A Polish Viking Approaches: GIF Spotlight

One thing you cannot fault the Klitschko brothers/Bernd Boente matches for is a lack of pre-fight production values. Even the lesser name opponents like Mariusz Wach, the first ever Wladimir Klitschko challenger to have all of weight, height and reach over him, to my knowledge, received a very melodramatic intro, pertaining to his nickname, The Viking.

 
Just before this introduction, from the 2012 match in Berlin, the fans got another production from the nightmares and dreamscapes of modern man in Rocky The Musical. Which, again, really did happen.


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Jimmy Savile drops pants on This Is Your Life for Frank Bruno, who feels his legs

George Chuvalo is smacked right across the face. And he takes it.

Hector in headdress boogies before the Pazienza match begins

Rocky The Musical @ Klitschko VS Wach 

Klitschko VS Wach, Prefaced By Madness: GIF Spotlight

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was November of 2012, in Berlin, Germany's O2 Arena. Not only did they host the literally, physically huge heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Mariusz Wach, but German theatricality, if nothing else, prevailed when they also hosted Sylvester Stallone and Rocky The Musical. I may be mistaken, but, let's say the actors are Drew Sarich as Rocky, Wietske van Tongeren as Adrian and Terence Archie as Apollo.

This really happened, just before Klitschko turned Mariusz Wach into Tex Cobb from the Holmes fight. I did not hallucinate this. The heavyweight championship of the world was contested following a brief musical play about fictional boxers. This really happened. I am not crazy. 


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Wladimir dances in a sea of school children

Klitschko dances from a commercial with a false caption that haters gonna hate

When Gamboa Was A Tyson: GIF Spotlight

In July of 2008, Cuba's Yuriorkis Gamboa was one of boxing's baddest and most promising prospects. A fast, athletic finisher with dynamite in his gloves. On three day's notice, Al Seeger decided he'd give him a go for a North American title on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. It went very well for one of them, in the first round.

Gamboa became a major world titlist in 2009, yet the excitement and the KO's in his favor have mostly ended. He did have a Pier-Six Brawl with P4P name Terence Crawford in 2014, but his winning efforts tend to be fairly subdued affairs after a few years as a world titlist name, considering he was one of many who were treated as Tysonesque on the way to stardom. He is still a winning, world class fighter, however, having just taken a controversial decision over Jason Sosa. Respectfully, I miss the early Gamboa.


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J. B. Smoove Coulda Been A Contender: GIF Spotlight

HBO Boxing on Facebook released a brief clip of comedian J. B. Smoove doing a little pugilistic hamming, back in September of 2017. Here was a near impression of Muhammad Ali, according to himself:

J. B. is also known to dominate scenes on Curb Your Enthusiasm with his inimitable gravitas, no matter the level of absurdity he is emitting from his comedic flux capacitor. Here, I'm not sure if he's actually meaning to imitate Muhammad Ali, or to imitate me when I'm imitating Muhammad Ali. I like it either way.


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Marvelous Marvin's Reactions Are Easily GIF'd.

ESPN interviewed Marvelous Marvin Hagler while he was taking his latest trip to Canastota, New York, to see the induction of Mike Tyson, among others in the class, into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. It was 2011, and shown during a Friday Night Fights broadcast. The interviewer gave Marvelous all the due respect and Marvin ended the interview warmly with a "Ciao, ciao." as Italian folks tend to do.

As well as talk with their hands.


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Ricardo Lopez's Slip & Uppercut KO VS Ala Villamor: GIF Spotlight

The undefeated Hall of Fame Mexican legend Ricardo Lopez defended his title against Ala Villamor in March of 1996. This beauty of a move laid the Filipino challenger into Onepunchville. Incidentally, this same year, Lopez says it was informally discussed that instead of fighting this particular Filipino, he would fight a very young, very scrawny, other Filipino named Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao.

