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1321  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: List of Delisted Alts from KuCoin!!! on: February 16, 2023, 08:37:39 PM
Kucoin is not a big exchange like Binance so impacts from delisting news on Kucoin are less than from Binance. However, I would like to warn altcoin lovers that it is a kind of risk.

The impact will be on the hodlers of this coin, what will happen if there are no exchanges that list them? they might as well go and die?

In bear market, exchanges are more actively delist coins that brings risk to altcoin lovers. You can find altcoins with very lovely charts, prices fall to likely bottom areas and trading volumes become very low than previously. It looks like good signals of bottom and only wait for great recovery.

Unfortunately, it is not true in reality. If exchanges go ahead with delisting, there will be no recovery but will be another crash and you get loss.

Correct, bear market is a true test how this altcoin projects are going to survived. The first sign though that they might not last this bear market is them being delisting by some exchanges because of inactivity. So again this is going to be bad for their investors and as it's movement as going to be limited on small exchanges that are still listing them for trades.
1322  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20 on: February 16, 2023, 08:18:37 PM
The division is getting hotter with the arrival of 2 division champion Shakur Stevenson who is also promoted by Bob Arum. I guess Shakur is getting his title shot this year unless Haney can insert a rematch clause and losses to Loma. If Haney will win, I really want him to fight Shakur but most likely he is moving up in weight. Haney was already struggling to make the weight in the rematch with Kambosos but he cannot say no to a past prime Loma who is a big name, a future HOFer and looked beatable in his last fight.

The lightweight division will get intense if ever Haney climbs the upper weight class and vacates his belt, we will see Tank Davis-Lomachenko-Ryan Garcia-Shakur Stevenson fighting for it as it's their long wanted chance and maybe even Kambosos Jr. will participate the said vacated belts too. But before all of that, I want to see Shakur getting tested by Haney first because these two camps already exchange some words before Haney was set to fight Loma.

I think Garcia and Davis might move up to 140 lbs too, their fight is on a catch weight of 136 lbs, Davis has fought Barrios at 140 lbs and Ryan has struggled keeping up at the weight limit of 135 lbs.

So most likely, it will be Shakur and Loma that will remain in this division. Haney could go up as well depending on the result of his fight with Loma. But most likely as I have said, he will definitely have to move up to welterweight. Loma if he become the champion, will probably remain in this division until he retires, he is small for 140 lbs and he is going to be eaten alive if he decided to move up.

Is that so? Thanks for sharing that mate, I know that Ryan Garcia is somehow struggling to keep his weight at 135, that is why their upcoming fight is a catchweight at 136 but what I didn't know was that Davis will also make his own climb maybe in the next following years because of the same issue. Now, if that will be indeed the case soon then Shakur Stevenson has almost all odds in his favor. But for Haney going to 147 from 136 is quite scary to think, but let's see if he can manage to keep up.

I think it's likely for Garcia to move up in 140 lbs, I mean the kid is tall and huge for 135 lbs and that even Davis accused of taking some illegal substance because it looks like Garcia is bulkier and it is correct that their fight, if push through this year is at a catchweight of 136 lbs. So if could be a sign that both are struggling to make the weight. Shakur is small but not as stocky as Davis and almost the same frame as Loma. Haney going up in 147 lbs is also possible as well but it might take years for him to go on welterweight. He is still young and his body could mature maybe in 2-3 years to become a full 147 lbs boxers.
1323  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 16, 2023, 01:42:05 PM
Lakers should start winning their games too as they are on the brink of being eliminated especially when the teams above them are the Trail Blazers, Jazz, and the Thunder. This kind of stats of AD is what they need 28 points, 10 rebounds, and only made 1 missed shot in the three-point lane. Put every play in the paint as much as he can.

They had a big win on LeBron's comeback, which is good for a start. Hopefully, they can build momentum from there. You're right, they really need to be more consistent now. A playoff spot is very important as it guarantees being part of the competition, whereas getting into the play-in is quite hard as they'll have to play a few games only to qualify.

