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1221  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: January 14, 2023, 05:21:01 PM
I didn't bet for today's game but here are my picks for tomorrow's games,
 
Miami Heat VS Milwaukee Bucks

The stake odds for this game are 1.86 for the Heat and 2.00 for the Bucks, right now Omer Yurtseven, Nikola Jovic, Duncan Robinson, and Kyle Lowry can not play for the Heat, while Udonis Haslem, Caleb Martin, and Tyler Herro are questionable if they can play against the Bucks, while Khris Middleton and Serge Ibaka can not play for the Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable if he can play for the Bucks, for me because Antetokounmpo can now be playing for the Bucks I will be going with the Bucks,

Going for the Miami Heat here because unfortunately, coach Budenholzer of the Milwaukee Bucks just declared that Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Serge Ibaka won't be playing in the game against the Heat in about 1 hour from now. The tip-off was made last minute and changed the label from questionable to out. And I'll also ride with the Memphis Grizzlies vs Indiana Pacers.
1222  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 13, 2023, 01:11:28 PM
I just saw this news that have been reported a few days ago. Jordan Clarkson declined Utah's contract extension.

--> https://www.slcdunk.com/2023/1/7/23544360/report-jordan-clarkson-rejected-utah-jazz-contract-extension-offer

And while browsing some news on the web, I've seen this article that he has bought a mansion in San Antonio.

--> https://frontofficesports.com/jordan-clarkson-mansion-san-antonio/

Yeah, you get the idea of what I'm thinking but it's not yet official and what teams do you think will be rushing to take him?

I heard about him declining the offer, maybe the offer is too low compared to his status now, but I have no idea that he bought a mansion in san Antonio. If we will use it as a hint, then most probably he is gonna with the Spurs and I think Spurs have enough salary cap to offer him a better contract. However, I think this team won't still make it to the playoffs.

Maybe the mansions in San Antonio is a good investment, and not necessarily him living in Texas to join the Spurs? Cheesy But yeah there are rumors but no official statement released just yet. Clarkson is doing quite okay with Jazz, but a player like him would surely want a higher salary even if they don't make it to the playoffs. Maximize the profits first, then chase greatness second: I think this is the play that most NBA players are going after in this day and age.

Jordan Clarkson joining the Spurs is a news that's unheard of because that rumor wasn't surfacing in any sports news outlet, but we don't know and maybe there's some ongoing discussion because his rejection with the Jazz's contract extension has been flying anywhere already and if ever there's a team that will match Clarkson's asking price, I bet we will see him wearing another jersey next season.
1223  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: January 13, 2023, 10:53:00 AM
I'm pretty sure people will still watch the between Pacman and Spence or Crawford.
That's for sure that we fans will still watch any of those as long as Pacman is there. But we don't know if there's still the possibility that Pacman will have those matches professionally as he has given the hint that he's going for the exhibition matches and after signing with Rizin, I don't think that we'll see any of those in the near future. And who was it again that Pacman is going to have a match in Dubai this upcoming month? I'm quick in forgetting things these days, is it another exhibition?

It's fine mate, we all forget sometimes because we have lots of more important things to think of. Anyway, Pacman will be fighting his former sparring partner, Jaber Zayani, in Saudi Arabia and not in Dubai.

That said, it will be almost impossible for Pacquiao to have a fight with either Errol Spence Jr. or Terence Crawford because I bet he's already packed this year because of the fact that he just inked a contract with RIZIN. Aside from that, I don't really think that a fight like that will materialize because Pacquiao will need at least a few couple of months to prepare intensively given that he will be fighting a strong professional fighter.

Or maybe the fight against Spence will not happen again as Pacman is already too old for a powerful boxer who is still in his prime. What people want to see is Spence vs Crawford, at least that fight is a clear 50/50, not compared to Pacman and people will just say he is already too old that's why he lose.