It was probably turned down over concerns about viably making the unlikely weight of an adult male (Minimumweight Division = 105 pounds maximum). It's an interesting thought, considering the connections you might make from Lopez to JMM. Lopez would retire a 108-pound light flyweight titlist in 2001 and Pacquiao now still fights at 147 pounds. He likely returns in April against a person.

Ala Villamore would not fight again, by the way.


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Jean Pascal Teaches Bernard Hopkins The BHOP Style: GIF Spotlight

In HBO's Face Off with Max Kellerman, Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal talk about their upcoming rematch - a record-breaking victory for Bernard Hopkins, it would be, back in 2011. During the conversation, Hopkins seemingly gets the better of Pascal throughout, but Pascal shined in making a bitter, yet hilarious, imitation of Hopkins' defensive stylings. . .

Bernard immediately turned this around on Pascal and asked why he couldn't knock out someone who only does this.


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Hopkins quietly sits down and waits.

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Joe Frazier's Chin Meets Joe Frazier's Hand: GIF Spotlight

This is from an early seventies ad for Mennen Skin Bracer Aftershave. Smokin' Joe Frazier's chin meets its match. Incidentally, this 1973 New York Times article referencing the ad really aged interestingly:

Product Endorsements: A Rewarding Sideline for Hero Athletes


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Ali and Cus D'Amato demonstrate Ali VS Frazier

Joe laughing and smiling with the real caption saying he loves it

Joe Frazier in a promo hanging up the phone on Muhammad Ali

Frazier licks his chops

Guess Who's Coming To Another Kickboxer Franchise Film...GIF Spotlight

In 1989, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mark DiSalle's memorable Kickboxer franchise began. It's a beloved classic martial arts flick. But while Van Damme's time with the franchise paused there, the torch was passed with a new character to black belt and sitcom star Sasha Mitchell for not one but THREE sequels, from 1991-1994. Here, yet another lead was picked in Mark Dacascos (champion martial artist, Iron Chef presenter, Hawaii Five-0's Wo Fat) for the fifth Kickboxer installment in 1995. By this point, the franchise had a film that was as thinly connected to the franchise as you can possibly attempt.

Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016), however, brought the story back around to a revamp of Van Damme's original film. It wasn't a sequel. It was another take on the original story. This time, the torch passed to black belt and stuntman Alain Moussi as the action star but Van Damme was back and the franchise was really back in a big way. They've ordered another and it co-stars our own Mike Tyson. Interestingly, 1989, while they were releasing the original Kickboxer, Mike Tyson was cementing his status as one of the most dominant heavyweight champions in history, smashing Frank Bruno and Carl Williams, and holding every major claim to the heavyweight title that anyone could try to hoard in a corner somewhere. No one hid any piece of the by from Mike Tyson in 1989.

80's Boxing + 80's Kickboxing = Victory


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Kevin Kelley Laughs Last With Lennox Lewis: GIF Spotlight

This is from a well-aged (1994) ad for HBO boxing with gregariously loquacious featherweight titlist Kevin Kelley and worldly heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis playing a bit of chess. That Lennox would fall to a featherweight could not be predicted by anyone but Hamed.


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Simply Marvelous Taste: GIF Spotlight

From a simple eighties Pizza Hut ad, it's Mister Marvelous Marvin Hagler talking to his momma. Full ad for proof:  

Simple ad, simple post. Quality over complication.

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Boxing Hall Of Shame: Lazarte & Rioters VS Claudio & Casimero

In February of 2012, Mar del Plata, Argentina, the old Argentinian insect known as Luis Alberto Lazarte, among the sport's most flagrantly dirty and tiny fighters, took on young Filipino John Riel Casimero for one chaotic evening that ended in this way:

Reportedly, Lazarte, while being stopped for a 10th-round TKO, innocently asked referee Eddie Claudio if he wanted to make it out alive. Thereabouts, a riot happened. The IBF sanctioned this bout and handed down a decision that they'd not be involved in another Lazarte match, anywhere in the world, for life. Lazarte was about forty-years-old by this point however, and the WBA had no problem sanctioning his bouts afterward. Casimero, Sean Gibbons (Casimero's corner man) and referee Claudio were all assaulted. Gibbons had a broken rib, and Claudio needed stitches, according to Dan Rafael. This was not one of boxing's more glorious nights, let alone Argentina's. At least the ring was furnished.