LeBron was reported to have played with a foot injury. Hopefully, the rumors are not true because we need a healthy LeBron and of course, AD.

He has injury already, perhaps he doesn't want to miss games because of him chasing records. But now that he has surpassed Kareem, he has taken a days off but he is back again and leading the team.

I do agree that they have to start winning games before the All star break, because they will sink in the standings and might missed the chance for a playoff spot again. And it's going to be Lebron and AD going to anchor this Lakers team and then the new supporting cast.

Russell is providing the points that Westbrook was not able to provide. His consistency is very important, as LeBron cannot carry this team alone anymore. He came back to the Lakers with a mission, and this time he will be playing in the playoffs with a great chance, because LeBron and Davis are going to be a force to be reckoned with.

With Schroder also being a big factor, especially in the clutch, they already have a good second unit that could help boost the team's chances when LeBron and AD need to rest.

And that is why getting D'Angelo is a huge boost for the Lakers, he is still very young and lefty and has a good shooting arm in the arc which could really be a big help for the Lakers as all other teams are shooting better than them in three points.

Dennis Schroder as well, whether coming from the bench or being their starting point guard, has been a good help, and that second unit could be compare when they become a champion, in my opinion.
1324  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Tony Harrison vs Tim Tszyu - Mar 13, 2023 on: February 16, 2023, 01:20:11 PM

This is a really a good test for Tim because Harrison is very good and durable opponent who gave Charlo his only lost so far. Right, win-win situation for Harrison as well, if he wins then maybe he will be the mandatory for Charlo again.

This fight is a challenge for both fighters, as the winner will have the opportunity to fight Charlo. While Tim Tszyu is a slight favorite, I wouldn't be too convinced that he will win easily. The winner of this fight will surely be deserving of the opportunity to fight the champion.

Tim deserves a shot at Charlo, it's just that it has been cancelled for now. Yeah, some of us might think that Tim will win against Harrison, I think Tony is somewhat on a decline already and could be out of his prime in this fight in my opinion after his defeat on the hands on Charlo.

It would be very entertaining to watch a knockout in this fight. With Tony Harrison having 21 knockout wins from 29 fights, he is definitely not a boring fighter and has a high KO percentage.

Tim has a good chin although if my memory serves me right, during his last fight he went down from a flash punch. But he was able to recover and bounce back and win that fight. So he has been tested, and his chin is not yet really broken by anyone.
1325  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bye Bye Bear Market :) on: February 16, 2023, 12:56:05 PM
@Jating. Here is another news update from Asia and it is another one in Hong Kong hehehe. I am beginning to speculate that China will open up again, however, this time it might only be through Hong Kong then slowly open Shanghai.

Another country to observe where billions will come from is Dubai and maybe also the countries around the the middle east. Dubai has started welcoming Defi and Web3 projects to continue development in their jurisdiction.



Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has begun offering cryptocurrency trading to professional investors in Hong Kong in partnership with crypto exchange OSL Digital Securities.

Eligible clients include individuals with over 8 million Hong Kong dollars (US$1 million) in investable assets and institutions with over 40 million Hong Kong dollars ($5 million).

Interactive Brokers and OSL's aim is to allow clients to invest in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) via a single platform alongside stock, options, futures, bonds and so on.


Source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/15/interactive-brokers-rolls-out-btc-eth-trading-to-professional-investors-in-hong-kong/

And my speculation is true then, we have seen the price going as high as $24,650 in some exchanged, so it's good enough for me. We might hit weekend that might slow down the growth. But hopefully we can be just staying in this upper bound price so that next week $25k will be in the horizon.

It's going to be a big retest for us, because of we pass this test, then $30k is going to be easy, in my opinion.

So let's hope that the bulls are going to make a push for this month.
1326  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bye Bye Bear Market :) on: February 15, 2023, 09:45:24 PM
@Lucius. These types of developments in Asia was what I was trying to tell you. The Asian market is beginning to open and adopt the cryptospace again while everything is trading very slowly on low prices. In America, they have only begun to create stricter laws and control how much liquidity goes in the cryptospace. I reckon by the time America has opened up, it might be close to a new all time high where it might be the correct time for Asia to dump hehe.