Yes, let's just not add Pacquiao into the discussion anymore because he already have his schedules fixed ahead of him while there are lots of boxers and fighters too that are calling for him. So, if the Spence-Crawford fight is still 50/50, how much more about that fight of Pacquiao-Spence/Crawford. The first said bout is what the people needed to see and to know who's really stronger between them and not some nonsense bout again that has no chance of happening.
1224  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: January 13, 2023, 10:02:48 AM
There is someone who I have always said, boxing, despite the fact that it has a lot to do with physicality, can be won but obtaining a lot of intelligence, and I have known that for a long time, and here in the forum they have let me know, nothing else I can do Name a fairly intelligent boxer like Mayweather, the day he fought Pacquiao, I didn't like that fight because I knew he was running all over the ring and Pacquiao was just looking for him, 'Mayweather only fought in a very technical way and That made him win, even though for me it was the worst fight in the world, years later I came to understand that Mayeweather knew that his best option was not a hand-to-hand confrontation, because he might have lost, but on a technical level he had the advantage .

Aside from Mayweather's advantage when it comes to technicalities, he also got a good defense that enables him to create a counter punch every time that he's engaged. The fact that he mastered the Philly Shell makes him already an intelligent boxer, and I think that's what makes Devin Haney to practice under Mayweather even if he's not under his promotional banner.

And I agree, that fight was even dubbed as a fight of the century but what we saw was not really enticing and that the fight labeled like that was somehow inappropriate. People wanted an all-out fight and if that happened, Pacquiao will surely win but Mayweather was clever enough to despite the pressure around him.
1225  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: January 13, 2023, 09:29:36 AM
Yes, it was a big upset by the Phoenix Suns second unit winning against the Curry lead Warriors, but I do agree that it might have throw their rhythm together and for sure they will come back strong and positive in their next games.

For tonight's game I decided to just do a 2 game parlay.

Bulls -1.5 @1.96 + Bucks -2.5 @1.70 = 3.33 odds.

There is still Zach Lavine that can lead the Bulls in this game. He has been playing superb in their winning streak. So they will have to go back to their winning column here. As for the Bucks, Giannis might dominate this game, although this is a road game, I think they can get the W here.
I'll tail this one to add on my 3 single early bets. Bulls ML for me.
I've been trying to compare the matchups and Washington Wizards are still missing Bradley Beal. Kristaps Porzingis is also questionable to play and also Gafford. So it's mostly Kuzma, Barton, and Avdija they will rely on.
Vucevic could try to dominate the paint without a shot blocker present in the game and Zach LaVine helping spread the floor for him.
Chicago Bulls are still a decent team even without DeRozan and Lonzo Ball.
Let's hope they'll have a great night even on road.

Not really sure what happen to the Bulls in this game, they are in control, then suddenly that huge explosion by the Wizards in the 3rd?

When I checked the score it's 77-75 in favor of the Wizards in the 3rd but I still think that they can win or covered the spread in the 4th. But I guess they don't have enough legs as they try to fight it in a very close game. And Zach was somewhat lost in the last seconds that could have force the game into Overtime and give them the chance to win this game.

Something that really unavoidable if the game is not for you, Wizard fought hard and they harvest the win against the Bulls, I also think that the game is for the Bulls.

I was hoping that the game will go to OT as the winning chance of Bulls is better but it did'nt happen
Wizard win and nothing we can do but to move on and try our luck next time.

Indeed, besides it can't be called as a bad night for the Bulls either because they performed well but it shows in the last quarter that the Wizards rallied and came past them because they performed harder. After all, what's really needed to win a game is a team effort and Wizards showed that to them. Well, if only DeRozan was there to help the team. Anyway, got 1/2 bets today because I also gambled in favor of the Bulls Grin
1226  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez on: January 11, 2023, 05:09:20 PM
^^ Everyone here is inclined to see Benavidez vs Canelo, it will be a fresh challenge for the cash cow and so it will be interesting how he will deal with the youth of Benavidez and the speed and the power as well (although David is flat footed).

And I'm thinking that if Plant wins here, Canelo will not give him another opportunity.

He might go directly with Bivol again, regardless if the weight is 168-175 lbs. Bivol is more willing to fight Canelo at this point for his legacy.

