Canadian Psycho

You have no facts to support your claim. All you have is speculation and conjecture. I have no idea what Shields was suspended for, but I'm also not the one running about claiming, 'It's much more likely he was suspended for PEDs'. I'm not being an unbridled optimist or throwing 'common sense' out of the window, but I also tend to subscribe to this nifty little thing called evidence, which we have none of.

For all we know, Jake was busted for smoking up and is too embarrassed to admit it to the world. Or maybe he believes in privacy. Either explanation is plausible, but again, entirely speculative.

I also tend to believe that were Jake busted for PEDs, he would have been suspended for more than 6 months. Go and take a look at comparable suspensions... 6 months for marijuana is common, whereas testing positive for banned substances often lands a fighter one year in the hotbox.

There's a novel concept... actual research!

Stun Gun

I agree with you on both what I put in bold and the fact that he's better at MW



Yes OU, I'm a fan of Shields, but we don't know what he was banned for, and it was six months.You have no facts to back what you;re saying.

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OU

Yeah right, you just keep on believing that. But honestly you are letting your fanhood get in the way of reality you are hoping for the most optimistic outcome. I didn't say for sure what he did I just used common sense in saying what it looks like. Again I can't say for certain but I won't play dumb and not objectively look at the most possible scenario. It's Jake fault for not coming clean on why he wasn't clean. Obviously one scenario is more likely then the other. Just because I can't prove it doesn't mean it's any less likely.

Jeez you guys, we don't have facts because Jake is hiding them. That alone should make you assume the worst not the best. Common sense again.

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khoveraki

Bad move. Shields is so strong at 185lbs. It seems obvious MW is his best weight class.

Plus there's a huge roadblock at WW who he'll never get by; a stylistic nightmare; you could say a Super-Saiyan version of himself: Demian Maia.

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Canadian Psycho

I don't like Jake Shields enough to blindly defend him. If there was evidence that he tested positive for steroids, then you and I would not be having this discussion. As I said earlier, your consistently labelling your own scenario as 'much more likely' and 'common sense' doesn't make it either.

You call it the most possible scenario. You say it's common sense. And then you completely ignore the most relevant fact of all - that Jake was suspended for 6 months and not 1 year (which is standard as far as PED suspensions go). The one fact we actually have, and you ignore it. Funny how that works.

Stun Gun

Just because I'm a Shields fan does not mean I will blindly defend him either. If he was caught for roids, I wouldn't say anything, if he was banned for a year I wouldn't be defending him.

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OU

Well Bonnar was suspended for 9 months for steroid use after his 2nd fight with Forrest, not all suspensions are the same. There are other factors involved in that like first time offense, where the fight took place as well as other factors.

But yes, it very much is common sense to look at Jake's situation and say it's far less likely it was weed then it was some substance being used to help add bulk. It's far less likely Jake would hide a positive weed test then it is he would hide a test about a PED or some other banned substance. It's more likely it was a pain killer then weed as well. I don't see the point in hiding a weed test when that is the best possible scenario for Jake. Why leave room for assumption if the truth is the best possible scenario in that situation? Again, common sense.

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Stun Gun

"For all we know, Jake was busted for smoking up and is too embarrassed to admit it to the world. Or maybe he believes in privacy. Either explanation is plausible, but again, entirely speculative."

Perhaps if it's weed thats why he is hiding it. It's common sense to look at both sides, not just one, which seems that you're going at. You think just because he doesn't come out and say what he took that it can't be weed, though you have no idea.

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M.C

I'm not for or against him going to WW. I don't have much interest in Shield's career right now, but hope he makes the decision that he feels is best for him.

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OU

IF it is weed then Jake has the poorest PR ever. Because it's moronic to not come clean if that is the case. Simple as that. If the best possible scenario that you guys are so hopeful for is the truth then Jake is a moron for not giving that information out when that is in fact the best possible scenario. If you list the possible reasons for his suspension weed would be least condemning. So I guess it's possible that he is just that stupid, I think it's far more likely that isn't the case. I think you guys are the ones being unrealistic here. It's not the logical outcome.

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