The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 12 - Week 2

We've got lots to choose from on the game-sheet - so if you happened to get off to a rough start last week, fear not, as this weekend offers plenty of chances to put points on the board and get back in contention.

Much of the action takes place on Showtime's big Four Warned card from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Former light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver takes on Lateef Kayode in a 12-round cruiserweight affair in the main-event, while Austin Trout puts his undefeated record on the line against veteran Delvin Rodriguez in the 154lb co-feature.

The show, packed with more depth than boxing fans are used to these days, also brings together up and coming middleweight Peter Quillin in a 10-rounder with former junior-middleweight ruler Winky Wright. Plus, there's an interesting bantamweight clash between prospect/contender Leo Santa Cruz and South African southpaw Vusi Malinga. For good measure, Showtime Extreme has long time 168lb contender Sakio Bika going up against prospect Dyah Davis.

Rounding out the line-up is a junior-middleweight clash between Gabriel Rosado and Sechew Powell, along with a couple of British fights. The UK match-ups have youngster Billy Joe Saunders going up against veteran Bradley Pryce and Brian Rose putting his British crown on the line against southpaw Kris Carslaw.

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 season's final standings here.

Let’s get to the week 2 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 / Method of victory - Austin Trout vs Delvin Rodriguez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, June 2)

1. Trout to win (any method) – risk 10.5 to win 3.5.
2. Trout by stoppage – risk 2 to win 12.
3. Trout by decision – risk 8.5 to win 5.5.
4. Rodriguez (any method) – risk 3.5 to win 10.5.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Antonio Tarver vs Lateef Kayode (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, June 2)

1. Tarver to win (any method) – risk 10 to win 3.
2. Tarver by stoppage – risk 4 to win 9.
3. Tarver by decision – risk 6 to win 7.
4. Kayode (any method) – risk 3 to win 10.

C. *Over/Under - Antonio Tarver vs Lateef Kayode (Saturday, June 2)

1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 3.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 3 points to win 6.
4. Under 10 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.

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

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Peter Quillin vs Winky Wright (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, June 2)

1. Quillin to win (any method) – risk 9.5 to win 2.5.
2. Quillin by stoppage – risk 3 to win 9.
3. Quillin by decision – risk 6.5 to win 5.5.
4. Wright (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 9.5.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Leo Santa Cruz vs Vusi Malinga (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, June 2)

1. Santa Cruz to win (any method) – risk 9 to win 2.
2. Santa Cruz by stoppage – risk 5.5 to win 5.5.
3. Santa Cruz by decision – risk 5.5 to win 5.5.
4. Malinga (any method) – risk 2 to win 9.

F. Pick the winner - Sakio Bika vs Dyah Davis (Saturday, June 2)

1. Bika to win – risk 6 points to win 4.
2. Davis to win – risk 4 points to win 6.

G. Pick the winner - Gabriel Rosado vs Sechew Powell (Friday, June 1)

1. Rosado to win – risk 6.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Powell to win – risk 2.5 points to win 6.5.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Billy Joe Saunders vs Bradley Price (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, June 1)

1. Saunders to win (any method) – risk 7 to win 1.
2. Saunders by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 3.5.
3. Saunders by decision – risk 2.5 to win 5.5.
4. Price (any method) – risk 1 to win 7.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Brian Rose vs Kris Carslaw (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, June 2)

1. Rose to win (any method) – risk 7 to win 1.
2. Rose by stoppage – risk 2 to win 6.
3. Rose by decision – risk 5 to win 3.
4. Carslaw (any method) – risk 1 to win 7.

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 Trout to win via any method...

A. (2) – 1 – Trout to win

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

B. (1) – 3 - Tarver by decision

For Selection C, if you want to use one of you triples on the fight going over 10 1/2 rounds...

C. (3) – 2 - Over 10 1/2 rounds

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

D. Pass

Good luck!