Tom Zbikowski Tests Positive for Marijuana After Latest Fight
by Scott Christ on Apr 26, 2011 2:32 PM EDT
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PrintTom Zbikowski fought and won again against another creampuff opponent on Saturday night in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Today, news has come down that the Baltimore Ravens safety tested positive for marijuana in his drug test.
Mike Joyce, who serves as Zbikowski's lawyer, manager and boxing coach, said a second test was scheduled for Tuesday.
"We’re appealing it," Joyce said. "After the fight, all the fighters tested were positive. They had you pee in a cup and put a strip of something in there. I’ve never seen results where you get them the day of the fight. It was like a home pregnancy test or something.
"He’s taken all sorts of tests for the NFL and he’s never tested positive ... ever," Joyce said.
The Ravens released a brief statement, which was posted to Twitter by Aaron Wilson of National Football Post. "We’re aware of the story about Tom and the test. As of now, unfortunately, we are unable to reach out to him for his side of the situation."
While I have "bashed" Zbikowski's boxing vacation, I will say to wait until after a second test, because from Joyce's description this sounds pretty damn weird overall. And we're talking about the Oklahoma commission actually, the tribal commission, not Nevada or New York or Jersey or even California.
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It wasn't even Oklahoma state, but the tribal commission
And five guys tested positive out of that one card, all for weed, which is a little weird. Andy Ruiz Jr. was also one of them.
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well then I say even bigger grain of salt re: the commission
I mean, no offense and all, but you know.
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by Scott Christ on Apr 26, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It's the strip!!
It’s that same damn strip they found in Margarito’s glove.
It had traces of calcium, sulfur and THC.
All of which can get you high.
Just having fun!
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Marijuana should be allowed in fighting.
And in life.
:)
+ 1
I won’t get into a legalize drugs rant but I agree. Marijuana isn’t going to enhance your performance that’s for sure. I never got the urge to run 10 miles and spar for a couple hours after the use of said narcotic :)
It sure as hell didn’t help Sechew Powell the first time against Deandre Latimore. (Which by the way, made the most sense EVER when it came back that he tested positive. Powell was so lethargic in that fight."
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Apr 26, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
It won’t make him a better boxer, but it won’t hurt much else, always assuming that this extremely hinky sounding scene with insta-strips that caused 5 guys to test positive is actually accurate, which I seriously doubt.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
“hinky”
Are you a cop? – That’s cop talk.
"You can't search me without probable cause Or that proper ammunition they call reasonable suspicion Listen while I bring friction to your whole jurisdiction" - Fugees
you're the second to ask
Ted was the first—long ago, I was a Manhatton cabbie on the nightline—the garage was on Hudson katycorner butt to butt with the 6th. Same bar after work, the Sazerac. etc., etc.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Ahh, got it
I’ll take second.
"You can't search me without probable cause Or that proper ammunition they call reasonable suspicion Listen while I bring friction to your whole jurisdiction" - Fugees
I just don’t see it as a factor. Some of the smartest people I’ve known have smoked weed. I’ve known some real dummies who do it a lot, also.
"You can't search me without probable cause Or that proper ammunition they call reasonable suspicion Listen while I bring friction to your whole jurisdiction" - Fugees
just to note
I want a LEGALIZE IT or marijuana/anti-marijuana discussion here about as much as I want to see Lebedev-Jones. If people want to be light-hearted about it then I’m cool with that (so far it’s fine)
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Something akin to this stuff
http://www.amazon.com/Drug-Test-Marijuana-Urine-Strips/dp/B0026O9OW8
Not total BS since it is FDA approved but it seems like this kind of test is more subject to user error since there are a larger amount of contaminants that are possible. Not sending the results out to a lab seems like a cheap way out of the testing but thats going to end up biting them in the end.
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