I wasn't impressed with Manchester United. I thought Villareal were doing very poorly, and yeah Manchester United did what they needed to do, but it was in horrible fashion. I don't think there's any risk to Chelsea, and I expect them to embarrass them just like Liverpool did. I'm willing to put big money on that outcome, and I might put a decent amount on it if I can get decent enough odds, just so I have a bit more gambling money for the up, and coming UFC event on the 12th December.

Don't get me wrong, I think he could potentially be something special. He's already pretty damn good, but I'm just not eager to jump the gun especially when he hasn't been tested in every way yet, especially when it comes to title talks. Considering Usman is also a pretty damn good wrestler, but also has the advantage of very good stand up.

I might be wrong, and I'll be happily wrong if it means the division comes a little more competitive, I'm all for that. I've just been sold on hype before, and it I've always got bitten in the arse, especially when it comes to betting.

Sadly not the first time, I thought the Nate Robinson vs Jake Paul fight, and the press conferences were also a train wreck. Unfortunately, John Fury while having quite a lot of knowledge about boxing, can say some stupid things from time to time. Almost, the entire time he speaks he's hyping up one of his sons, and then goes on to attack other fighters. I haven't watched it yet, but like I said before I could probably guess what he has said, as he usually says the same things over, and over.

I'll admit Jake Paul did grab my attention at first, but I think I agree, and I think most of the boxing community would agree, we are all getting a little tired of the antics, without any actual substance in the fights.

I'll admit though, I would be interested in a Jake Paul vs Mcgregor fight only for the inevitable knock out. Though, I'd probably still watch the highlights.

I'm going to sound like an hypocrite here due to liking Ryan Hall, despite not being a very well rounded fighter in terms of MMA, but when it comes to Khamzat Chimaev we haven't seen enough of his other skills other than his wrestling, and if he has title aspirations, I don't think he can soley rely on his wrestling. I know I'm somewhat ignoring that for Ryan Hall above, but I don't expect Ryan Hall to ever challenge for anything, because he's simply not go enough as a overall fighter, but his BJJ on the mat is nothing short of incredible at times.

I'm not saying Chimaev isn't a promising fighter, because he clearly is, but I'm holding off getting too excited about him until I actually see him in a competitive fight, and one which is is forced to use alternative skills. Khabib despite being a great wrestler didn't rely on it completely, for example in the Justin Gaethje fight, and Mcgregor fight he actually did very well in the stand up against both guys. Yeah, he finished the fight via submissions, but he hurt both of them on the feet. More so Connor though.

The thing is; reversibility or a charge back absolutely does protect millions of pounds worth of money from fraud every year. However, it also enables people to use a charge back to their benefit, and therefore get products/services that they initially paid for, and then later charge back after using that product/service.

So, no matter what angle you come from, charge backs can be argued as a positive, and a negative. Although, Bitcoin when trading with a trusted middle man is absolutely the best way to exchange money, though I understand people's reluctance to use a third party when it comes to handling money. Though, ultimately when it comes to a dispute its the escrow that will be determining the outcome of the dispute.  

Personally, I would prefer to know that when I get paid, it can't be then taken off of me at a later date, because someone won an appeal, which usually favours buyers in all instances. So, you could be providing a perfectly legitimate service, but because of the appeals process which in the most popular websites consider buyer safety more than seller safety, they could potentially win a appeal simply by social engineering the person who's reviewing it. After all, these companies want to advertise that its safe to buy on their platform, not to sell.

Bitcoin doesn't allow for that social engineering aspect, and while it could be argued that the fact you can't reverse or charge back a transaction as a negative, I believe its the best approach since you aren't relying on a third party to determine the fate of your money.

The only issue with that is you're 100% responsible for doing your research when making a transaction, and sometimes research can't be conducted on every trade. That's part of the risk that Bitcoin entails if you use it.

I don't really know the answer on what's better. I don't like the appeal process in several websites, and while I have never had a problem selling something simply because I don't routinely do so, I know people who have offered a perfectly acceptable service get burned through it. So, it definitely does protect sellers in some cases.