Yes, because that will be a new sight to see and aside from that, David actually got the upper hand between him and Plant (even if he's a flat footed). David already proved himself that his time has already come to have bite against the champion and Plant is the last hurdle before he can actually face Canelo. But if ever it turns out that Caleb Plant will be the winner here, there will no hype from him to chase Canelo because people are not expecting anything from him anymore. Straight fact, he's already done.
1227  Economy / Economics / Re: My investments ahead of the 2024 halving 100% Bitcoin on: January 11, 2023, 04:48:46 PM
I have some friend who always try to convince me to buy some altcoins that they claim to be good and will give 10x profit at any opportunity, but I am not convince due to centralization of most of the altcoins.
There are friends like that who are used to shitcoins and did not have too much faith in Bitcoin because they believe it cannot give them as much profit as some shitcoins do when the market is fully stable, they don't know the risk involved in investing in a project that is centralized and has more than one owner, which means that the team may have misunderstandings, resulting in the project collapsing completely, resulting in a loss of total investment


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So I can say that my portfolio is made up of 90% BTC and the remaining 10% as savings in case there will be further opportunity to buy BTC at a discount price.
That's a very good one OP, the 10% will be as a reserve in case if there is another opportunity of buying at a lower price.

We cannot really blame them as maybe they already had reap some fruits of their labor in the last hype train, that's why they are aiming more to accumulate and wait for the next hype train to come. I just do hope that these kind of people do know the risks they are into because shitcoins are very unpredictable as most of them are usually controlled by crypto whales who will manipulate the market in any given time for their own gains.

But as for me, it's still best to hold BTC and other leading competitive altcoins. Risks are somehow reduced because these whales don't have the power to manipulate it.
1228  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: January 11, 2023, 09:56:09 AM

But still though, at least we have seen Curry  back on the floor again, and this could signal that the Warriors will have another good run in their next couple of games. Still not bad for them as they have plenty of time before the all star break.

Maybe but that time they are already above .500 mark at the first half of the season.

We haven't seen Curry for awhile, so that's the reason why they lose because of chemistry issue, they have to adjust again to perfect their rhythm. Curry score 24 points, and he has a decent shooting. Imagine, if Curry, Poole and Thompson will continue to score at least 20 points in their succeeding games, that would be so scary to see for their opponents.

The Golden State Warriors really have that kind of problem and it's not new anymore that they will be having a hard time once their will be a returning player in their line-up that got injured for a couple of weeks, even Steve Kerr don't really know how to minimize this problem that they are having currently. The same thing happened when Klay came back from his MCL injury last season and Curry got injured before the playoffs began.

On the bright side, they will be much harder to defeat once they figure out the right adjustment to have a harmonious rhythm in their roster. That's a fact!
1229  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: January 11, 2023, 09:33:13 AM
PBC is just new to boxing and is less than 10 years of operations but it already destroyed and prevented a lot of big fights. PBC prevented us from seeing the huge AJ vs Wilder clash when they were both undefeated and the winner could've been the first-ever undisputed heavyweight in this 4-belt era. PBC also didn't respond nor sent counter-offers to Bob Arum of Top Rank in order to stage Crawford vs Spence for the welterweight undisputed belts. There are too many potential fights I can mention but these 2 are the biggest and could've been historic fights if PBC is cooperative and not scared and selfish. 

As you mentioned, primarily focused on the business side instead of anything related to legacy. Agree with you.

However, who's the one/s that needs to be blamed strongly for big fights unable to materialize?

It's a sad reality but the boxer themselves is just cooperating with these networks and promoters, because for the obvious reason that they receive benefits and advantages that aren't present if they decided not to be under by any firms.

Well, they don't have that much leverage to make a choice about their career because they won't be reaching anywhere far enough if they will be flying solo without the help of promoters, hence, why they are called promoters in the first place. They are the ones who will get the boxer their fight and if not, will pull some strings to make a fight happen that will help them towards their career. In the end, it will be a blaming game for them if there's a fight that they are avoiding. We just don't know who's afraid, is it the boxer or the promoter.

