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“The 40-Week Steroid Loophole: How Boxing’s Testing System Fails by Design” Boxing is supposed to be a gentleman’s agreement. Two men step into the ring on a level playing field, each promising to follow rules. But beneath that veneer lies a bitter truth—the proverbial smelling salt under the nose: the sport’s anti-doping system is broken—by design, not accident. Let’s not continue to lie. In professional boxing, drug testing only takes place during training camp. That’s typically 8 to 12 weeks, a small and insignificant time period in a calendar that holds 52 weeks. The other 40-plus weeks of the year? A free-for-all. No tests. No oversight. No consequences. It isn’t a loophole--it’s a red-carpet encouraging cheating. Most of the top boxers fight once or twice a year. In between fights, They are not tested. They are, for all practical purposes, free to use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) with impunity. Growth hormone, designer steroids, EPO, testosterone blends—it’s the Wild West out there, but with better labs and smarter masking agents—like IV. Once they have a date for the next training camp. They cycle off. All they have to do is know the right people, know the right doctors, the right nutritionists the right supplements suppliers and they’ll be clean before any commission ever shows up to draw blood. Testing is a Mirage Fans hear "drug tested" and think, “Oh, my fighter is clean.” Reality check: boxing’s testing is a farce. Most fighters aren’t in any registered testing pool outside of camp. And even within camp, the testing is often scheduled or predictable. Fighters and their teams know the system inside and out. And what we end up with grotesque parody of fairness, where clean fighters risk their lives against opponents who’ve had months—maybe years—of taking PEDS. Let’s call it what it is: engineered negligence. When you have enablers in High Places, the negligence is engineered. Promoters don’t talk about this. Networks don’t mention it. And sanctioning bodies are too busy manufacturing belts to care about what’s coursing through the veins of their “champions.” The unspoken rule in boxing is: Don’t ask. Don’t test. Don’t ruin the show. What Needs to Change Mandatory year-round testing. All top 20 ranked fighters in each division should be in a registered testing pool. Randomized blood and urine tests. Not just during camp, but during off-season, vacations, and retirement announcements that mysteriously get walked back. Independent oversight. Testing must be handled by third-party agencies, not commissions with conflict of interest or underpaid personnel. Until these reforms happen, every fight is suspect. Every win is shadowed. Every punch carries the weight of doubt. Boxing doesn’t just have a PED problem—it has a don’t-ask-don’t-tell culture. And as long as fans, fighters, and journalists pretend testing only matters during camp, we’re all complicit in the lie.

Mike Rogers—to justify Israel's actions in Gaza—pushes the debunked atrocity propaganda lie that Hamas baked babies "in ovens" on October 7th. (This was debunked three years ago.)

👀 Trump being honest for a change. This is such a good video 😁👏

A pilot with knowledge, experience, logic, & compassion. A family friend of mine flys chartered Lear jets as his full time job & stated the exact thing this pilot does.🙏🏼

“YOU ARE NOT A JEW” The moment a Zionist realizes that Jews can be against the genocide in Gaza.

Iranian academic and political analyst Mohammad Marandi destroys Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim during her special programme on the Iran-Israel conflict

We are saddened by the passing of Jerry Koosman, one of the key figures of the 1969 World Series champion New York Mets. Koosman and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver – who made their Major League debuts on back-to-back days in 1967 – formed the top-of-the-rotation tandem that helped turn the once-lowly Mets into world champs. On October 16, 1969, in Game 5 of the World Series, Koosman threw a complete-game five-hitter against Baltimore for his second win of the series, this one clinching the world championship for the “Miracle Mets.” The image of Koosman leaping into catcher Jerry Grote’s arms after the final out remains one of the most iconic images in baseball history. Koosman, who spent his first 12 seasons with the Mets, won 222 games over 19 years that included stops with the Twins, White Sox, and Phillies. He won a career-high 21 games in 1976, finishing second in NL Cy Young voting. In 2019, the Mets retired Koosman’s uniform No. 36. He was 83 years old.