I am not too sure if those five legends became champions at the same time, but it could be. But those were the golden days of Philippine boxing. But even at that time, I think we were only like 50/50 or it could be that the Japanese still had more belts at that time. The arrogant Kameda family who always travel to the Philippines to train, Ioka who fought Nietes twice, Hasegawa who lost his unification bout with Montiel who then lost to Donaire, Nishioka the lineal champion of 122 who lost to Donaire, the hard-hitting Uchiyama, long-time champion Yamanaka who lost to roided and then overweighted Luis Nery and many more. It's just that we seldom saw Japanese events live before unlike now there are a lot of online streamers. Unlike the Philippines, Japan is the 3rd biggest economy in the world which is why they can host their own fights on their own traditional days, the times, and even cover all their marketing and promotions in Japanese words making it odd for foreigners to watch and understand.

Now we'll see if the Philippines can revive its former golden age. There are only 2 belts and it is expected to lose to Japan. There are a lot of prospects but unless they can get proper sponsorships and support they will always travel to opponents' backyards and at times exploited like being offered a fight on late notice and losing hometown bias decisions.

The Romans were not the ones who started cockfighting, they just adopted it from the Greeks who took it from the Asians probably from the Persians or from the people of the steppes which were pushed forward into Europe by the other more powerful tribes in Eastern Asia. And I doubt the Romans really spread it into Europe well, it remained unpopular and even died out. Otherwise, the Spanish who were a long-time Roman province, and Magellan's chronicler who himself is an Italian should not be surprised by the Philippine modern ways of cockfighting.

Nonetheless, it should be banned worldwide. @2Pizza410000BTC, a lot of government officials are into cockfighting in the Philippines. Cockpit arenas starting from small municipalities to big cities are duly registered.

Underage kids who are into betting already are the ones trying as much as possible to hide it from their parents. Because it is irresponsible already for someone to gamble but is actually financially dependent on their parents. I also tried this before but only because I saved my allowance so I have small amounts to spare for gambling. However, it was still a mistake since I was then underage and I am still dependent on my parents.

Another possible situation where people need to hide their gambling activities is those people who have no regular earnings or very small earnings but are into gambling. Because it'll shame them the moment their husbands or wives, parents, or any family members discover it.

It really depends on the type of gambler and both are acceptable because what matters is how we gamble responsibly which means knowing our limits.

I do not have a track of my settings as well but I would love to do it if I have enough time. Maybe I will do it yearly. I am mostly into NBA bets so I also have plans to record my bets per NBA season. Losing is no big deal since I don't have huge bets but it would be cool to see if I am indeed winning. Making a record as well will make our bets and analysis more serious since there is a challenge to have a good track record. But as you said, this is just optional and should only be done if we have a lot of vacant hours.

It is less than 24 hours before the start of the games. We're expecting another good season. We also have good opening games. I already have bets on Denver Nuggets -5.5 and Phoenix Suns ML.

For me, it is a toss-up between the Bucks and the Celtics in the East. But in the West, I slightly favor the defending champs, the Nuggets. Though it lost some good role players in the summer, I still pick the Denver Nuggets since the core remains the same and it is already proven while the Suns, Bucks, and Celtics have yet to show us something that they are indeed better teams than the previous season.

I stayed awake until morning for this series. But what a series for Entity versus Tundra, it was worth watching. Tundra was supposed to win against Entity. That solid comeback in game 1 set Entity's confidence to win game 2 as well. I don't know what Sneyking meant during the interview but it feels like Topson is not a fit to his team.

And then I had to wake up in order to watch Entity against Virtus Pro. I also thought Entity would win but VP has its own ways and never gave up a single map. Entity has a good battle plan but they couldn't keep up Kiritych's farming.

We need to wait 4 days again for the next games. Gaimin Gladiators should be able to stop the nouns. BetBoom against Virtus.pro will be another tough match but I am favoring the former to win.

