Crawford is turning 35 already. And he is turning a year inactive too. If they are fighting in November then Spence will benefit from the short span of training. We know boxing is business but when people are ducking then they will also expect bash from the fans.

It is a fact that Spence is a better draw than Crawford if we are to base their previous PPV buys. But Spence is also too far from being called a PPV king. The current PPV king is Canelo followed by AJ, Usyk, and Fury. And would you guys believe that Tank Davis despite cherry-picking no-named opponents is just at par with Spence's PPV buys?

Well, if Bivol hasn't fought Canelo earlier then this will be a normal fight for Zurdo. Golden Boy Promotions would be the sole promoter and there is a possibility that they will rob Bivol of a victory if there are rounds that are a little close.

Back to reality, I hope both fighters are in their best condition. I love the neutral venue which is beneficial to the defending champion. I know Bivol is in love with boxing technique but I would love to see knockdowns and knockouts.  

Kambosos better not aim for a single big shot to KO Haney. Haney knows that Kambosos will try to unleash everything in this rematch so I am expecting the young champion to become more careful which can make this rematch more boring. But if Kambosos can impose his style like what he did on Teofimo then maybe we can see a better fight than the first one. 

There is no escaping for the winner of this fight because Lomachenko is the WBO mandatory. Haney also mentioned that he wants Lomachenko. Should Kambosos wins, he can vacate his WBO belt and give up his undisputed status if he wants to avoid Loma. But Kambosos earlier was scheduled to take Loma before the cancellation due to the war. So Lomachenko should be fighting for the undisputed belts soon.

I hope Loma still has it. He was actually the one collecting the belts one by one before that injury that caused his defeat to Teofimo Lopez.

I'm sad that Italy was not able to qualify but football's World Cup is the biggest sporting event so I'm confident that there will be great promotions coming up. I am also hoping for some promotions on the coming The International in DOTA 2 e-sports. TI in short is also the biggest e-sport event so it would be cool if there are promotions too. Jerseys exclusive to Bitcointalk users please @BK8.Official.

Anyways, I am just so excited with many great events coming up. NBA will also start in the next few days.

A lot of people have always learned the hard way and OP is just one of them, except if that experience didn't change anything when it comes to responsible gambling.

As for me, I gambled most of my remaining ETHs and some BTC on different gambling sites and casinos last 2019. I thought the crypto market is not recovering anytime soon and I went YOLO. I knew it would fucked up, especially since I was gambling extensively rather than my usual meticulous picks on sports betting. I was supposed to HODL those coins and just gamble responsibly.

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This doesn't make any sense at all. These are 2 different things.

So crypto and blockchain offer more secure jobs than government jobs? I don't think so. There are millions of stable government jobs that offered very good salaries and benefits. And how many jobs do crypto and blockchain offer at the moment? Unless there is a global crypto and blockchain adoption, until then jobs are still limited and not that secured compared to many government jobs.

So shilling, trading, and investing are secured jobs eh? 

I haven't experienced winning $8,000 in a single day. I do experience betting with a budget limit of $2,000 per day and after several months of playing, I stopped it. I was losing thousands of dollars so I realized that I needed a vacation and to stay out of gambling for a while. I am still betting up to this day but with very small limits.

If I were that person in OP's story, I would've called it a day and then come back the other day but of course with a betting limit. It is greed versus discipline. And sometimes, we only realized when the damage has been done.  

But in mainland China, gambling is illegal. Is Jack Ma hoping to receive wide acceptance by ignoring the communist authorities? Jack Ma for sure knows that despite bitcoin, crypto, mining, and gambling being illegal, there are still probably millions of Chinese involved in it secretly. Rich Chinese though can easily evade the law since they can just go to HK or Macau or overseas and acquire an ID or even properties in order to be exempted.

This project though if realized including the casinos will be a problem for Jack Ma if the government will go against it. I am not updated if Jack Ma is still a member of the communist party after he went MIA last year.

Not bad for a country adopting blockchain technology. But it would've been better if the Iranian government will back bitcoin too and legally accept it as a currency.

Are we expecting more CBDCs from many countries and faster than countries considering bitcoin as a legal tender? Many countries already have plans to launch their own CBDCs. Somehow I am expecting two to three more countries in a year or two to follow El Salvador and the Central African Republic in legalizing bitcoin as a currency.

What you mentioned as professional training is informal training or self-study. So yes, it is feasible to become good and earn decent returns in trading without the need for a professional expert.

