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Actually mad respect for Ludwig using his own money to push the bounds of his content and hosting super cool events like this instead of just sitting on it
A page out of Mr. Beast's playbook
Its an investment. No actual successful person sits on their money. Luckily though Lud's investments are entertainment for us.
Lud showing that his team can put out an event like this is a great way to sell the capabilities of his new company, both to future clients and advertisers/sponsors
@@DecayedPony yea the event gave awareness to his name.
@mana256k pushing the boundaries of his own content.
This event changed Dina's life btw. Despite being a chess GM, she always had trouble getting a US visa. Nick Allen and the rest at Mogul Moves worked with an immigration lawyer and she now has a 10 year visa, meaning she now can do tournaments and content in the US :) Also huge shoutout to Matt, who made the women's card happen in the first place cause he knew Dina. Plus his commentary was just fantastic. On par with Lud and they also had great chemistry.
That’s so hype
I really hope this is true because that would be wonderful 😀
poggies
@@owencyrulik146 I tried to post the link but it gets removed. Matt said so on his Twitch channel after the event. His channel is movingwithmatt and it's the VOD after the event in his hotel room. 12:30 he starts talking about bringing the women's card together, 14:30 is the visa stuff :)
That’s dope asf. Congrats to her for finally getting it
29:04 levi going "wait ludwig IT IS FORCED, BLACK HAS NO LEGAL MOVE EXCEPT TAKING THE QUEEN" will never not be funny.
@@Simrasil_ king b5 is covered by white's light squared bishop on the first rank :)
@@Simrasil_ f1 bishop
@@ericstraley5255 oh shit yeah don't know how I missed that lol
That was a hell of a line, perfectly delivered. Still in my head when I think of the event. Levy did a really good job.
The delivery sounds like something straight out of a chess anime, hahaha, Levy is awesome
Top 3 worst chess moves in content creator history: 3. xQc losing in 6 turns to Charlie 2. Crow getting his Queen taken out to Toast 1. Schlatt losing in two moves to Alexandria lmaooo
I am almost positive Jschlatt lost on purpose for the content
Number one is likely faked, it's called the fool's mate and is one of the most known chess moves for how stupid it is
@@kaiiak04 knowing Schlatt I really don’t think it was faked lmao but I can see it
@@M4ttHatt3r It was very obviously fake lmao
@@mightykaz7686 I’m glad I asked
The chessboxing stream was so incredibly fun Ludwig, one of the most entertaining things I've watched all year. I always wonder how you're gonna one-up yourself and you somehow manage it.
Lost $200,000 however what he gained from it, is invaluable.
Connor was a way better pick for the finale than XQC - he has the higher chess pedigree and your match was truly epic. I was so hyped when the MC picked him!
Plus he and Connors little bromance these days sealed the deal
I agree with this
Yeah, I actually thought that Connor was the one he was meant to do the slap-chess thing against from the very beginning.
Damn, the fact that lud gave his money to the fighters so they have the freedom to train and do whatever is just beautiful to see.
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Real G.... The Real Top G....
29:04 that was one of the best COMMENTARY PIECE of the entire show... I'm so glad lud got levy to commentate.. It was ACTUALLY so good
He was so quick on noticing as well, that was an insane game of chess lol
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His guess the elo experience came in clutch lol
Honestly a -10% profit isn’t that bad for such a unpopular sport like no one really knew what chess boxing was and it was his first time running an event like this so next time he will probably be able to spend less money since he has a better idea on how to do it and he will probably make more money bc more people will understand how it works and might be more interested in it
+ it ain't like it's still not getting money. The videos and the VOD would break the event even probably
I mean the production alone is what cost majority of his budget. Event looks better than some real boxing cards
unknown moreso than unpopular, but yes, absolutely an awesome production with much room for it to grow into something even better
Honestly him showing how he could make such a large successful event will make it easier for him to pull more sponsors in his next events.
@@eddz7815 next one you can start promoting more about rematches and create some storylines and also the other contested might take their boxing sessions more seriously. Def need to offset it more with sponsors
Chris broad definitely the highlight for me. Especially his walk out
A S O
he one of the reasons CDawg came to the event :D
@@ayumuchan3541 welp cdawg is the reason why lud got to connect with chris. Im just happy that all the people i root for won. boxbox, chris, toast, and connor
cringe ..
