^^ He is young and very ambitious, tall and has the advantage on Canelo (reach and height). And he has a good power too, so it's a perfect match for Canelo. But so far he is not on the radar of his team, after GGG maybe they will have to think if they will go for rematch with Bivol. Beterviev is out of the equation for him. There could still be some boxers in 168 lbs that could be safe fight for Canelo. Maybe one try at light heavy weight with Bivol and that's it, regardless of the outcome.
And that certainly gives him edge against Canelo Alvarez who recently suffered loss from the LHW champion Dmitrii Bivol, Benavidez has a pretty rap sheet and bigger KO rate than Canelo. But, wee don't know for sure as we're still giving some early speculation about Canelo's 3rd fight this year, that said, they're still on the 2nd phase now which is fighting GGG for the 3rd time. |
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And I'm thinking that Bivol might have a good chance to defeat him.
I truly believe that, Bivol is still young, 31 years old now and he has the skills that could also beat a champion as he did to Canelo whom he beat via unanimous decision. Beterbiev has the power, he wins by KO in all of his previous fights, but Bivol is also cannot be underestimated, so it's good to see them fight and see the best of the best. I know that this questions I want to ask supposed to research of it but since this place is an easier place for me to get valuable answer to my question. So my question goes to this way what is this the strategist all the age someone is supposed to join a boxin group or boxing competition because I can see that this people that is playing boxing some of them that defeat the senior colleagues always be upgrade ones or our upbringing that they are vessels or blood are active for fight. As early as 10, kids already have vissions of what they wanted to be. But in a poor country down South many are trying to be trained to become a boxer for money. The WILL to survive will make boys fight with all they got to earn pesos. Manny Pacquaio the holder 8th world title from Philippines started very early. This is one of a kind boxer. If you read his wiki, you'll learn his family is very poor that he has to fight to put food on the table. For beginners, theyre just 4round fights until they become pro to 12 round fight. But sometimes fate is never on our side and same as them, surely they haven't dreamt of being a boxing superstar but poverty makes the biggest push to make this kids fight to put food on the table. The same as Pacquiao, he grew up in extreme poverty and his mother wanted him to become a priest and not as a boxer but couldn't afford to place him in a seminary. The biggest push that led Pacquiao into a boxer was when his mother had a hard attack, he was left no choice but to have a fight locally and won $2 which he used to buy a medicine. Anyway, Pacquiao was named as Kid-Kulafu and was changed into Pac-Man when he had his 1st professional debut in the world of boxing. If you guys are wondering how did I know these things, it's because Pacquiao had a movie depicting his early life before he became a star. |
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Warriors have had a huge dominance in the recent ten years in NBA. They were able to get to the finals most of the time even if they didn't win at the end sometimes. They won another championship this season and I really wonder if there will be another team or teams to stop them for some years. I started to think that Warriors can't be stopped that easy as long as they have especially Curry. Besides Curry, the rest of the team are performing really nicely too. We have started to watch them playing better as a team too.
That is right! Well, we can slightly say that they have some kind of advantage and that is because their head coach which is Steve Kerr is really an experienced basketball player during his time playing ball. Kerr made 5 rings during his time, 3 in Chicago Bulls and 2 in San Antonio Spurs and now 4 rings being a head coach in Golden State Warriors. He surely knows how to invest in some proper players and know how to utilize their each skills to make it a strength. Look at his roster now, it's hard to deny that they will be still dangerous in the upcoming 3 or 4 seasons minimum. |
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After all, if he managed to successfully beat Spence, he will become the undisputed Welterweight champion and can demand a much higher cut in his future fight. And knowing Spence, he can bring more PPV to the fight and is known to always have a sold-out ticket in his every fight. That alone is a reason why 40% is still good money in return for Crawford.
