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#PMT-2020-1209-12758
Billy FootballBilly Football

Jake Paul is lying about being 6'1" and is actually 5'9"

Jake Paul is lying about his height. He's listed at 6'1", but is really 5'9". And I put a picture of Jake Paul who wore a headdress in his face-off with Nate Robinson to show that he's not actually the same height... He's shorter than KSI, who is listed as 5'9".

Most independent estimates place Jake Paul around 5'10" to 5'11", making Billy's claim plausible but difficult to verify definitively.
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Take Slip·Nov 20, 2020
#PMT-2020-1120-12920
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No NFL quarterback wearing a visor will ever win a Super Bowl

My second hot take was, I don't think that quarterbacks with visors will win a Super Bowl ever. Has a quarterback with a visor won a Super Bowl ever?

Jim McMahon wore a visor when the Bears won Super Bowl XX, and several others have worn them at times, though rarely as a signature look in the game itself. Since the take, Matthew Stafford and Patrick Mahomes have won Super Bowls without visors as a signature look.
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Take Slip·Nov 18, 2020
#PMT-2020-1118-10376
Big CatBig Cat

Theo Epstein will be the next MLB Commissioner

I actually think he'll be the next commissioner. He should be the next commissioner. I think Manfred's got to be nervous because Theo Epstein's a fucking genius, and everything he does turns into being great.

Rob Manfred is still Commissioner as of 2024, though Epstein did eventually join the MLB league office in a consultant role.
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#PMT-2020-1111-12725
Big CatBig Cat

I would give up a pinky for the Bears to win a Super Bowl

Would you give up a pinky for the Bears to win a Super Bowl? Yeah, probably I would... but I don't want to have that fun taken away. Like, why would I do that to myself?

The Bears haven't won a Super Bowl since the bet was conceived, so the pinky remains intact.
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Take Slip·Nov 6, 2020
#PMT-2020-1106-237
Robert IlerRobert Iler

I am one of the best in the world at predicting Dave Portnoy's pizza review scores

I feel like I'm one of the best in the world at predicting what Dave is going to rate a pizza... I'm nasty like it's just it's crazy. Like I picked this so many times... I would put money up if we want to do that one day.

Never officially tested in a head-to-head competition on the show.
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Take Slip·Oct 30, 2020
#PMT-2020-1030-16416
Coach OCoach O

Joe Burrow will be a championship quarterback in the NFL

Joe's gonna get a Supporting Cast will be a championship quarterback. No doubt. Yeah, you know the harder you hit Joe Duffy gets yeah, you know, you know, he's taking some hits for us and that Fiesta Bowl he took you know, I don't know if you'll get out of going for miles to come in he goes, he's one more unexpected of word know about you know, yeah. He just started on that ignites it

Burrow led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in his second season and remains one of the premier QBs in the NFL, though he hasn't won the ring yet as of 2024.
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#PMT-2020-1009-14451
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am being scammed by an Airbnb host for $40,000 in pool damages

I'm being investigated for $40,000 worth of damages by Airbnb... the homeowner has contacted me saying that I caused $40,000 worth of [damage to] the pool... They say that I didn't keep the pool at the correct level and that the motor and the pump broke down... I think she's scamming me... I didn't even cause a penny worth of damage.

The outcome of the private Airbnb dispute is not publicly known, but PFT maintains his innocence throughout the show's run.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2020
#PMT-2020-0925-18727
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson

Suggesting humans are the only life in the universe is inexcusably egocentric

To suggest that we're the only life in the universe would be inexcusably egocentric... Recognizing the likelihood of there being life in the universe is not the same thing as agreeing with UFO enthusiasts.

The existence of alien life remains unproven but is a widely held scientific hypothesis.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5808
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matthew Stafford is a future Hall of Famer based on his statistics

I'm the one who's on the hook as calling him as a hall-of-fame future hall-of-fame quarterback just based off his ridiculous stats. Yeah. No, he's absolutely going to be in the Hall of Fame.