Mostly it is the promoter that evades boxing deals since the boxer has no say about it.  They just train, sign, and fight.  All the processes of dealing are done by the manager and promoter.  The promoter is more focused on the money and how they can make their boxer records amazing making more value for the boxer's career.  Thus if the promoter thinks that their boxer has a huge tendency to lose the fight, the promoter declines the deal.  We can take an example ample on the early years of Ryan Garcia where he really wanted to fight Gervonta Davis but his promoter,  Oscar dela Hoya thinks he isn't ready for the fight yet thus not considering the fight against Davis during that time.

That's why most known professional boxers like Pacquiao and Mayweather established their own promotional company even before they retire and hang up their gloves so that they will have the leverage to choose what's right for them in their final years and not just waiting for their promoter's go signal even if they know that they could use that specific fight as an advantage to gain more.

I agree with Ryan Garcia as an example, the kid had to undergo 2 tune-up fights before facing Gervonta Davis. Those tune-up fights almost ended to three fights but it wasn't materialized because Ryan chose to have a direct training rather than having a tune-up. Even Golden Boy was surprised by that decision because the plan is to face Gesta so that Garcia can have a thing or two about how Tank will move.
1230  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 11, 2023, 09:13:02 AM

Somehow, we as basketball fans would like to see again Lebron James playing in the post season, but we cannot just get ahead because their current roster will not probably get the chance to play at the playoffs considering how inconsistent they are, and players aren't that willing to step-up if there's a situation that needed them to be at the best version of themselves. So far, they are making an improvement, but I still doubt it.

They needed to make a move in this upcoming trade because if they won't then it's best to assume that they won't going to reach far enough, if they will get lucky, they will just probably get eliminated in the 1st round or worse in the play-in tournament.

Maybe there's a little chance to reach the playoffs but they will probably have an early exit because they will be battling the tough team in the NBA. Well, Lebron and Davis may have the experience, but the game now has chance, it's not only about 1 or 2 guys on the roster, it's about a good teamwork and the Lakers simply does not have that thing yet.

I won't argue with you about that, the Lakers are somehow good but not good enough to compete in the upcoming playoff because their roster is not that really consistent. WB and Schroder need to step up further so that LeBron won't be overwhelmed and there's Davis that is not reliable to play in each game if ever they can reach the playoffs. Maybe if they can acquire and trade with a role player, their chances might improve.
1231  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: January 10, 2023, 05:35:22 PM

I not seeing that Ryan Garcia will just knockout Tank in 2 rounds. No one has knock him out in his career, and besides, Tank has a great boxing IQ so he will not fall for the trap of rushing to Ryan's left hook and getting lay down on the canvass. This fight might goes up to at least over 7.5 rounds.

This two is going to be very cautious, but their power punches are going to be loaded and ready so that when the moment arrives, they will just unload that one and see how they will take it. Tank takes a lot of good shot from Hector but wasn't affected. On the contrary, Ryan Garcia's chin has been tested by Luke Campbell with that hook and goes down. So if Tank left hook landed flush on Ryan, who knows, it could be the end of the fight.

Usually, when two great fighters step on the same ring, especially when both are undefeated, we will not going to see any knock downs through the fight. Because, just like what you said, both fighters will be cautious and they will be more defensive than being offensive, thinking how strong and unpredictable the opponent is.
In this case, either both of the fighters see an advantage, most probably one of them will grab it to get a solid win.
Hoping to see a good action for both fighters.

That is if either one of them will be the first one to recognize the correct timing where to loose their knockout punch to turn the tide in their favor but it will be a struggle for sure because just like you've said, both of them are often doing a defensive stance rather than the offensive ones as a precautions if ever either one of the said boxers will suddenly advance. This will be a battle of brains for sure because both of them is a KO artist.
1232  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez on: January 10, 2023, 04:37:13 PM
Eddie Hearn's idea is nuts. He wants Dmitry Bivol to drain down to 168 from 175. That is not going to happen anyway. Bivol will refuse it outright. He would rather stay at 175 and face Artur Beterbiev. The idea of being undisputed at both 168 and 175 may sound very promising, but I am sure that Bivol is intelligent enough to understand the trap that is being laid for him here. IMO, Canelo should focus on fighting John Ryder first, and after that he should fight the winner of the Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez match.

