A TIBUTE TO VICTOR CONTE
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 08 Nov 2025
Goodbye, Victor by Steve Kim
NOVEMBER 7, 2025 - On Monday morning it was announced that the founder of SNAC, Victor Conte, had passed away after a short but hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 75 years old. Conte lived a long and productive life. No matter what you think of him, he made an impact and will be remembered.
Those of us who counted him as a friend, just wish he was around a bit longer.
My own personal history began with Victor at the beginning of 2010. I had written an article where I had stated that just because an athlete had continually tested clean for performance enhancing drugs that didn't mean that they necessarily 'clean'. After all, that was the purpose of taking such substances, of which, Conte and BALCO had become experts at concocting.
If I recall correctly, that particular article on Maxboxing.com was about Shane Mosley, who was involved with Conte prior to his rematch with Oscar De La Hoya in 2003. Later the two would wage a legal battle that played out very publicly over the comments made by Mosley, who claimed he took those substances unknowingly.
A day or two later after that article ran, I happened to get an email that had Victor's name attached to it. Being a rabid sports fan I was fully aware of who Victor was. The reality is that if you watched sports in the late 90's you understood the impact BALCO had on the world of sports. I immediately asked if this was the supposedly notorious Victor Conte. He said he was, and within a few hours we were on the phone where we engaged in what would be the first of our long conversations.
I have to admit, it was surreal talking to Victor. I wasn't necessarily star-struck, but this was different than talking to a boxer or promoter (something I had already done numerous times). This former bass player for the 'Tower of Power' had become a mainstream figure in the sports world for how he helped shape history -- and the record books. Let's face it, most people that I had interviewed had never been featured on 20/20.
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