While not yet in, Stafford winning a Super Bowl with the Rams significantly bolstered this take which was previously based only on volume stats.
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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0908-14597
Blake AndersonBlake Anderson

Workaholics will be 12 times funnier when we are all 50

We have always been very adamant in saying that Workaholics gets 12 times more funnier when we're all 50 and or like even older and still living together, and I'm just bald on the top of my head. It's just storylines for days.

The cast is not 50 yet, and a Workaholics movie was actually canceled by Paramount+ in 2023, making a reunion less certain.
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Take Slip·Aug 19, 2020
#PMT-2020-0819-18787
Michael StrahanMichael Strahan

Eli Manning is a surefire Hall of Famer

I think Eli you the Hall of Famer is the first ballot. I don't know but I think in this your Fire Hall of Famer without a doubt, I think just the two Super Bowl wins, and and the Let's play that he had missed a career that he had without missing.

Eli Manning becomes eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2025. Outcome is pending.
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Take Slip·Aug 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0817-4392
AkonAkon

I will run for President of the United States in 2024 or 2028

If I do run it's probably going to be either 2024 or 2028. [Big Cat points out 2025 isn't an election year]. ... 2028, there you hear it. I think that'd be cool.

As of mid-2024, Akon has not filed for the 2024 presidency. 2028 remains pending.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
#PMT-2020-0807-17888
Hunter HenryHunter Henry

Philip Rivers is definitely a Hall of Fame player

I miss tilt on man. He's he's a stud and I mean he was just very underrated to me. I mean he is just I think he's all the same player and you know, everybody wants to debate that but I think he is I mean, he's a stud and just the things that he does in the background that I got to see just firsthand.

Philip Rivers is not yet eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame (retired 2021), but the debate remains a hot topic.
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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0708-1823
Big CatBig Cat

I would hammer the under on Patrick Mahomes winning 3.5 more Super Bowls

If you though said over under Super Bowls for Patrick Mahomes, and you said it at let's say three and a half, I would hammer the under and that's nothing against Patrick Mahomes. That's just the NFL.

Mahomes currently has 3 rings as of 2024. He needs two more to beat Big Cat's 'under' (which was 3.5 additional from 2020, meaning 4.5 total).
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#PMT-2020-0708-1836
Big CatBig Cat

Kim Kardashian has a better chance of being President than Kanye West

I actually do think that I don't think it's going to be Kanye. I would actually think that Kim [Kardashian] has a better chance of being pressed. Absolutely. In like five, ten years, 100%.

Neither has become president, but Kanye ran a failed 2020 campaign; Kim has not run.
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Take Slip·Jul 6, 2020
#PMT-2020-0706-6792
Big CatBig Cat

I think Bryson DeChambeau is taking steroids

I'm out on Bryson DeChambeau. Yes, he's big the bombs. Guess he's put on weight, but he's artificially I'm going to say it right now. I think he's taking steroids. I think that it's artificial popcorn muscles.

While DeChambeau's transformation was extreme, there is no public proof of steroid use; he attributed it to weightlifting and caloric intake.
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#PMT-2020-0615-2851
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The world will end on February 10, 2045

The world's going to end—January? No, it's going to be after the Super Bowl, February 10th. When? 2045. Okay, that's my prediction... on my 80th birthday. 2045, I'm gonna go out with a prostitute and a bad batch of heroin. Boom.

The date hasn't occurred yet, but it's clearly a joke.
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Take Slip·May 29, 2020
#PMT-2020-0529-14630
Ryan LochteRyan Lochte

I can swim 100 yards underwater and hold my breath for 5 minutes

[Billy Football's question] was how far can you swim underwater... 100 yards. You can? Yeah. [And] how long can you stay underwater if you're not moving? I don't know. Maybe around five minutes.

While difficult to verify without a test, these are plausible numbers for a 12-time Olympic medalist swimmer.
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#PMT-2020-0526-9915
HankHank

A golf match featuring OJ Simpson and Tiger Woods would be the highest-rated television show of all time

Tiger Woods and OJ Simpson as a team? Who is not watching that? I do believe that that would be the highest-rated television show of all time.

