The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 13 - Week 5

After a very quiet August, we've got a big September coming up, with several interesting fights happening this weekend to lead the month off. Topping the bill are a pair of middleweight bouts, with Felix Sturm (#2 BLH) going up against Daniel Geale (#3) in Germany, and Gennady Golovkin (#7) taking on Grzegorz Proksa in Verona, NY.

Also on the game-sheet is a 154lb clash between Sergiy Dzinziruk and unbeaten prospect Jonathan Gonzalez. That one's a 10-round supporting bout to the Golovkin-Proksa HBO main-event.

We head down to the lower weights for the rest of the line-up. Tepparith Kokietgym (#1) takes on veteran Nobuo Nashiro in Osaka, while a couple of South African fighters go on the road, with Nkosinathi Joyi (#1) going up against Mario Rodriguez (#10) in Mexico, and Moruti Mthalane (#3) taking on Ricardo Nunez in Panama.

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 current 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 Danny Giele (Saturday, September 1)

1. Sturm to win – risk 8.5 points to win 5.5.
2. Geale to win – risk 5.5 points to win 8.5.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Felix Sturm vs Danny Giele (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 1)

1. Sturm by stoppage – risk 1 to win 10.
2. Sturm by decision – risk 5.5 to win 5.5.
3. Geale by stoppage – risk 1 to win 10.
4. Geale by decision – risk 3.5 to win 7.5.

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Gennady Golovkin vs Grzegorz Proksa (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 1)

1. Golovkin to win (any method) – risk 10.5 to win 3.5.
2. Golovkin by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 7.5.
3. Golovkin by decision – risk 4 to win 10.
4. Proksa (any method) – risk 3.5 to win 10.5.

D. *Over/Under - Gennady Golovkin vs Grzegorz Proksa (Saturday, September 1)

1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.
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 - Sergiy Dzinziruk vs Jonathan Gonzalez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 1)

1. Dzinziruk to win (any method) – risk 8.5 to win 2.5.
2. Dzinziruk by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 8.5.
3. Dzinziruk by decision – risk 6 to win 5.
4. Gonzalez (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 8.5.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Tepparith Kokietgym vs Nobuo Nashiro (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 1)

1. Tepparith to win (any method) – risk 10 to win 3.
2. Tepparith by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 10.5.
3. Tepparith by decision – risk 7.5 to win 6.5.
4. Nashiro (any method) – risk 3 to win 10.

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Nkosinathi Joyi vs Mario Rodriguez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 1)

1. Joyi to win (any method) – risk 9 to win 3.
2. