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81  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 09, 2024, 11:38:12 AM

There was a lot of controversy surrounding this fight because of the early stoppage. Tony Weeks has had some questionable moments before like when he allowed Andre Ward to low blow Sergey Kovalev multiple times which led to a TKO. He also stepped in too early when Rolly Romero was losing on the scorecards but he was gifted a stoppage win against Ismael Barroso. It can't be a coincidence that all these controversial stoppages always favor the A-side fighter.

Many have speculated that it was fixed, and after seeing the Rolly Romero VS Ismael Barroso fight right now for sure there is a controversial stoppage that has happened sure there is something suspicious that is going on within the promotion, and for sure the A class fighters will be in favor for the result of the fight,


Was also shocked of the early stoppage but I think Tony Weeks did the right thing. Not sure of this but I have read somewhere that if a fighter won't retaliate on his opponent for six seconds then the referee has to step in and stop the fight. But in this case, I think Lawson was just busy defending and not seem to be hurt at any moment, that's where the controversy sets in.

In the heat of the fight for sure the fighters can not count on their own accord for the rules are rules and if there is something like that then the fighters should be aware of something, but if he doesn't read and listen to certain rules for sure the Boxer can not do something about it, we can not do something about it as an audience and the camp of Tony sure thing that he can do is to just make a plead or complaint to the officials, then that will surely change the result of the fight,


You're wrong. Here's the photo of the child and he's going to get Ryan's name. It's his kid.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1vR2FLP2ea/?hl=en
After reading some articles about it I came to a conclusion that they were preparing for a divorce for months and she got pregnant during that period. I believe the child was unplanned since they wanted to split up, but after the news came out, they agreed to do it after the birth.

Back to the topic, his next fight is going to be Romero or Haney.

Congratulations to Ryan Garcia but there is a certain couple that having a baby like this they think well enough and do not do the divorce I really wish that they didn't get a divorce at all the baby was so cute and I would love them to appreciate this moment and think about it first before finalizing it this kid is so precious for sure that thinking about his family was broken it will be very hard for him and for sure very hard for his parents to be separated while having this bundle of joy,

82  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 09, 2024, 07:34:19 AM
Just a few months at Union Berlin doesn't seem to have made Leonardo Bonucci happy and he even had an argument with previous coach Urs Fischer because he didn't get proper playing minutes. Even though Union Berlin has now changed to a new coach, Nenad Bjelica doesn't make him a priority and continues to fill the bench.

There are new rumors circulating that seeing Leonardo Bonucci's discomfort in Germany, the Turkish team, Fenerbahce, is interested in recruiting him and I don't think it's a bad offer if Leonardo Bonucci still wants to play and get decent minutes outside Europe's top league. The decision will still have to wait another week to determine his choice and I think he will have to leave considering that he is no longer as competitive as when he was younger.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1744084502706618863

For sure this could be true as Leonardo Bonucci could have been a great asset for Union Berlin's success back then but because Union Berlin is on the verge of losing the 1st Division this season and they are currently not using him more often and as you have suggested that he got an argument with the new Coach of Union Berlin for sure he is not happy anymore so for sure he will accepts the offer of whoever wants him on their team,

The time from Hans-Joachim Watzke at Borussioa Dortmund will end in 2025. As the club announced today, he will not extend his contract and will no longer be a member of the management team next autumn in the next year. This will marks the end of a 20-year era.
It is good that he has announcing it yet. This will give the club enough time to prepare and find a successor.


For sure Dortmund will have enough time to get a replacement for him but for sure they will use him after next year, or maybe they will prepare a better contract for him as Dortmund will now need someone that can stay to strengthen the team Dortmund right now will be needing great players right now as they are constantly selling their good and reliable players to other teams for me I think they need to sell those players to the other teams outside the Bundesliga and not within it, because that will be trouble for them aswell,

83  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 08, 2024, 03:08:39 PM
Some cool new fights were announced recently. Dustin Poirier vs Benoît Saint Denis on UFC 299. And Arman Tsarukyan vs Charles Oliveira on UFC 300. While first fight looks a bit unusual to see, top3 vs top12 (even though I love to see fresh blood in a fight among top of the top), Tsarukyan vs Oliveira looks very promising. Both are after beating Dariush. BJJ master Oliveiravs vs one of Makhachevs hardest opponents. Winner going to have a title fight after, 99,99% sure with that.

Another UFC event that will be a juicy one was the UFC 299 O'Malley vs. Vera 2 as we all know O'Malley wants to take the defeat he has against Marlon Chito Vera because of that injury KO/TKO win of Marlon Vera against Sean O'Malley which is for sure is a good opportunity for Marlon "Chito" Vera, but the thing is that injury he made can not happen twice as because O'Malley has the reach advantage he might get caught with that strike output, so for sure Sean O'Malley will be more dangerous than before,

^  Nice!  That Poirier vs Saint Denis one is gonna be a banger as a 5 round co main event.  Hopefully Poirier brings it as Saint Denis is one tough mofo who is hungry in moving up the rankings and taking a shot the 155 title. As for Poirier, the McGregor money could could've made him lose his edge.  But we'll see, maybe he's back.  Wink

And can't complain to see Oliveira vs Tsarukyan if Makhachev isn't available.

