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The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 12 - Week 1
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 23, 2012 7:01 AM EDT
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Everyone is back on level terms as a new season of pick'em action starts this week.
For those that haven't played before, welcome to the best pick'em game going. Please join right in and start playing (just make sure to check out the rules - we promise they are very simple).
An explanation of how to fill out your selections appears at the bottom of this post - please follow these instructions as it makes it easier for us to tabulate the results quickly each week.
Topping the bill for week 1 are a pair of the world's best 168lb fighters, with unbeaten southpaw Lucian Bute traveling to Nottingham for a showdown with Super-Six runner-up Carl Froch. As there isn't too much else happening in the boxing world this weekend, we've thrown an over-under in as well for this one.
The show's main supporting bout has promising Carl Frampton taking on Raul Hirales of Mexico in a 12-round super-bantamweight clash.
An interesting Friday Night Fights match-up rounds out this week's action, with Alisher Rahimov taking on Ji-Hoon Kim in Missouri.
You can check out last season's final standings here.
Let’s get to the week 1 line-up…
78 commentsPick'em Game: Season Eleven Final Standings
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 21, 2012 1:30 AM EDT
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We have a new champion, as Hoosier closed with a flourish to claim the Season 11 crown with 251 points. Having saved plenty of doubles & triples for the final week, the latest pick'em titlist declared "2nd place is first loser, Go Big or Go Home," before dropping a huge 68 points to blow away the field.
Second spot went to ekker3 with a very respectable 221.5 points, followed Sweet science in third (for the second season in a row) with 214. The 2011 overall champion ulises solis grabbed fourth with 205, while KidSleez placed fifth with 195.5.
The rest of the overall top ten had EndoEnderson in sixth at 186.5, Radu seventh with 178, Brockman1 eighth at 175.5, Dafs ninth at 175.5 and Sam5001 in tenth with 165.5.
The 68 points posted by Hoosier, was easily good enough to take weekly honors. In second was Vicmatic1 with 43.5, followed RyanSexton in third at 34 and Radu in fourth at 33.5. There was a tie for fifth, with cheetahpants and sp0rtsfan86 both posting 30.5 points. The rest of the weekly top ten had TheMysticalNinja at 29.5, A.F. 27.5, MrAlencon at 26 and indian runner at 25.5.
The top 20 players all received Player of the Year points. Here are the current POTY standings (Season 11 POTY points in brackets)...
- Sweet science … 22 ( 11 )
- Radu … 17 ( 7 )
- TheDemolitionDan … 17 ( 2 )
- A.F. … 16 ( 3 )
- Hoosier_ … 15 ( 15 )
- ekker3 … 13 ( 13 )
- ulises solis … 12 ( 10 )
- KidSleez … 9 ( 9 )
- EndoEnderson … 8 ( 8 )
- tencount … 8 ( 0 )
- Sam5001 … 7 ( 4 )
- quincyte … 7 ( 0 )
- Brockman1 … 6 ( 6 )
- Nonpariel Barry Punchbag … 6 ( 0 )
- Dafs … 5 ( 5 )
- moidadabum … 5 ( 1 )
- Oli Goldstein … 5 ( 0 )
- RyanSexton … 3 ( 3 )
- Vicmatic1 … 3 ( 2 )
- alargar … 3 ( 0 )
- m0rpheas … 3 ( 0 )
- Eugene Banks … 2 ( 2 )
- BrianBrock … 2 ( 1 )
- Dplainview … 2 ( 0 )
- Matt Miller … 2 ( 0 )
- sp0rtsfan86 … 1 ( 1 )
- PhinsAllDay … 1 ( 1 )
- DrHenrik … 1 ( 1 )
- Dave Oakes … 1 ( 0 )
- indian runner … 1 ( 0 )
- Skeletor1982 … 1 ( 0 )
The complete overall and weekly standings after the jump...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 11 - Week 10
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 16, 2012 11:30 PM EDT
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A week left in the season, and the title race is still wide open. And if you're a little farther back, there are still plenty of Player of the Year points up for grabs.