DBS Group Holdings has unveiled its plan to expand its services in Hong Kong. The Straits Times reported Monday that the bank plans to apply for a license to offer crypto trading services to Hong Kong customers. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, DBS is the largest bank in Southeast Asia with a presence in 18 markets.

Read in full https://news.bitcoin.com/southeast-asias-largest-bank-dbs-unveils-plan-to-expand-crypto-services-in-hong-kong/

Thanks for this, yeah, I also believed that Asia is the one pushing the market in this bear market. I was just observing that when the market is open is Asia's time somewhat the price is going uptick.

And now that we have seen the price going to $24k again and the Asian market is about to open in the next 2 hours or at least traders and speculators are, I expect that price to continue to go up and maybe hit mid $24k again and hit highest high like $24,500++, the biggest price that we have seen since this sort of mini bull run.
1327  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Tony Harrison vs Tim Tszyu - Mar 13, 2023 on: February 15, 2023, 09:22:52 PM
Press kick-off for Tszyu vs Harrison,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHR8pX2CzpE

Who's not gonna love Tony Harrison here? hehehe, "Tim, I just wanna be friends, show me around".

“He took the elevator… I took the stairs”

So let's see what Harrison can do, he seems to be motivated in this fight to have a second wind in his career after his lost to Charlo in the second fight.
This fight is very interesting. The fact that the match of Tim Tszyu with Charlo was called off must have made him unhappy.

Yes, that fight with Charlo is for all the belts in 154 lbs, so if ever Tim won, he will be the unified champion and would make history for him and his dad. But there are things that we didn't anticipated or we don't have control such as boxers being injured in training.

However, he is now able to use everything he learned in training against the person who beat Charlo. Mr. Tszyu might be able to beat Harrison more effectively than Charlo. On the other hand, if Harrison defeats Tszyu, he can restart his career and will compete in a third match with Charlo for all the alphabet of the division. After two consecutive defeats of Kambosos, this is also the ideal time for Tszyu to return the nation to the winning column.

This is a really a good test for Tim because Harrison is very good and durable opponent who gave Charlo his only lost so far. Right, win-win situation for Harrison as well, if he wins then maybe he will be the mandatory for Charlo again.
1328  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 15, 2023, 09:04:18 PM
And this is the Celtics without Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
No Marcus Smart as well.

This is also why I doubted betting against them. Seriously, Derrick White is getting better on the offensive end and playmaking for the team, that's the 3rd consecutive game with a double-double in points and assists. He just needs the minutes and it's showing up, this is how he played in the Spurs back then.
He already gained that message, he is one of the reasons why Celtics have improved as a team. Not only his offense but his defense as well, his basketball IQ as well is high and he doesn't look pressure on the court, he played with great concentration, so I would say, they really need him in the playoffs, and do things like he did in the past.

And Al Horford as well. Their main-line up wasn't there to face the Bucks and yet the latter almost got defeated by the Celtics 2nd squad. If it wasn't for Hauser's 3 point shot, the game has ended in favor of the Celtics because that shot tied the game and forced it into the OT.

That just shows how deep is the Celtics already when it comes to connection and chemistry, the team has been marinated enough to be a playoff ready kind of team. No wonder anymore that they are leading the whole league now, be it West or East, they are still on the top with 41 wins.

That shot of Hauser though, you don't expect some Hail Mary to be taken by him, but in the last couple of games, he had shown that he can be a good backup for the Celtics.

Yes, scary, how deep the Celtics are without 4 of their 5 starters and still give the Bucks a good fight and almost steal a win from them in the Fiserv and snap their winning streak.
1329  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20 on: February 13, 2023, 02:00:09 AM
So it's up to us to whether believed that reliable source or not.

The only thing is that Bob Arum says that everything is ok and it's just the venue that they are looking at. And now we hear this kind of news, it's either boxing politics or money that prevented us seeing a great fight. But I think this fight will happen, Loma is eager to get back his belt and became undisputed champ. While Devin wanted to cement his legacy and one more win before he moves up.