Early lines at Fight Odds have Saint Denis and Tsarukyan as slight favorites.  I kinda agree with the Saint Denis one.  Up in the air with the Tsarukyan one.

https://fightodds.io/

For sure I love to see that fight and I can not complain about those fights as Dustin Poirier is a striker with great boxing while Benoit Saint-Denis is a submission artist this is pretty interesting as right now Dustin Poirier reveals that he also has submission moves that he can showcase but the question here does he have great defense on the ground if he can scramble against Benoit Saint-Denis on the ground the better,


That would be a great pre-fight for Oliveira before going back to fight Islam for another chance and once they were back in the Octagon, it would be another close match for both because they already improved and prepared for their second fight. It would be hard to predict because Islam has already drastically raised his high level of skills and he proved that by easily beating Volks and Oliveira have high dedication to improve himself and get himself ready once they finally meet against each other inside the Octagon this year.

For sure I want to see Charles Oliveira fight again before he tries and get the belt from Islam Makhachev, for sure that will be an interesting fight because Arman Tsarukyan is not a push over and his fight against Beneil Dariush has proven that he is one of the elite in the business and if this fight because very close that means Charles Oliveira is not ready to take on Islam Makhachev yet, for sure if he wins against Tsarukyan with a close points match then he can not defeated Islam Makhachev as Islam Makhachev now if some fighters indicator,

84  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 08, 2024, 01:48:16 PM
Pretty much not a lucky day today but at least I got 1 win instead of all bets crumbling down but yeah it was a great day today for people betting for the underdogs as if they do they pretty much have a lot of winnings now, and here is my results

Sacramento Kings (1.63) VS New Orleans Pelicans (2.35) - LOST


The New Orleans Pelicans from start to finish were leading this game, and it became a one-sided game I was really amazed that the Sacramento Kings defeated the Pelicans for sure De'Aaron Fox has some issues, so why did their coach let him play for 26 minutes on this game, for sure Fox needs a rest for this game and for the other players to see their potential and also unlock them, but for sure Jonas Valanciunas has a double-double of 12 rebounds and 15 points, Brandon Ingram got 15 points and CJ McCollum got 30 points for this game

Orlando Magic (2.04) VS Atlanta Hawks (1.82) - WIN


The Atlanta Hawks ended the 1st half leading and winning it, but in the 2nd half the Orlando Magic turned the tables and led it turned into a close game instead and finished the 4th quarter with a draw for the game to go into overtime, and the Orlando Magic ended up winning it, it was always Trae Young and Dejounte Murray that keeps on popping the Hawks and pushing them but the Orlando Magic just got too many players that are getting ahead for them also Paolo Banchero has turned into a different monster, Jalen Suggs has 16 points, Goga Bitadze has a double-double of 14 rebounds and 11 points, Caleb Houstan got 25 points and Paolo Banchero also has a double-double of 10 rebounds and 35 points,

Dallas Mavericks (2.17) VS Minnesota Timberwolves (1.73) - LOST


I never thought that Kyrie Irving could play now, and the Dallas Mavericks had the lead in the 1st half but the Timberwolves are not far behind as they are closing the gap for this game, and the 2nd half was a heated battle between the two teams Karl Anthony Towns also got a block against Kyrie Irving for this game it was a shocking turn of events for sure but Still the Dallas Mavericks still won the game, Anthony Edwards had a great game tonight with the Timberwolves but Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic is just that vicious in taking the lead and making this a hard game for the Minnesota Timberwolves,
85  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 07, 2024, 11:43:19 PM

We can't really say if this is one sided though, Ortiz has been out in the ring for years if I'm not mistaken. So there could be ring rust early and we don't know if he can overcome it. Remember that he also has career life threatening health issues, so mentally he could be affected for all we all.

The name of Davies keeps popping up in the 140 lbs, and I as I have said, we need to see him or at least he US fans if he is really that good or only hype as he mostly fight in British soil. So if he win this impressively, maybe he will be the mandatory for Rolly Romero.

Edit: So much for this, Ortiz beat and ended his 17 month layoff with a 1st round victory over Fredrick Lawson. Davies hype is over as he was knockout as well in the 1st round by Barroso. So it might be a rematch between Barroso and Romero.

