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Beach Volleyball Digest: The Road to the Paris Olympics begins

January 30, 2023 by admin

This week feels a bit like Iowa.

At the onset of every presidential election cycle, the national media descends upon the state known mostly for corn and sour cream, and the election frenzy begins. Given that it is but one caucus, and other days like Super Tuesday are massively influential, it is a relatively insignificant state in the grand scheme of things.

What is significant is that it is first, and that is important.

Doha, like Iowa, is first this weekend, and that is important.

The Olympic qualification cycle for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games begins on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar, host of the first Beach Pro Tour event of the 2023 season. Like Iowa, in the grand scheme of things, the points accumulated in Doha will be relatively insignificant and minor in their impact. It helps explain why all four of the top American men’s teams — Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk, Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner, Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander, Miles Partain and Andy Benesh — are sitting this one out.

But the frenzy begins regardless. And it still presents a substantial opportunity for Evan Cory and Logan Webber, and Tim Brewster and Kyle Friend, the only two American men’s teams who traveled and who wouldn’t otherwise find themselves in an Elite 16 field. At the time of this writing, Cory and Webber are seeded seventh in the qualifier, while Brewster and Friend, after a long wait on the reserve list, are 11. (By Wednesday morning, that will likely change).

The American women have taken a visibly different approach to Olympic qualifying, perhaps given the more competitive nature of their Olympic race. Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, on the backs of a $150,000 gold medal at the Beach Pro Tour Finals, have remained in Doha for the Elite 16, as have Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth, fifth-place finishers at the Finals who earned a $20,000 check.

Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes celebrate their Doha title/Volleyball World photo

Cheng and Hughes, however, will begin the Elite 16 in the main draw, seeded second, alongside eleventh-seeded Sarah Sponcil and Terese Cannon, while Nuss and Kloth are currently No. 2 in the qualifier. Emily Stockman and Megan Kraft are 8, with a likely first round matchup against TCU’s Spaniards, Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno, they of the fantastic run through the Hamburg Elite 16 quarterfinals. Rounding out the qualifier is 16th-seeded Savvy Simo and Toni Rodriguez, who did a little due diligence on social media and knew they’d slide into the qualifier, so they bought last minute flights and are playing their first event together since Rodriguez injured her knee at AVP New Orleans last May.

The next Olympic qualifying event won’t be for more than a month, at a Challenge in La Paz, Mexico. But the Olympic frenzy begins this week in Doha, which feels a whole lot like Iowa.

If you want a primer on how Olympic qualifying works, I have you covered with this Olympic Qualifying 101 video. 

Bruno Schmidt, Brazilian legend and Olympic gold medalist, retires

Bruno Schmidt, one of the great defenders of this generation, an Olympic gold medalist and World Champion, announced his retirement from beach volleyball earlier last week.

“This decision wasn’t made overnight, I’ve been thinking about it for quite some time,” the Brazilian defender told Volleyball World. “Since 2018, I’ve noticed that my performance level has dropped; I was nowhere near the player I was in 2016 and that was really difficult to deal with. I strongly considered retiring after the Tokyo Olympics, but after having knee surgery I was fortunate to get a very competitive partner [Saymon Barbosa] and decided to try for another year. But in the end, I couldn’t see myself as an elite player anymore, so it was clear it was time.”

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Bruno Oscar Schmidt celebrates a win over Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser in the 2016 Long Beach Grand Slam.

For years, Bruno was the standard-bearer for elite defenders. Nicknamed the Magician for what he could do on a volleyball court, Bruno was named the FIVB Best Defender four years in a row, from 2013-2016, culminating in a gold medal at the Rio Olympics with Alison Cerutti. All the while, he was also voted the Best Offensive Player (2015), Most Outstanding (2015, 2016), Sportsperson of the Year (2015, 2016), Team of the Year (2015), and Tour Champion (2015). He finished his career with 15 gold medals, nine silver, and seven bronze.

“Everybody says that deciding to retire is the most difficult decision for an athlete,” he told Volleyball World. “But I’d been thinking about it for so long that it actually feels good right now. I’m very comfortable with my decision and I don’t miss all the sacrifices and the pressure I had to deal with when I was playing. But I know that at some point, probably next year during the Olympics, I’ll miss it. I’ll feel like I could be there and I’ll ask myself if I made the right decision, but that’s what I want.”

Bally’s Regional Sports Networks on the cusp of bankruptcy

On January 25, beach volleyball fans woke up to some disconcerting news: Diamond Sports LLC, which operates under the Bally’s Sports brand, is on the cusp of bankruptcy.

How this could — or will — impact the AVP, a relatively minor asset under the Bally’s umbrella, is entirely unknown, and the matter is a complex one that is far beyond the scope of a sports writer. Bloomberg does a decent job of summarizing the situation, and I’d recommend that above all the other stories I’ve read on it.

Below is what I find to be the most pertinent information from the story:

As restructuring talks continue, creditors are eyeing the Feb. 15 coupon dates as a potential trigger. Some of the company’s creditors don’t want the company to make the interest payments, the people said, because in a restructuring, they are poised to become equity holders and don’t want to see more cash disappear.