It is a poor source but the info is probably right. I think that the source has just made a guess because the only thing that could be holding up this fight is money and it probably is Haney demanding more because he is the A side. Loma is a great fighter and at some points in his career he looked like the best fighter but since then Haney has stormed ahead and is undefeated. Loma has been defeated 2 times. Haney holds the position and he can demand more then the 50% that was being reported. I never thought the fight would be made with a 50% cut because no fight is ever 50% because it is very rare that both fighters are equal. Loma is probably looking a little jaded and getting to the end of his career so I do not blame him for wanting a pay out but Loma is still a threat to Haney and Haney is undefeated so to risk that 0 on his record he will probably want a 60-70% split. I think 60% is achievable but Loma will not accept 70% split because that would be unfair and disrespectful to him .

Yep, undefeated fighter, has all the belts, then definitely Haney has every right to demand more money from this fight and could be very well the A side as you have said. But probably the question from Loma is, who is going to bring fans to watch this fight? Haney's style is somewhat boring to most boxing fans as he hasn't knockout anyone. While on the other hand, I think Loma has the upper hand as far as fan based goes, his style, his technique in the ring and the quality of opponents he has face before. 60% is doable I think, and it could be a good base line split for this fight.
1330  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 13, 2023, 01:42:59 AM
Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)

Actually, that's not bad news since that was already expected, therefore he's expected it too.

There are teams already that show interest in doing a buyout to acquire him.

As far as rumors are concerned, some teams that might be involved are Mavericks or going back to Clippers, or Timberwolves.
Anybody who can remember this picture? An iconic picture when he was still in the Timberwolves isn't it? Cheesy

Anyway, not surprised to see Beverley being waived out by the Magic because I don't see him fitting on that young and talented team. Now with regards to the 3 teams that you shared, I think the Mavericks needed him the most. The Mavs are in need of some defensive minded players and Beverley will be a good addition to the team as he is good in defense. Mavericks must get him somehow in the buyout.

I feel bad for Westbrook and Wall who has significant career and had a big help in their respective teams, but now they are in the buyout market. I mean if you are that helpful with the team, they will not put you in the buyout market. I hope that these 2 players will find a new team this season especially Westbrook who showed a huge adjustment this season and even played off the bench. He might've played awful in the last seasons, but in this season, he is better already.

Ah, WB and John Wall, specially WB, now he has become a trading bait. After his OKC stint, he didn't even last for more than 2 years for any team. So everyone feels  bad for him at this point of his career.

Not just that, but as a Laker, Pat Bev has also some iconic moments too.



https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/patrick-beverley-camera-technical-foul-ref-lebron-missed-call-celtics-lakers-video-01gqyt2txgq7

And also the shoving incident with Ayton when he tries to protect Austin Reaves.
1331  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] FigFueroa vs Magsayo WBC Interim Featherweight Title (March 4) on: February 13, 2023, 12:39:23 AM
And Foster winning against Vargas, the Featherweight division might go back with him as the WBC champion. So this fight is very important for this two, because sooner or later the winner might be Vargas next target once he moved down.
It was upset, Vargas doesn't look like a champ here. Foster knew what to do in the ring, he was in control of the fight until the very end, and this guy is so lucky to have won his first championship fight. So no more Vargas vs Magsayo, but if Magsayo will fight Foster, he'll be fighting a better fighter.

I don't know if we can call it an upset, although Vargas is the favorite, but it was very close odd if I'm not mistaken. Foster is very confident going into the fight, there is an intense stare down and he always says that he will bring back Vargas to 126 lbs. And that's what he did in this fight, he completely destroys the tall Vargas. Rey can't even take advantage of his height and reach because Foster is so good at shifting and it makes it difficult to Vargas to him hit cleanly. Now, losing make things complicated for Magsayo vs Figueroa. As the winner will have a chance to have a crack against Vargas as he will be moving down in weight. Will it be Magsayo vs Vargas rematch? or will it be Figueroa vs Vargas brawl?
1332  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Nonito Donaire vs Jason Moloney on: February 13, 2023, 12:22:06 AM
I think it's better if he would face another nationality, again as I have said, Thailand's  Nawaphon Sor. Rungvisai  or PR's pride Emmanuel Rodriguez (who beat Jason Moloney).

