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Tony Thompson, an American boxer, claims that steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs should be legalized in boxing. The athlete says that anti-doping laws and gun laws are similar. Who doesn’t break gun laws? Only good guys do it. As a result, good guys are at a disadvantage. Thus, the similar situation is related to anti-doping rules. Just honest sportsmen don’t take steroids and/or other performance-enhancing drugs. So, they fight with those who have enhanced their performance with the help of anabolic steroids and other related medicines.
It is argued that anabolic steroids are prohibited in sports because they are dangerous. What would you believe about boxing in itself? Isn’t boxing dangerous? The answer is evident.
But it is also stated that it is needed to ban steroids and other related medications in order to make boxing safer. Steroids and other doping products increase performance. The more increased performance is, the more dangerous rounds are. Although it is true, would you ban anything that promotes performance of boxers? Thus, you ban steroids because they increase performance. Then ban trainings as well since they increase performance too! So, you will decrease performance while minimizing potential risks. What do you think about this aspect?
The boxer Tony Thompson also adds that detection tests are not efficient at all. While numerous sportspersons administer banned medications, just some of them are caught and suspended. Thus, dopers have unfair advantage over those that don’t break anti-doping rules. There is no logic.
Undoubtedly, arguments provided by Tony Thompson are reasonable. Anti-doping rules make rounds more unfair. Furthermore, the prohibition of doping doesn’t make fights safer. Many boxers continue to administer steroids and/or other forbidden medicines without being detected. They continue to fight and have success with the help of doping, while good guys are at a disadvantage because they don’t break anti-doping rules.
So, if doping is allowed in boxing, matches will be more honest. Of course, they will remain unsafe. But they will be at least fair.
Tony Thompson has been harshly criticized for his arguments pro legalization of doping in boxing.