Which is why while I do recommend people use escrows, I'm actually not a big fan of getting any third party involved. That's just my personal feeling towards the freedom that Bitcoin grants. Though, I think escrow does suit most peoples needs, because most people actually prefer a safety net, instead of being the sole responsible person for their money.

This is why I'm not entirely against banks either. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of them, but I can understand why some people would want fraud protection, and all that malarkey.

I think it's unrealistic to expect Bitcoin to hit 100k anytime soon, and by soon I mean around the 6 months mark. What I'm more interested in is monitoring how Bitcoin reacts in accordance to Ognasty's thread. While I don't believe correlation equals causation, the negative news around Bitcoin recently, whether it was fake or not probably has had a impact on the recent dip in price.

Is this based on an observation you've made or is it just a personal hunch that you think it'll go temporarily up, and then crash later in March 2022? Seems oddly specific to be just a hunch.

People buying useless garbage instead of buying Bitcoin?! The madness!

Yeah, I'm doing the same saving my money for the 12th of December which probably has some of the best fights of this year, at least on paper. Hopefully, they deliver as I much rather see myself losing money when there's some absolute wars going on.

However, I'll put my predictions out anyhow for the other event:

Jose Aldo
Brad Riddel (though this will probably be a coin toss on the night)
Alonzo Menifield
Brenden Allen
Manel Kape
Jake Matthews

I haven't watched the press conference, but I think I can already guess the sort of things John Fury was saying. I find him most of the time talking a lot of crap, but in snippets actually hits the nail on the head. I think he just slides into that hype man too often, especially with Tyson, and I say that being a big fan of Tyson Fury.

Jake Paul does have some decent fundamental skills in boxing. However, he isn't great by any stretch. Although, I doubt he'll be surprised by Tommy Fury's power, I mean just look at the guy he looks like a Greek god carved out of marble. Plus, as mentioned above boxers know exactly what they're getting into stepping into that ring, and would have probably received bigger beatings inside training than they'll ever have in the ring. Some boxers have openly talked about how rigorous, and hard some of the training was during build ups to big fights.

Definitely agree with that, Jake Paul likely isn't interested in belts, and probably uses this as a platform to further his music career in the future too. I know hes predominately known for Youtube, but I know he has a side gig going on in music, which I assume he'll want to leverage the new exposure to new audiences from boxing for that. I know both Paul brothers are definitely raking in the money with the new audience checking out their Youtube channels, judging by their view counts.

I can't see Jake getting embarrassed. He will always have that "Well he's a boxer" card to save him. Tommy has everything to lose, and only a big bag to win. Plus, I bet Jake Paul is demanding the majority of the purse since it's him that's selling this fight.



Did anyone see the press conference? Was pretty shambolic and embarrassing. John Fury needs to sit these things out. He said Tommy would bend Jake's GF over after the fight haha. A bit rapey  .
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I'll be honest, I'm just surprised these things continuously get sanctioned by the commission. I don't want to believe boxing is fixed, but I've definitely seen some weird things happen in its history. I imagine this only gets sanctioned as a exhibition which they have agreed either contractually or verbally not to knock each other out, since obviously Mike is getting older, and has suffered a bit of damage previously in his career, and Logan just isn't good enough to be fighting someone with the record of Mike.

Hardly, if anything this fight, and the other white collar boxing matches involving the Paul brothers recently will likely be remembered for tarnishing boxing's reputation more than anything else. It isn't a particularly interesting fight, and I definitely won't be paying to watch it. I'll be watching the highlights just  for curiosity sake. However, it isn't going to be a classic match which will be routinely talked about in the years to come.

Yeah, if you can avoid the roll, and get out of the leg grab, you basically can unleash heavy fists on him without much coming back your way. Ryan Hall, is probably one of the only fighters I enjoy watching that is one dimensional. I don't mean he only knows the leg lock, as he's clearly a wizard on the ground hence the nickname, but he relies on his BJJ heavily, probably more than anyone else in the UFC.