Seems like a very early stoppage in my opinion and Fredrick Lawson looks really upset with what has happened but clearly the Referee just wants to protect Fredrick Lawson for sure as Ortiz Jr. is not stopping punching sure he thought that Fredrick Lawson can not fight no more, as the Referee already think that it is the end for him for me judging what I had saw it is an early stoppage for sure,

Shocked at what happened to the Ohara Davies VS Ismael Barroso fight I thought that Davies would win yeah it was the 44 years that won this and in this fight, Ohara Davies looked slower and  he looked like he was much older than Barroso in this fight, because on what he looks and how he moves,


As fans we can also push this fight as much as we want, still up to the promoters to sit down and talk and if this fight make sense specially if there is huge money in the table for everyone and they are satisfied, then it can be made.

Nevertheless, as I have said, Neri will get the first dibs, or we might see Casimero going against rank fighters first because he will have his chance against Inoue. So there's still opportunity for us fans to see this fight, if not this year, then we will have to wait.

I really wish we could get what we want, and for sure if the promoters would realize that we want a fight like that to happen all promoters would want is the money they can get because many want that fight to happen as for sure Casimero VS Inoue is a long-awaited fight that many want maybe we can get it this year, (wishful thinking) I maybe wrong but nothing is impossible for sure,

86  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 07, 2024, 10:32:44 PM
Missed Yesterday's game but I will be betting for today's game here are my picks

Sacramento Kings (1.63) VS New Orleans Pelicans (2.35)


  • Sacramento Kings Injury List

Trey Lyles (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 9)

  • New Orleans Pelicans Injury List

Zion Williamson (Leg/ Game Time Decision)
Jose Alvarado (Illness/ out until at least Jan 10)
Matt Ryan (Elbow/ out until at least Jan 29)

Orlando Magic (2.04) VS Atlanta Hawks (1.82)


  • Orlando Magic Injury List

Wendell Carter Jr. (Knee/ out until at least Jan 9)
Jonathan Isaac (Hamstring/ out until at least Jan 9)
Franz Wagner (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 9)
Joe Ingles (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 9)
Gary Harris (Calf/ out until at least Jan 9)

  • Atlanta Hawks Injury List

Vit Krejci (Shoulder/ out until at least Jan 10)
De'Andre Hunter (Knee/ out until at least Jan 10)
Mouhamed Gueye (Back/ out until at least Jan 20)

Dallas Mavericks (2.17) VS Minnesota Timberwolves (1.73)


  • Dallas Mavericks Injury List

Dereck Lively II (Ankle/ Game Time Decision)
Markieff Morris (Illness/ Game Time Decision)
Luka Doncic (Ankle/ Game Time Decision)
Richaun Holmes (Personal/ Game Time Decision)
Grant Williams (Ankle/ Game Time Decision)
Maxi Kleber (Toe/ out until at least Jan 13)
Dante Exum (Heel/ out until at least Jan 9)

  • Minnesota Timberwolves Injury List

No Injuries


87  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 07, 2024, 09:18:51 PM

Volk was fighting a player who had a class one level above him. This means Volk will have to fight at his natural weight class at the moment. I mention this moment because we know Volk once weighed the same as a heavyweight fighter. So Volk fights at his natural weight and on the other hand Makhacev fights at the same weight as a welterweight or even middle weight fighter. We know that Islam is the same as Khabib in that they have a natural weight far above lightweight. So this will be different from the fight against Topuria later where they will fight in the same class.

The way Alexander Volkanovski Approaches this fight surely it feels like he thought that he could do what he had done in their last fight but this time Islam Makhachev has improved a lot since then but Volkanovski didn't take into consideration the difference in their weight class that is why he lost again in the 2nd fight for sure Alexander Volkonovski have learned from his mistakes, and for sure if there is a chance Dana White will likely let Volkanovski take on Makhachev again maybe next time,


In contrast to the Islam vs Volk I match, I think apart from being a higher class, Volk's defeat that night at UFC 294 also exposed Volk's weaknesses which could be exposed by other fighters, namely that with Volk's short body he would be easy to reach and hit with kicks, let alone Taller fighters can certainly perform dangerous head kicks. I think all the fighters on Featherwight for now will try to expose this one gap to defeat Volk. Because often when a fighter loses a fight, his other opponents will analyze the cause of the defeat to make a good strategy when they have to fight.

It could be and for sure Ilia Topuria is a researching guy and for sure his camp has device a plan to defeat Volkanovski, and Alexander Volkanovski also has a plan for Ilia Topuria that is for sure, for me I am really torn between Alexander Volkanovski can make it again and gain muscle as for sure Ilia Topuria will use raw strength with grappling and seeing as how Volkanovski has the advantage with takedown defense and the ground scramble I really think Ilia Topuria will like to consider the raw strength in this fight,

88  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA talk - PFL, Bellator, KSW, ONE... on: January 07, 2024, 07:20:36 PM
I would still insist on getting PS3 or PS4 for better experience. PS2 UFC games are primitive. You wont get what you expect to get and get disappointed quickly. Before doing any moves - look for ps2 and ps4 UFC games gameplay. Maybe it will turn, that the controls or game entrance gap is to complicated for you.
You know what, I checked the prices of used PS3 and PS4 and I cant believe how cheap they are, they are full package with controllers and everything in good condition.
Maybe I am not playing games like before but this is simple fix for playing with best possible graphics and without messing with emulators.
It would be cool that PFL make some competition and create good PC and console MMA game, Francis Ngannou would be great face to promote it.



