“No One Is Natty”: Ryan Garcia’s Failed Dope Test Sparks Global Concerns About Athletes’ PED Usage

The modern-era boxing sensation Ryan Garcia is surrounded by allegations of using a substance banned by the FDA. Reportedly, Ostarine appeared twice in the urine samples of KingRy, giving the boxer a hard time. Recently, the IFBB Pro Coach Greg Doucette joined the hot debate about whether the notorious boxer is natty or not. 

The IFBB Pro posted a video on his Instagram account sharing the news that KingRy tested positive for Ostarine. He further elaborated, explaining about Ostarine and its usage. 

Doucette doesn’t seem convinced by Garcia

After days of winning the fight with the WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney, the reports suggested that Garcia tested positive for using Ostarine. However, KingRy is dropping videos on his Instagram account and still denying the allegations of using any PEDs for his fight. However, IFBB Pro coach Greg Doucette does not seem to believe the boxer.

Doucette uploaded two videos on his YouTube channel, calling out Garcia for not admitting the truth and apologizing to the millions of his fans. The IFBB Pro took out a snippet from the latest live video of the boxer. “I was on tequila; that’s it. If tequila got st*****s, that’s crazy. I’m guilty,” says Garcia. To which Doucette replied, “If tequila got st*****s, that’s it. I’m guilty, and so what it is is people don’t like to lie and so when he says he’s not on st*****s well, he’s not. Ostarine is not a st****d, but it is a performance-enhancing drug, and it does help you put on muscle.”

Continuing in the video, the IFFB Pro explained how the testing of samples works and that it is “not so easy to cheat.” The federation has two samples of each boxer without any name, just labeling the samples as A and B. Then they send sample A to an independent laboratory while keeping sample B. The labs don’t know any details about the samples and just test them. If sample A tests positive, then you should send sample B to check that no one tampered with the samples.

While Ostarine is not a st****d, it is a substance that falls under the category of SARMs and is banned by the FDA for human consumption. Testing positive for it can lead to a lifetime ban from the sport. Let’s take a look at what the fans thought of Garcia’s Ostarine’s allegations.

Fans seem confused and unsure of what to believe

A fan was unable to believe the news of Garcia having tested positive for Ostarine usage and commented, “Fake news! Check Ryan’s instagram posts.” While another Instagram user accused every athlete of using PEDs to enhance performance and wrote, “They literally all do it.” One more fan supported this claim and commented, “No one is natty.” 

A stickler fan of KingRy is still supporting him for being a natural athlete and commented, “He innocent!!!! Leave my Ryan alone!!!” Another called out Garcia for using PEDs in boxing and wrote, “That’s messed up to do in combat sports.” One more fan of Garcia supported his claims and commented, “Literally fake , nothing is actually backing up these claims.”

After learning the details of the debate, what is your take on it? Do you support Garcia’s claim or believe he used PEDs for his fight? Let us know in the comments.