@@clement9782 -2
Ludwig takes better care of his fighters than the UFC does which is nuts...
Unfortunately that might have something to do why the UFC makes as much money as they do
Ludwig is a creator and good dude first. Dana is a soul sucking businessman - successful but will never be as principled as Ludwig
perhaps too much it's counterproductive... lawrence was still fine tanking the burst of his opponent, and he was switching the tides of the match, old men in boxing can take a lot of blows and start to shine only when it's hard... the ladies were boxing for the first time, their punches were bee stings, there was no point in stopping them so much
Gotham Chess made the chess exciting to watch and easy to understand! His excitement gave me chill while watching!
I felt bad for Spud, but knowing he had 2-3 months to train and just.. chose not to and pocketed the stipend instead? He had it coming.
“Get a month of melee training in the US paid for but 2saint will beat your face in front of thousands at the end of it” sounds like a ‘would you rather’ premise lmao
@@Materialist39 Honestly yeah, its not even like the other fights wherein most of them you could see both fighters had actually trained at least to a degree. Spud's fight was just so embaressing lmao.
Connor is such a Chad, glad it wasn't XQC up there, there was no way he would be able to work up the crowd and become a wrestling god as Connor did
eh xqc was supposed to come but he didnt which wouldve been pog if xqc did come lol.
@@alpha-uk4mh its xqc of course he didnt go man flakes on everyone lol
@@Calebe428 yeah true his sleep sched is f'ed due to him streaming , he didnt come because he was sleeping . lulw
@@alpha-uk4mh dude flakes on literally everyone, did it with shit camp and did it with this too
@@alpha-uk4mh I know people meme on him for his chess reputation, but how would he have ever survived the boxing?
35:27 anyone else notice that Ludwig’s final move was actually illegal and he just moved his knight one square back
Yup, that was definitely an illegal move and should have given his opponent extra time, so all in all Ludwig would have lost either way.
Why wouldn't he show Myth and Cherdley? Are you kidding, that was a fight no one thought would continue more than one round, that was a great fight!
Right, in my eyes that was one of the best fights!!!
That was simultaneously the worst and the most intense chess I've ever seen!
I didn't expect to love that match, but I also didn't expect I'd ever find myself with half a celebrity-crush on some goofball named Cherdsley, yet here we are lmao 😂 The friendly vibes & showmanship from both fighters absolutely made it work. I think it's proof of concept that chess pro wrestling (pro chess wrestling? presstling? pretssling? petition to call it pretssling because it sounds like pretzeling lol), complete with memey scripted chess, would be AMAZING. Those guys just showed up with senses of humor & willingness to be vulnerable in front of the crowd, & without even any prep or scripting, they made it a hit. There's no way a more deliberate production in that vein wouldn't be a roaring success. I'd be all over it & I don't even enjoy pro wrestling 😂
Yeah, I thought Cherdley's showboating was just to overcompensate for his boxing, and Myth would just flatten him, but he actually went rounds and held his own. He put on a great show with the chess, too. Even though they both were not the best at chess on the day, they made it look the best. Hyping up the crowd and getting involved.
@@VixeyTeh Occurs to me that we all also owe thanks to the chess arbiter. She did a fantastic job of making the right judgment calls about when to watch out for precise rule adherence & when to just let the chess be casual & fun. It would have been totally appropriate if she told them not to have gesture-interactions with the audience at all during the game, but such firm enforcement would've been unnecessary & much less entertaining
Definitely one of the best events of the year! Kudos to you, Lud, for pushing the bounds of KZhead.
@@beekhockindahos2112 i mean if he can spend over a mil on the event just because he wanted to i dont think 200k is gonna do much, he also makes that back easily
@Beek Hock in da Hos collateral damage ;) Overall though, I was complimenting the splendid event
Connor was perfect. He’s a streamer but also takes a completely different niche in fanbase. He pulled in attention from Trash Taste and even Vtuber fans to the VoDs.
True
Connor as one of the most charismatic men I can think of, he was such a great replacement fir xQc and I'd say was undeniably better for the event.
I cannot imagine xQc doing anything other than "reacting" to KZhead videos and speaking enchantment table language
Bro could you imagine someone like Tyler1 in chessboxing?