We've got 6 bouts on the line-up, with a 175lb clash between Mikkel Kessler and Allan Green topping the bill.
There's a super-flyweight match-up finally taking place in Mexico, with Juan Carlos Sanchez and Juan Alberto Rosas going at it. Friday Night Fights has a junior-welterweight 10-rounder that looks on paper to be fairly well matched, with Karim Mayfield taking on Raymond Serrano in Albany.
There's also a couple of heavyweight fights, with British prospect David Price going up against Sam Sexton and Odlanier Solis facing Konstantin Airich. And finally, at the other end of the spectrum, a minimuweight battle between Denver Cuello and Ganigan Lopez.
For a better look at all the action, check out Scott's breakdown on this week's TV Schedule.
For those that haven't played before, welcome to the best pick'em game going. Please join right in and start playing (just make sure to check out the rules - we promise they are very simple).
An explanation of how to fill out your selections appears at the bottom of this post - please follow these instructions as it makes it easier for us to tabulate the results quickly each week.
You can check out last week's standings here.
Let’s get to the week 10 line-up…
Pick'em Game: Season 11 - Week 9 Standings
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 14, 2012 9:30 PM EDT
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A perfect 4 for 4 tally, including both upset winners, a double on Brian Viloria by stoppage and a triple on Gennady Golovkin by stoppage, gave Radu the week's top score with 52 points.
In second spot was ulises solis (3 for 4, 3 doubles) with 41.5, followed by Vicmatic1 (2 for 4, 1 double & 1 triple) in second at 31.5 and a tie for fourth between notclements (3 for 4, 1 double) and TheMysticalNinja (3 for 4, 1 double) with 31. The rest of the weekly top ten had DrHenrik at 28.5, KidSleez 26.5, Eugene Banks 24.5, Skeletor1982 22 and ekker3 with 21.
There is a new name at the top of the leaderboard, with ekker3 moving up from third place to take the overall top spot with 207 points. Dropping a spot after a rough week is Sweet science at 197.5, while KidSleez continues to charge forward, moving from fifth into third with 192.
Last season's overall champion ulises solis is also making a big late run, jumping up from ninth into fourth with 190.5, while Dafs drops a few places into fifth at 186. Rounding out the top ten is Hoosier at 186, EndoEnderson 170, Eugene Banks 163, Brockman1 161 and BrianBrock at 158.
The complete weekly standings and overall leaders after the jump...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 11 - Week 9
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 10, 2012 3:00 AM EDT
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We're coming down to the wire in what might be the most competitive pick'em season to date. Several players still have a crack at the title, and with two weeks to play, every pick is crucial - so if you've been saving those doubles and triples, this might be the weekend to use them.
Topping the bill is the latest installment of a little man trilogy, with Brian Viloria looking to even the score with old rival Omar Nino Romero. Given Viloria has the home field edge and the better resume of late, we've made the BLH #2 ranked flyweight a sizable favorite.
Also in action is Gennady Golovkin (BLH #6), with the heavy handed middleweight taking on Japanese southpaw Makoto Fuchigami.
The game-sheet also features a super-flyweights Juan Alberto Rosas (BLH #8) and Juan Carlos Sanchez battling it out in Mexico, along with a British welterweight title bout between Colin Lynes and Junior Witter. Rounding out the line-up is Friday's Shobox main-event between Yudel Jhonson and Willie Nelson.
For those that haven't played before, welcome to the best pick'em game going. Please join right in and start playing (just make sure to check out the rules - we promise they are very simple).
An explanation of how to fill out your selections appears at the bottom of this post - please follow these instructions as it makes it easier for us to tabulate the results quickly each week.
You can check out last week's standings here.
Let’s get to the week 9 line-up…
Pick'em Game: Season 11 - Week 8 Standings
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 7, 2012 4:00 AM EDT
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KidSleez took weekly honors with a big 61.5 points, thanks to a 6 for 8 week that included a couple of successful doubles (Over 11 1/2 Mayweather-Cotto & Alvarez by decision) and a triple on Floyd Mayweather by decision.
