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It's a big fight weekend, with the Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz PPV headlining the action. Along with the main-event, which we've allotted 3 selections to, the full televised portion of the undercard is on the game sheet.
There's also a featherweight clash happening on Thursday (so don't delay in making your selections) between Jhonny Gonzalez and Rogers Mtagwa, plus the latest installment of the Prizefighter Series - which is also happening on Thursday.
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 the latest standings here.
Let’s get to the week 5 line-up…
**** Remember you do not need to make a selection on every fight. If you are unfamiliar with any of the fighters, and don't want to risk points, you are free to PASS on any pick. You must make at least one selection to receive the 10 point participation bonus****A. Pick the winner - Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz (Saturday, September 17)
1. Mayweather to win – risk 13.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Ortiz to win – risk 2.5 points to win 13.5.
B. Method of victory - Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 17)
1. Mayweather by stoppage – risk 4 to win 8.
2. Mayweather by decision – risk 6 to win 6.
3. Ortiz by stoppage – risk 1.5 to win 10.5.
4. Ortiz by decision – risk 0.5 to win 11.5.
C. Over/Under - Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz (Saturday, September 17)
1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 7.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Over 11 1/2 – risk 5.5 points to win 4.5.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 2.5 points to win 7.5.
4. Under 11 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.
D. Pick the winner - Jessie Vargas vs Josesito Lopez (Saturday, September 17)
1. Vargas to win – risk 6 points to win 4.
2. Lopez to win – risk 4 points to win 6.
E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Erik Morales vs Pablo Cesar Cano (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 17)
1. Morales to win (any method) – risk 8 to win 2.
2. Morales by stoppage – risk 3 to win 7.
3. Morales by decision – risk 5 to win 5.
4. Cano (any method) – risk 2 to win 8.
F. Over/Under - Saul Alvarez vs Alfonso Gomez (Saturday, September 17)
1. Over 6 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.
2. Over 8 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
3. Under 6 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.
4. Under 8 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Jhonny Gonzalez vs Rogers Mtagwa (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Thursday, September 15)
1. Gonzalez to win (any method) – risk 9 to win 1.
2. Gonzalez by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 3.5.
3. Gonzalez by decision – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
4. Mtagwa (any method) – risk 1 to win 9.
H. Pick the winner - Prizefighter Light Middleweights II - Peter Vaughan, Mehrdud Takaloo, Nick Quigley, Wayne Goddard, Kris Agyei-Dua, JJ Bird, Steve Harkin, Jeff Thomas (Thursday, September 15)
1. Vaughn to win – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
2. Takaloo to win – risk 2 to win 8.
3. Quigley to win – risk 1 to win 9.
4. Goddard or Agyei-Dua (two for one price) to win – risk 1 to win 9.
5. JJ Bird, Steve Harkin or Jeff Thomas (three for one price) – risk 1 to win 9.
6. Any late replacement – risk 0.5 to win 9.5.
Please fill out your selections as follows:
Enter the LETTER of the fight first, then whether it’s a single (1), double (2) or triple (3) followed by the NUMBER of your pick and the NAME of the FIGHTER and METHOD of victory (where applicable).
**** You have 10 doubles and 5 triples to use over the 10 week season ****
For Selection A, if you want to use one of your doubles on Mayweather to win...
A. (2) – 1 – Mayweather to win
For Selection B, if you wish to pick Mayweather by stoppage without using a double or triple...
B. (1) – 1 - Mayweather by stoppage
For Selection C, if you wanted to use a triple on the Over 11 1/2, you would enter...
C. (3) – 2 – Over 11 1/2
For Selection D, if you wish to pass...
D. Pass
Good luck!