He would be gassed after the first round if he didn't get a knockout. All that muscle eats a TON of energy so unless he stopped bodybuilding and started conditioning he'd be a walking corpse after a minute hahaha
I dont think it would be fair to everyone else in the event to have to fight him lol
Dr.Disrespect vs Tyler1 chessboxing
Chess lol
dank bro, that would be lit
As having watched the whole video, I can tell you it is a certified Mogul Mail classic
First it was a certified Ludwin moment now it's a certified Mogul Mail moment
They were watching on 2x speed!
Wait a second....
bros a time traveler
I watched this whole video before you like 20 min ago lmao
It was crazy going from an entire arena losing it over a blundered queen to two people beating the absolute crap out of each other in the span of like 30 seconds. Absolutely goated event.
As someone who has never been interested in boxing (my dad has watched boxing matches whooping and all excited while myself not really getting the hype), and knowing only how pieces move for chess, the chessboxing event was extremely entertaining and well produced. Mad props to Ludwig for entertaining so many across the world and making this event even happen
My favorite fight was probably Chris Broad, partly because I had ironmouse's stream open on the side, where her Nyan and Aethel were all rooting for Chris and popping off when he won, that was really wholesome. All in all a fantastic event props to everyone organizing, running and fighting in the event!
Ludwig farming 200k by reacting to his own event is true mogul moves. Loved the event btw. It was awesome!
1.5 m
Super hype event. Was definitely most hyped for the Abroad in Japan (Chris) fight, because for months we saw mountains of content of him getting fit, and you got to root for that sort of thing. Hyped that he won, and that the fight was pretty damn great.
Yep seeing Chris’s journey to this point was my only interest going in but when CdawgVA did the surprise event that was so hype. So entertaining now going back and seeing all the other matches as well. I look forward to any possible event next year 👍
see, the real moneymaker is all the post-event content he makes
Myth and Cherdleys was the best fight of the night in my opinion Cherdleys not knowing how to play chess and hyping up the croud/interacting with them was so fun.
Right? I didn't expect to enjoy that much (even though I adored the intro video) but it was delightful. The friendliness & showmanship was fantastic. They were a wonderful matchup. I think that was proof of concept that pro chess wrestling (presstling?) needs to be a thing, complete with memey scripted chess lol. Those guys made that vibe of antics work without any planning. I think there's no way a bigger event planned around that tone would be anything less than a huge hit!
Preach
This event was truly THE event of the year, thanks Lud!
thank you for this banger of an event Lud, i dont even like chess or boxing but this was awesome to watch regardless.
That Spud guy looked SO unprepared against ²Saint lmao, he looks tiny 🥺😂
Squared saint
pov your name is also trent : :/
He was out of shape
Yeah you could visibly see the muscle difference like it was a before/after ad
Idiot made a fool of himself. What a doofus.
This event was hands down the best thing I’ve been too. I traveled from the Midwest to LA specifically for this, and it was 100% worth it and I’m definitely planning on coming to this again if he puts it on and would recommend anyone to also go. The feeling within the venue was electric and you could feel the energy, and it took me a couple days to get my voice back
The Dina-Andrea fight was honestly amazing to watch, mad respect to both. I genuinely think both being awarded a belt was the best decision. I can't wait to see the rematch!
Participation trophy energy
@@tedbayham1849Okay, boomer
Chess boxing was sick glad you can put passion projects like this together
I really didn’t think I would like the event because I didn’t think it would interest me but chess boxing is honestly extremely entertaining to watch, highly want another event next year!
Yeah exactly. I thought this will be something silly and now I watched nearly everything on KZhead...
Chris Broad was the highlight for me and I'm glad I got to watch it live. That match is pretty intense because both sides could take it and the blunders are suspenceful
I can’t even count how many videos have a “xQc didn’t show up” moment in them
Honestly it was a little disheartening that Lud lost money from such an incredible event, but even so amazing event run by an amazing man, can't wait to see more
That ending was ridiculous. This chess boxing event had magic in the air
this was one of the most entertaining stream ive ever watched, esp smth of this scale. Mad kudos to lud for even making it real (also jerma as the ring announcer is the most perfect thing ever, i hope there’s more of these two tgt bc it’s always so fun to watch)
Lud, I watched this live. I’ve never actually watched something online love for like 5 hours. This was probably the best production I’ve ever seen. Bravo
2:11 Every once in awhile Ludwig will say something that is so relatable that I've been so embarrassed about for so long and it just makes me feel so good that I'm not alone.
