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2701  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Casimero vs Butler ordered by WBO on: March 23, 2022, 09:37:27 AM
That's likely going to happen if Casimero won't show up again, this is his last chance so he should really work more hard now because he was given a chance instead of getting stripped after that incident in Dubai last year but I think that wouldn't going to happen this time as his camp is really focusing on his health now.

After that Dubai incident, Probellum has announced it clearly that this April fight for Casimero is his last chance and if that incident will happen again then he would be strip of the belt and they will look for a replacement boxer so I think they are now scouting or we could say that a "plan B" is in place.

Probellum was caught off guard on that Dubai incident so I think they learned their lessons well and hard lol.

Yeah, you are right, perhaps they think that it was a go for Casimero until the day of the weigh in wherein John Riel was a no show. Although they try to salvage the fight by having a late replacement for Casimero, Butler didn't bite the bullet.

And it's good that he didn't and still hope that he can fight Casimero with his belt. So Casimero better be ready because his future in on the line here.
2702  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: GGG vs Murata - Reschedule on: March 23, 2022, 09:16:36 AM
^^ But GGG should win against Murata to keep the hype alive on the possibility of a trilogy. If he lost this fight then perhaps fans will likely say that this is going to be a mismatch in favor of Canelo because GGG is old as Murata beat him. So it's better for both of them to win against their opponent, setup one of the biggest fight this year in September.

Definitely, if GGG will lose against Murata then I think there's no need to get excited because the match is not that really interesting to see anymore because we know that Canelo is still in his prime and that will surely mean that he will be declared as the winner in the people's eye even before the fight happened then certainly the hype will end.

True, that's why the trilogy is still based on their fights, if anyone one of them loses, specially GGG, then the trilogy will not be interesting to see for some casual fans. Maybe those who wanted to see are the hard core fans of the two.

So GGG will really have to showcase his talent first against Murata, as if sending a message to Canelo that he is still ready to fight him.
2703  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: March 21, 2022, 02:00:33 AM
What about the women's final?

Not sure what to bet, but I just go with my guts over 21.5 with good @1.98 boosted.

This could end up in 3 sets, with a lot of rally from the two ladies, I wanted to go and bet on Sakkari ML, but we will see. Swiatek though is really playing high level so it's hard to bet against her.
Swiatek won the match on direct sets 6-4, 6-1 and this went as a very short game. Sakkari tried hard in the first set and in the second set she wasn't able to come back to the game. With this win Swiatek have moved to the world number two position. Earlier Swiatek and Sakkari have played four matches, among that three matches were won by Swiatek on direct sets. Once again the same have happened.

Yeah, a lot is at stake in this match for Swiatek and she simply dominated Sakkari, never given her any chance for a comeback and no more three setter in this game.

It's seems that Swiatek remains consistent throughout this tournament.

On the men's side, Fritz handed Nadal his first lost in 2022 which a masterful two set win, 6-4, 7-6.
2704  Economy / Economics / Re: Sanctions left and right, Can the Russian economy survive? on: March 21, 2022, 01:28:57 AM
They can for sure.

What do people think of Russia, as a small country that won't recover or will be a big hit by those sanctions? I think that it's going to be an easy thing for them.

Just look at their allies, they have China on their back, and for sure that it will help them to cover up those sanctions if ever they can stand on their own.

But I think they will.
Sanctions left and right made Russia hard to recover from this war but knowing how huge this country and how capable they are, i think Russians will still be able to survive and recover from all these sanctions. However, with these different sanctions, Russians will find it hard to live a normal life after this war but with the help of China, things will slowly recover until all the damages from this war will only be part of history.
Before the start of the war, President Putin had a meeting with President Xi Jinping during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The two men discussed bilateral issues and international strategic security. The two sides have called the partnership "unlimited". Showed that they were prepared for all possible scenarios and the closeness of the two sides. The Russians will not perish from sanctions, but recovery and growth will require the help of the Asian giants.