And Bivol hasn't fought in 168 lbs, he was a natural Light HW since the beginning of his career, so we know what Hearn or Canelo is thinking here, to drain Bivol in their rematch to get all the advantage and at least assure of them of a big win. So the ball is on the court of Bivol and his team, if they are going to succumb to the pressures or just simply look for other fight at 175 lbs.

And as I have said, if the Bivol fight is not going to happen, they will pick an easy fight and that could be John Ryder.

On the other hand, Plant vs Benavidez is not a snoozer, Plant's knockout of Dirrell is knockout of the year for me. So he will be riding on this momentum to have a big knockout win and repeat that act, if he can against David.

But Bivol won't be risking his title if he will fight Canelo at 168 lbs, the interesting question for this, is Canelo willing to risk his titles on the line just for the sake of getting a higher chance against Bivol? I don't think that's a good idea, really. They are saying that Bivol should visit Canelo at his division, but what if Bivol will agree and will make the weight.

They should just approach the rematch at Bivol's division and not the opposite because Canelo has nothing to lose anymore, it will be a money fight for their camp without any risks and Canelo will benefit either way as well because he will get a belt if he can pull a win in this rematch.

What if Bivol will do that and try snatching Canelo's belt? It's not by far since Bivol can take that weight and he can continue doing
the same fighting style or maybe he can be more fit.

I get your point and the possibility that Canelo will move up for the sake of money is higher, nothing to lose, but there's a huge
amount that in stake if he will take his chance to call for a rematch in the same weight level.

Let's see if how they will take that, but for the meantime let's move back to Caleb and Benavidez.

They really need to think it thoroughly and carefully because it will be an expensive mistake if they will decide to contest the fight at 168 lbs. rather than making the fight happen where their first encounter happened. The risks is just too great for Canelo Alvarez to bear, he doesn't have to prove anything anymore.

Back to the topic, it's much interesting to see if Canelo will give the winner of this bout to face him this year after Canelo's tune-up fight with Ryder and having said that, I'm more inclined to see Benavidez vs Canelo rather than Plant vs Canelo as there won't be any difference if these two will meet again.
1233  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: January 10, 2023, 04:09:51 PM
Everyone is taking the Bucks here which is surprising.  Not because I'm a hard core knick fan but massive amounts of bets on the favorite on the road never usually ends up well.  Yeah they can win but there is an imbalance of bets coming in on the Bucks.  Sad

But not on Bucks, I'm more inclined about them to win the games on the road rather than playing at their homecourt, just like with the Celtics, they aren't that known to be strong at home but on the road, they are really dominating as if they have been so accustomed in every team's arena. In fact, I took an ML bet with the Bucks against the Knicks last night and just like what I expected, they won the game even without Giannis exploding.
1234  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: January 09, 2023, 05:37:43 PM
PBC is just new to boxing and is less than 10 years of operations but it already destroyed and prevented a lot of big fights. PBC prevented us from seeing the huge AJ vs Wilder clash when they were both undefeated and the winner could've been the first-ever undisputed heavyweight in this 4-belt era. PBC also didn't respond nor sent counter-offers to Bob Arum of Top Rank in order to stage Crawford vs Spence for the welterweight undisputed belts. There are too many potential fights I can mention but these 2 are the biggest and could've been historic fights if PBC is cooperative and not scared and selfish. 

As you mentioned, primarily focused on the business side instead of anything related to legacy. Agree with you.

However, who's the one/s that needs to be blamed strongly for big fights unable to materialize?

It's a sad reality but the boxer themselves is just cooperating with these networks and promoters, because for the obvious reason that they receive benefits and advantages that aren't present if they decided not to be under by any firms.

They have no choice because, without their network and promoters, they will not be popular and won't be able to make a good amount of money. We know that promoters are into making money, if they can maximize their profit they will do that but hopefully, they will not sacrifice the quality of boxing sports.

These days, it's more about hype and advertisement, while the champs are trying to keep their status as long as possible in order to retain their value, and if their value will drop, promoters will also not make money, besides, they are the ones who invested big for these boxers.

That how business runs, boxing is a business, so as with other sports. If you have no influence in this market, you'll never be popular even how good you are. I think there are plenty of boxers who had wasted their talent in boxing because they don't have the opportunity to had a big fight, or their journey is very long which they already out of their prime.