If Diamond doesn’t enter bankruptcy soon, it will need to pony up cash to pay teams and leagues for TV rights. The company has about $585 million in cash on hand, as of September 30, but owes about $2 billion in fees to teams this year. Rights payments in the first quarter are usually the highest of the year. “It needs cash,” said Philip Brendel, credit analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Sending it out the door to bondholders doesn’t keep the business alive.”

DUCK, DUCK, GOOFS || FIGHTHYPE.COM

January 30, 2023 by admin

Let me propose something to you. Let’s make it so that you can earn a living at your job for, at most, 10-15 years, but probably much less and with the distinct possibility that your livelihood (and general well-being) could end after each and every day of work. But here’s the good part. Whatever you do for a living, let’s now pay you half. And let’s also make your job at least twice as difficult for your half-pay. Okay?

You got a problem with that? Not lining up to work under those terms? Are you some kind of pussy or what?

I’m sure you’ve put two and two together and realize that I’m talking about boxers. More specifically, though, I’m talking about this fan (and media) attitude regarding boxers and labeling them “ducks, chickens, etc.” for certain matchmaking decisions. 

It shouldn’t need to be said that every fighter and his team, throughout the entire history of boxing, has played the risk vs. reward game when it comes to matchmaking. Everyone, in every era of the sport, has tried to maximize reward and minimize risk. If you’re not playing that game, you’re probably a broke journeyman paying the light bill with your ring earnings. But, even then, journeymen also take fights measuring how much they can make against how much they’re being asked to sacrifice. 

This is just what you HAVE to do if you want to make a living and provide for your family as a fighter. You have to disregard the “shit-headedness” of fans and media– who don’t take any of the punishment, have none of your responsibilities, and will, most definitely, not be there to help you provide for your family when you’re 40 and no longer able to fight. 

I bring all of this up because of the recent Jose Ramirez-Regis Prograis drama that continues to drag through social media, pulling the lifeless corpse of Ramirez’s reputation behind it. 

If you don’t know what went down, here’s the Cliffs Notes version.

Former two-belt titlist Ramirez rejected a proposed junior welterweight title shot against newly-crowned WBC champ Prograis, balking at the 65-35 money split in the champion’s favor should the fight go to purse bid. And going to purse bid, in this case, would be a given since Ramirez’s promoter Top Rank refuses to do business with Prograis’ promoter Probellum over Probellum’s supposed ties to alleged Irish cartel head Daniel Kinahan. 

Ramirez and his people argue that, as the fighter with the proven greater drawing power, he deserves a larger money share against Prograis, who is the lesser draw and lacks Ramirez’s ESPN-backed revenue generation muscle.

Ramirez has since moved on to a March 25 bout with former lightweight titlist Richard Commey. He’s probably making less than what he would’ve made taking the 35% of the Prograis purse bid, but he’s also assuming less risk against the more stylistically favorable Commey, who is 1-2-1 in his last four bouts. 

Since that business move, Ramirez’s name has been dragged through the muck, with even some media people sharing “duck” memes focusing on the Avenal, California native, who, with his all-action style and willingness to go to war, had earned a reputation as a throwback-style warrior. 

There’s a lot that’s not fair about this situation. 

Most of all, there’s no reason whatsoever that Ramirez should ever have been put in a position to talk about this business decision in the first place. That’s why the man has a promoter and a manager. Although it’s ultimately a fighter’s decision to fight or not fight, it’s not his job to explain decisions that affect his family’s financial well-being or to argue his case in the court of public opinion. 

Every time Ramirez popped up on a live social media stream to argue his side of the story and every time he gave an interview to some reporter about the matter, it was a cringe-worthy public relations fail. There was no fighter explanation that would suffice. This decision to pass on the Prograis fight was a business decision and, honestly, it was the right decision for him to make. It’s the decision I would’ve made for a fighter I was representing, especially in Ramirez’s position. 

But the internet is full of pretend tough guys who always seem to know how others should conduct their business. So, the grief Ramirez got was entirely expected. 

I personally get a little twinge in my gizzard every time I hear someone calling a fighter’s courage into question or joking about ducks. If someone truly understands the risk these men and women take– both in the here and now and down the line in the form of neurological impairment and/or things like crippling arthritis– there’s no way they should be burying them for looking after their own future. If someone really knew and appreciated the hard work that goes into being a world class boxer, they would understand how important it is for a fighter to make sure their business and money are in order. 

Douche bags will be douche bags, though. The sad fact is that a good portion of the people who talk about how much they love boxing and respect the sport’s noble warriors, don’t really give a flying fuck about the fighters above and beyond what happens in the ring. The shit talk is especially vexing because, as is often the case in boxing, there’s a huge double standard in who gets blasted and who gets a free pass for the exact same behavior. But that’s a topic for another day. 

Yeah, I know, “This is what they signed up for…They knew what they were getting into.” Still…let’s have some respect and understanding. Nobody becomes a fighter to NOT fight. Nobody pushes themselves through the blood, sweat, and tears of a fighter’s life because they’re a coward. And, ultimately, nobody should be asked to throw themselves through an endless gauntlet of body and brain-twisting punishment without fair compensation and the right to career self-determination.