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Henry Cooper Lays Muhammad Ali Down For A Spell: GIF Spotlight

In June of 1963, a very talkative, very confident, 18-0 contender from Kentucky took on a British heavyweight champion and future European heavyweight champion in 27-8-1 Henry Cooper. The Kentuckian, later known as Mister Muhammad "The Greatest" Ali, had a little British grit in his gravy before he could go home to the states. Sir Henry went for it with no regard for likelihood and dropped The Greatest down like a ton of bricks in the fourth round. There is no great fighter that can't be pushed by a good fighter when the stars align.

That said, the next round, after a controversial recovery, the Kentuckian forced a referee stoppage, technical knockout, from a severe cut around Cooper's eye. In his very next fight, future Muhammad Ali wouldn't get caught with a shot like that in taking Sonny Liston's world title and shocking the world. Henry Cooper would get a shot at that title in a rematch with future Ali, and, again, suffer a TKO on another cut, in 1966. Presumably in a backroom deal, Joe Frazier would buy Cooper's left hook and use it on Ali several time to great avail. That's just a rumor. Rumor, presumption, six of one, half a dozen of another. Don't quote me on any of this.


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Muhammad pats his hair and thanks you with a real caption

Joe Louis' Brutal One-Punch Destruction Of Lewis: GIF Spotlight

Here's another GIF from Joe Louis' appearance on The Colgate Comedy Hour with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Vicious. Not particularly fair, as Lewis didn't have to wear gloves, but still very vicious. Apologies if the title made it look like Joe's fight with John Henry Lewis.


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Jerry Lewis Does The Ali Shuffle For Joe Louis: GIF Spotlight

Jerry Lewis intimidating/entertaining Joe Louis on The Colgate Comedy Hour back in the fifties, as Dean Martin and Tony Martin look on. "I like it. I like it." Joe says. If this isn't the Ali shuffle, I don't know what is.



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GIF Spotlight: Martin & Louis>Martin & Lewis

This is from the Colgate Comedy Hour, I believe sometime between 1950 and 1955, with crooner Tony Martin, the great Joe Louis, and classic comedy duo Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin.

There is always someone stronger, and always someone more popular.

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Quick Tillis Got Iron Mike's Respect: Quote Spotlight

In August of 2014, Mike Tyson sat in on FS1's broadcast of Sammy Vazquez VS James Stevenson, as commentator and Vazquez representative. During the fourth round, Mike had an interesting exchange where he gave his old opponent, James Tillis, some props for damage done.

In text: 

Raul Marquez:
"Mike, were you ever hurt by body shots in your career?"


Mike Tyson:


"Absolutely- James Tillis. When I fought James Tillis-When I fought James Tillis, oh, man, I couldn't even move. I went straight from the fight right to the bedroom."

This was the twentieth fight of Mike's career, and Tillis was the very first to take him the distance. It was scheduled for 10. 


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The Shirt That Delighted, The Shirt That Disgusted: GIF Spotlight

As best as I can tell, this footage is from a now defunct outlet's interview, The Fight Countdown. But if they're out there somewhere and I've missed it, credit to them. Either way, this is from back when the heavyweight division's controversy, almost incomprehensibly, was about a mere shirt. Former cruiserweight champion and heavyweight titlist David Haye had been preparing to destroy the division's giant brothers, the Klitschkos, and he had a shirt to display his intentions, portraying himself with Wladimir and Vitali's severed heads. The controversy was that the Klitschko family found this appalling and over the line. Amusingly, Wladimir's dear friend and HOF trainer, Emanuel Steward, took one look at Haye's shirt and he could not be more enthused!