For me, it is good to have those consoles for the best experience there is but I really don't want to spend something on those Consoles that could be not up to date already if you can play it with an emulator for free, but yeah online games right now you can buy them in steam or epic games, but for sure If there are free games I think I will just stick on just getting free games for sure, but for an epic experience if you have the money to buy the consoles then go for it, this is just my opinion on things, but a PC is great enough if that game can be played on a PC,


After seeing what he can do Johan Ghazali really has a great start starting young is quite pretty much going great for him, and getting young into the sports of Muay Thai but for sure he can learn various martial arts like Kickboxing and if he is well-establish with his kick boxing maybe just like Alex Pereira can go into the world of MMA and learn wrestling from there on, I think Alex Pereira had a great foundation and that is with his kick boxing foundation his striking was very natural so for sure all he needs to do now is train some wrestling and grappling to enhanced his ground game,

After seeing the kid Johan Ghazali in action I was really amazed at his dedication to his study and training, even though he is now a professional fighter he is still not stopping with his studies, and sure he is doing just fine, but looks at him in school uniform you will never notice him be a professional fighter and this goes to show with other saying that do not judge the book by its cover and for sure that sentence is true with Johan Ghazali for sure he is a teen that will come a long way and just like you I also want him to try MMA if he gets bored with Muay Thai that is,


P.S. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L-coAacvfk check out Khabibs accent in UFC5 Cheesy lol

What's with that accent it is not like Khabib at all, and it looks weird seeing Khabib Nurmagomedov with that kind of accent sure it just no feel right anyway after seeing this I come across with a deep voice and straight different accent for Paddy Pimblett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0TwSepvReo
89  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 07, 2024, 04:58:23 PM
I haven't made a bet for today's game but here is the result of my bet on Yesterday's game, I was late uploading this so here it is,

Indiana Pacers (1.67) VS Atlanta Hawks (2.27) - WIN


In the early portion of the 1st quarter the Indiana Pacers were dominating this game, so we can say that the Pacers now had a good play for this game they were not rushing even though Tyrese Haliburton was not handling the ball, and that level of cool for the Pacers was incredible in making this game a win for them and a great spread for the team, they even stopped Trae Young in his tracks even though Dejounte Murray got 30 points for this game the spread for the Pacers team was really solid, and Haliburton was really amazing making those plays, Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell made a double-double, Bruce Brown Jr. and Myles Turner was along the player that did great along with Tyrese Haliburton,

Cleveland Cavaliers (1.20) VS Washington Wizards (4.80) - WIN


The Cleveland Cavaliers were firing up in the 1st half against the Washington Wizards it was a one-sided game for sure Jordan Poole is nowhere to be found in this game it was like he didn't exist at all, Tyus Jones and Bilal Coulibaly was the two that are making a progress with the Washington Wizards but Donovan Mitchell, was the one who is taking the lead for this game, along with Georges Niang, and Jarett Allen was the one that is making the points go up and Caris LeVert was the playmaker for the team, making a double-double towards the game,

Brooklyn Nets (2.75) VS Oklahoma City Thunders (1.48) - LOST


Great signs for Nix Claxton and Spencer Dinwiddie and it was really enough as the OKC Thunders still didn't manage to defeat the Brooklyn Nets, and the Brooklyn Nets made a win without Victor Wembanyama, well, it was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that made the Thunders got into the action as the Nets provided a great lost against the OKC Thunders it was a solid game but I thought that the OKC would win that is why I go and give a go with  it but was shocked that the Oklahoma City Thunders and a 1 sided game in unbelievable,






90  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 06, 2024, 07:30:22 PM
He as touted to be really big, Ortiz name has been when he has a 147 lbs, but it seems that he has move on to super welterweight already as he might have issues making the welterweight. I do agree that he has to go to a lot as a boxer, it's probably his luck or something that he isn't making a progress yet and due to injuries he suffered.

I think this is really a one-sided fight Vergil Ortiz Jr. is younger than Fredrick Lawson so he is still a progressing fighter with his technique and skills for sure Vergil Ortiz Jr. may have a much chance of winning this fight, while Fredrick Lawson doesn't have a great record but for sure Ortiz doesn't want to underestimate Fredrick Lawson as he still has the punching power needed to takedown Ortiz Jr.


