'I guess 60% of boxers cheat but none of mine dope', says ex-BALCO chief Victor Conte
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Victor Conte defends his involvement in boxing and opens up on how the sport deals with drug cheats, why he wants to win cleanly and if he will ever lose the 'cheat' tag
October 16, 2024 by Chris Mckenna
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When Victor Conte is asked if he would go under oath to say he hasn’t helped a single athlete cheat since he got out of prison in 2005, his reply is forthright.
“The answer is yes,” he said. “I have never helped one athlete use any sort of prohibited substance or prohibited method.” But even Conte accepts that many people won’t believe him. He is aware he may never lose the ‘cheater’ tag.
It was Conte who ran the BALCO lab where he handed out undetectable steroids known as ‘The Clear’ and ‘The Cream’ that helped prominent athletes such as UK sprinter Dwain Chambers. BALCO also implicated global athletics stars Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones, and baseball icon Barry Bonds. The latter has always declared his innocence.
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