David's only fought four times since his unanimous decision defeat to Wladimir Klitschko in 2011, thanks in part to being riddled with injuries from a grueling sport. That said, he is scheduled to fight Tony Bellew this year. Even despite the inactivity, he may be able to get another big win on his record. Either way, making Emanuel this happy is one of the biggest wins you can ask for, if you ask me.


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Tyson and David Haye laugh together. Well, sort of together.

Wladimir Klitschko's 3 knockdowns on Charles Shufford and Emanuel Steward's early take on Wlad

Jersey Joe Tries To Hypnotize Joe Louis With His Shuffle: GIF Spotlight

A joy of boxing is seeing Jersey Joe shuffling his shuffle, confidently plotting and scheming and baiting traps all the while. Sometimes it's even like he tries to hypnotize his opponent. In June of 1948, Walcott got his rematch for the controversial decision he'd suffered the year before against the great Brown Bomber. Again, he displayed his beautiful skills and hypnotic shuffle, but, this time, Joe Louis didn't let the judges make a decision. In 1951, Walcott would go on to win the heavyweight title against Ezzard Charles and become the oldest fighter to win the heavyweight championship of the world, at age 37. That record would hold through the fifties, the sixties, the seventies and the eighties. George Foreman's victory over Michael Moorer in 1994 is the record to beat now. Foreman was miraculously 45. Not to instigate, but the twice-retired yet svelte Vitali Klitschko is now 46.  


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A Reference List For Boxers & PED/Banned Substance Allegations & Test Results

This page is going to be as full a sourced list as we can for your reference on fighters who have been caught or alleged to have used banned substances, whether assumed recreational drugs or performance-enhancing drugs. If you want something on here in a hurry, leave a comment. If something is wrong, please leave a comment, and if reasonable, a link to information you want in.

Most of these are officially recognized, but I'm trying to include asterisks where it's a lot of smoke with no fire officially. The fighters are meant to all be linked to their Boxrec pages with sources to the positive test coverage. This is not a judgment of the fighters, adjudication of their cases and whether excuses or reasons are plausible. It's just the red flags out on various guys. Some of these are from dishonour, in my opinion.


Current fighters listed: 76


A:


Achour, Karim

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/achour-fails-drug-test-stripped-suspended-2-years--98538

Ali, Muhammad

(NOT heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali)

Source:

1. http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11099305/gb-boxer-muhammad-ali-suspended-after-testing-positive-for-banned-substance

Alicea, Eduardo

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/eduardo-alicea-suspended-diuretic-win-overturned--86253

Aloian, Misha

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/misha-aloian-russia-loses-olympic-silver-failed-ped-test--111547


Alvarez, Saul "Canelo":

Vada catches small amounts of Clenbuterol before his scheduled rematch with Gennady Golovkin. As is common, meat was mentioned. 

Sources: 1

1. https://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-tests-positive-clenbuterol-ahead-golovkin-fight--125925

Anderson, Kenny

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/kenny-andersons-two-year-ukad-ban-expired--84026

Arreola, Chris

Substance: Cannabis

Awad, Abdul (Kid Galahad)

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/kid-galahad-i-want-quigg-worst-122-champion-history--106315


B:

Barrett, Monte

Substance: "banned stimulant methylhex-anemine"

Date, 2011, post-fight urinalysis, for his rematch with David Tua.

Source:

1. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10770083






Beltran, Raymundo

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/12993424/raymundo-beltran-tests-positive-anabolic-steroid-stanozolol-humberto-soto-fight-canceled


Berto, Andre

Andre ironically heaped suspicion on former opponent Victor Ortiz before his own positive came up, and denied doing so, although he did it on Twitter, and very obviously.

