Anabolic steroids may lead to high hematocrit levels

The boxer Tony Thompson states that steroids and other doping products should be permitted in boxing. The sportsman states that anti-doping laws and gun laws are similar. Who keeps gun laws? Only good guys do it. As a result, good guys are at a disadvantage. So, the similar situation is linked with anti-doping laws. Just honest sportsmen don’t use steroids and/or other doping products. So, they fight with those who have increased their performance with the help of steroids and other related medications.
It is argued that anabolic steroids are forbidden in sports because they are dangerous. What would you say about boxing in itself? Is boxing safe? The answer is evident.
But it is also stated that it is needed to ban anabolic steroids and other related medicines in order to make boxing safer. Anabolic steroids and other doping products enhance performance. The more enhanced performance is, the more dangerous matches are. Although it is true, would you prohibit anything which promotes performance of boxers? Thus, you ban anabolic steroids because they increase performance. Then ban trainings as well since they enhance performance too! Thus, you will reduce performance while minimizing potential risks. What do you think about this condition?
Tony Thompson also adds that detection tests are not efficacious at all. While many athletes take banned drugs, only some of them are caught and suspended. Thus, dopers have unfair advantage over those that obey anti-doping rules. There is no fairness.
Of course, statements expressed by Tony Thompson are reasonable. Anti-doping laws make matches more unfair. Furthermore, the ban of doping doesn’t make matches safer. Numerous boxers continue to use steroids and/or other prohibited drugs 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 laws.
Thus, if doping is legalized in boxing, fights will be more honest. Of course, they will remain unsafe. But they will be at least honest.
The boxer Tony Thompson has been harshly criticized for his statements pro legalization of doping in boxing.