‘They’re Evil Geniuses’: Oscar De La Hoya Sounds off on Steroids in the Wake of Conor Benn’s Positive Doping Test

The much-awaited Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn fight faced an unprecedented cancellation following Benn’s positive drug tests on October 5th. Reportedly, Benn was discovered to have been associated with clomifene, a drug that increased testosterone levels in athletes. The match between Benn and Eubank Jr. was scheduled to take place on October 8. However, now it is far from coming to a close.

In the wake of Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.’s canceled fight, Oscar De La Hoya from the Golden Boy Promotions interacted with FightHype. In detail, De La Hoya spoke about the unfair use [basically, abuse] of steroids. According to him, it was the ‘worst’ that one could do in any sport. However, in boxing, it aimfully endangered one’s life.

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He said, “Steroids is [are] the worst that one can do in this sport. Obviously, in any sport. But, in baseball, you’re hitting a ball, in tennis, you’re swinging a racket, in boxing, you’re smashing somebody’s head.”

Irrespective of the intention behind it – whether one used steroids to gain more endurance or more conditioning, it arguably allowed them to approach the 12th round the same way they fought the first round of the fight.

In De La Hoya’s words, “You’re gonna fight the 12th round the way you fought the first one, and you have a huge advantage. I mean steroids are like should be banned, obviously.”

Oscar De La Hoya speaks of stricter rules in boxing

While on the one hand steroids assured one a better performance and impressive conditioning, on the other risked another’s life. Too much of a price to pay in the sport of boxing. Going by his argument, De La Hoya called for stricter rules in pro boxing. However, he also feared the development of science as a threat to the sport.

“We should have stricter rules. But it’s hard because you have the masking steroids, scientists who are always coming up with something new to mask you. They’re evil geniuses. For me, anybody who gets caught with steroids should be banned, immediately,” De La Hoya concluded by saying.

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