I strongly agree marketing is the best strategy now to gain more support and hype the fight. I would say that trash-talking tactics with each are becoming the trend and I think that people kinda like this since it talks about the stats and compares it to others. xD

But, if I would choose i'll choose and bet for thurman this time, the last time I didn't bet for since his last fight with Pacquiao.

Simply because the promoters and organizers doesn't want to pick the boring boxers because they already know that it won't give them the profits they wanted, a couple of Million of revenue per fight is not enough these days because boxers are already priced at least $3-5 Million, so the organizers needed boxers that can hype the event and can attract more viewers, may it live or PPV view to achieve the expected amount.

Back to this fight, I'm still unable to pick sides between Spence and Thurman.
1235  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Why you should be very careful with alts on: January 09, 2023, 10:11:10 AM
Quote from: TravelMug
Yeah, majority of it is just pure pump and dump.

Yes, that's why traders need to be careful with such altcoins in the market because is not advisable to invest in a projects that will not bring good result in the future. Some traders that invested huge amount of capital on a particular project without Carry out research to know if the project will fail in the future or not before investing, make many to experienced losses at the end of the project. If you can make Ethereum your choice in this season of bearish, I think it will bring more opportunities that will make you to improve in profits making in the community.
There is one thing we have to do upon investing altcoins and that is to put money in a trusted coin, not a new project or it has no working platform.
If we carry this kind of mindset, I think everyone is safe from getting scammed. But unfortunately, it never works like that as greedy people easily got tempted by new projects who promise big rewards. If could manage to control this thing (greed) I could really imagine that these worthless projects will die and nothing will come anymore.
1236  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Does a trading strategy becomes obsolete? on: January 09, 2023, 09:42:48 AM
in a bearish market like now, the ratio for success is very small, because the market tends to fall and makes prices like altcoins very dangerous,
cases such as FTT, CELCIUS and LUNA have provided evidence that trading strategies are not successful. I have proven this in the past year and lots of lose that I get,
but during a bull market, the trading strategy you use I'm sure will always work.
I tend to agree that the situation is not really for traders to make a profit this time but it was not because of those scams like you have mentioned, it is because we are in the bear condition. However, I'd never think this will make trading strategies become obsolete, maybe we could it was not effective at this time but we also have to note that it works perfectly for all traders, and also it depends on the market condition.

It will work eventually if we trust them.
1237  Economy / Economics / Re: A career - as an employee or a business owner which do you prefer and why? on: January 08, 2023, 08:03:30 AM
Having a career as an employee or business owner depends on how people see it, I think being an employee who has a satisfactory salary more than the average person in an area will be the dream of most people in that area, it's not something we can deny that people - people are more oriented to big salaries. Most of them know that a business is capable of generating income rather than being an employee, but the average person doesn't do it because the risk of a businessman is more than that of an employee.
It is because they choose to work and remain as an employee for this is the only thing can do better. But having a mindset to just become an employee will never see the benefits of being a business owner. If we don't have the plan to become a boss, we have no reason also to think about how to start a business because what we do to excel from being an employee and to show our ability and talent to manage higher positions.
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I myself prefer doing business to being an employee because I don't have time constraints that can torture me even though basically failure will always overshadow the business we are in, but in my opinion it depends on how we manage risk and innovation in our business.
You can manage the risk once you already face it because you want to prove yourselves that you can carry this but until it won't arrive, you gonna think it hard.
1238  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can offline wallets ever be hacked? on: January 08, 2023, 07:31:46 AM
How can offline wallet get compromised? This is confusing, unless this person backup the phrase on his computer or writes down the phrase where people can easily see, could also be an inside job maybe someone very close, this is the first time of hearing someone lose assets stored on an offline wallet.
Well, I have no experience of getting hacked but I say you are right - it can be possible with the help of other devices leading hackers to steal money.
 - computer used
 - use of public connections to access our wallet
 - clicking unknown links

it was seldom to hear of this kind of issue but we can't underestimate hackers now, they are getting smarter than before because of technology upgrades. 
1239  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco on: January 07, 2023, 05:48:08 PM
Looking at the last fight of Loma, I think he is not in his prime anymore. The early 30s to mid-30s are the most common for most boxers to lose their primes. I believe Haney will be the stronger and faster guy and he will win against this version of Loma. As a huge fan of Loma since the start of his pro career, I hate to see him lose. Maybe Haney cannot make the weight and just move up. Cheesy

