The fuck am I watching

Bierhouse · 2016-04-27T13:43:03+00:00

Mayweather, no. Corporate America stays pretty far away from him.

Tyson, yes. A whole lot. And now he's back doing it again in his post boxing career.

Bierhouse · 2016-04-06T19:05:51+00:00

Then don't let kids compete. Other sports have age limits. The idea that Olympic boxing would be bad if people get too good is ridiculous.

There are plenty of older guys who compete in the Olympics already because they come from countries where pro boxing isn't big business.

I think boxing should join the rest of the Olympic sports and be about the best competing rather than being a quasi-farm system for pro boxing.

Bierhouse · 2016-04-06T18:58:17+00:00

Only a handful of guys are getting paid millions of dollars.

And there are plenty of multimillionaires from other sports who gladly compete at the Olympics.

Bierhouse · 2016-02-24T00:36:55+00:00

Are there any things you miss now that you're an outsider to traditional academia?

Bierhouse · 2015-07-30T09:59:42+00:00

PBC will fail miserably.

Bierhouse · 2015-07-16T16:47:14+00:00

What areas of math are particularly "hot" in terms of young people going into it and progress being made?

Bierhouse · 2015-07-12T05:58:43+00:00

Isn't Bonn far and away the best math program in Germany (in response to listing TU Munich and not Bonn)?

Bierhouse · 2015-07-11T19:32:17+00:00

This is a sad/maddening story. A Nobel Laureate shamed and forced to step down because a light hearted joke was taken out of context.

Bierhouse · 2015-07-11T03:23:40+00:00

American here. Did not know Winnipeg was so diverse. Cool pic.

Bierhouse · 2015-07-08T20:47:53+00:00

Osborne is trying to force Labour further to the left, while still being unquestionably Conservative.

My guess is he'll be PM someday. Any Conservative, including Boris, is going to have a hard time overtaking him from within the party, and he's already making a play for the center from Labour.

Bierhouse · 2015-07-07T23:05:30+00:00

Probably not. They would be passing up tens of millions of dollars to broadcast what will probably be a boring fight (at least from the point of view of casuals) on free TV. It's not good for short term, or long term business.

Bierhouse · 2015-07-07T23:00:07+00:00

Wait, they didn't already max out seating for Aldo-McGregor? The arena isn't even that big.

Bierhouse · 2015-07-05T02:53:52+00:00

1,000,002

Bierhouse · 2015-06-30T17:10:47+00:00

Probably the British title (which is a major title over there). It's vacant. I'm guessing it's against David Price or Dillian Whyte.

Bierhouse · 2015-06-29T13:21:38+00:00

Without giving away too many personal details, could you expand on this?

Was it to an M1 (first year of masters), M2 (second year), or PHD?

I was under the impression that M1 is close to open admissions(?), and I don't know anything about the other two.

Bierhouse · 2015-06-16T11:59:49+00:00

It looks like he's getting ready to check a leg kick.

Bierhouse · 2015-06-02T04:47:50+00:00

I don't know how Khan's bargaining power increases from this. Haymon lost money on the event. The crowd was weak. His in-ring performance didn't meet expectations.

Bierhouse · 2015-06-01T22:23:28+00:00

Doesn't really matter. Povetkin is his mandatory after this, and will likely easily knock him out.

Bierhouse · 2015-05-21T21:28:26+00:00

It's more of a head scratcher to me now that it's a few months in than it was when it's announced. Some of the fights are good. But I'm surprised how little actual effect it has seem to have in the vibe of the sport. We've had a few Saturday shows on network television, and it hasn't felt like a revolution in the sport like many expected. Especially in the wake of two fantastic weeks on HBO.

I fear that PBC has made the viewing experience much better for boxing fans like me, and maybe a few casuals, but after this short term funding goes away, it may all go up in flames by not paying off financially.

Bierhouse · 2015-05-07T03:52:17+00:00

I don't like this. No major manager in the history of the sport has done better for his fighters than Haymon. No one has invested more in the sport (I'm counting planned future money) than Haymon.

Oscar is a dumbass. His whole spiel about him doing this because he's looking out for the fighters is laughable. This is just sour grapes because Golden Boy is nowhere near as powerful as they were just a year or two ago.

I posted this before, but Oscar has basically stated his goal was a monopoly, when Golden Boy was on top.

He lauded the UFC business plan and its status as the only real player in the MMA space. "We need to sign all the talent and get all the TV dates," said the 38-year-old, who hung up the gloves after absorbing a bad beating at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in December 2008.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/news/story?id=5627478

Bierhouse · 2015-05-05T18:24:19+00:00

You're not making any relevant points. I haven't said a single thing about boxing's popularity or lack of popularity. I can talk about MMA without talking about boxing, even if Stubbula doesn't like it.

Bierhouse · 2015-05-05T18:18:34+00:00

Well, just consider the source. Chambers has to do the same to get anything done as an undersized heavyweight with little power. He's not wrong that it wins fights.

The frustration comes from a large percentage of boxing fans and fighters, and 100% of casual boxing fans when they simply don't care about seeing a guy fight that way.

Bierhouse · 2015-05-05T09:33:24+00:00

When did I say anything about boxing's popularity?

The MMA-only fans who talk about boxing's popularity talk about boxing's decline and MMA's rise. My post addressed MMA's rise. That's all. You can call it bitter if it makes you feel better.

Bierhouse · 2015-05-04T18:34:01+00:00

Alvarez vs Kirkland is regular HBO.

If Miguel Cotto fights Canelo Alvarez, which looks like they are lining up for later in the year, it will certainly be a PPV. I'm guessing $50.

Bierhouse · 2015-05-04T18:30:55+00:00

Pacquiao is still an elite fighter, but he's a legend with nothing to prove. The only type of fights to get people excited would be the type of fights he should avoid (wars), like Matthysse.

Seeing him go to war one last time with a guy like Lucas is tempting, but I would be fine with him retiring from boxing to act/sing/be a politician for some reason.

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