The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 11 - Week 5

We've got a busy line-up of pick'em action for you this weekend.

Topping the bill - at least when it comes to potentially competitive match-ups - is a middleweight clash from Germany between Felix Sturm (BLH #2 at 160) and Sebastian Zbik.

Also on the line-up are three fights from the HBO PPV card. The Mexico City main-event has Juan Manuel Marquez (#1 at 135) facing Serhiy Fedchenko, while the Vegas portion of the show has Brandon Rios (#2 at 135) taking on Richard Abril and Mike Alvarado (#8 at 140) squaring off against Mauricio Herrera.

The Friday Night Fights main-event has Australian brawler Michael Katsidis (#10 at 135) squaring off against Albert Mensah in a 10-rounder.

Rounding out the game-sheet is a heavyweight match-up from Belfast between Tyson Fury (#7 at HVY) and Martin Rogan.

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 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 - Felix Sturm vs Sebastian Zbik (Saturday, April 14)

1. Sturm to win – risk 8 points to win 5.
2. Zbik to win – risk 5 points to win 8.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Felix Sturm vs Sebastian Zbik (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, April 14)

1. Sturm by stoppage – risk 1 to win 8.
2. Sturm by decision – risk 4.5 to win 4.5.
3. Zbik by stoppage – risk 0.5 to win 8.5.
4. Zbik by decision – risk 3 to win 6.

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Brandon Rios vs Richard Abril (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, April 14)

1. Rios to win (any method) – risk 9.5 to win 1.5.
2. Rios by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 4.5.
3. Rios by decision – risk 3 to win 8.
4. Abril (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 9.5.

D. *Over/Under - Brandon Rios vs Richard Abril (Saturday, April 14)

1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 7 points to win 3.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 3 points to win 7.
4. Under 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.

*Over 7 1/2 = 7 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 8.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Juan Manuel Marquez vs Sergey Fedchenko (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, April 14)

1. Marquez to win (any method) – risk 9 to win 1.
2. Marquez by stoppage – risk 5 to win 5.
3. Marquez by decision – risk 4 to win 6.
4. Fedchenko (any method) – risk 1 to win 9.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Mike Alvarado vs Mauricio Herrera (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, April 14)

1. Alvarado to win (any method) – risk 8.5 to win 1.5.
2. Alvarado by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 5.5.
3. Alvarado by decision – risk 4 to win 6.
4. Herrera (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Michael Katsidis vs Albert Mensah (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, April 13)

1. Katsidis to win (any method) – risk 8 to win 1.
2. Katsidis by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 4.5.
3. Katsidis by decision – risk 3.5 to win 5.5.
4. Mensah (any method) – risk 1 to win 8.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Tyson Fury vs Martin Rogan (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, April 14)

1. Fury to win (any method) – risk 8 to win 1.
2. Fury by stoppage – risk 5.5 to win 3.5.
3. Fury by decision – risk 2.5 to win 6.5.
4. Rogan (any method) – risk 1 to win 8.

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 Joyi to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Joyi to win

For Selection B, if you wish to pick Abraham by decision without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 3 - Abraham by decision

For Selection C, if you wanted to use a triple on Over 10 1/2, you would enter...

C. (3) – 2 – Over 10 1/2

For Selection D, if you wish to pass...

D. Pass

Good luck!