**** A quick note before we get to the rest of the weekly top 10... Only players that went the KO route in the Huck-Afolabi draw lost points. All other selections were voided, and doubles/tripled refunded. ****
Second place went to Matt Miller (4 for 7, 2 doubles & 1 triple) with 53.5, followed by tencount (4 for 6, 3 doubles) in third at 49.5. and Sweet science (4 for 6, 1 triple) in fourth with 44.5. BrianBrock (4 for 8, 1 double & 1 triple) grabbed fifth with 44, while Sam5001 and A.F. tied for sixth at 41.5.
The rest of the weekly top ten had Brockman1 at 36, ulises solis 32 and Dafs 32.
Thanks to a strong week, Sweet science opened up a little bit of room at the top of the overall leaderboard with 206.5 points.
Dafs edges up a couple spots into second with 191, while ekker3 holds steady in third at 186 and Hoosier slips a couple places into fourth with 178.5. On the strength of the weekly top score, KidSleez jumps all the way from fourteenth into fifth with 165.5, while BrianBrock climbs a few places into sixth at 154.5.
TheDemolitionDan and EndoEnderson are tied for seventh with 152 points, followed by ulises solis in ninth at 149 and Sam5001 in tenth with 145.5.
The complete weekly standings and overall leaders after the jump...
The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 11 - Week 8
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 2, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
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We've got lots of action for you this weekend, with the HBO PPV main-event between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto topping the bill. Also on the line-up are a couple match-ups from the less than spectacular undercard with Saul Alvarez facing Shane Mosley and Deandre Latimore going up against Carlos Quintana.
There's action from Germany as well, with an intriguing cruiserweight rematch between Marco Huck and Ola Afolabi. Heavyweights Kubrat Pulev and Alexander Dimitrenko are also on the game-sheet in the main supporting bout.
Rounding out this week's pick'em action is a featherweight clash from Singapore between Chris John and Shoji Kimura, along middleweight action from France featuring Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam and Max Bursak.
For a nice breakdown of the week's action, check out Scott's analysis on the Bad Left Hook TV Schedule.
For those that haven't played before, welcome to the best pick'em game going. Please join right in and start playing (just make sure to check out the rules - we promise they are very simple).
An explanation of how to fill out your selections appears at the bottom of this post - please follow these instructions as it makes it easier for us to tabulate the results quickly each week.
You can check out last week's standings here.
Let’s get to the week 8 line-up…
Pick'em Game: Season 11 - Week 7 Standings
by The Boxing Bulletin on Apr 30, 2012 5:30 PM EDT
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A busy few days of boxing saw ekker3 take weekly honors with an 8 for 11 tally that was good for 59 points. Keys to the big score were successful doubles on Roman Gonzalez to win by knockout and Denis Grachev's surprising stoppage of heavily favored Ismayl Sillakh.
Taking second spot was Sweet science (6 for 8, 2 doubles & 1 triple) with a big 52 points, followed by CURSEONE (4 for 6, 1 triple) in third with 38.5 and last season's winner TheDemolitionDan (7 for 11, 2 triples) in fourth at 37.5. Brockman1 (7 for 9) grabbed fifth with 34, while the rest of the top ten had sp0rtsfan86 at 33, Vicmatic1 31, jake_ash 31, EndoEnderson 27.5 and Hoosier with 25.5.
Taking over first place is Sweet science with 162 points, though the margin is slim. Right behind are Hoosier and ekker3, tied for second with 159.5, while last week's overall leader Dafs is right there in fourth at 159. In striking distance for a second title is TheDemolitionDan with 145, while tetsujin and EndoEnderson are tied for sixth at 125.5.
The rest of the overall top ten has 2011's overall winner ulises solis at 117, sp0rtsfan86 116.5 and BrianBrock with 110.5.
The complete weekly standings and overall leaders after the jump...
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