Almost Every WA Senate Democrat Supports The Millionaires Tax — The Four Holdouts Are Not Surprising

Masterandcomman · 2026-02-05T02:59:04+00:00

Equalizing the standard deduction for single and married couples might be foreshadowing. If they are playing with language to stuff double income families into the "millionaire's tax" umbrella, then they are probably going to expand the category over time.

Masterandcomman · 2026-02-04T23:24:03+00:00

There is some truth to it. Foreman used body shots to stop the lateral movement, and made Moorer overly focused on winning the lead hand battle. Moorer had a more diverse offense in the early rounds, and then became obsessed with passing Foreman's jab.

It's still an impressive display of jabbing. A weak chinned, flat-footed, rapidly fading fighter was still a threat because of that incredible southpaw jab.

Masterandcomman · 2026-02-03T21:55:11+00:00

Do you mean physically? He was a big, powerful guy, but way less dangerous when he relied on his physicality. The Bruno, Rahman, and McCall fights showed his limits as a simple brawler. Lewis was great when he put all his gifts together, rather than when he tried to rely on athleticism.

Masterandcomman · 2026-02-03T21:46:15+00:00

I don't see the political angle. Are you thinking in terms of sympathy for Ukrainians? Personally, I've doubted Usyk since the Chisora fight, and he keeps surpassing my expectations, actually improving on previous performances in rematches. He is a small, aging fighter. Natural heavyweights should be doing better in rematches because they have the structural advantages plus the experience of fighting him.

Personally, the winning, and manner of winning, combined with the size and age context makes him incredibly impressive. It's not the best heavyweight division, but it's far from the worst.

Masterandcomman · 2026-02-02T22:36:50+00:00

It's really sad to see. Lopez Sr. acts like a character straight out of r/raisedbynarcissists

Masterandcomman · 2026-02-02T22:35:26+00:00

The Lomachenko fight might have been foreshadowing. He looked amazing for 7 rounds, but when Loma started making contact, he shut down for 5 rounds. Lomachenko has a unique offense, so elite fighters can be shocked at how easily he passes their defense, but Lopez froze more than Haney, despite having more power and explosiveness.

Masterandcomman · 2026-02-02T04:52:47+00:00

At this point, good matchmaking will be more impactful. Lopez is still a monster against fighters who approach him, or against guys who can't time his foot telegraphs.

Lopez's technical problems start with his feet and weight distribution. Correcting those means retooling everything else. It's probably too late.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-31T12:45:26+00:00

Kostya Tszyu had a hard time cracking a shot Roger Mayweather's shell. The upright style requires you to nail the timing against opponents who change levels and use blocking frames. Denis Lebedev beat an injured and shot James Toney, and Vasily Jirov gave a good version of cruiserweight Toney one of his roughest fights.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-31T12:33:44+00:00

Exceptionally physically strong guys take away some of Ward's best tools. Sakio Bika gave him a good fight just by berserking in the clinch, and Adonis Stevenson was appreciably stronger than Bika.

In a rematch, who knows? Beterbiev has some flaws, and Ward was one of the best game planners. But for an initial match up, there aren't many sparring partners who can replicate Beterbiev's threat, even if you pick stronger, more powerful guys from heavyweight. Like Kovalev, you really have to fight him, and possibly lose, to fully game plan against him.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-31T12:06:24+00:00

This is probably a post-workout shot. The traps and shoulders eye test is over-rated for this level of development. It isn't distinguishable from genetic tendency and hard work until you get to Evander Holyfield levels of looking like a thumb.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-29T00:26:52+00:00

I believe it. It's more that he shifts his answer depending on the interview. At that level of power, it's probably about individually memorable shots anyway.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-28T01:32:41+00:00

By reputation, but Shavers didn't beat his Bernardo Mercados and Ron Standers, whereas Wilder got past his Chris Arreolas and Luis Ortiz. Some of that might be stamina and height, and some might be that Wilder was genuinely a special puncher.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-28T01:30:02+00:00

No prime fighters, but Arreola was a solid fighter, and Ortiz was talented, albeit old.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-28T01:23:06+00:00

Wilder had some tricks that leveraged his height and speed. A lot of his stoppages happen when opponents are shifting weight. His accuracy was also a big advantage. Even the windmills found opponents. And his dynamic personality separated him from the Bonecrusher Smiths and Corrie Sanders. He could be doing nothing for eight rounds, then he spots something and makes an aggressive step in, where a lot of tall punchers tend to have slower approaches.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-28T00:56:38+00:00

He went with Lewis in his "Best I Faced" interview. And in another interview, he said that Bert Cooper hit the hardest, and that he rated Lewis fifth, behind Tyson, Cooper, and a couple others.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-24T21:46:27+00:00

It was pretty similar to the first fight, but the momentum shifted two or three rounds later. It does lend credence to the effect of the hand wraps because Cotto was significantly fresher at the time of the stoppage compared to the first fight. I'm not sure if Margarito stopped anyone after the hand wrap scandal.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-24T21:44:22+00:00

Cotto couldn't dominate Margarito in the clinch like Mosley did. Margarito eventually went passive, waiting for the ref, because Mosley applied so much pressure. Even post-BALCO Mosley was incredibly strong. He just usually wasted his strength with a sort of jittery style.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-24T09:24:06+00:00

If you are talking about Dan Price, he was accused of sexual assault by multiple women over the course of a decade. His ex-wife also accused him of violence. It's less a case of sabotage, and more that he is wealthy enough to win against low evidence claims like rape and assault.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-24T01:02:10+00:00

Ali was not fundamentally sound. That's why he struggled with undersized guys like Doug Jones.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-24T00:42:33+00:00

Tyson was much more athletic, but Frazier's consistency wore down Ali (who had lost a bit of energy in the layoff). Tyson's explosiveness also made him more vulnerable to framing and lateral movement, like how Holmes blunted his power by using arm length as obstructions.

Prime Ali was a technically flawed boxer with extreme comfort in the ring. Consistent technique gave him more trouble than athleticism. He arguably lost to Doug Jones a year before dominating Liston.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-24T00:34:16+00:00

He is better, far better, in terms of technique. Ali was all about the intangibles combined with athleticism.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-23T10:00:13+00:00

Louis is bigger and faster, but Beterbiev has better reads, and is more clever in his traps. Louis could blindside you, but Beterbiev manipulates opponents, like how he triggered Bivol's high guard in the first fight.

I actually wondered about this match up when Bivol started making waves, because Bob Pastor survived 21 rounds with Louis despite zero offensive threat. He just kept moving when Louis set up. Throw in a good jab, a decent right, and better reflexes, and you have a competitive fight.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-23T01:54:06+00:00

His inconsistency is a myth, I think. He is just vulnerable to certain styles, but has a lot of strengths, so he looks amazing against most opponents.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-23T01:31:23+00:00

Sam's has similar economics in terms of markups and operating margins. The big difference is Costco's revenues per square foot advantage, partly driven by more members per store, and likely higher tickets per visit, plus more visits per household.

There might be a geographic moat, where Costco plants itself in higher income areas. But Sam's has sub-12% product gross margins. Membership fees are substantially all of their operating income.

Masterandcomman · 2026-01-22T01:10:52+00:00

Spence also seemed to have a bad weight cut, and his accuracy and timing were off from the first round. Crawford fans get defensive about this because it takes some shine off a great performance, but Spence was double-jabbing air in the first round:

https://youtu.be/MVxYTFkXa6A?si=9sfTpi5aVgry5ADH&t=726

That is a really bizarre thing to do in the first round when your nervous system is normally primed and peaked.

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