The steroid problem is everywhere and in every sport. This past week a professional billiard player got caught doping. Roids are the most important topic in all of baseball. They have also added a black eye to Sean Sherk’s legacy. Many steroid users have talked about a false sense of security that comes with the steroids. You can run faster and jump higher and feel like you can not be stopped. It made Steve Lattimer get his seat at the table in the best College football movie minus Rudy. He also slammed his head into a car window and tried to rape a girl due to the effects of the drug.
This security blanket is something according to brother Frank, Ken Shamrock has. In a hilarious move in sibling rivalry, Frank says that “my brother did them his whole life.” “Why do you think that his mind is so fried? Why do you think he crumbles before the big fights? He’s got no psyche. He let steroids give him a false sense of security and the moment that stuff is gone he’s no longer superman. He’s just a regular man. But without all the hard work and without all the belief in himself that a regular man would have if he got up to that point. He’s the only guy that I’ll tell on, because he’s always in trouble anyway.”
Ken and Frank are not biological brothers, but they are still brothers. Ken was adopted at a young age and was always part of the family. Ken Shamrock is a legend in the sport. He is nicknamed “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” and as one of the sport’s forefathers, he is s a part of the reason the sport is where it is today. Frank is not that bad of a MMA fighter either. He is StrikeForce’s middleweight champion and has a record of 24-8-1. He has beaten the likes of Phil Baroni, Cesar Gracie, Tito Ortiz, Jeremy Horn, and Bas Rutten. The two could be the second family of MMA behind the Gracie Family.
The biggest thing that can be taken away from the interview isn’t the fact that Ken Shamrock is a user, and may have been his whole career. It is the fact that Frank hints that others are currently using. This tells me that there is a problem with steroids in that organization. It is also no secret that the old Pride organization didn’t test for steroids. It is funny how the guys from Pride have either flourished, or fell flat on their faces in the cage. Part of this could be the cage, and part of this could be steroids. Rumblings around the UFC has all but pointed fingers to the former Japan fighters, and said that is why they have struggled.
The last well known UFC fighter to test positive for steroids was the 155 champion Sean Sherk. Sherk was a physical specimen and had amazing workouts. He has never assumed the guilt and always denied all allegations. Other notable fighters that have popped are Hermes Franca and Stephen Bonner.
Dana White told Sherdog “Our policy on fighters using steroids, illegal drugs or any banned substance remains the same,” declared White, “you cannot use them.” Neither Ken nor Frank is in the UFC, but if steroids are being used in other organizations they are being used in the UFC. The world of steroids is a continuous cycle of big brains and muscle heads. The big brains will constantly be in search of a better untraceable steroid, and the athletes that use will be on the look out for such a thing.
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March 24th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
If Frank was doing this to actually call out his brother rather than promote a possible fight between the two, he would have provided some kind of proof or actual occasion where he used them. If Ken has been doing ‘roids “his whole life,” he would be able to make a laundry list of instances where Ken juiced. I’m not saying Ken never juiced (just look at his WWF days), but there was no actual instance noted by Frank, unlike baseball where numerous occasions have been noted against players.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:10 am
True! Some of it may be for hype, but that is something that would surely drag Ken’s name through the mud. I hope it was just for hype, but then again like you said…”just look at his WWF days”. I never got into pro wrestling, but know enough to say they juice.
March 25th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Ken Shamrock’s Statement Concerning Steroid Allegations
During a recent interview with MMA Madness, Frank stated that I have used steroids “my whole life.” In making such a reckless and irresponsible statement, Frank has attacked my character. As such, I unfortunately find it necessary to respond to his allegations. I’m not sure what his motives were, but Frank’s allegations are absolutely false.
During the interview, Frank also comments on the percentage of fighters that are allegedly using steroids, promoters that supposedly don’t care about their fighters unless they win, and the industry’s drug testing policies, or lack thereof. I would like to set the record straight.
Our sport has policies in place to deter steroid use and to weed out the guys that, as my brother says, “…are taking shortcuts to gain fame.” I have been subjected to mandatory steroid testing countless times and I have never tested positive for steroids, nor have I ever refused a test. Furthermore, my experience has always been that the promoters and fighters willingly comply with the drug testing mandated by the various Athletic Commissions.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has always administered steroid and drug testing for licensed fighters. Recently, in an effort to further strengthen steroid testing policies, the NSAC implemented short-notice drug testing for MMA fighters. Fighters are now required to test at fixed times during the year, and are also randomly tested. Commissions in other states have similar policies in place. These policies clearly work as fighters occasionally do test positive and the penalties are significant.
For Frank to state that a majority of fighters use steroids and that the promoters do not care, or that they somehow condone the use of steroids, is unbelievably irresponsible. It tarnishes the image of every fighter and promoter in this industry. The comments Frank made about me and about the industry itself are based purely on his personal opinion, not on facts.
Frank should acknowledge that his comments were without merit and irresponsible, and apologize for the disparaging remarks he has made towards the fighters, promoters, and to the various athletic commissions who regulate MMA.
March 25th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I read that earlier too. I hope this doesn’t end up like Victor Conte and Barry Bonds!