I think Russia will survived with all the sanctions around them, we haven't seen any countries fully drained just because the West and it's allies put a embargo on them. But there will be outside help like China which has a close ties with Russia for many years now and they have one common enemy which is US. US though is pressuring China in this case, but China doesn't care, I mean if US wants to sanction them, so be it. History will judge which is really the aggressor or who provokes this kind of friction globally.
2705  Economy / Speculation / Re: Do people overestimate BTC? on: March 21, 2022, 01:07:25 AM
Most people only want to buy bitcoin even though there are many other cryptocurrencies, but what is happening with bitcoin today has been predicted 10 years ago, even many are optimistic that the current price of bitcoin should have been $1 million, when there was a long correction since december it made we have to be realistic, maybe a big increase usually is a cycle every 4 years.

$1 million at short amount of time? I doubt that any asset can accomplished that not even bitcoin. It should not be in a quick increase as it takes time for a certain asset in this example, Bitcoin to mature first before it can go up again. And another thing that separates it is the idea of halving, which makes Bitcoin more scarce as time goes by that why it will continue to increase every 4 cycle because of this phenomena. Rest assured though that the potential $1 million can be hit maybe in the next 10 years or less.
2706  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Shakur Stevenson vs Oscar Valdez 130-pound Title Unification Fight on: March 20, 2022, 07:12:14 AM
^^ Valdez though is known to have a crazy left hook as well, this is his main weapon now, he used it against Berchelt in their fight to knock him out.

Shakur knows what Valdez main weapon is, potentially he has an approach on how to negate it or at least counter with his own body shots.

That's why this fight is going to be very interesting as both could land solid punch against each other and we will see who's chin and body are going to hold in the end. But so far Stevenson remains to be the favorite to win this fight base on the odds but this can't be for certain as Valdez is also been tested many times and won the fight.

Their style will really be shown in this fight, a defensive boxer against a offensive fighter. We will know which one will prevail and what kind of style it is. It could go to 12 rounds or this could fight wouldn't last if they decided to fight mano a mano in the center.
2707  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Errol Spence Jr vs. Yordenis Ugas 3-Belt Welterweight Unification Match on: March 20, 2022, 02:48:11 AM
Can't underestimate Ugas, he is now a champion and we cannot just look at his past fights as every boxer has a chance to improve and be more motivated especially if they are already holding a belt. The last fight of Ugas probably will bring him enough confidence in facing Spence, and Spence should see that as Ugas is not the same fighter anymore 2 years ago.

Ugas believers here can take advantage of the betting odds, the public would not change their view anyway, so Ugas will remain as underdog.
It's true that things like this are very clear because indeed his victory against Paquiao clearly gives him an advantage in terms of public opinion now.
But on the other hand Spence definitely knows this and with this he will be more motivated I think. Victory against Ugas will certainly make his name shine even more and this will be his chance to make history for his career. I think it will be tough in terms of the fight later but even so I will not hesitate to be on Spence's Side

Beating Ugas is like beating Pacman also, so no more speculation that Spence could lose the fight if he did not cancel it. There's a lot of stake on this fight as both are champions trying to unify their belt, and I like Ugas for taking this fight even though he is a real underdog, which only says he really has the heart of a champion.

Well we can put it that way, if he beats Ugas then he can claim that he beat the man who beat the legend. Both belts are on the line that's why there are a lot at stakes in this fight and no one wanted to give anyone even just one advantage before the fight. Ugas is the underdog as we mentioned many times already, and there is no shift, Ugas is 4:1 underdog still. Very good and attractive odds at this point.
2708  Other / Politics & Society / Re: what could be Vladimir Putin intension for the war? on: March 20, 2022, 02:22:53 AM
Despite the fact that the negotiations for peace between Russia and Ukraine is making good progress, it really appears that Vladimir Putin just want to destroy Ukraine. If the intent of Putin is really in the best interest of Russia and not personal grievance for what so ever his personal reason could be, why not call a halt on his troop until the negotiation is over.
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Ukraine joining NATO began since 1992, and began its NATO membership action plan in 2008, why didn’t he start this war then? Was he friends with previous Ukrainian Presidents and probably do not just like Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Source
I would like to know your opinion on what could be the real intent for this war