So currently Marlon Tapales is training hard in the US. He is sparring with former champion Mark Magsayo. Maybe it is beneficial to test his strength and toughness since Magsayo is big and is a hard puncher. But other than that, Magsayo is not the ideal sparring partner for Tapales. Tapales needs to spar someone who is like or can replicate Inoue who is small but quick, explosive, and has a high IQ.

Tapales might relocate his next stage of training to Baguio, Philippines. It is a high-altitude location and has nearly the same weather as Japan so it should be good. Former world title challenger Vincent Astrolabio and undefeated prospect Carl Jammes Martin already said they are willing to help Tapales through sparring.

And it feels good when Danny lost to Thurman and Teofimo humiliated by Kambosos. I would also be glad if Ngannou all of a sudden lands something big that won't allow Big Belly to stand up.

John is all talk, Iron Mike can still knock him out. They should face each other in the main undercard to make this event more popular. But John Fury's professional record isn't good to hear though, 8-4-1 KOs. Lost almost half of his fights, suffered knockout outs in half of his fights, and has only one knockout in his wins. So John's punch can hardly crack an egg.

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It is not really surprising that Israel developed its own nukes because even at the very beginning the Jews already had a lot of scientists. I don't know about their mentality in the past but it is surprising to me why they had a lot of scientists and many of them were instrumental in the development of the world's most dangerous and destructive weapon. Einstein, Meitner, and even Oppenheimer himself (the lead scientist who discovered the atomic bomb) were Jews. I read a lot about history and wars and there's a high probability that Hitler would've developed the atomic first if he had not persecuted the Jews.

You have a good point OP. But it won't be easy in all parts of the world, especially in this time of crisis where employment is not even easy to find in many parts of the world. In my country, private companies are even starting to put into contract the minimum number of years the employee should work otherwise there will be penalties.

It's one of the reasons why I left my first job because I got a promotion but I need to sign a 5-year minimum service where I cannot dictate the location. There were also job offers that I declined even if some of them were higher because I prefer to work on my own time and place.

It is funny some people always criticize the West yet they also hope to live in the West and get a job in order to have a better life. it's not perfect but way better than most countries.

Generally speaking, 20% is already a good return on investment, especially since we are still in a bear season. But there are more follow-up questions that will make or break it.

1. Is the 20% annual return material to you?
2. How much capital will you risk to make that 20% gain turn into something material and worth the effort?
3. How many trades are needed to reach that 20% annual return?

Because we need to make sure everything is worth our time and effort. Trading can be stressful too.

Another thing to consider is that we are already approaching bitcoin's halving where it is anticipated that a big bull run will happen in the next 2 years. If you check on bitcoin's volatility even at this stage, 20% is not that big. All bitcoin halvings break their previous ATHs the following year. This means bitcoin is expected to reach $69k again or more most likely by 2025. And $69k is more than 200% of the current price.

So if you have ample of time daily to do regular trades and the capital then you can proceed. But if you are a busy person with lots of stuff to do in life then it is better to do a regular DCA or daily cost averaging on bitcoin and maybe on some altcoins.

I believe they are 50/50 playing against each other. I think Chet is more mature and a little stronger but he is more prone to injury. And Wemby is still 19 compared to Chet who's already 21 so the kid's body is still changing.

Here is their latest duel during the preseason where they lead each other's team score. I really hope both of them stay healthy in their career. I won't be surprised if Chet leads the stats even if Shai is the OKC's main man. Wemby just has the advantage since all eyes in San Antonio are on him.

A few days of rest before the official start of the NBA regular season. So it seems like almost all of the teams are ready except for those rebuilding teams and the unstable Philadelphia 76ers who still have Harden but made a personal excuse to leave its training camp.

The start of the season always excites me as teams will try their best to start strong. It enables them to observe if they need some trades before the deadline and necessary adjustments.

