, just like they have for baseball and basketball (not a federal body), to cure the ills and bring consistency and better standards.

[gasman]

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[lefty]

I have been listening to Gabriel Montoya's interview with Bunce Boxing Hour tonight and it was interesting to learn more about the different types of drug tests that are occurring in the US (albeit inconsistently).

VADA tests are apparently extremely thorough and focused tests that look in details for drugs whereas the NSAC is a more common test but it is not as effective.

I learned from Montoya tonight that the Commission's in New York and Nevada allow 50% more testosterone in the your system that any other state or place in the world. That seems crazy. Montoya went on to state that he believes there is a level of complicity in this problem with Commissions. There are estimations that PEDS are so common that up to 90% of boxers are using them in the US, according to Montoya (he cited Victor Conte as the source for that stat).

This is nuts. I wonder how effective are the tests in the UK, how often are they done and what can be learned from the recent cases in the States?

One of the big differences between the testing VADA does and a lot of the athletic commisions do is that VAD does carbon isotope ratio testing which is a test that can tell if the tesosterone in your body is synthetic ie made in a lab or if its naturally occuring in your body. Im pretty sure thats what caught Lamont Peterson.

[lefty]

I have been listening to Gabriel Montoya's interview with Bunce Boxing Hour tonight and it was interesting to learn more about the different types of drug tests that are occurring in the US (albeit inconsistently).

VADA tests are apparently extremely thorough and focused tests that look in details for drugs whereas the NSAC is a more common test but it is not as effective.

I learned from Montoya tonight that the Commission's in New York and Nevada allow 50% more testosterone in the your system that any other state or place in the world. That seems crazy. Montoya went on to state that he believes there is a level of complicity in this problem with Commissions. There are estimations that PEDS are so common that up to 90% of boxers are using them in the US, according to Montoya (he cited Victor Conte as the source for that stat).

This is nuts. I wonder how effective are the tests in the UK, how often are they done and what can be learned from the recent cases in the States?

One of the big differences between the testing VADA does and a lot of the athletic commisions do is that VAD does carbon isotope ratio testing which is a test that can tell if the tesosterone in your body is synthetic ie made in a lab or if its naturally occuring in your body. Im pretty sure thats what caught Lamont Peterson.