Time for Davies to get his name in the discussion for the 140 lbs and US fans to see how good this British boxer is. Yeah, it seems that Romero is still injured, but nevertheless, he can't avoid the winner of this fight for his belt. And for me, Romero is the weakest amongst the 140 lbs champion, so he has to prove us that he is for real and that his belt is not just gifted to him.

If Ohara Davies wins this Rolly Rolando Romero will have a difficult time getting his belt against Ohara Davies as his opponent Ismael Barroso for sure is a fighting time bomb, Ismael Barroso needs to retire but he has the heart of a warrior for sure he keeps on fighting despite his age and he isn't moving the same and faster anymore, for me this fight is really one-sided and Ohara Davies has a huge chance in winning this fight,


And it's all promotion for Casimero to call Inoue, and I think we will not be tired of at least waiting for this fight to happen. Or at least at some point in the future, when Casimero is still at least in his peak, this fight should be made. For sure there will be enough money to generate here specially if the fight is going to be in the US.

Casimero though is not getting any younger, he is in his mid 30's if I'm not mistaken and maybe just one fight we might see him on a decline. But Inoue has other targets, Neri first before Casimero and others can get their chances against the Monster this year.

That is why many are pushing this fight and mostly the promoters are reassuring that this fight will take fruition, for sure John Riel Casimero is really excited he really wants to fight Naoya Inoue for sure, well, even though Casimero doesn't do much against Naoya Inoue's training partner for sure what a boxer know that he can really defeat Inoue then in his mind he really can defeat him, for sure Casimero is really confident that he will win this, and for sure he got a solid trust in him, so why not make this fight happen,

91  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: January 06, 2024, 04:26:21 PM
Don't forget to vote for All-Star today. Votes count 3x.

I quickly picked Dončić, SGA, Jokić, Durant and Şengün for the West and Cunningham, Haliburton, Embiid, Tatum and Randle for the East.



I know some of them have very low chance but they all deserve it. Coaches will have though job about picking bench players. There are a lot of quality players and the competition is great this season. Statistics increased very significantly for most players.

And so the All-star voting is in the process I guess I will make a vote later, for the West for sure Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, De'Aaron Fox, and Luka Doncic, land for the East, Trae Younge, Tyrese Haliburton, and Cade Cunningham is what I want to voter right now as for sure there are many that are worthy to be in the All-star games but for sure even without here in the pick LeBron James and Stephen Curry will be in this game,

Yeah, with that kind of performance against Giannis last night, I think Wemby just shows that he still has a lot of tricks inside his bag. He might not be as good as Lebron at that age, but still he can go against the best in the NBA like Giannis.

Even Giannis admitted that Wemby is a great player, his height alone he says that he is definitely not 7'3. And then he can move with that height, score rebound and block shots, he is not overhyped for me. He just need more time and surround himself with players that can make his good or be instrumental in his career.

Yup! but his talents will surely go to waste if he stays in the San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama is a talented prospect for sure and it is shown in his play but it is likely not enough as he needs a formidable team for his skills and techniques to exceeds for sure, he will likely not going to be something big in the San Antonio Spurs but that is if he got better players in that team that maybe can help him but for sure just like Chet Holgrem he can surely up his skills and become a better player in the future,


Lakers continued their struggle, they had a good start in this game but could not end it the right way. It would be acceptable if they lose in a very close game, but that's not what happened, instead, they allowed the Memphis to dominate them in the 4th quarter. I don't when their struggle will end but I would like to say that they need to end this soon if they want to be in the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Lakers had a great start and won the In-Season Tournament and I think it is because it got only 1 game to participate for sure the Lakers are good at analyzing the strategy of a team 1st hand but because they had players that are brittle and likely can get injured easily, for sure they came prepared for the In-Season Tournament but after the play-offs progress they surely have a lot of problems going further this season,

92  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 05, 2024, 08:58:25 PM
Now my picks for today's game on the NBA,

Indiana Pacers (1.67) VS Atlanta Hawks (2.27)


  • Indiana Pacers Injury List

Bruce Brown (Knee/ Game Time Decision)
Andrew Nembhard (Back/ Game Time Decision)

  • Atlanta Hawks Injury List

Vit Krejci (Shoulder/ out until at least Jan 7)
De'Andre Hunter (Knee/ out until at least Jan 10)
Mouhamed Gueye (Back/ out until at least Jan 20)
 
Cleveland Cavaliers (1.20) VS Washington Wizards (4.80)


  • Cleveland Cavaliers Injury List

Ty Jerome (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 7)
Evan Mobley (Knee/ out until at least Feb 5)
Darius Garland (Jaw/ out until at least Jan 7)

  • Washington Wizards Injury List

Landry Shamet (Hamstring/ out until at least Jan 6)

Brooklyn Nets (2.75) VS Oklahoma City Thunders (1.48)


  • Brooklyn Nets Injury List

Lonnie Walker IV (Hamstring/ Game Time Decision)
Dennis Smith Jr. (Back/ Game Time Decision)
Ben Simmons (Back/ out until at least Jan 7)

  • Oklahoma City Thunders Injury List

No Injuries

93  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 05, 2024, 06:52:06 PM
^^ It's Arthur Beterbiev.