This match will never happen, but the logic regarding the spectacle is sound.
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#PMT-2020-0518-7081
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm wearing shorts exclusively until Labor Day and will not wear pants again this summer

I packed up all my shit this weekend. I put all my sweatpants on the highest shelf where I can't reach them... I'm done with pants for the summertime. I think from this point on, from now until Labor Day, I'm going shorts only.

Whether he actually did this is unverified but highly unlikely for all formal settings, though typical for his character.
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#PMT-2020-0511-15450
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tekashi 6ix9ine's addiction to Instagram Live will eventually lead to his downfall

this dude is so good at self-promotion... But the only downside to it is he's addicted to going live. He goes live when he's about to commit crimes. And as somebody who's on the run from people that are looking for him, I think that's going to be his downfall.

6ix9ine has faced numerous legal and safety issues since 2020, though 'downfall' is subjective. He has continued to be a polarizing figure with waning relevance.
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Take Slip·May 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0508-13350
HankHank

Seth Curry's son will grow up to be the greatest basketball player alive

Seth Curry's kid is going to be the greatest basketball player alive... He'll be taking down the Bronnies.

The child is still a toddler/young child, so this cannot be verified for at least 15-20 years.
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Take Slip·May 6, 2020
#PMT-2020-0506-11516
Nick SwardsonNick Swardson

Jordan Love will probably be a Hall of Famer because that's how it works for the Packers

Jordan Love will probably be a Hall of Famer just because that's how it always works out for [the Packers]. I just like that they're in, you know, it's just discombobulated for a minute. So just the drama over there brings me joy.

Jordan Love has shown significant promise as of 2023-2024, but Hall of Fame status is pending his full career.
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Take Slip·Apr 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0413-16350
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

I could break 100 on the golf course playing left-handed

I don't know if I broke a hundred, that'd be pretty good. I'd be happy, pretty satisfied... I can hit it pretty far. I think I hit it like the driver... somewhere, I mean the guy hit it like 300 yards [left-handed].

Brooks is an elite athlete, but 300 yards left-handed and breaking 100 are extremely difficult for most righties. However, it's never been officially verified in a full round.
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#PMT-2020-0403-7034
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Billy Mitchell is an assistant who talks in the third person to reporters

Shawn Jones is definitely Billy, right? Talking the third person. That's absolutely it's an assistant that Billy made up like Trump made up John Baron back in the 80s to like talk to reporters and shit.

While never confirmed for this specific name, Billy Mitchell has a long history of utilizing a tight circle of supporters to manage his image and score validation, making the pseudonym theory plausible.
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Take Slip·Feb 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0221-306
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A 17-game NFL season is just a bridge to an 18-game season

17 seems like a weird number. It absolutely feels like it's just a bridge to get to 18 games. Like that's the finish line. It's going to be 18 games. No one's going to want a 17-game season.

While the NFL stayed at 17 games for several years, talk of expanding to 18 games became dominant among owners and the commissioner by 2024.
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Take Slip·Feb 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0217-696
Big CatBig Cat

Joakim Noah is an NBA Hall of Famer.

There you are one of only five players to have a final four MVP, all-nba first team, all-defensive first team... Hakeem and Anthony Davis, Bill Walton, Jerry West... I think you're a Hall of Famer.

While Noah had a peak as a Defensive Player of the Year and 1st Team All-NBA, his career longevity and counting stats are generally considered below the threshold for the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Take Slip·Feb 3, 2020
#PMT-2020-0203-5110
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Patrick Mahomes will win 10 Super Bowl titles and 10 MVPs

Put this on a quote board right now because I truly believe this. I truly believe that Patrick Mahomes is going to end up being the first quarterback to have double digit Super Bowl titles and MVPs. 10.

