CORONAVIRUS is not playing on the mind of veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum – who has attributed his good health to marijuana.
At 88, the American might be the type worried about contracting the deadly illness but Arum is content that his methods will stand up to the test.
Arum has been involved in boxing since the 1960sCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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The US promoter for heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has long been a vocal advocate of smoking cannabis.
He told SiriusXM, via TalkSPORT: “Is there a medical reason to credit it? I don’t know, I’m not a doctor. But I believe it.”
And he added that he sees no reason take any extra precautions in the face of a global pandemic.
With smoking cannabis legal in a number of states, the Top Rank CEO feels he has now been able to perfect his smoking habit.
Speaking in September 2019, Arum stated: “There’s two kinds [of marijuana], up and have a good time at a party, and if you want to go to sleep.
“Now that it’s legal in California and Nevada, you can get educated and know the actual strain of each joint that you get.
We’re gonna try to set up a studio atmosphere in Vegas, so we can do fights maybe.”
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“It’s really good that way, for years you were dependent on dealers and you didn’t know what the hell you were getting – now you know.”
Coronavirus threatens to rip through boxing much like it has the rest of the sporting world this spring.
Arum is intent on providing his services during the outbreak however, pondering whether enclosed TV studios could be utilised for fights.
He added: “We’re gonna try to set up a studio atmosphere in Vegas, so we can do fights maybe.
“You know, ESPN, unfortunately for them, doesn’t have content. They don’t have the NBA, they don’t have college basketball, they don’t have the women’s tournament. So, they’re gonna need content. And we can provide content.
“We’ve talked to the [Nevada] athletic commission, doing fights in a studio. But we’ve got to get the testing done. We’ve gotta get enough tests here.
“So that we can test the fighters before the fights, so we can show that they do not have the virus. Or, if they have the virus, they can’t fight.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