And we have a separate thread about it, Beterbiev Vs Smith January 13 SATURDAY IBF / WBC / WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title. But in the undercard, I'm only familiar with Jason Moloney and his opponent Saul Sanchez has a decent record of 20-2 as per https://boxrec.com/cn/proboxer/746614. So this is going to be a good fight as Moloney is on a winning streak and going to defend the WBO belt he won against Astrolabio


Oh! there is a thread in the forum but that is just for the Artur Beterbiev VS Callum Smith fight and we could surely discuss some of the fights in that event sure this is the whole event I am posting here anyway already edited my post and I included robelneo's thread in my post and for sure people in this thread will also see it, anyway that fight is something to look forward to next week will be a great week as we are witnessing the power of Artur Beterbiev once more, and many fans would love to see Artur Beterbiev VS Dmitry Bivol fight instead but because of conflict it will not happen,

This week we have an incredible boxing show. Featured by the return of Vergil Ortiz Jr., once a standout projected to become the next great champion. Fans are waiting for this return to answer whether he is the same boxer as before following the frustrations that occurred in his life.

In other matches, Ohara Davies will show his talent in the USA versus Ismael Barroso. The two boxers have the right to confront the WBA champion Rolly Romero however because of an injury, the victor of this match will acquire the mandatory status.

Arnold Barboza will make his first match under his new promoter. Golden Boy Promotions is making progress having removed Arnold Barboza and Jose Ramirez from Top Rank and bringing them in. Devin Haney also refused a big offer from Top Rank last year and left. Golden Boy Promotions now has three elite boxers in the super lightweight class together with Ryan Garcia.

Information from https://box.live/fights/ortiz-jr-vs-lawson/

Here is the full card in Tapology, https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/106875-ortiz-vs-lawson

I haven't seen this fight if you didn't post it here, but for sure this fight is something like Vergil Ortiz Jr. is still undefeated against Fredrick Lawson which is not that kind of interesting because for sure Fredrick Lawson is a picked fight for Ortiz Jr. right now the younger Ortiz needs to increase his confidence for sure he is 25 years old while Lawson is already at his 34 years, for sure a younger Vergil Ortiz Jr. can win this while next fight  Ohara Davies looks buff for his opponent as he just has 2 losses and still in his 31st of age while Ismael Barroso is at 40 years and his fight against Rolly or Rolando Romero is a picked one for sure but Barroso is really wanting to fight, for sure Ismael Barroso is the El Cucui of boxing for the UFC he is the Tony Ferguson in boxing

94  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 05, 2024, 07:10:25 AM
D'Angelo Russell might be traded or  with (+ player). I think he isn't the same anymore, at least his impact aren't that great with the LA Lakers, Reaves was even more impactful than him, so if there's a possible trade that could allow D'Angelo Russell to be out with the Lakers, I think that will happen.

That could surely happen I thought that D'Angelo Russell would be great with the LA Lakers because he got a great start on his 1st day with the Lakers but he is inconsistent with that kind of performance and he is now consistent with what he showcases now, I am really disappointed and yes Austin Reeves I never thought that he could be something like this and become more impactful with the Lakers, and I really think he got a unique touch and he reminded me of Ryota Kise on the Anime Kuroko No Basuke I think he can copy some moves and it is entertaining for him to see that,

Dejounte Murray on the other hand, his stats are quite consistent, but we are still not seeing a big impact to the Atlanta Hawks. I think Hawks are better with Trae Young being the alpha and the rest are just role players. Actually, I believe they were better before Dejounte Murray arrrived.

For sure Trae Young is quite something and just like the Golden State Warriors their core revolves around Stephen Curry and they have made a roster that could help Curry win more rings, for sure if the Atlanta Hawks could apply this and get a roster that could help Trae Young with what he does best then that Core will surely be brighter, just like what the Indiana Pacers is doing with Tyrese Haliburton they incorporated a team that has height advantage and players that can make deep threes for Haliburton to make initial passes, on what ever range he wants,
95  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 04, 2024, 11:48:48 PM
We have a high-profile boxing fight next week and here is the event for sure Artur Baterdiev is a strong boxer,

Beterbiev vs. Smith

DATE: Saturday 01/13/2024
TIME: 09:00 PM ET
PROMOTION: Top Rank
VENUE: Videotron Centre
LOCATION: Quebec City, Quebec