Crawford can like it that way, if he beat Spence he will have all the belts. And as we call it, become the A-side in negotiations. If they will have the rematch, then it will be the opposite, he can demand a 60 or higher split and Spence will have to say yes as he doesn't have the bargaining power in the table. For now, Crawford should just be patient on his current situation as he's not the one who puts the most food on the table. His only contribution is his WBO belt which Spence also needed to become the undisputed boxer in welterweight. But I think they are already done with that kind of discussion as Spence was already vocal that he's taking the bigger slice and the fact that they're having a discussion now means that they way past about that, the question is, what's their remaining agenda? |
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That's just a belief that after a 3 days straight big win, the bettor will rest in the 4th day as the bettor believe his luck will not be on his side on that specific day. We cannot possibly know when is our lucky day and that same bettor could've win 1 straight week if he tried but he/she choses to rest so he/she can neither identify if it's true that he will be unlucky in the 4th day.
There's no right and wrong way about that, we hold our own fate and it's our decision if we will proceed down the road whether we won or lost in the past days.
Every gambler's fate will be different, and that's why I suggest taking a break after getting a winning streak. It would be good for him to relieve tension or be happy to win some money from gambling. In addition, he can have time to enjoy his winnings with his loved ones. But it will return to the gamblers because only they know how their body and mind are. Yes, that's indeed the exact reason for that and quite frankly not because of the reason like that specific gambler will lose in the 4th day. Resting on the 4th day to breath after that win for 3 days straight is a must and spend time with our friends and family, we must not let our emotions drive us because that's where greed comes in and eventually we will regret it. |
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So many rumors lurking around after the championship win by the Warriors. One of them is cutting the luxury tax.
This will not be easy for the team to let go some of their players as they really did great in their run to achieve the best ending. And, they have rookies who are proving worthy to be kept. Kuminga especially who might be their next key if they want a back to back championship. We know their weak point is the paint but with Kuminga gaining more experience they may patch that big hole that had been missing in the team. A backup player for Draymond and Looney.
That is surely a challenge for the management whom to keep and the Golden State Warriors really need to sacrifice some of their players and that's inevitable, it won't be easy for sure but they don't have a choice either. IIRC, the LA Lakers have let Alex Caruso because of the same problem. IMO, if they would let of their players go, I think that would be Porter Jr. or Looney. They don't want to let some of their new assets in the court for sure. As for Kuminga, I'm sure they will keep them and give him more exposure as he's indeed needed at the center. The same goes for James Wiseman, the kid needs to be utilized more as his size could make a difference at the paint. |
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We love this two fighters, but after the second fight, it seems that Canelo head and ego grow big as he doesn't want to give GGG his trilogy. But finally, it was set already so again, emotions are going to run high between the two fighters as GGG said that he won both fights and then chase Canelo for many years.
Who will resist expected big money in return just to accept the call of everybody to do a trilogy with GGG?  Before the fight with Bivol, it was reported that Canelo reached an agreement to fight Bivol plus two more fights in 2022 in exchange for $160 million. That was just for 1-year fighting and that was an insane amount already that Canelo will surely bag this year, I think regardless of the result. We just don't how much specifically he will earn with the trilogy. That money figure that Canelo expectedly to receive this year alone, contributes to his status as one of having the highest net worth in sports. That amount is already huge, more than enough for his retirement. But he has a long way to go to his retirement phase. Canelo is favored on this match, so the pressure is real. He should show us a different Canelo here and have a very worthwhile match. Yes, that amount is already huge enough to cover his expenses for his along with his beloved family but that money is still not enough and he will still get more because we know that Canelo can still dance will in the ring and he is still at the peak of his prime, that said, $160 Million is just a small amount compared to what he could bag in the coming years. I'm just curious though, @goinmerry said, that said figure was paid to him in-exchange to fight Bivol and other 2 fights. Who's the 3rd boxer? As we all know, Bivol and GGG were the ones who established the fight this year, so there could be a 3rd fight for Canelo this year after September? I'm curious about that. Names like David Benavidez, one of the Charlo twins or even Arthur Beterviev's name has been popping up as potential fight for Canelo in the future. David Benavidez is good for Canelo because he's at supper middle weight and I bet that will be a nice match, but Artur Beterviev? I don't think so. Artur is such a heavy hitter one Canelo would struggle for sure, I'm not seeing Canelo making Artur struggle and surely Canelo wouldn't survive full 12 rounds, IMO. Canelo should give up facing boxers in light-heavyweight as Bivol surely taught him some lessons that Canelo is way beyond his line. |
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And I'm thinking that Bivol might have a good chance to defeat him.