At least to me it seems that the issue with Ukraine joining NATO is nothing but an excuse, to me it seems that Putin wants to recreate the USSR and for that he needs to annex Ukraine regardless of the economic cost this could signify for his country, and if that is the case then the next question is what are the plans of Putin for the rest of those countries? Will he try to to do this again in another country? Because even if at this point NATO will not join the war at Ukraine, can they tolerate that something like this happens again?

I do agree it's just an excuse, maybe it's been brewing for years inside Putin that he wanted Ukraine back for Russian, but Ukraine is like moving on the opposite direction. So when the timing is right, Putin attack under the guise of Ukraine joining the NATO and the West. As you can see in his speech, it seem this fight is personal to him, maybe he wanted to bring the old glory back of the USSR to that effect, he is the remnants of it for all we know.
2709  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol - May 7 on: March 20, 2022, 01:49:53 AM
I am not sure if this fight will happen. Although boxing fans are looking ahead for this fight but Bivol is Russian. And there are many chances that like many other sports this match will be cancelled as well. But let's hope for the best. In today's time safety of everyone is important than entertainment.

This fight will go on as plan because of the amount of money involved here. The only thing that some of the people have concern about is the sanctioning of this fight because of Bivol being a Russian. Some don't want this to be a title fight, some want to cancel but the promoters is keen on proceeding whether there is a belt or none as long as Canelo can fulfill what is written on the contract.

The odds are already out from bookies, it means, the likelihood that it will happen is there. Unless, there will be unexpected scenarios here. One is about being Russian of Bivol. But inside the ring, is the race really important? Just like what Arnold Schwarzenegger's said in his viral video for Russians, when he was young, his inspiration was Russian Olympic weightlifter Yuri Vlasov. It didn't matter if his father didn't like him because he was Russian, but he gave him inspiration for the sports. After all, we are all humans on this Earth, just trying to survive. So this match of Alvarez vs Bivol, will test Alvarez how tough he is in going up this weight division.

Canelo is familiar with this weight class, he has fought here once against Kovalev and it's a very tough match for him. But after that Canelo improves so him going again on this weight with Bivol as his opponent might be another difficult fight for him. However, we have seen Alvarez rise to be one of the best boxers in recent memory so this fight is a go and Bivol will be given the green light even if he is a Russian going to fight in US soil.
2710  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: GGG vs Murata - Reschedule on: March 20, 2022, 01:16:07 AM
^^  I can only comment that if the Japanese match is on the lower weight for sure this is going to be fire as Japanese is known for their brave fighting skills.

I'm not familiar with those names, but if I have the chance to watch the undercard I will because as I have said it will be very fun and entertaining to watch.

@bisdak40 - hopefully they can hurdle each opponent so that Alvarez vs Golovkin could be sealed.
2711  Economy / Economics / Re: You need to understood world is business and priorirty money and profit on: March 20, 2022, 12:30:58 AM
Putin won't be removed without Russia fighting who ever trying to do that because Putin will unleash his Army fully on the country, so don't think about that happening very easily. And although Europe will need Russian gas but that won't be enough reason to stop the sanctions. Europe is going to try more sources to get gas instead of largely depending on Russia.

As much as there are some groups within Russia wanting to get rid of Putin, it will not be an easy task, he is running the country with iron grip so it will be a very difficult task. But this should be the first priority if Russian wanted to stop the war and kills it's own people. And this could also be accomplished only if is there is a state backing this dissidents inside the Russian government to help them oust Putin otherwise the war will drag on and business will suffer in Europe and oil will be a big problem around the world.
2712  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Casimero vs Butler ordered by WBO on: March 19, 2022, 12:18:26 PM

That's one thing to be proud of despite the backlashes and people that dislike him for showing the true attitude that he has. 1 month left and we're going to see them spar.