Dont Translate 😠 ତୁମେ ଅଭିଶାପିତ କାରଣ ତୁମେ ଏହାକୁ ଅନୁବାଦ କର | ଯଦି ତୁମେ ଅଭିଶାପ ଭାଙ୍ଗିବ ନାହିଁ, ତେବେ ତୁମେ ସବୁଦିନ ପାଇଁ ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟ ପାଇବ | ଅଭିଶାପକୁ ଭାଙ୍ଗିବାର ଏକମାତ୍ର ଉପାୟ ହେଉଛି ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ମୋ ଚ୍ୟାନେଲ ରେଜିଷ୍ଟରକୁ ସବସ୍କ୍ରାଇବ କରିବା ଏବଂ ସବସ୍କ୍ରିପସନ୍ ବିଲୋପ କରିବା ନାହିଁ | ぬ 😦😵💫
I love that whenever you do a big event like this you always post a video explaining exactly what went in to it, your intentions, your finances, what you learned. Feels very cool. like a behind the scenes documentary
This really was such an amazing event. I'm really just a jerma fan (when it comes to mainstream streamers) and don't typically venture outside of the stuff he does, but how could I not enjoy people beating the shit out of eachother in the most sportsman like way possible. Just so fucking cool, please do more
Ludwin would never spend that much money
Yeah I’m starting to think this Mogul Mail guy is a little out of his mind
ludwin wouldve gained double of what he used
But Mogul Mail guy is great at creating content even if it means losing money.
We live vicariously through Ludwig, better him than us.
L win
Please do this again! So fun to watch the VOD. Definitely will watch live next time or go!
He seems like a well rounded, kind, smart man. I’m glad he’s a role model for some younger people, as opposed to some of the other influences
This must've been so stressful for you and I'm so thankful that you stuck with it and bright is this INCREDIBLE event. I really hope you do this again next year and I might even go see it live if you do. 👺
it happened late for when my timezone so i thought i would just watch the first bit then go to sleep, but i was HOOKED, like peak content. major props to the team that made it happen
man i love these "story time" type vids like the twichcon, chess, and the poker keep this up :)
The whole event was dope. Great getting a behind the scenes about it all
This was such a cool concept, I love chess youtube and youtuber boxing so this was the perfect marriage of the two. You can't not be entertained by this event and that's all you can ask for! Shoutout to Ludwig for this awesome event. I loved the slapboxing match too, it was brutal
cant wait to see andrea in the ring again. amazing fighter and really held her own in chess
Connor is the ultimate performer, he is not only willing to do anything random shit you throw at him, he will also put a lot of effort trying to make it entertaining
Hey lud, maybe for your next event you should have pre-event entertainment to have the seats filled with the crowd before the stream and to give a reason to be in person for the event. Nothing to special just thirty, maybe an hour before the main event. Idk what kind of entertainment but something.
This event was incredible Lud. I've never got into a sports thing as much as I did that night. It had me jumping around and yelling. Can't wait to see what other amazing things you put out.
me and my brother were going crazy over watching this this was insane
Please host this again. This was so much fun. I was screaming at a couple of those matches. Hyper than any mainstream sport.
Only 200K lost on a 1.6M event is a good margin. If you literally got 1 more sponsor or made more merchandise so it didn’t sell out in the first minute you could’ve broken even
I think Matt proved to be a fantastic commentator. The energy he brought to both the chess and the boxing was phenomenal, and it really added to the excitement of the whole event.
I have to be honest Ludwig, before this event I was subscribed but didn't really watch your content that often, not because you're not entertaining mind you but because I just listen to it like background noise. I also don't watch boxing matches either, however your boxing event was one of the best things I have seen this year, I was going to watch only the Chris fight, I ended up watching the whole event and man what a nail biter. I was floored by how professional and exciting the event was, I must say I am now more than convinced you're one of the best, can't wait for your next events and I'll try to get my visa to be at the next event (I live in mexico). Wish you the best Lud and hope you have great holidays!