I truly believe that, Bivol is still young, 31 years old now and he has the skills that could also beat a champion as he did to Canelo whom he beat via unanimous decision. Beterbiev has the power, he wins by KO in all of his previous fights, but Bivol is also cannot be underestimated, so it's good to see them fight and see the best of the best. |
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OK, so the 2021-2022 season (this thread really needs a subject update, it's 2 years behind now) is in the books. My question is, where are people going now to get their fix of basketball? Are we all just waiting for summer league or the latest trade news? I was thinking maybe I need to get more involved into international basketball, as I prefer that to college. Anyone have any tips for me to help point me in the right direction? Would love to get a year round basketball routine going so I'm not forced to watch baseball or football to get my athletic fix.
We have our local league and fortunately it is being covered by a sport bookies that I know of. And then we have the WNBA, not followed it though like NBA, but I just started to bet on games and try to familiarized myself with the team. There are a lot of international basketball that it is really hard to give you tips as to which league. Right! either our local league or WNBA or even those World cup that being hosted by bookies, For now, let the teams and players rest and enjoy their vacations, especially the Warriors who won the world title, give them time to spare with their families. They deserve the best vacation, with lots of perks coming from the team owners and sponsors.. We have no choice, we cannot make a bet because there's no game available, we just have to wait until the new season will officially start or the starte of the preseason because bookies already have a betting odds for the games available. I think we have to wait for a while, they will rest but we will never rest in betting. I think the next season will start in December this year, so that means we have to wait for more months for us to start betting on the NBA games again. I am now betting in our local basketball, and I'm seeing here that most of the local basketball fans are also betting NBA games, at least for us we have alternatives while NBA is still off. |
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We have Ginebra vs Magnolia next game.
What's your pick guys? I think I like the Magnolia here, they lose to the TNT and I believe they will bounce back to win.
Right now they are +2.5 but I will take the moneyline, I think it's where public will find Ginebra very attractive but I'll go the other way.
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I looked at the OP's post, the odds of the Warriors that time was; 4- Warriors >8.50 Whoever won that kind of odds is a lucky better, congratulations to you, you also deserve to celebrate because you trusted the Warriors when they were not the favorite to win the championship. That wasn't luck after all because the chance of Warriors getting into the playoffs and Finals was good. But at that time, it takes enough guts and courage to have that bet as it's still not that sure that they could really get in as the other teams in the league are also good. So, congratulations again OP for having a strong faith for the Golden State Warriors  Getting that odds really says OP has faith on the Warriors. Now that the Warriors have already won the championship again, they just proved that even without Durant, they can still win a championship, and Curry is the better player than Durant, so he deserves all the praise in the NBA. Next season we are not going to see that kind of odds again as obviously the Warriors will be the heavy favorite to win the championship. I think if we like to get a good odds, we should not bet on the Warriors, we have to choose another team that we think has a shot on winning the championship. Here's the 2023 NBA Title odds. https://www.nba.com/nbabet/2023-nba-title-odds-warriors-celtics-among-championship-favoritesTEAM ODDS
Warriors +600
Celtics +600
Nets +600
Clippers +600
Bucks +750 |
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There's a rumor that Andrew Wiggins might be potential trade due to increasing salary wage of Warriors. They need to trade someone to resolve this and Wiggins has the high chance rate to be trade since Warriors will not gonna let go there Big 3. I don't know if this will commence but I believe this possible since Warriors has really have a high salary cap right now and this is not healthy to there franchise.