I've been critical of other fighters that rely on one approach for example, Brady recently. However, I can't help but like Ryan Hall. I do think his previous fight was much harder than the one coming up though, so I'm hopeful on his chances despite his obvious short comings.

I guess I'm a fan just because I appreciate his skill on the mat, and I've also followed some of his courses that he does at his academy. Plus, is there anything more iconic than his confused looking shrug after he wins?

Alternatively, this shows how much he values a payday. I don't think demonstrates anything about his passion for boxing. Though, I'm definitely not questioning his passion for boxing in general, I just don't think fighting Logan Paul is because he wants to box. It'll be for the money, which there I don't think is a problem, I know there's a lot of people looking down at the fact that retired boxers come back into the sport to make some money, at the end of the day if the opportunity is there, I say take it.

Definitely can. Especially, Logan Paul who hasn't been training boxing very long, and doesn't seem to know how to ride shots like a professional boxer would, at least he doesn't do it in the ring on the night. Power doesn't really leave you much as you age, its your agility which is deteriorates, and while power is a combination of speed, and weight, technique, and various genetic things, but its really only the speed which deteriorates when you age. I guess his technique probably won't be as good anymore since hes not been regularly training, but I have no doubt in my mind that if Mike Tyson wanted to knock out anyone, and he lands correctly he'll knock them out.

I think igehhh links for the trust system cover most of what your looking for.

The reason for this will differ among users, since its their personal decision on why they haven't got a signature. Though, some of the reasons will be that some people aren't fond of advertising, and signatures these days are predominately used to advertise Bitcoin related services. This sort of attitude does seem more common the longer they've been using the forum too.

I mean would you trash talk Mike Tyson if you were fighting him coming from a non fighting background? Besides, its an exhibition. which has next to nothing riding on it for both fighters. Tyson just shows up, puts in a few rounds, and collects a big pay check, while Logan will be more concerned about looking good, rather than looking to win.  Actually, do we now if a winner will even be announced on the night? I know with exhibitions you don't always get a winner. Logan came out of the Mayweather fight looking good just because he had little spells where he missed everything, but looked like he was doing something, and it'll be more of the same this time.

I'm not even sure it should be allowed to bet on these types of events, where both fighters are guaranteed not to put in much of an effort towards winning, and of course if there's no winner announced unless a knockout occurs then I guess you could only bet on number of rounds. Though, it does appear to be bookies that are taking bets for the fight.

My issue with Chimaev right now is, he has had ten fights in his career, he's won all of them without much of a problem. However, he hasn't exactly fought the best of fighters during those first ten fights. Jingliang Li, and Jack Hermansson being the most impressive, but other than that relatively unknown fighters at the time.

He's moving in the right direction, but I'm not putting him up for a title shot yet. He's doing well, but like I said at the moment he has gone through fights without much of a problem. I want to see how he performs when his plan A doesn't work, which is what happens against the better fighters. Usman can wrestle, and Chimaev will find it difficult, and will have to use a different approach. The issue with that is from what we've seen, and I know its limited, Usman wins all day on the feet.

Alright, I think we're getting ahead of ourselves. Chimaev needs to prove he can do it in his current division before he thinks about moving to others. Also, I don't think it'll be as easy as your suggesting. Chimmaev while definitely looking like a potential problem in his current division, that doesn't mean he easily beats one of the best strikers in MMA. In fact, many wrestlers before him thought they could beat Izzy, but they struggled to close the distance.

The think about Adesanya is he's very long so he can keep the distance against most people, and is probably the best striker in the division. Plus, he also has some decent take down defense. Yeah, he struggled a bit against Jan, but we have to remember that Izzy moved up a division, and weighed considerably less than Jan, while that isn't an excuse because he choose to do that, it definitely contributed to how easy it was for Jan to use his weight against Izzy.