I also don't want two Filipino to be in the same ring, as much as possible I also like to see other nationality to face Nonito Donaire, it give more excitement than seeing both Filipino fight, sure the title will be in a Filipinos hand who ever own the fight but it is sad to think that a fellow Filipino's record will be tarnished by another Filipino.

I want Donaire to test himself against Nawaphon Sor. Rungvisai, I think it will be a good match, Rungvisai is very aggressive and it will fit on Donaire's style. Nonito is known to have his left hook, very patented of him. But he usually used it to fighters who want's to walk him down and think that they can easily out power him.

So if Rungvisai make a lot of mistakes trying to get inside of Donaire, they for sure he will taste some of those left hook and then combo in the body. So I wouldn't be surprised if Donaire wins another knockout victory in his next fight if either Rodriguez or Rungvisai will be his opponent for the belt.


I agree with your statement. I also want to see a match between Runvisai vs Donaire though I doubt that it will happen anytime soon. If there is one thing that is a fact on this match, it is that Donaire is slowly becoming older as the years pass by. He was nicknamed the "Filipino Flash" for his speed and accuracy, though he is slowly deteriorating as the years pass by.

If the match between Rungvisai and Donaire happen in the future, this is something that I would definitely watch and gamble my money for. This is the entertainment that most would probably love due to both their aggressiveness and style on the court.

Time is running fast for Donaire, but we will have to wait when is this title eliminator between Gaballo vs Runvisai, it just says the fight will be held in US soil, but no definite date as of yet.

And after this, it might take another 3-4 months for Donaire to wait before the winner is again can fight.

So most probably at the end of the year or early next year, but it's going to be a long layoff for him.
1333  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20 on: February 12, 2023, 07:10:51 AM
There are some rumors circulating that it is possible that the fight deal won't realized because Haney had found way to evade Lomachenko by asking higher percentage income on the fight.  If we can recall Haney had demanded some advantage on the split and Lomachenko camp agreed.  Now Haney is asking for another raise of percentage and the camp of Lomachenko hasn't replied yet.
I don’t think Haney is ready to beat Lomachenko because it’s obvious with all these issues, Haney seems trying to evade from this fight not to happen. But that is not the case with Lomachenko as he is even more motivated to win and definitely want to beat Haney since it would put him back as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. This is another one big fight for the battle for lightweight glory so this should not be canceled or postponed either way.

This just shows that people are indeed divided in this fight because there also fans out there who believed that Haney could defeat the former champion, and some are also favoring Lomachenko as they also believed that he can still be a champion once again. But there's this fact that it's hard to deny and that was Loma's recent fight with Barrios, I mean, I know he's still good but he is not that agile anymore unlike in the old days where he is like gliding in the ring blinding his foes in corners. Still, it's a must prove to Loma if he still has that skills and show that world that he was just adjusting on his recent fight.

Its' really hard to imagine how the fight will turn out, others says it's 50/50 because of the contrasting style of the two. Just to correct you though, Loma's recent fight is with the young and bigger Ortiz not Barrios.

But in any case, not sure who to bet on this fight, maybe before the actual schedule of the fight I will decided who is to bet.

Right now, when the negotiations is still ongoing as there are news that Haney wanted more money, I don't know who to go to.

Yes, it's indeed 50:50 even for me. Seeing Loma fighting Ortiz recently made me think that this guy is just feeling the ring and adjusting because inactive for quite a long time because of the war. He may surprise us if ever this fight will push through because I really don't believe that Loma will suddenly turn to a decent boxer from being a master of technicalities and a hard one to predict.

But judging the current situation, we can't say yet if this fight is already good to go even if they already figured out the date. Although I seriously do think that Bob Arum will somehow figure out what to do in this kind of situation as of course this is not his first time encountering this kind of scenario.