I won't be surprised if there will be an actual trade for him. He's now going to get the attention after they've taken the championship this final. We don't know what it will be I guess this is an early expectation and we just have to wait for a few more weeks or a month to see such news like this. Yup, rumors will circulate and with his performance this last season, interest to bring him in will flow. It will depend on the Warriors team owner if how they will handle his case, if Wiggins will be after for the money, Max contract or a good long-term deal should be on the table. Unless he will be wanting for more rings, staying inside Warriors and adjust to the amount the team can offer him, just like how Tim Duncan did when he still playing for the Spurs. He adjusts to meet the salary cap. Warriors kept Durant, so there's a chance that they will keep Wiggins, though I must say that the Warriors were unbeatable with Durant playing on the team, Wiggins is also a big peace in the roster that makes the team successful. Well, the management will decide and for sure it will be for the improvemnet of the team. Well, let's look at the Warriors salary. https://www.espn.com/nba/team/roster/_/name/gs/sort/salary/dir/desc/salaryWiggins are earning $30 million + per season, that's really huge, so trading him will give the Warriors more advantage to acquire more players that could help them improve their defense. Though they won the championship but we show their weakness on some games, good thing they have Curry who are always willing to show his greatness when it's needed the most. Durant was receiving at least $40 million per season when he was still playing with the Warriors if I'm not mistaken. But that $30 million is still big enough though. For the 2021-2022 season, Warriors are the top paying team for the salaries of the players according to https://boardroom.tv/nba-team-salaries-2022/They paid $184,024,769, while Brooklyn Nets are in the 2nd place with $172,836,362. |
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Maybe if we can win, we need to calculate how much money we have spent to get that win and how often we can win that amount of money.
That way, we can see and calculate how likely we are to win the money next time and if we can be wise, we will always try to control our spending.
This is what we as gamblers need to realize so that we don't really lose in gambling but just want to have fun playing gambling.
It wouldn't work because you will get a different pattern and you can't make a decision based on that, I ever doing this to record my gambling activities before, but I didn't do it again anymore. Let's say on the day one, you won the biggest multiplier on the 50 spin, the day two, you won the biggest multiplier on the 70 spin. Now the day three, you won the biggest multiplier on your second spin. It's just purely of luck and there's no such pattern. Yes, there really is no pattern that will be the same every day, and gamblers know that. But they don't seem to care about patterns and keep trying to play and have fun. If 3 days in a row a gambler can get a big win, preferably on the 4th day, he rests and doesn't try to play again because there is a possibility that his luck is not with him. Besides, he had already won a lot of money, so it was better just to enjoy his winning money. That's just a belief that after a 3 days straight big win, the bettor will rest in the 4th day as the bettor believe his luck will not be on his side on that specific day. We cannot possibly know when is our lucky day and that same bettor could've win 1 straight week if he tried but he/she choses to rest so he/she can neither identify if it's true that he will be unlucky in the 4th day. There's no right and wrong way about that, we hold our own fate and it's our decision if we will proceed down the road whether we won or lost in the past days. |
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^^ That is also what we expect of him against Tagoe, win by a knock out but it didn't happen. However, we can't blame Ryan because Tagoe doesn't want to engage.
But in this fight, if Fortuna is willing to go toe to toe with Ryan, he should at least get a knock down. Again, as others have said, he needs to win impressively, to throw out the argument that he still have those mental issues he has, or his mind is not yet committed on boxing 100%.