As we've seen, Victor Wembanyama is NBA-ready and so is Chet Holmgren although the latter seems to have better teammates so the stats might favor the former. But it will be very interesting to see these 2 giant prospects.

Ever since I followed boxing during my high school days I thought it was really the Japanese that were dominating the Asian scenes. Thailand is next and then the Philippines at third. If only the Philippine government and business sponsors focused on the sport that they are really world class then it can easily surpass Thailand and rival the Japanese.

There are 17 divisions in men's boxing and 4 major belts. The Ring Magazine only awards its belts to the very best in a division but if we count it as well that would make it 85 belts. At the moment Japan owns 11 belts compared to the Philippines 2 which comes from Marlon Tapales who's expected to lose it all this year to Inoue.

Meanwhile, Ancajas' main sparmate is unified champion Marlon Tapales which is not bad at all. Although Takuma is much faster than Tapales.

UFC 294 used to be a great event with near 50/50 match-ups until replacements happened in the main and co-main event. Unexpected injuries ruined the exciting match-ups where Volk and Usman came in as substitutes for Olivera and Costa. There's no way someone can be at his best in a week of training. It is not even enough for them to have the usual safe way of losing weight which should happen gradually.

Nonetheless, Ankalaev-Walker is a great match-up but I thought I could just watch it in a replay so I just canceled my alarm and had a good sleep. It turned out disappointing as the fight was called off in the very first round. Not blaming the doctor though as he was there for a reason and Walker answered he was in the desert when asked which country he was fighting.

John Fury called Iron Mike a traitor because they used to have good relationships. Tyson Fury is also named after John's idol Iron Mike. But this is nothing personal though and Iron Mike is probably invited and paid well by Ngannou's team so why not? Or it could be that the promoters or organizers hired Iron Mike to make an issue out of it which is somewhat corny. Or who knows this is set up by both teams to make the public buy their upcoming PPV.

John always tries to get attention as always although I guess he was one of the reasons why the Tommy Furry-KSI and Logan vs Dillon event became successful to the casual fans. If the ultra-conservative Saudis allow John to make extra stunts like smashing and throwing the tables and chairs in their conference and weigh-in then I guess it will once again draw popularity to the public.

Meanwhile, I stopped accumulating BNB since the issue with FTX and its downfall. There are a lot of ongoing issues with Binance as well but I am optimistic that they can weather the storm. So it is indeed cheap at $212. But I want to make a safe bet since there are also other coins that are cheap right now. I am banking more on Ethereum, Doge, and of course, bitcoin which is 60% to 70% of my current portfolio.

Times running fast, we are already in the last quarter of the year. Soon it will be 2024 and the bitcoin halving is within grasp. I am really hoping that a big bull run happens just like the previous years.

Maybe a little similar in the way that De Los Santos has to be the aggressor here and try hard to land his big shots on Shakur. Shakur is the one to use his footwork to stay away from engaging and use his skills to hit and not get hit.

But in terms of experience, Shakur might be fighting only the 2nd time in this division but the experience difference is just too wide. Shakur is a silver medalist in the Olympics, a 2 division champion, a 1-time lineal champ, and a unified champion. While he is a regular 135 fighter, this is the first time De Los Santos is fighting a 12-round event let alone his first championship fight.

So I have the feeling that De Los Santos gets tired in the middle of the fight and that is when Shakur tries to stop him.

I am not sure how big Amazon Prime's reach and its ability to cater to PPVs but maybe they should force PBC to limit its PPVs, especially the unnecessary ones.

I am actually good with PBC being unable to reach a network deal so they can file a bankruptcy. Its fighters can then sign to other promoters and there will be less cherry-picking for them.

If DAZN accepts PBC, I hope Eddie Hearn has some access as well so it will be easier to make fights in between promotions. Maybe Tank will finally be forced to face Haney or Prograis.

And if PBC heads to DAZN joining Matchroom and Golden Boy, ESPN will be the only remaining network competitor in the US.