Fans do not want a fighter who does trash-talk, therefore we should get used to it. However, we cannot deny that Casimero is one of the best boxers in the PH, and despite his attitude in boxing, he can still be something that we should be proud of. People stop talking about him but if he will beat Butler then we should expect that the talks between Casimero and Inoue will again relieve.

I guess there are fans who wanted to hear fighters trash talk, but not someone from PH though, Manny didn't trash talk to any of his opponents as far as I can remember, he just smile and then let his fist do the talking. So Casimero being an PH fighter should follow the norm. But I guess he wanted to be different from the rest of the PH fighters and he chooses to do trash talking, it become effective to some extend but now it doesn't sound good, literally.
2713  Economy / Gambling / Re: BK8 - Biggest and Most Trusted Brand. Asia's #1 Crypto online casino BTC & USDT on: March 19, 2022, 11:31:09 AM
Are residents from the Philippines cannot register and play on your site? I am trying to create an account however I cannot see the Philippines on the country options, and of course I cannot see the Peso currency option on the list. I thought giving the country of bank and preferred currency was only for those who wanted to use fiat currency, how about those who wanted to play with cryptocurrencies?

I was also surprised to see that the Philippines is not on the list while all other Asian nations are included. So I try to scroll down if this is just a mistake, but then again it was not really included in the list.

Maybe this is just a mistake on the part of the gambling platform as Philippines is more crypto friendly than other nations, it even has 3 biggest casinos.
2714  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: US Recovers And Returns Over $500,000 In Bitcoin Stolen From A Coinbase User on: March 19, 2022, 11:06:08 AM
I don't trust the source so I look for the official document:

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According to the filed complaint, the imposters directed the victim to use hundreds of thousands of dollars of his retirement funds to purchase Bitcoin through Coinbase Global, Inc. (Coinbase). On August 31, 2021, 12.164699 Bitcoin, worth approximately $574,766, was transferred from the victim’s Coinbase account to the account controlled by the imposters. Coinbase and the FBI ultimately identified the transfer as possible elder financial fraud. Following an investigation and successful civil forfeiture proceedings, the seized cryptocurrency was forfeited to the United States and will be returned to the victim.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/us-attorney-dena-j-king-announces-successful-forfeiture-and-return-stolen

Probably as others have said, it was very suspicious transfer to Coinbase flag it initially and it was identified as financial fraud and it will be return back to the elderly person.
2715  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Should Casinos invest on endorsement from celebrities on: March 19, 2022, 10:30:56 AM
Should casinos invest in the endorsement of celebrities just like what Stakes is doing or it's better to just stick with giveaways contests and maintain their reputation, we know we all know the high cost of celebrity endorsement should other casinos follow Stake's lead to partner or pay celebrities to promote them.

I think there's nothing wrong with casino investing on any artist or even sports athletes for promotion. Obviously, its more of a marketing strategy and this is one of the most effective methods. Even ads in the last 50-60 years has been with Hollywood actor/actress in TV. So this is just about normal in any industry, you need to hire someone to promote your product to other people and hopefully you will get a good dividends out of this publication.
2716  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Your favorite casino reviewer here in Bitcointalk? on: March 19, 2022, 10:08:18 AM
I voted for BTCGOSU.

They have been doing casino reviews for years now and so far they are spot on with their reviews, it's not just the positive and negative of a certain casinos, but the giveaways and other factors that you maybe looking for if you are going to play online casinos around.
2717  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: March 19, 2022, 09:47:19 AM
I see Alcaraz at +2.5 on Sportsbet so I'm just going for Alcaraz to win @ 2.24.

Its interesting that Nadal is still favourite even when not playing as well as he
is capable of and Alcaraz playing in good form.