well if that's true that he is willing to go toe to toe with the golden boy, then it expected that there will be a KO on this match and surely many people will choose Ryan Garcia as he has good percentage when it comes knocking out his opponent since then. And of course it's impossible to last upto 12 rounds if it happens, because we all knows that most of the aggressive opponents of Ryan Garcia always ended KO very very early.  The chances are good in Garcia's side if Fortuna chooses to have a toe to toe with him, he may have some advantage because of his experience compared to Garcia but the latter is a knockout specialist and he still remain that way if he will have the right chance, he is just struggling now but I know he can overcome it. It will be fun if indeed that's going to happen in their fight next month. |
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If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson. https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUwThis video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well. Yeah, I've seen his videos numerous times, at first I also thought he was the real Klay Thompson and the funny thing is that he is not saying that he's Klay but the way he looks and dresses somehow makes him like the real one. I saw the video yesterday and the dude overstepped his line as he deliberately fooled the employees as he entered the "employees only entrance" and shots some few balls in the court. That what got him banned lifetime in Chase Center. He is funny but he already violate the rules by pretending to be Klay and doing things Klay are doing in the Chase Center. Banned for lifetime, that's too painful but he has to acccep the consequences of his actions. Anyway, going back to the NBA finals, tomorrow will be a do or die for the Celtics, so it should be fun to watch. Yes, he is! I know that he's innocent and that he just want to make the crowd happy seeing him with Klay Thompson in their eyes even though some know that he's an impersonator. It's just sad that he's been banned inside the Chase Center for life because of what he did there, well, he still should do what he keeps happy and avoid those situations again that can destroy his name and Klay's. As for the game later, both teams will imagine that it's already Game 7 as their effort will be poured because this game will determine if the Warriors will claim the title or he will wait for the original Game 7. |
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Boston Celtics fans should just continue to cheer up for the team as the series is not over yet. It's a rare situation where the Boston Celtics will suffer 3-game consecutive losses. The boost from the TD Garden's home crowd on Game 6 should give Celtics the momentum they need. Regardless of whether the Golden State Warriors will play well or not on that night, the Celtics will surely do everything to even the series and head straight to the decisive Game 7. Ignore any analysis and just focus on staying with the Celtics until the end. Don't give up Celtics fans as you have no choice but to do so. They always bounce back, that is what the fans said and their record tells it. The Celtics will be at home and that's a great opportunity to tie the series while being boosted by the crowd filling them with more energy but they must play great defense to make that a reality. On other NBA threads, the discussion was about the Game 6 Klay and I bet they know that too. Don't let it confuse them as there are chances this may become a Game 6 Curry or a Game 6 Wiggins. Defend everyone on the highest level for this is a do-or-die situation. We'll see if the Boston Celtics can force their way to Game 7, it's indeed a do-or-die situation for them and the intensity, challenge and pressure will be on them. They need to prove again that they're the heaviest team in-terms of defense while transitioning to offensive, they need to adjust well because they have been lost 2 games straight and they need to make use of their sizes inside and outside. It will surely be a challenge for them whom to defend well because anyone from the Warriors roster are certainly capable doing that job especially the Splash Bros and now Wiggins, Poole and Porter too. |
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We love this two fighters, but after the second fight, it seems that Canelo head and ego grow big as he doesn't want to give GGG his trilogy. But finally, it was set already so again, emotions are going to run high between the two fighters as GGG said that he won both fights and then chase Canelo for many years.
Who will resist expected big money in return just to accept the call of everybody to do a trilogy with GGG? Before the fight with Bivol, it was reported that Canelo reached an agreement to fight Bivol plus two more fights in 2022 in exchange for $160 million. That was just for 1-year fighting and that was an insane amount already that Canelo will surely bag this year, I think regardless of the result. We just don't how much specifically he will earn with the trilogy. That money figure that Canelo expectedly to receive this year alone, contributes to his status as one of having the highest net worth in sports. That amount is already huge, more than enough for his retirement. But he has a long way to go to his retirement phase. Canelo is favored on this match, so the pressure is real. He should show us a different Canelo here and have a very worthwhile match. Yes, that amount is already huge enough to cover his expenses for his along with his beloved family but that money is still not enough and he will still get more because we know that Canelo can still dance will in the ring and he is still at the peak of his prime, that said, $160 Million is just a small amount compared to what he could bag in the coming years. I'm just curious though, @goinmerry said, that said figure was paid to him in-exchange to fight Bivol and other 2 fights. Who's the 3rd boxer? As we all know, Bivol and GGG were the ones who established the fight this year, so there could be a 3rd fight for Canelo this year after September? I'm curious about that. |
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I can attest that its also effective since we are using it too in our company every time there is a need for fast verification. However, even if that technology is very advanced and can eventually pinpoint if you are faking your identity or not, that does not guarantee that it can never be scammed by brilliant minds of minors. Technology should also know that. So for me, its really hard to control the minors these days not to gamble, unless if the parents will take the first step to protect their teens not to gamble.