While Mahomes has 3 rings currently, 10 is an unprecedented number that seems unlikely given the career length of even the most elite QBs, though he is currently on a record-breaking pace.
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Take Slip·Jan 29, 2020
#PMT-2020-0129-4820
Jay CutlerJay Cutler

The United States would win Olympic Gold in handball if they fielded a team of pro athletes

I do want to get a team together for the Olympics. I think it's handball... I guarantee we can put a team together that can win gold. Guaranteed. Just from pure, arm speed. I don't think guys in other countries [could compete].

The US has never medaled in Olympic Handball, and while the athletic potential is there, the claim is untested and likely underestimates technical skill requirements.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020·Media
#PMT-2020-0124-4158
Big CatBig Cat

Buy TikTok stock when it goes public

Mike Francesa told me... TikTok. Invest in TikTok. So invest in TikTok, invest in all the apps, invest in all the social media... when TikTok goes public, buy it, buy it again and get back in line three times to buy it some more.

TikTok remains a massive global platform, but ByteDance has not had an IPO as of late 2024.
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#PMT-2020-0103-11845
Big CatBig Cat

I am going to bench press 215 pounds in 2020

My New Year's resolution is to... be able to bench press 215 pounds. So what would be—which will be really helpful for you... 215 once. Yeah.

Big Cat has famously struggled with the 225/215 bench press goals on the show for years.
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#PMT-2019-1209-17637
Big CatBig Cat

Lane Kiffin will eventually coach at Alabama

He is he's gonna end up being like the coach of, Alabama... This is it feels like this is his second to last spot... he's very clearly looking at something else and I think that something else is Alabama.

As of 2024, Lane Kiffin remains the head coach at Ole Miss and has not succeeded Nick Saban (Kalen DeBoer did).
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Take Slip·Dec 4, 2019
#PMT-2019-1204-14891
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL kicking will improve in 10 years because kids are giving up on American soccer

In 10 years kicking will be back because they all be like 'we suck at soccer, I'm not playing soccer anymore.' The giving up of soccer... any kid with a giant leg right now is 'fuck this, get this futebol shit off my television.'

Outcome pending; 10 years from the episode would be late 2029.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2019
#PMT-2019-0930-17823
Big CatBig Cat

Arch Manning will be a quarterback in the NFL for 20 years

Arch Manning who's going to be a quarterback in the NFL for 20 years. Arch Manning is going to play in the NFL for 20 years isn't he?

Arch Manning is currently a highly-touted college player at Texas. It is too early to know if he will even be drafted, let alone play for 20 years.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2019
#PMT-2019-0918-15490
Big CatBig Cat

Eli Manning is a Hall of Famer because Super Bowl wins carry the most weight

The Super Bowl carries so much weight that I am totally fine with Eli Manning definitely being in the Hall of Fame because of those two runs. And they were incredible runs.

Eli Manning has not yet been inducted (he first becomes eligible in 2025), but the take is a long-standing debate topic.
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Take Slip·Sep 6, 2019
#PMT-2019-0906-16123
DeMarcus WareDeMarcus Ware

Donovan McNabb should be a Hall of Famer

I think that Donovan McNabb should be a Hall of Famer. I mean going against him every single year. ... He found ways of run the ball found ways to throw to get the ball down the field. I think that he is a Hall of Fame.

As of 2024, Donovan McNabb is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Take Slip·Sep 4, 2019
#PMT-2019-0904-16419
Jerry FerraraJerry Ferrara

The Knicks will make an Eastern Conference Finals in my lifetime

Will the Knicks make an Eastern Conference Finals in your lifetime? I'm gonna say yes, but I think I'm being too optimistic about that.

As of 2024, the Knicks have not made an Eastern Conference Finals since 2000.
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Take Slip·Sep 3, 2019
#PMT-2019-0903-12272
Big CatBig Cat

Lincoln Riley's offensive gimmicks won't translate to the NFL

All those gimmicks won't play in the NFL. They don't translate. That's how, if you ever want to be a real naysayer online about the genius of Lincoln Riley, just respond to every breakdown of the Oklahoma plays. Be like, if he had to go up against an NFL D lineman, he'd be fucked.

