High hematocrit levels are potential negative effect of anabolic steroids

Tony Thompson, an American boxer, states that anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in boxing. The sportsman states that anti-doping laws and gun laws are similar. Who doesn’t break gun laws? Just good guys do it. As a result, good guys are at a disadvantage. Thus, the similar situation is linked with anti-doping rules. Just honest sportsmen don’t take steroids and/or other doping products. Thus, they fight with those that have enhanced their performance with the help of steroids and other related preparations.
It is stated that anabolic steroids are not permitted in sports because they are dangerous. What would you say about boxing in itself? Isn’t boxing dangerous? The answer is obvious.
But it is also claimed that it is necessary to ban steroids and other related medications in order to make boxing safer. Steroids and other doping products enhance performance. The more increased performance is, the more dangerous matches are. However it is true, would you ban anything which promotes performance of boxers? Thus, you ban steroids because they increase performance. Then prohibit trainings as well since they enhance performance too! So, you will reduce performance while reducing potential risks. What do you think about this aspect?
Tony Thompson also adds that detection tests are not efficient at all. While numerous sportspersons administer prohibited drugs, just some of them are caught and sentenced to suspensions. So, dopers have unfair advantage over those that keep anti-doping rules. There is no logic.
Of course, arguments provided by Tony Thompson are reasonable. Anti-doping rules make rounds more unfair. Furthermore, the ban of doping doesn’t make fights safer. Numerous boxers continue to take anabolic steroids and/or other banned drugs without being caught. They continue to fight and have success with the help of doping, while honest guys are at a disadvantage because they keep anti-doping laws.
Thus, if doping is allowed in boxing, fights will be fairer. Of course, they will remain unsafe. But they will be at least fair.
Tony Thompson has been harshly criticized for his arguments pro legalization of doping in boxing.