Most people I know that are good traders learned it for free and without experts guiding them. It's more on the willingness and dedication to spend time and make effort in order to learn the many strategies and techniques in trading. Because everything can now be seen on the internet nowadays if we only have the diligence to look for them.

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Things are getting more interesting in lightweight as Shakur Stevenson made it clear that he is heading north after failing to make 130 in his upcoming fight this weekend. He was stripped of his WBO and WBC belts which are still up for grabs if Conceicao manages to pull an upset.

Teofimo Lopez and Ryan Garcia early this year mentioned that they will campaign at 140. So the big names in the division will be undisputed champion Devin Haney, Vasyl Lomachenko, Tank Davis, Shakur Stevenson, and George Kambosos if he can win the rematch.

Maybe the ethics committee in the NBA or Boston's management voted for Udoka's suspension. These NBA players and staff have written contracts pretty sure, every bad action they do represents the NBA and their teams too. I am surprised by the entire 2022-2023 suspension but it is what it is. So the betting odds favorite team this season is without its previous season coach.

Meanwhile, Philly's coach Doc Rivers has gone viral lately after being caught liking porn videos. But this isn't ground for a penalty or suspension though. And they're trying to make an alibi that the account was hacked.

So Shakur Stevenson is stripped of his WBO and WBC belts. If Conceicao somehow manages to pull an upset then he can take the 2 belts. Although even if Shakur is having a hard time making the weight limit, I am still doubtful of an upset. For as long as Conceicao cannot make a clear win per round then he still can't take the judges' nods as Shakur is being built as the next big thing in boxing despite his lack of power.

After this fight, Shakur can take a tune-up at 135, and then he can take the winner of the Loma-Haney/Kambosos fight.

I felt sad about Markkanen's reaction that he is now headed to Salt Lake. I like to see him play in a playoff team. So maybe it is because he is still young that Utah took him. So while waiting for Utah to materialize its future draft picks, I hope Markkanen can further improve his stats in his new no-hope team.

With regards to Mitchell, I think he was not the only problem but he was part of the problem during his time in Utah. There will be a lot of pressure again as he is still the main guy in Cleveland and the team is surrounded by good players capable of competing at the top.

I forgot to answer this. I think it means that they need to put what's been agreed upon by both sides into a single formal contract. This fight is not yet done until officially signed by both fighters.

Only the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO can call for mandatory fights. So yes, a rematch clause when activated is an optional or voluntary fight.

If Bud signs the contract without his right to a rematch then he cannot force Spence for a rematch if he loses.

There was a time when Bud proposed a 30/30 or 35/35 or 40/40 with the winner taking the reserved share but it was denied by Spence. We do not have the exact figures in the deal but we expect Spence to have the bigger share.

If Spence can win pretty easily and the PPV buys performed well and PBC and the network are still willing to guarantee huge amounts of money then Spence should do the rematch. But if it is a close one and Bud does not have a rematch clause then Spence should move up in weight if he wants to play it safe. He is already in his 30s and is only a 1 division champion, he needs to move up and win belts if he wants to enter the Hall of Fame.

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I am also rather surprised by major exchanges like OKX, Kraken, Bitfinex, FTX, and others supporting it quickly when ETH turning POS was able to gather strong support from their community.

This is the current trading volume taken from Coingecko. Its huge trading volume might be enough for Binance and Coinbase to follow soon. And its price starts to become steady now. I thought the dump would continue down to the $1 to $2 mark.   

I probably read all of the wars that are written in the books. And it is actually all about profit, either by land, power, religion, and ethnicity. Wars may be costly of course but those involved especially the aggressor calculated it already and made sure that it is all worth it.

So let's talk about the example which is the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. Do we really think Putin and his cabinets didn't expect heavy sanctions and losses coming? Of course, they analyzed as many possible outcomes. Russia believes that it is worth it to invade Ukraine in order to strengthen its position in the country and the possibility of stopping it from joining NATO. If Ukraine joins NATO then there is a high possibility that nukes will be installed. Crimea a part of Ukraine that was taken earlier by Russia has been a big naval base of the Russian navy since the old times and it will be in danger if Ukraine joins NATO.

Although Russia didn't expect the war to prolong I think it will end with the aggressor holding big Crimea and the rebel regions of Luhansk and Donetsk in the east. There are only over 200 million Russians and its vast lands are rich enough for them to recover its economic losses in the coming years.

I am not saying that I am a pro-Russian invasion here. I believe wars should be prevented at all costs. But as a long-time history and current events follower, I can see the Russian point of view.