That's also what I'm thinking, he lost the belt to Lopez because he has a shoulder injury and then when back and beat Nakatani by TKO and then Richard Commey by decision and then the war started and his supposedly fight with Kambosos was postponed.

And so it's a different situation wherein you are coming back from a injury as opposed to being away from boxing because you have to defend your motherland in a war. Poles apart, so the mindset is not the same when he had his comeback against Ortiz.
1334  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 12, 2023, 06:53:31 AM
Suns had that one season when they were pretty good, but CP3 has been getting older and Ayton has been quite unhappy at the team, so Booker himself couldn't handle the whole load himself. With Durant on the floor and Booker there as well, just those two would be amazing duo for any team, they will definitely be much better without a doubt. However, CP3 and Ayton are not bad for third and fourth options neither, could be harder for second position but when you add someone as amazing as Durant, then suddenly these two work out very well too. I think they are pretty good and could fight for a title but they still have many teams they have to beat first, but I would say they are the best in west right now, depending on how Durant will do of course.

That was their first year together, they went as high to the finals, but lost to the Bucks. And then we thought that they will make a run again the next season, but with all the Ayton drama, not getting a max rookie contract, they choke in the second round against the Dallas team lead by Luka. Booker's mistake that time is to trash talk him throughout the series, but Luka just destroyed them mentally. So let's see, it seems that they are in a momentum because of their price acquisition, although losing 2 of their core.
1335  Economy / Speculation / Re: does the increasing number of altcoins have a negative impact on the price btc on: February 12, 2023, 06:29:57 AM
Bitcoin price will not drop because of all the altcoins that is in the market. Altcoins are shitcoins with zero percent value in the long run. The bull market of bitcoin brings their value down which make most people see it as valueless. These altcoins are bringing down the trust on bitcoin since a lot of people that don't understand crptocurrency bitcoin, invest in them and do get disappointed.
The impact of altcoins can affect the market price ups and downs even if only for certain news, for example Luna impact and FTT have dropped the market to as low as $15k, the current altcoin project is very bad because there is no guarantee it can be developed long term and many teams end up selling coins to the market before they run away, so I agree that altcoins only worsen investor confidence in crypto.

I think it's a different impact though, for me it has an impact as a whole. I was under the impression of the question

"does the increasing number of altcoins have a negative impact on the price btc"

So I would say no, it has no effect whatsoever, bitcoin is a stand alone crypto, heck it is even called the prime mover on the market. So if there is a impact, it should be the other way around. Every crypto is based on bitcoin, i.e. bitcoin/ X altcoin.

For altcoin is a free for all market, in my opinion and no where as solid as bitcoin and they are riskier as well.
1336  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: February 11, 2023, 01:11:53 PM
Is it true that the fight between Spence and Thurman does not take place in the welterweight division? And their match will be deemed mandatory by the WBC? How accurate is that? It is confusing. It is unfair not only to Thurman but also to the other boxers if this were true. Are Errol Spence and the WBC not ashamed of what they have done to boxing fans like us? The rules are simple: defend the belt or remove it so that other boxers can settle for it. These days, boxing is all about money. Only a few boxers want to be matched with the best and leave memorable fights and victories when it is time to hang up their gloves.

Yes, they are going to fight at 154 lbs, not 147 lbs wherein Spence has 3 belts and if you back read, we have discussed it already and worst WBC has set a precedence on this event and for sure in the future we will see this kind of setup that doesn't sounds right.

Boxing is pure business, it's all about the money as you have said.

It's no longer best against the best, most of the time, like the Spence vs Crawford that broke down, we as fans are getting rob by good fights.
This is simply unbelievable. I never heard of this before in boxing. The WBC is accepting this to make matters worse. Why is it that there are no prominent boxing personalities and the media criticizing this blatant activity? Spence is also pleased about this. Errol Spence clearly does not want to be great; rather, he wants to make money and feed his ego. A boxer who wants to be great will undoubtedly defend his titles with pride. Or he could move up, leave his belts open to newcomers, and try to win a second division belt. It is as easy as that. Boxing rules ought not to be difficult.