At the home, the emphasis should not be on restrictions but on education about gambling, we have a saying that the more you restrict the more they will go for it because of curiosity, so parents should expose their children to gambling as a way to educate them but not to tempt them to gamble, children will listen if those telling them are their parents and about the truth of the subject. That will be a big challenge because we really need to be careful what to feed in our children's minds, there's a time for that and it's important to know when is the time to teach them about these things so that they won't go for that path with curiosity and we know that mostly it won't end well if they're not guided properly. Exposing them to a gambling environment may give them an opposite impact instead of educating them, it's still better to educate them without exposing them in that environment and introduce them to some hobbies that is quite different. |
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Andrew Wiggins could also be the X factor in game 6, but I'm hoping that finally Klay will have a big game because we call him "GAME 6 KLAY", if that will happen, this series will be over and the Warriors will win in 6.
Oh, I totally forgot about that. Game 6 Klay. Who knows? We may see him bring more confidence in shooting the threes and also some accuracy. But even if he didn't bring that, I bet someone will step up their game again just like how Wiggins did. It could be Poole or Otto Porter Jr., who we know have their highlights in many different games. Klay's defense contribution though is much needed even if he is off the 3-point line. All of them have some chance to step up because Steve Kerr rotates his players properly to maintain enough rest for his key players. Game 6 Klay is also totally possible as he's showing some signs in Game 5 that he is back in his usual rhythm, so who knows he might be the key for the team to claim the championship this year. Wiggins and Curry are also competitive enough to give a hard time to the Celtics and make them confuse whom to be defended more as the Warriors roster are capable shooting inside and outside, there's no hiding when it comes to them. |
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I am going to support Ryan - I like his speed and his punching technique.
Unfortunate for him that he is struggling with mental health - I think he is talented and smart - he can focus on his fitness and can live his dreams
I like his confidence and boxing skills too, you cannot compare him to anyone because the guy is still young and have lots of room for improvement. After this fight, I hope he will have his time to shine against a worthy opponent as well. We also need to see him struggling in his practice to level up and beat his strong opponents. He needs to fight someone who is a threat to his current record so that he will gonna further stretch his kills to the max and upgrade his power and speed to outmatch his next opponents until he became an undisputed champion himself. Despite of his issues on depression and mental health struggles, I can see that he is still ready to give Fortuna the best fight his opponent wanted. Seeing how Garcia fought in his previous games, I know this game will favor him. And yes, he all got confidence and boxing skills that i think will be more enhanced if he will be given opportunities to fight with most of the big time undefeated boxers, so that he can see himself too undefeated in his own chosen career. If after that fight he take more serious trainings and deal with much heavier sparring sessions, I guess coming in this fight he will be more ready, he's trying to hype his name and the only thing that he needs to do is to win this fight and find a new challenger that will create more noise for his name. We don't know how things will come up, but everything will be settled once he steps inside the ring and showcase his skills, then wins against Fortuna. Garcia's camp knows the big potential of him. They will bring him back to find the rhythm and try taking down Fortuna in a solid way of knocking him down.. Another easy challenger, but this time he needs to be more impressive if he wants to have a big fight with the champions that are waiting for him. They know that Garcia went through some mental and emotional problems, so they will see that as his weakness. Promoters are not convince yet, so they bring this another unknown guy just for Garcia to give a convincing win. I also see that way, promoters wants engagements with Garcia's name, if they will see more interest for him they soon bring him to a money fight that will allow him to face champion from his division, for now, he needs to take down Fortuna with an impressive win, a KO is more preferred to make sure that the social media will hype him up, though at other hand, Fortuna's opportunities to make a name here is also possible, Garcia is a known fighter. Before he has his issue, beating him will add to Fortuna's achievement as a fighter. Let see if how they will take this fight to the level that fans will enjoy and be entertained. Garcia should win this fight win an impressive outcome, a decision result will not lift his name. He was known as a knockout specialist so promoters are waiting to see that again in Garcia. They picked Fortuna for a reason and that is they know that Fortuna can be a good challenger to their boy and might push him in the corners if needed. Surely, Fortuna will try and seize this opportunity to make a name for himself that's why Garcia should try and finish the fight early with some good KOs. He shouldn't bark at those champions ahead from him because that won't matter as he's still trapped in his current situation, might as well focus first to loosen up those ends. |
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