Sources:
1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/7946982/andre-berto-tests-positive-rematch-victor-ortiz-canceled

2. https://www.badlefthook.com/2011/6/3/2205366/andre-berto-victor-ortiz-peds-drug-accusations-twitter

Bey, Mickey

He is under suspicion for high testosterone after his bout with Robert Rodriguez. His bout was changed to a no contest, though he'd scored an early knockout. His doctor actually had his license suspended as well.

Sources:

1. https://www.ringtv.com/177307-bey-tests-positive-for-testosterone/
2. http://www.boxingscene.com/doc-who-gave-testosterone-bey-license-suspended--64821


Botha, Frans

Two events:

1. Botha technically won the IBF heavyweight title but is not recognized as a heavyweight titlist/champion having defeated Axel Schulz for the vacant belt, because he turned up positive on a test.  (1995 match)

2. Botha turned positive again following his sadly bizarre contest with Sonny Bill Williams.

Substances: 1. phentermine - appetite suppressant 2. benzodiazepines - muscle relaxant. 3. Nandrolone - steroid.

Sources:

1. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/24/sports/sports-people-boxing-botha-loses-appeal-moorer-schulz-is-on.html

2. http://www.boxingscene.com/francois-botha-tests-positive-two-banned-substances--62242

Boyeaux, Yoann

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/boyeaux-tests-postive-steroids-suspended--63489

Briggs, Shannon

Briggs has been known to have asthma since his early days in boxing. He blamed one positive on steroids for that condition, it should be noted.


Two events:

1. Briggs had a KO1 result changed ot a No Contest against Marcus McGee. (2009)
2. Briggs tested positive for "dramatically increased levels of testosterone" leading up to a scheduled fight with Fres Oquendo. (2017)

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/19431643/shannon-briggs-tests-positive-increased-testosterone-level-fres-oquendo-fight-canceled

Browne, Lucas
 
Substances: clenbuterol (2016, claims spiked food/drink) and later ostarine 

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/18110513/heavyweight-contender-lucas-browne-fails-another-drug-test

Bute, Lucian

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/18137515/lucian-bute-fined-50000-positive-drug-test-resume-fighting

C:

Carrera, Mariano

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2726532

Casamayor, Joel

The positive was only for Cannabis and following a loss to Timothy Bradley.

Sources:

1. https://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/17/2569223/joel-casamayor-failed-drug-test-marijuana-timothy-bradley-pacquiao-vs-marquez-undercard

Ceylan, Dennis

1. http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/06/20/news/boxer-on-eubank-jr-v-abraham-bill-tests-positive-for-cocaine

Chavez, Julio Cesar (Junior)

Sources:
1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8999557/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-suspended-nine-months-fined-900000-nevada-state-athletic-commission-failed-drug-test

Corrales, Jezreel

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/jezreel-corrales-tests-positive-marijuana--68603

Cuadras, Carlos:

He failed no tests, but was penalized for failing to adhere to testing protocols and was under suspicion for this reason, and fans and even commentators have pointed out his "bacne" or back acne as sign of possible PED usage.

1. https://www.boxingscene.com/carlos-cuadras-suspended-by-wbc-refusing-doping-test--127263

D:

Dawson, Chad

Substance: Cannabis

1. http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/DRUG-TESTS-SIDELINE-DAWSON-Suspension-still-in-11663225.php


De La Rosa, James

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/james-de-la-rosa-tests-positive-banned-diuretic--65248


E:

F:

Ferrante, Anthony

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/akberbayevs-loss-reversed-ferrante-fails-test--69806

Fonfara, Andrzej 

Substance: Anabolic steroids

Fonfara tested positive in 2009 and had his TKO victory over Skylar Thompson overturned to a no contest as a result.

