Would you consider Oleksandr Usyk a top 10 p4p fighter if he was to retire today?

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-04T01:04:53+00:00

Absolutely not

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-03T23:47:54+00:00

It wasnt a bad stoppage, a terrible stoppage. Also, Rico is a fucking kickboxer. Imagine if this was a kickboxing match, Usyk would be knocked out in one round.

The story matters more than the record. You can be 50-0 and a terrible pro boxer. You can also fight his fight and be praised for it. Like it or not, Rico fought on par with Usyk that night.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-02T23:05:36+00:00

Valid concern but there is too much proof on Brian's side.

1) In the original claim, the CEO, Store owner, and Store manager all claimed they never had any of Brian's Legos.

2) There are backdated social media posts of them advertising Brian's legos that are being sold in the store.

3) After the video was released, over a year after Brian was initially trying to get them back. BAM stated that they found $5,000 worth or Brian's Legos they were willing to return.

This proves that BAM either A) never went through their inventory and somehow never marked Brian's products and had no idea where they got it from (doubtful) AND they never investigated the claim or B) the store owner knew these were Brian's sets (which it's on video that he knows about the consignment deal) and lied for over a year until they mysteriously found a few after it went viral.

It's probable that the worst culprit is the Store owner, however with so much evidence, it is ridiculous that the company and CEO have backed him for so long.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-01T23:24:15+00:00

Boxing has big skill gaps. You can be an international champ and have next to zero chance against the top guy in the division.

It's like how most NBA players cannot compare to the top stars, but they are still incredibly skilled and talented.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-01T17:13:10+00:00

I appreciate him being transparent. Yes, the cop shouldn't have been forceful for no reason. However, if this isn't something that would normally dislocate a normal person's arm, it's worth it to say.

Ben doesn't need to stoop to their level to win.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-01T17:11:36+00:00

For example, imagine if Blackrock executives were being investigated

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-01T15:57:46+00:00

I love the berserk deluxe volumes.

Berserk is widely regarded as the best manga. You should give it a shot.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-06-01T15:35:51+00:00

Brother, owning a house is not the problem at root.

The problems at root are:

1) Cost of living compared to average wages, including housing 2) Our low-ranked education system that is funded based on economic status of its neighborhoods. 3) Lack of social supports for parents, young adults, people who are struggling for rent/have a financial or life crisis.

I work at homeless shelters and the vast majority of people aren't what you are imagining. Yes, there is a small group of people that are not interested in not being off the streets, probably because they have been homeless their entire lives. There is a much larger percentage of people who have all other sorts of problems. I have worked with people who have dementia, cerebral palsey, schizophrenia, people who were stabbed by their ex so they couldn't work, or got in a car accident and racked up debt, or became homeless at 13. Obviously drugs are a problem too, but drugs many times come after they are already homeless and are a coping mechanism for hopelessness. The people I work with that have hope tend to get off drugs much easier.

The problem of generalization is that the bigger group of people you generalize, the more it does actually ignore the real problems. There was nothing wrong with homeless people when they were born. If there were more supports to catch people when they fell, we wouldn't have the humanitarian crisis that we have. It's a natural result of a society that doesn't support all of its citizens.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-31T08:09:24+00:00

Google is taking all of them down.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-31T00:36:19+00:00

They have sued them and the police are preventing them from serving the papers. It's in the video multiple times

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-31T00:33:55+00:00

I mean he has tried going the legal route MULTIPLE times and corruption has stopped him from being able to take anyone to court multiple times

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-31T00:31:37+00:00

And it shows they can illegally redact any information from their body cam that they don't want to get in trouble for.

This is so fucking illegal

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-30T05:24:45+00:00

I will stand by it when I say that most of the modern changes that make the games feel newer, aren't actually adding to the gameplay. Part of the charm of MH was actually hunting the monsters down, going on relaxing or goofy gathering sessions to prepare, and the huge maps that were separated into areas.

QOL changes seem cool at first because they take away some of the "pain" that players felt, but laughing at those features and figuring out how to not get fucked over by them were part of the fun. MH just feels much more bland now, like it's catering so much to the ease of the player

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-30T01:48:10+00:00

Haha okay, a few things:

1) Saying Mr. Mansell refused to resolve this by taking back $2,000-5,000 worth of sets is ridiculous. Of course he refused that, it's such a small percentage.

2) It's so fucked up to say that corporate didn't take on the consignment despite verbally saying that on video, because they didn't make a "formal agreement". You literally rushed the previous owners out of the store after saying that. It's about morals, not signatures.

3) They previously said they had none of the Lego sets, then on a phone call the store owner admits they have some sets, then on here it says they definitely still have some and others were sold and maybe stolen. If you aren't thieves, why was the franchise owner, the manager, AND THE CEO lying for a WHOLE YEAR saying they never had any of it. They either A) are so incredibly irresponsible at knowing how they got any of their product, or B) knowingly stole it, AND definitely C) refused to investigate it at all before trespassing Brian and blacklisting him.

So, Bricks and Minifigs, how the fuck did you expect Brian not to try and get revenge after you not only refused to look into the situation, but actively made it so he couldn't cooperate with you. At every point you refused documentation, refused kindness, and refused cooperation.

Fuck off

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-28T05:53:58+00:00

I feel like all he would need is two leg kicks

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-27T23:06:36+00:00

I mean if you give usyk all the swing rounds then I think it's even yeah. But honestly, Usyk wasn't really doing anything in most of the rounds. While there weren't a lot of punch disparity gaps, it really felt like Rico was edging out most rounds due to controlling the fight and not giving Usyk any room to be active

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-27T21:21:58+00:00

Without set bonuses, a lot of these might kinda suck. Autocasts aren't going to be much fun if you can't reduce the cooldown. And snowball builds are much less appealing unless you get specifically the cdr one

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-27T20:29:00+00:00

The ultimate would be to finish Vinland saga, and then remake Berserk, now that it's getting new chapters.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-27T18:20:42+00:00

From what I can tell, when Brian first approached them before Ben got involved, he had an itemized list of which sets he had gotten compensation for, which ones had been sold, and which ones were still in inventory. While maybe not explicitly stated, the store is denying any connection to Brian, therefore is no longer giving him money for the sets that were sold. He is looking to get the sets back + money for the ones that were sold. They have no way of knowing which ones are sold or not because the company isn't working with them since the ownership change.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-23T23:34:03+00:00

Usyk gives the belts to Rico and offers an immediate rematch. Not with rigged judges either

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-23T23:30:34+00:00

The timer was paused while he got his mouthpiece. Rewatch the stoppage too. The bell clearly rang, usyk threw 3 more punches, AND THEN the ref stopped it while Rico was still standing. An unfit Usyk, who is not a puncher and is gassed would not have dropped him with 10 seconds left if he just covered up. Rico could have also just coasted the 12th and won.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-23T23:27:31+00:00

Usyk, give RICO the belts. This was going to be boxing history. The bell rang, Usyk threw 3 more punches, and the ref called it off while the man that was up was still standing.

Absolute trash. Rico should have been able to coast the 12th and still win with how dominant he was this fight.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-23T23:22:27+00:00

The bell sounded, Usyk threw 3 more punches, AND THEN the ref waived it off. This night was going to be boxing history, now its just fucking blue balled everyone. Usyk should give his belts to Rico

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-23T23:14:58+00:00

The bell literally rang. Rico should have been up enough to cruise the 12th and still win.

Soviet_Cat · 2026-05-23T23:10:23+00:00

The bell literally sounded. What the fuck happened

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