Proshares wrote:

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AirVandal180 wrote:

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I can see Manny wanting to have the fight in a Cowboys Stadium type setting because it would make more money than if the fight was in Vegas. This still makes him look bad though.

Doesn't he get taxed a good amount in Texas?  He'd make more money collecting in Vegas w/o taxes.  Why do you think he's never fought in NYC or AC?  More garbage from his camp.

  

sdsolecollector23 wrote:

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CAFinest23 wrote:

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Mayweather isn't fighting anywhere but Vegas. The Nevada State Boxing Commission allows Mayweather to use a drug that keeps his hand from breaking.

Xylocaine to be more specific. Only legal in Nevada

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

One of the world’s leading authorities on anti-doping, WADA is the primary source for which drugs are banned in sports or athletic competitions worldwide. According to WADA, via GlobalDRO.com, “None of the ingredients in this brand (Xylocaine) are currently included on the WADA Prohibited List”. This means that Xylocaine is not banned by WADA.

US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Mandy Craig Sacramento, CA “Does the USADA ban Xylocaine?”

The USADA has a Drug Reference line where you can contact them via telephone and specifically ask them about any drug. When I called them yesterday, I spoke directly with their telephone doctor of the day. First, I must say that it was very informative being able to talk to a USADA doctor about this drug and the potential side effects. Anyhow, the doctor said that Xylocaine is legal for boxers to take via injection into the hands. He also said that individual state athletic commissions might have additional stipulations.

Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC)

In a conversation that I had with Keith Kizer, about the use of Xylocaine in the state of Nevada, Keith said that because “It is not a prohibited substance under WADA or USADA”; it’s not banned by the State Athletic Commission. However, Keith Kizer noted that the commission has added some stipulations to the use of Xylocaine.

“We don’t want fighters to use it on fight day. We make sure they have full physicals to check for this. They will be told to stop doing this from the weigh-in through the fight. Fighters must only take Tylenol or ice for any pain.”

The June 18th Strikeforce event is going to take place in Dallas, Texas. The reason that this is news is because the Texas Fighting Commission is inadequate when compared to other commissions and their drug testing procedures. When the UFC returned to Texas for UFC 103 in 2009, Zuffa had to file an official request for testing to be performed at the event. Then came the absurd fact that the last Strikeforce event in Texas, Strikeforce: Houston in August 2010, not one fighter had to go through drug testing on fight night.