Sources:

1. http://www.fightsaga.com/news/item/4041-Adonis-Stevenson-Next-opponent-is-likely-Andrzej-Fonfara

Funeka, Ali

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/ali-funeka-fails-post-fight-drug-test-guzman-bout--26826

Fury, Tyson

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/17677283/tyson-fury-fails-drug-test-positive-result-benzoylecgonine

G:


George, Donovan

Source: 

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/donovan-george-suspended-davis-win-now-no-contest--83647

Gomez, Juan Carlos

Substance: Cocaine

Sources: 

1. http://www.thesweetscience.com/articles-of-2009/6643-the-eccentric-juan-carlos-gomez

Gradovich, Evgeny

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/gradovich-under-fire-russia-over-doping-test-failure-claim--103958

Grajeda, Luis

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/grajeda-fined-suspended-by-nsac-failed-drug-test--95816

Guzman, Joan

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6080614

H:

Hall, Richard

Richard Hall and Roy Jones Junior both tested positive for their match for androstenedion, a testosterone precursor. This match went on and it was not considered a big deal.

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2782402

Hazelton, Bob

Bob Hazelton's sad story with performance enhancing drugs had to do with, in his narrative, beginning to take steroids to gain weight after suffering at the hands of a much heavier George Foreman. He claims he lost to Lucian Rodriguez in his penultimate bout because of a groin infection caused by his steroid usage. By 1989 he was essentially permanently crippled by steroid abuse symptom.

Sources:

1. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-01-01/sports/8902220419_1_bob-hazelton-bench-cyndy

I:

J:

Jones, Guillermo

Jones tested positive after his bout with Denis Lebedev, then tested positive for the same thing again when the rematch was scheduled to take place, canceling the rematch!

Sources:

1.  http://www.boxingscene.com/guillermo-jones-tests-positive-furosemide--68053

Jones, Roy (Junior) 

Richard Hall and Roy Jones Junior both tested positive for their match for androstenedion, a testosterone precursor. This match went on and it was not considered a big deal.  

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2782402


K:


Klitschko, Vitali:

Substance: Steroid, type unknown, during Vitali's amateur career in the lead up to the Olympics. He claims he was given prescribed medication to help heal a kickboxing leg injury. He was removed from the Ukrainian boxing team after the positive test. 

Source:

1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/2389404/Boxing-Klitschko-admits-steroid-abuse.html

Kostecki, Dawid

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/dawid-kostecki-doping-scandal-boxer-vanishes--88346

L:

Love, J'Leon

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/9278874/middleweight-prospect-jleon-love-fails-drug-test-faces-ban-fine

M:

Magee, Brian

Source:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/brian-magee-banned-6-months-over-ped-use--67899

Margarito, Antonio*

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/margaritos-hydroxycut-mess-hurt-nevada-license--34720

Marengo, Hector

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/hector-marengo-suspended-one-year-steroid-use--92186

Michalkin, Igor

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/igor-michalkin-no-longer-suspended-meldonium-violation--111004

Miller, Jarrell

His positive was turned up in kickboxing, as I understand it, not boxing, but relevant to all his professional fighting career, obviously.

Substance: methylhexaneamine from a urine sample

1. https://www.mmamania.com/2014/8/10/5986847/glory-heavyweight-jarrell-big-baby-miller-suspended-csac-failed-drug-test-kickboxing

M

Molina, John (Junior)

Molina, Eric

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/44212756

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/john-molina-suspended-7-months-banned-diuretic--94614

Morales, Erik

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2012/10/19/boxer-erik-morales-tests-positive-for-anabolic-steroid/1643045/


Morrison, Tommy

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/9628475/tommy-morrison-wild-ride-ended-tragic-denial

Mosley, Shane


Shane Mosley testified to supposedly inadvertently using EPO for a fight with Oscar De La Hoya (he went 2-0 against De La Hoya.) He was later drilled about this when attempting to make a bout with Zab Judah, by Mr. Judah, who wanted additional tests, back in 2008. Mosley passed his professional tests, but admitted to this usage in court.  

