Boxer who lost both legs warns against steriod use
Submitted on March 16, 2004 - 1:00am.
Laura Pack - Spring 2004
WASHINGTON - Former heavyweight boxer Robert Hazelton has spent the last seven years having both of his legs amputated bit by bit.
Hazelton now finds himself in a wheelchair because of his steroid use. He's had more than 49 surgeries on both legs. Halfway through his testimony Tuesday at a House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security hearing, he paused to gather his composure.
"I sit here with no legs," Hazelton said. After another deep breath, he continued, "Well, it's because people didn't tell me. We've got to do something about this drug."
At a hearing on the "Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004," Hazelton joined a panel including Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y.; Joseph Rannazzisi, deputy director of the Office of Diversion Control of the Drug Enforcement Agency, and Ralph Hale, a doctor and chairman of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's board.
Hazelton now finds himself in a wheelchair because of his steroid use. He's had more than 49 surgeries on both legs. Halfway through his testimony Tuesday at a House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security hearing, he paused to gather his composure.
"I sit here with no legs," Hazelton said. After another deep breath, he continued, "Well, it's because people didn't tell me. We've got to do something about this drug."
At a hearing on the "Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004," Hazelton joined a panel including Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y.; Joseph Rannazzisi, deputy director of the Office of Diversion Control of the Drug Enforcement Agency, and Ralph Hale, a doctor and chairman of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's board.
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