Chimaev doesn't have that advantage, and while he might be strong, and definitely very technical so were many others that have tried similar things against Izzy. It's a total different story when you have one of the best strikers in front of you throwing fists, and legs at you.

For example, everyone thought Costa would just walk through Izzy's shots like he usually fights, but what we saw was the opposite, he was reluctant to move in, and when he did decide to move in it was lights out for him.

I think while Chimaev definitely deserves the hype, I think a lot of people are jumping the gun just a little bit. He has yet to be tested, when he's tested i.e his plan A doesn't work, we'll see how well rounded he is. Gilbert Burns despite being a good fighter, isn't on the level of the current champion as this was proven quite convincingly recently, alright I do think I recall Burns catching Usman, but Usman fought back in convincing fashion.

Big test for Steven Gerrard coming up against a somewhat in form Crystal Palace. I think this is the game of the week for neutrals, and I'm hoping Stevie can at least get a result on the day. Crystal Palace have been decent so far this season though.

Probably will lose by a at least two goals. I watched then yesterday, and they were absolutely dire for the majority of the match. It's lucky that the team (Villarreal) they were facing were equally as bad when it came to finishing their chances. Chelsea should absolutely destroy them if we take in consider current form, and cohesion of the two teams.

Though, Manchester United could turn it on at any given moment, they have very good players. They literally have world class players in that squad, which is why it's so funny mind boggling to see them struggling in the manor that they are.

I don't think Jake is actually going to go far in boxing, but there's hope in a lot of peoples mind that Tommy could go far, although I'm not one of those people. I think Tommy losing here hurts him a lot more than Jake Paul. Jake Paul is still relevant even if he loses, he'll pick up a few more celebrity past it fighters, and collect the money. However, if Tommy loses that's his career probably over.

I think most people are praying that the circus ends at this point, but as I've been quite vocal about; I really don't have a lot of confidence in Tommy doing the job, and I'm afraid these types of match ups, and the hyping up of Jake Paul will continue long after this fight.

This is annoying, one of my favourite fighters in boxing, along with Tyson Fury, and it clashes with one of the best UFC nights in recent memory. I'll probably be watching dual screen on December the 11th. Why don't boxing organizers, and UFC organizers work together, and avoid putting big fighters on a night where the other has big fighters fighting too?

Surely, it would benefit them to have as much viewership as possible, so organizing it for another day would be better.

I'm not sure how popular of an opinion this is, but I wasn't overly impressed with Cancelo last going out against Plant, I thought up until the TKO he looked rather lackluster. He was winning the majoirty of the rounds, but certainly wasn't at his best. So, I would say it would be a legitimate concern he would lose the third fight.

I'm really not a fan of this change. I'm just not sure what's the incentive to doing this? We have clubs where players move around quite frequently, and while year 3 years is a decent amount of time, especially considering Rugby players generally have a shorter time playing than other athletes, but I don't know it just takes a lot of the commitment away from me.

Although, I can't see too many players actually doing this, at least current internationals. I guess this is useful for those that have selected a nation to play for, but never get the opportunity to play for them. Otherwise, I feel like players switching when they play regular rugby for a nation to another, would just be frowned upon by most.

I suspect the majority of the time it would be the other way around, those wanting to play for New Zealand not making the squad, therefore switch in favour of playing more regular.

I doubt it. I don't have much excitement for this match up. In fact, I'll probably skip it. I've watched the previous Jake Paul fights just out of curiosity, the first one where he fought Nate Robinson, it was more like a music concert, than a boxing match. I've lost faith in Triller after that. Then, the Tyron Woodley one was definitely more exciting, but Tyrone definitely scored a knockdown against Jake who fell onto the ropes, but it wasn't given. Then he didn't really acknowledge the fact he was hurt, and just backed off.

I actually didn't watch all of the Mayweather, and Logan fight just caught some of it. Though, that also looked like Mayweather helped Logan at times. I'm not exactly expecting Tyson to help him, but I very much doubt he'll be looking for a knockout.