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/boxing/id/3311562

2. http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3740889


Mosley, Shane (Junior)

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/mosley-jr-fails-drug-test-positive-amphetamines--93811

Mosquera, Alberto

Substance: Cannabis
Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/alberto-mosquera-fails-drug-test-positive-marijuana--60110


N:

Nery, Luis

Sources:

1. https://www.ringtv.com/514971-wbc-nery-tested-positive-banned-substance-yamanaka-fight/

O:

Olubamiwo, Larry

Sources:

1.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/9340383/Larry-Olubamiwo-handed-four-year-ban-following-positive-doping-test-and-admitting-to-taking-13-banned-substances.html

Ogawa, Kenichi

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/22146063/revealed-tests-show-ibf-junior-lightweight-champion-kenichi-ogawa-tested-positive-synthetic-testosterone


O'Reilly, Michael

Source:

1. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/rio-2016-iaba-shed-little-light-on-michael-o-reilly-drugs-test-result-1.2747008

Ortiz, Luis:

Ortiz has had two events:

Substances: Diuretics, chlorothiazide and hydrochlorothiazide, leading up to a scheduled match with Deontay Wilder. (2017)

After knocking out Lateef Kayode in one round, the result was overturned to a no contest, because of Ortiz's failed drug test. Ortiz tested postive in a voluntarily provided urine sample before the fight, for nandrolone, according to NSAC.

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/20856410/luis-ortiz-fails-drug-test-bout-deontay-wilder-canceled

2. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/11745451/heavyweight-luis-ortiz-tested-positive-steroid-wake-winning-interim-title



Oquendo, Fres:

Substances: Tamoxifin and Anastrozole, for his match with Ruslan Chagaev. (2014)


Sources:

1. http://www.secondsout.com/news/main-news/oquendo-tested-positive-after-ruslan-chagaev-fight

P:

Perez, Eloy

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/7694049/junior-lightweight-eloy-perez-tests-positive-cocaine-adrien-broner-fight

Peterson, Lamont

Sources:

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/lamont-peterson-tested-positive-for-banned-substance-casting-doubt-on-amir-khan-rematch/2012/05/08/gIQABcCPAU_story.html

Povetkin, Alexander


Povetkin has had two official events:

Substances: Meldonium, and separately Ostarine
The Meldonium event precluded his match with Deontay Wilder. (2016)
The Ostarine event precluded his match with Bermane Stiverne. (2016)

1. https://www.rt.com/sport/370620-povetkin-positive-test-boxing/

2. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/15531574/russian-heavyweight-alexander-povetkin-tests-positive-meldonium-fight-question

Pryor, Aaron*

Aaron Pryor had no official failed tests and did not admit to PED usage. Allegations have swirled around his disgraced trainer Panama Lewis' black bottle, however, from his unbelievable classic against Alexis Arguello, one of the greatest fights on film, by majority opinion. Another Panama Lewis fighter,



Q:

R:

Randall, Frankie

Sources: 

1. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/29/sports/randall-positive-in-drug-test.html

Rios, Brandon

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/10134718/brandon-rios-failed-drug-test-fight-vs-manny-pacquiao

Rosi, Gianfranco

Sources:

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/07/15/furthermore/7773780d-9983-4196-8a47-264bd6ba6e81/

S:

Salido, Orlando
http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2654229 

Seldin, Cletus

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/cletus-seldin-suspended-6-months-by-wbc-over-failed-test--115361


Simon, Harry

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/harry-simon-positive-steroid-use-sept-13-fight--86533


Soliman, Sam

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/9007869/sam-soliman-tests-positive-banned-substance

Stiverne, Bermane

Substance: methylhexaneamine/dimethyamylamine/DMAA
Claim: He took a supplement he was unfamiliar with.
Backlash: The WBC allowed for his fight with Alexander Povetkin to go on, fully sanctioned, with a 75k fine. Then Povetkin failed a test for a different substance and the bout was canceled.