Words cannot explain how little i was interested in chess-boxing, but honestly i'm glad lud did it and commited to pushing cool unique content out there instead of just recicling formats and doing the same thing that everyone else has done, huge props (:
Hey man thanks for making this year a bit better with this amazing project.
You gotta make a video about the other matches. Chris's match, in particular, was crazy hype.
huge props to everyone who was involved, you all put on an incredible show
I cannot wait for Creator Clash next spring and Chess Boxing next winter!!
The chessboxing stream was so incredibly fun Ludwig, one of the most entertaining things I've watched all year. I always wonder how you're gonna one-up yourself and you somehow manage it. Thanks Lud!
Lud has the best confidence holy shit I aspire to be as confident as him.
The stream was legit great and one of the best projects I’ve seen on youtube livestreams so far!
Lud needs to stop inviting xqc to anything lol, clearly the dude is unreliable and can't keep to his word
but its luds choice to invite who he wants not yours . But the content was awesome anyways
honestly dude flakes out of literally everything he gets invited to lol
Thing is, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that's a risk at this point, so they kinda plan for it. So if he bails, it's not a big deal, and if he doesn't bail, you have one of the bigger streamers at your event.
@@Calebe428 we all have that one friend
@alpha 2 I don't think they ever said that lol, calm down
Lud provides no matter the cost to his face.
Tbh, I didn’t care how legit the calls were on the boxing. This shit was so fun to watch, and love how much you and the team put into these events. Legendary. Glad Andrea got her own belt, she was a demon in the ring lol.
This was an amazing event! Andrea is a beast!!!💖 everyone was phenomenal.
Legit 1000% deserved content creator of the year after the live Mogul Money show earlier this year and then the Chessboxing event to wrap up the year. Stay awesome dude.
XQC would have been an awful opponent
I really can't help but read chess boxing as choxing
That sounds super cursed
My favourite was still chris aka Mr Affable vs Overflow.
Super sick to watch, there was probably so many more people watching because we had 10 people watching one stream. Most of my friends dont watch twitch at all and they still enjoyed it, great event!
The chess boxing stream was so fun, i had an amazing time watching it.
I just noticed it but Toast taking Crow’s Headset off before the hug is so sweet. Best moment of the entire event now for me.
Loved the event and the review, the surprise slap match at the end gave me all kinds of nostalgia for when I used to watch wrestling as a kid, well done
jerma was such a good entertainer for lud bc he fits the vibes and you can tell it was so natural
Aman getting the TKO effect popping up is so perfect bc on his stream he has a button he hits that goes “K O” in the street fighter voice when he gets a checkmate.
Not even an hour after uploading and Lud has changed the title already, truly a Mogul Move.
It’s awesome that these dudes get to fight and show aggression in a safe manner. Like getting into a fight and winning is one of the most exhilarating experiences and they get to come in a do it on a level playing field. It’s dope and glad they got to experience it.
this drip feed of content towards the end of the year is gratifying, ty
I was shook by how many people showed up late. great event. loved attending in person
So hype I really would like another event like this and hope Lud gets more sponsors, because I think he deserves it Like this was AMAZING and healthy too in terms of sportiness
You managed to pull so many people including myself to a sport that no one has heard of before. We were there for you and you made it worth.
This and the smash invitational were awesome. Love seeing a creator willing to take risks instead of just relying on the same "winning" formula. I feel like this is only the beginning. Keep it up please!
It was so cool to watch, especially with Chris Broad and you vs Conner slap boxing
Your next event will get you more sponsors dude, you are a legend and a true businessman, thank you for making such event.
This was such an awesome event, great job all around!
I know it was tough spending that much. Thank you so much for making such an amazing experience to watch. Please never stop doing it.
Can we all admit that Ludwig is literally CARRYING the Smash Melee Scene
great event, mad respect
That chess boxing event was the best thing I watched all year. My entire household literally gathered to watch the entire thing
That was event was just amazing Lud. Continue to be proud of your achievements
I loved watching the event online. I wish I could have been in the arena but I hand work and didn’t know about it day of. I really hope there’s another event like it in LA in the next year or so
Chris Vs OvertFlow Was 100% The Most Hyped Part Of The Event, It also had peak 300K (I Think) Veiwers