MAIN EVENT
Artur Beterbiev VS Callum Smith

MAIN CARD
Christian Mbilli VS Rohan Murdock
Jason Moloney VS Saul Sanchez
Imam Khataev VS Rodolfo Gomez Jr
Leila Beaudoin VS Elizabeth Chavez
Christopher Guerrero VS Sergio Garcia
Mehmet Unal VS Dragan Lepei
Moreno Fendero VS Victor Hugo Florea

The Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/104337-beterbiev-vs-smith
robelneo Thread in the Forum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5454259.0
96  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA talk - PFL, Bellator, KSW, ONE... on: January 04, 2024, 08:02:21 PM

We are having an event ONE Fight Night 18: Superlek vs. Mahmoudi next week, and I think it is good that people will see most of the fight of Superlek he is the favorite to win in this fight for sure here are the videos of Superlek Kiatmoo9

Here is the fight of Superlek Kiatmoo9 against Tagir Khalilov and yeah Superlek won this fight,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W98IO6XHcRM

Here is the fight of Superlek Kiatmoo9 against Rodtang Jitmuangnon and yeah Superlek won this fight aswell,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWL_JKkqWcw


Superlek Kiatmoo9 is a Legendary kickboxing fighter his kick is a menace to every fighter as when he kicks it can produce a sound and his kicks are punishing to some of his sparring partners there is this video that says that if you can take a low kick of Superlek Kiatmoo9, here is that video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CB_FbFlcaxc and with that here is his sparring he is the real kicking machine for sure here is that video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eQx8V9w774o he also got a slick knee here is the video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0Dg__LBYQXY and a funny performance with his friend Saenchai indeed it is funny https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4OhPXBVha9w


It is very rare for fighter who is in his teens to have succeeded in creating such impressive hype.
He has created and demonstrated very capable fighting qualities in the arena of ONE Championship which is clearly the biggest sports company in Asia.
If you look at his talent, he has bright future and of course Johan Ghazali will become one of the best fighters in ONE Championship and in his country Malaysia, he will be the only fighter that Malaysia has at the youngest age.
If Johan Ghazali wants to develop his talents and have much better career in MMA or be able to enter the UFC then he must be able and willing to learn various martial arts such as wrestling or even Kickboxing.
I sure that by studying more mixed martial arts Johan Ghazali can be like several other fighters who have won various world titles.

Never imagine that he is a high school student by day but a USD 100k contract by night sure this kid is built differently and even if he loses to 1 of his fights I think that just brings him into a higher grounds as he has started in the Muay Thai fighting just in his young age for sure he will be a great and well-known person 1 day, but right now he already have a name for himself, the name Johan Ghazali is now well-known in the ONE Championship community for sure,

97  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 04, 2024, 11:29:53 AM

Harry Kane is definitely one of the best strikers in the World right now. Some might argue that he is the best. And when you are playing in a big team like Bayern Munich, you are bound to perform. But the luck he had in Spurs is very unfortunate. He was so close to winning the Premier League one time but he became 2nd. He pulled the Spurs a lot. But now I think they will win this season a trophy and will win the first real trophy of his career. It is very outrageous that a world class player like him did not win a trophy in his career.

Lewnadonski lost his touch in Barcelona. But he was doing very well in Bayern Munich. I think the blame is on Barcelona's management.

Duke

Harry Kane is somewhat of a strong individual when it comes to making goals but right now the game on Bundesliga football is not about 1 player only because Leverkusen is playing as a team, and they are more based on team play than what strategy Bayern Munich and Thomas Tuchel have, I really think Tuchel would need to adjust and throw away what Nagellsmann old playbook have because if Bayern Munich is keeping tabs on all of Julian Nagellsmann's strategy then they need to throw it away and get what Leverkusen strategy have and it is surely more effective and with their players that they have now they have the more experience and dedicated players in the sports,


That's the point. Tottenham is also a big club in the English league but they lack players who can distribute the ball forward. Kane is a great finisher. All he needs is to get the ball in front of the goal which he will convert into a goal. I think Munich has a good history with single strikers. This can be seen from how Lewandowski performed very well as a striker in Munich. Maybe Munich's style of play really suits the needs of a finisher on the front lines.

For sure they will not need multiple strikers, as 1 is just enough to win a game, but for sure Harry Kane is just unique in some ways where when it comes to playing with the team he will adjust his position depending on the situation and he can also become a winger for the team so other players can score aswell, this is something unique for Harry Kane unlike when they just have Robert Lewandowski in the team there are plays that aren't effective with some of their strategy, for sure if Thomas Tuchel will devise his own play or adjust or tweak some I guess they can manage to get 1 win or them and 1 lost for Leverkusen, 

98  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 04, 2024, 01:20:03 AM
Great game yesterday but I was quite lucky this time even though I only got 2 out of 3 here is the result of yesterday's game,