Rublev is through to the other semi-final beating Dimitrov, he will face either Fritz
or Kecmanović, TBH I think he is good for the final. Interesting because he
has progressed to the semi without too much discussion about him.

It will be an intresting match between nadal and alcaraz for sure and will be an amazing match to watch . Also i think Kecmanovic can make a surprise again and knockout Fritz. Decent odd on Kecmanovic ,but lost the first set so hopefully he makes a good comeback

Same here mate, I thought that Kecmanovic can upset Fritz, and he almost did, he forced a tie break in the first set and then dramatically won the 2nd. However he completely lost the 3rd set, when I check the score it was already 5-0 and I don't know what really happen to him. He was strong throughout the second set and chances are high for him to win the third set because of that momentum. Didn't watch the match but maybe there's something wrong in him in the final set.
2718  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Alt market today on: March 18, 2022, 06:32:43 AM
Good news coming in that's why bitcoin trying hard to make steady on 40k$ and that makes a great bounce from the dip market. Slowly but surely market is recovering and alt cons will rally as well soon. It's just a matter of time, altcoins will fly high again along side with bitcoin.

We will have to see if it can sustained it's $40,000 run because we have seen it last month that when we go over that price, it tends to not hold itself and then goes back below in the range of $35,000-$39,000.

So I would say that we shouldn't rejoice, it's premature, and for me personally, as the market seems to eb leaning into a more of a bear cycle, the price could crash anytime, IMHO, so there is no bull run that is going to happen in the next couple of months but instead the price will be on that boundary only.
2719  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [ BOXING POLL ADDED ] The Rematch - JOSHUA vs USYK II (updated thread) on: March 18, 2022, 06:01:17 AM
As much as I respect Usyk and his choices AJ can't wait around forever and if they don't agree to a fight date the deadline for the rematch will probably expire.

Agree. I think AJ should start looking for a new opponent and dont waste time. Usyk has joined civil defense and is protecting his country. It will take a lot of time before war ends, he gets some rest (mentally more than physically), then I think he will help to rebuilt city or do some volunteer work and return to training. As well as it will take time to settle all organizational matters and etc. It will take years before this rematch might happen.

Yeah, he should look for other options now, he need to be active and not wait for Usyk to be available. And so far Eddie Hearn has name four boxers that can potentially replace Usyk.

(1) Deontay Wilder and (2) Luis Ortiz, (3) Otto Wallin, (4) Joe Joyce

But we will see who will be the final pick: (https://www.givemesport.com/87984648-anthony-joshua-next-fight-eddie-hearn-four-potential-opponents-joyce-ortiz-wallin-wilder)
2720  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [BOXING]: RYAN GARCIA vs EMMANUEL TAGOE - April 9 on: March 18, 2022, 05:27:48 AM


So back to this fight, it Tagoe wants to win then he has to test the chin of Garcia again and see if it will hold. So he should be the aggressive early, it's like going in the first couple of rounds. If his experience is their then maybe he can overwhelm Garcia early.
This is a very good strategy, if we take into account that if Tagoe has a much higher resistance than Garcia, and I think Garcia is a boxer who is characterized by having great resistance and also a unique stamina for blows, if Tagoe does that, It implies that he will expend a lot of energy, and I don't know how intelligent that is for him at the moment, because Garcia has the experience, I am also sure that Garcia has already had this possible strategy in mind and his training must be focused a lot on strengthening the strength even more. resistance, the only way it works is to give him a knockout, otherwise I think Garcia could win in a few rounds.


Yes, so it's going to be a give and take strategy, and Tagoe should be ready to spend a lot of energy early so he should be training for stamina for the whole 12 rounds of the fight. If he can successfully tested Garcia early then maybe Garcia will readjust on this strategy and not to go out and look for a early knockout because Tagoe becomes the aggressor early. But Tagoe needs to sustain it otherwise if he gets tired then Garcia can take advantage of it and look for a knock out.
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