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Oscar De La Hoya Looks To Sign Terence Crawford With Golden Boy Promotions

January 30, 2023 by admin

Posted on 01/30/2023

By: Sean Crose

Golden Boy Promotions honcho, and Hall of Fame fighter, Oscar De La Hoya is working to sign WBO welterweight titlist Terence Crawford onto the roster. De La Hoya posted a pic of himself and Crawford, along with fellow Golden Boy Promotions honcho (and fellow Hall of Famer) Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night. De La Hoya then told Chris Mannix he’d like to see Crawford face Alexis Rocha. What’s more, De La Hoya made it clear he liked the idea of Crawford facing Virgil Ortiz after that. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, De La Hoya said that he could make a much hoped for fight between Crawford and fellow welterweight titlist Errol Spence become a reality.

There’s a lot to unload here. First, Crawford hasn’t been able to land a fight with Spence up until this point. Each side is blaming the other, but the truth is that the highly anticipated fight, although now past it’s sell-by date, is something fans would like to see. De La Hoya says he can make it happen. Yet he’s indicated he can make it happen AFTER Crawford fights Rocha first, and then Ortiz. The truth is that the 35 year old Crawford isn’t getting any younger, nor is the 32 year old Spence. Talks have dragged on for so long that some fans have pretty much decided a Spence-Crawford fight isn’t going to happen.

What’s more, there’s a new breed of welterweight on the way up. Great as they are, Crawford and Spence aren’t Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. If they meet too far past their respective primes, there’s less of a chance the Spence-Crawford bout will be a major attraction. If Crawford were to first face Rocha and Ortiz, it would be over a year at least before he and Spence were to get inside the ring. On top of all that, although Rocha and Ortiz are talented, no one fees they’re on the level of Spence.

On the other hand, Crawford doesn’t have a ton of options at the moment. Having the backing of a major organization like Golden Boy Promotions means there’s less of an opportunity for his career to continue stagnating. It also means people who truly know the ins and outs of negotiations will be having his back when it’s time to sit down discuss a major bout.

It is, to be sure, an interesting situation.

Why judo and more martial arts are popular to bet on

January 30, 2023 by admin

You regularly hear it pass by: people placing a bet on a sports match. These are often football matches that involve a lot of excitement and thrills. Just think of the World Cup. Besides football, Formula 1, tennis and martial arts are also particularly attractive to bet on. And let’s build on martial arts. Indeed, martial arts are becoming increasingly popular to bet on: martial arts are exciting in their own right, but betting on them makes it even more exciting for you as a person who is watching the competition. The reasons why martial arts are popular to bet on and which martial arts you can think of are listed below.

Why is betting on martial arts so popular?

Judo, MMA, kickboxing, karate… There is probably someone around you who does one of these martial arts. That actually says enough about the popularity of these sports. And imagine if one of these martial arts is broadcast on television, how many people will watch it and possibly place a bet on this as well.

But, why is betting on these sports so popular? We briefly mentioned it a moment ago, but martial arts are exciting in their own right. In a martial arts match, you never know what the outcome will be. Two people simply have to fight each other, without outside influences. They have to use their own strengths to eliminate the other player. And since it is so difficult to predict who will actually win, it makes such a match incredibly exciting. Especially if you have placed a bet on it.

This is how you can bet

We know you would like to bet on martial arts too. But how can you bet on such a match and how does it work? First of all, it is important to find a trusted gambling site. Think, for instance, of a licensed Nederlands casino. In fact, most Dutch casinos allow you to bet on sports in addition to a typical casino game.

There are several gambling sites where you can bet on martial arts. So the first thing to do is to look at the site’s licence, think of betting sites als Jacks. Next, you can look at the sites’ odds. The odds are expressed in numbers and represent how much money you will be paid if you bet correctly. These odds can vary from site to site, meaning you may get more money at one site than another.

3 popular martial arts to bet on

Want to know what are the most popular martial arts to bet on? We list them for you below, so you can have an exciting match.

1. Judo

When you think of a martial art, you probably think of judo. Judo may not be the first sport you think of to bet on, but betting on this sport can be pretty exciting. This is because judo also allows you to win based on strategies and techniques. Moreover, it is also good to stick to your own strategy when betting on judo: for example, take a look at jbn.nl and keep up to date with the latest news, so you can bet with more certainty.

2. MMA

MMA is another popular sport among bettors. This is because MMA is exciting and unpredictable, so you can never really say in advance with certainty who will win. This makes placing a bet difficult, but also challenging.

3. Kickboxing

Kickboxing is also a favourite sport among many fanatic sports bettors. This is of course because kickboxing is already a very popular sport to watch, especially if you bet on it. Moreover, there are often big names competing in kickboxing matches, which makes it fun to watch anyway.

[ASK] Y Flash 90 Review

January 30, 2023 by admin

Yes, I did. Nation 1000 is head light balance. The shaft and frame are not as solid as the Y Flash. I can feel the vibrations. Personally, I prefer the Y Flash.

I currently have a pair of player issued Y Flash 80 for sale. Hit me up if you are interested.

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