Riley hasn't coached in the NFL yet, but many of his concepts (and his QBs like Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts) have succeeded in the NFL.
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#PMT-2019-0828-11916
Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin will never win a national title in football or basketball

Personal one, Wisconsin will never win a national title in football or basketball... I accepted it when Coach K paid off the refs at halftime [in 2015], but that was the moment. It will never happen.

Since 2019, Wisconsin has not won a national title in either sport. This remains a 'pending' but currently 'correct' prediction based on results to date.
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#PMT-2019-0828-11920
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Climate change will cause the earth to fry in the next 100 years

Climate change is real and the earth is basically going to fry in the next hundred years... Or less. For sure going to happen.

Aligns with broad scientific warnings about global warming trends.
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#PMT-2019-0729-18809
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith will eventually run for President together

I can see a world like 10 years from now, 15 years from now, where the two candidates for president are Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith. And then they run together. And then they're co-presidents.

Extremely unlikely to happen literally, though both have leaned into political commentary since this episode.
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Take Slip·Jul 24, 2019
#PMT-2019-0724-5829
Big CatBig Cat

Matthew Stafford is a Hall of Famer

Matt Stafford, by the way, still a Hall of Famer.

Stafford's Hall of Fame case is strong given his volume stats and Super Bowl ring, but he is not yet eligible/inducted.
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#PMT-2019-0719-15848
Big CatBig Cat

Bronny James Jr. is a 'buy' stock for future greatness

This is the anti-pander pick, Bronny James Jr. I'm going to squat on that one. I'm going to buy that stock.

Bronny James was eventually drafted by the Lakers in 2024. While 'greatness' is still pending, making the NBA as a second-round pick is a significant achievement, though many would argue his career has been underwhelming relative to the hype.
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#PMT-2019-0719-15849
HankHank

Bronny James Jr. will be a bust

You are forgetting that this is all about a mountain of greatness. Not predicting future greatness. I still went with Bronny James Jr. Plus, he's going to be a bust.

Bronny James' NBA career is in its infancy as of 2024. However, his limited production in college and as a rookie has led many critics to lean towards Hank's take.
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#PMT-2019-0717-10218
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson is definitely a Hall of Famer

Russell Wilson will be a Hall of Famer. Yes, he's a Hall of Famer.

While Wilson is still active/playing, his 9 Pro Bowls and Super Bowl ring make him a very strong candidate, though his recent years in Denver have slightly complicated the lock status.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2019
#PMT-2019-0624-16748
Big CatBig Cat

The super-wealthy will eventually live in biodomes or on Mars

The rich people are going to be living in a biodome. That's a fact. Or on Mars. They're already working on it, dude. It's going to suck for everyone else.

Space colonization efforts are underway, but it's currently speculative whether it will serve as an escape for the wealthy.
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#PMT-2019-0610-19494
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Cruise would murder Justin Bieber in a fight

I still think Tom Cruise would kick his ass. Tom Cruise would murder him. Dude, he does all his own stunts. Hanging outside of a helicopter at Mission Impossible. Yes, that's him.

The fight never occurred, so the outcome remains unknown.
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#PMT-2019-0605-13610
HankHank

Human civilization is highly likely to end by the year 2050

So good old science came out with a report today, and it said that it's highly likely that human civilization will end in 2050.

This is a prediction based on a specific 2019 report; the outcome won't be known until 2050.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2019
#PMT-2019-0603-1817
Big CatBig Cat

I will call Kevin Durant a 'baby back bitch' to his face

How do you think it's going to go when I call him a baby back bitch to his face? I think we have to. I don't think there's a choice.

Durant has never appeared on PMT for an interview where Big Cat could fulfill this promise.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2019
#PMT-2019-0603-1824
Chris MannixChris Mannix

If Anthony Joshua loses the rematch to Andy Ruiz Jr., his career is unrecoverable

If Anthony Joshua loses the second time to Andy Ruiz, I don't know how it's recoverable... I don't believe that it would be a stunner if Andy Ruiz is able to do it and repeat what he saw Saturday.

Joshua won the rematch in December 2019, so his career remained elite for several more years.
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