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/18050121/bermane-stiverne-tests-positive-banned-substance-fight-alexander-povetkin-held

Sturm, Felix

Sources:

1. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/15230440/super-middleweight-titleholder-felix-sturm-tests-positive-stanozolol

T:

Tarver, Antonio

Substances:
Exogenous testosterone,
5a-ndrostanediol metabolite

Two events: His matches with Steve Cunningham and Lateef Kayode. After Kayode, trainer, Buddy McGirt said he didn't believe it and he knew Tarver would clear his name. Then he tested positive for Cunningham as well.

Sources:

1. https://www.si.com/boxing/2015/11/25/antonio-tarver-boxing-steve-cunningham-failed-drug-test-documents

2. http://fightland.vice.com/blog/boxer-antonio-tarver-tests-positive-for-banned-substance

3. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8086282/cruiserweight-contender-antonio-tarver-tests-positive-banned-substance-june-2-fight

4. http://www.boxingscene.com/tarvers-trainer-mcgirt-comments-on-positive-test-peds--54316

Teper, Erkan

Teper is under suspicion for drostanolone, clenbuterol, testosterone, growth hormone and Methandrostenolone in his bouts after a raid on his apartment and a supposed positive test for both his bout with David Price and Newfel Ouatah. Further controversy in the amount of time it took to bring these results to the public.

Sources:

1. https://www.badlefthook.com/2015/12/21/10635682/erkan-teper-fails-drug-test-after-knocking-out-david-price

Thompson, Tony


Substance: hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic called a "masking agent"
Thompson actually publicly advocated for legalization of doping in boxing, so, this isn't very shocking.

Sources:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/29/tony-thompson-failed-drug-test-boxing-ruined-david-price-career

Toney, James

James was written up in The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.

Plead: Not Guilty. "I don't do drugs, period."

Reasoning: Result of medications prescribed after surgical repair of ruptured left biceps and triceps tendons.

Substance: Nandrolone, anabolic steroid

Backlash: The only reason James isn't thought to be a major heavyweight titlist is because after decisively defeating John Ruiz for the WBA title, the decision was changed from a unanimous decision for Toney to a no decision. It would've made James a four-weight major titlist across five weight classes, from middleweight to heavyweight (skipping light heavyweight). 


1. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/12/sports/othersports/toney-fails-drug-test-and-is-stripped-of-title.html

2. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/12/sports/sp-boxing12


Tyson, Mike

Sources:

1. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/19/sports/plus-boxing-tyson-tests-positive-for-marijuana.html
2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/10444998/Mike-Tyson-admits-to-being-high-on-drugs-during-major-fights-and-using-a-fake-penis-to-avoid-detection.html

U:

V:

Vargas, Fernando

Sources:

1. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/28/sports/sp-vargas28

Vargas, Francisco

https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/28/11532708/francisco-vargas-fails-drug-test-fight-with-salido-still-on-for-now

Visinia, Natu

Substance: Nandrolone

Sources: 

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/natu-visinia-suspended-positive-nandrolone-test--97524

W:


Wawrzyk, Andrzej


His team gave some indignation.

Substance: stanozolol

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/deontay-wilder-hunts-new-opponent-wawrzyk-fails-ped-test--112959
2. http://www.boxingscene.com/andrzej-wawrzyk-trainer-questions-validity-positive-drug-test--112991


Wach, Mariusz


Two events:

1. Anabolic steroid, for his match with Wladimir Klitschko.

2. Some type of positive test for his match with Alexander Povetkin

1. http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/polish-boxer-mariusz-wach-fails-doping-test-after-vladimir-klitschko/news-story/e0c5a11420f7b6ff60d90d423bac822d

2. http://www.boxingscene.com/sources-wach-failed-test-no-pay-povetkin-bout--99164

Whyte, Dillian

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/9665383/Dillian-Whyte-the-latest-British-boxer-to-test-positive-for-a-banned-substance.html

Wilson, Jez

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/jez-wilson-handed-two-year-ban-tests-positive-furosemide--102749


X:

Y:

Z:

Zeneli, Rexhildo

Sources:

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/zeneli-bounced-from-euro-games-fails-drug-test--92442



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