You are not the one to see this fight as somewhat of a joke and WBC allowing this to happen, bending their own rule so that everyone is going to be happy with the money that they are going to make in this fight.

Well Spence believed that he has cemented his legacy, or at least somewhat may lead him to believed that. Even saying that they don't need to fight Bud Crawford for unification is really absurd.
1337  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 11, 2023, 12:44:05 PM
If everything goes smooth with the Mavericks, then I guess he'll be staying longer, but it's just a matter of time, when everything goes wrong he'll most definitely going to do what he usually does, find his way out of the team.

A team has no choice but to trade Irving if he doesn't want to play anymore as he'll act unprofessional by not playing his best or worst is he will not show up anymore. So it's very crucial that the management has to ensure to give Irving his demand and help him build a good working chemistry for him to stay longer after he signs a max deal.
It appears that the majority of basketball fans are unsure whether Kyrie Irving will be with the Mavericks. I admit that Kyrie has had a lot of problems in the past, but he can come back and start over with the Mavericks, which is what he might do. When Luka returns, it will be interesting to see how these two deadly guards perform on both sides of the court. Kyrie has more experience than Luka. But Luka will probably play point guard, and Kyrie will have to make some adjustments. This is a big investment and if it fails, this will be a significant loss for the Mavericks.

If this is just a year of experiment that I wouldn't say it's a big investment, they can trade Kyrie and let Luka be the face of the Dallas Mavericks. That's how it should be and hopefully Kyrie knows that.

Again, we don't need another drama for Kyrie in Dallas, they are in a good position to make the playoffs already. They just need solid contribution from him. And so if the management didn't fine this marriage a good one then they can shift Kyrie next year again.
1338  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 10, 2023, 06:16:02 PM
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And why is it that the Miami Heat aren't making any moves before the deadline? From keeping cap space in order to chase Giannis and then to KD to nothing.
It's not surprising anymore. I don't remember any big trades they have done since JB. There are still rumors about Westbrook contract buyout with the Jazz and one of the teams that's interested to get him is the Heat. He's probably better than Lowry right now so he could find a good place there.

Yeah, there is still chance for Miami to get Russ since they are somewhat interested on him. I think Lowry is way past his prime already, injury prone and no longer the same guard that we have seen him in Raptors uniform.

Bucks too get a good player in Jae Crowder, can play good defense and then score as well.

Lakers upgraded their roster, but might not be enough for this season to carry them to the playoffs.
1339  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: February 10, 2023, 12:35:06 PM
Is it true that the fight between Spence and Thurman does not take place in the welterweight division? And their match will be deemed mandatory by the WBC? How accurate is that? It is confusing. It is unfair not only to Thurman but also to the other boxers if this were true. Are Errol Spence and the WBC not ashamed of what they have done to boxing fans like us? The rules are simple: defend the belt or remove it so that other boxers can settle for it. These days, boxing is all about money. Only a few boxers want to be matched with the best and leave memorable fights and victories when it is time to hang up their gloves.

Yes, they are going to fight at 154 lbs, not 147 lbs wherein Spence has 3 belts and if you back read, we have discussed it already and worst WBC has set a precedence on this event and for sure in the future we will see this kind of setup that doesn't sounds right.

Boxing is pure business, it's all about the money as you have said.

It's no longer best against the best, most of the time, like the Spence vs Crawford that broke down, we as fans are getting rob by good fights.
1340  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The biggest casino property... on: February 10, 2023, 12:14:25 PM
  -    This is the las vegas called in Singapore. Here it can be said that if the people who play in the casino here are all riches, their security here in Marina Bay San is too tight.

I just don't know if Marina Bay San also has an online casino that can be downloaded to our mobile device, so anyway, even if we are not in the casino itself, it is online, and we can still enter their platform. The question is there? I don't think so either

I wouldn't call it the Las Vegas though, if my memory serves me right, Marina Bay and then RW Sentosa are the two biggest in that country. If there will be Las Vegas in Asia, it should be Macau.

It also become a tourist attraction for Singapore because of the grandeur of this casinos.

Majority is being owned though by Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
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