Haha you got me there! Grin

But anyway, I agree with you and as a fan of Lomachenko, it's really hard to see him on this phase where his prime years has ended quite early than expected despite the fact that he's still on his early 30s. I'm expecting that he will at least achieve the rank of Devin Haney before his career goes down but I think that's too much to ask because his recent fight reveals that he's not the kind of Loma we used to know. Devin Haney will definitely win this fight as Loma's sole advantage is his IQ in the ring, which Haney also got it and explains why he got the rank of being the undisputed in the lightweight division.

Not be easy for Haney to just move up in weight and forget about Loma or make it easy for Loma to take all the belts because that's what his goal is at 135 lbs. Loma is known as hi-tech so that says its, he is on a different level as setting up his power punches, the angle and the intangibles in the fight. So we shouldn't discount him just because of his last poor showing against a big and young fighter in Ortiz.

Well, there's only one way to find out if Loma is indeed way over his prime these days. I agree, let's just give the man some time to adjust because he's was probably struggling in that fight as he was away for some time because of the war that broke out in the north. Not underestimating him either, but just like how you describe Haney, he is truly different from the rest which explains why he is the undisputed in the lightweight division. It will be a tough challenge for Loma to fight a boxer that has an upgraded version of what he was in his younger years.

I do agree that Haney is different as compare to other champions, just like Floyd, only not a big puncher but he win fights by this defense first and then to counter. So it's just a question on how Loma has adjusted since his fight with Ortiz because we have to admit he didn't look good that some sports fans and analyst say that he is not his prime anymore. But we will see, this fight is for the undisputed and if Loma is really what he is, then he can go a notch on his skills and beat a prime Devin Haney.

Let's not add Floyd Mayweather into the discussion because Haney is different as well as Mayweather Jr. himself, I know that the retired undefeated legend is not that easy to defeat because of the defense mastery he had obtained and practiced, but Haney is just different because as of now, Haney is not picky in his opponent and just let anyone one come to him and try to dethrone him while Mayweather had to chose some opponents to increase his chances or at least let his opponent grew old first before he faces them.
1240  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez on: January 07, 2023, 08:46:21 AM
Eddie Hearn's idea is nuts. He wants Dmitry Bivol to drain down to 168 from 175. That is not going to happen anyway. Bivol will refuse it outright. He would rather stay at 175 and face Artur Beterbiev. The idea of being undisputed at both 168 and 175 may sound very promising, but I am sure that Bivol is intelligent enough to understand the trap that is being laid for him here. IMO, Canelo should focus on fighting John Ryder first, and after that he should fight the winner of the Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez match.

And Bivol hasn't fought in 168 lbs, he was a natural Light HW since the beginning of his career, so we know what Hearn or Canelo is thinking here, to drain Bivol in their rematch to get all the advantage and at least assure of them of a big win. So the ball is on the court of Bivol and his team, if they are going to succumb to the pressures or just simply look for other fight at 175 lbs.

And as I have said, if the Bivol fight is not going to happen, they will pick an easy fight and that could be John Ryder.

On the other hand, Plant vs Benavidez is not a snoozer, Plant's knockout of Dirrell is knockout of the year for me. So he will be riding on this momentum to have a big knockout win and repeat that act, if he can against David.

But Bivol won't be risking his title if he will fight Canelo at 168 lbs, the interesting question for this, is Canelo willing to risk his titles on the line just for the sake of getting a higher chance against Bivol? I don't think that's a good idea, really. They are saying that Bivol should visit Canelo at his division, but what if Bivol will agree and will make the weight.

They should just approach the rematch at Bivol's division and not the opposite because Canelo has nothing to lose anymore, it will be a money fight for their camp without any risks and Canelo will benefit either way as well because he will get a belt if he can pull a win in this rematch.
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