Philadelphia 76ers (1.19) VS Chicago Bulls (4.90) - WIN


From start to finish the Philadelphia 76ers had the lead for this game Joel Embiid also got 2 blocks. It was a great defense for the 76ers, in maintaining the score of DeMar DeRozan at 16 points, Embiid also got a triple-double for this game, and great back-ups by Kelly Oubre Jr. Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey it was like a different Philadelphia 76ers that night for me it was because there is no Zach LeVine for the Chicago Bulls it could be a different result if he was on the court and I was not betting for them because he was not playing,  

Oklahoma City Thunders (2.44) VS Boston Celtics (1.59) - LOST


The OKC Thunders got a great start with this game but the Boston Celtics turned the table at the end of the 1st half, but in the 2nd half it was a great lead for the Oklahoma City Thunders that led them to victory but before that, it was a close match between the two teams, it was a missed for Jaylen Brown on the 3 points that cause them losing, even though Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis both got a double-double for this game, they didn't manage to win, it was my lost as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander managed with 36 points,

New Orleans Pelicans (1.45) VS Brooklyn Nets (2.85) - WIN


It was an easy game for the New Orleans Pelicans leading the game this much because from start to finish the lead was for the New Orleans Pelicans, all the way Zion Williamson also got 1 block, it was a spread for the Pelicans while it was a very one-sided game, CJ McCollum had a great lead for this game,



99  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 03, 2024, 10:43:06 AM

Dortmund are out of contention for the title this season and I don't see any chances for them so far and when compared to last season, the Bundesliga has had a bit of progress from usual where some other teams have shown changes. Leverkusen are the strongest competitors so far and maybe they will try to maintain consistency in order to have a chance of becoming champion candidates. Our concern may be that in the remaining matches Leverkusen will not be able to maintain their victory due to injuries to several of their players.

If this happens it will be the same as Dortmund last season because in the end they had to give up the champions who were so close. Alonso needs to be aware of this condition because if his players are not rotated he is worried that they will experience fatigue.

We are nearing having new Champions, as Leverkusen is now doing great, this season, actually last season we thought that Dortmund could get the championship for the Bundesliga but because it was a draw Bayern Munich is automatically the champion for this season, it was really a close one for them to be the champion, last season but right now there is now a huge chance for Leverkusen to win it, while there is still a chance for Bayern Munich and that is if Leverkusen got a mistake by losing or getting a lost record,


Harry Kane was definitely one of the most important players in Totenhma when he was playing there and he very effective player in England, after he left Totenham people thought Totenham would fail in every game.
I think with the good playmakers they have in Bayern Munich hand the skills of Kane, he can definitely score many goals in this team and that's how Kane can even have the chance to score even more goals than players like Lewandowski in Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich is already an established team so Harry Kane has a great time adjusting so fast, they already know how they can use Harry Kane for the team, but they still have some problems and that is the team still makes mistakes and that 1 lost they got they can prevent it but still got that mistake, for me Bayern Munich still has a chance in getting the championship but I am OK with Leverkusen being the champion for this season as this is the 1st time Leverkusen to be champion,

100  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA talk - PFL, Bellator, KSW, ONE... on: January 02, 2024, 11:40:51 PM

Plenty of MMA games? I dont think so.
I was asking for MMA games, and it is easy to see that Fight Night Champion is a Boxing game, there is a big difference compared to MMA.
I found that people are asking UFC to port their games to PC for years but they always refuse to do it  Tongue
Using PC emulators games have bugs or they are very old versions.

Oh! sorry wrong look at Fight Night Champion it is really a boxing game, well there is not much for the PC game, sorry for saying plenty of MMA games for sure it would be plenty if you install an emulator on your PC, most PlayStation emulators has some UFC games and many surely wants to port the UFC games to PC because of the enhanced graphics PC could offer, then with just playing with it in the Emulator so I can not blame them well it is up to you if you're going with the emulator or wait for a game to be available at PC because I don't have any console at my disposal and I haven't played any of that game before but maybe will be waiting to have a true MMA game in PC,



I think you guys have forgotten about something the LFA will be having a new event next week aswell here is the fight details

LFA 174: Jones vs. Gennrich

DATE: Friday 01/12/2024
TIME: 09:00 PM ET
PROMOTION: Legacy Fighting Alliance
VENUE: Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
LOCATION: Prior Lake, Minnesota



MAIN EVENT
JaCobi Jones VS Kegan Gennrich

MAIN CARD
Quang Le VS Cody Peterson
Steven Asplund VS Billy Ray Valdez
Coty Milhausen VS Kelton Sneve
Dylan Smerillo VS Taner Trembley
Wes Schultz VS Maurice Morris
Kendra McIntyre VS Jayde Sheeley

PRELIMINARY CARD
Mervin Miller VS Kory Moegenburg
Cheyanne Bowers VS Whittany Pyles
Ezayah Gomez Oropeza VS Jesse Midas
Xavier Rosenbloom VS Dalan Jones

The Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/108251-lfa-174-jones-vs-gennrich
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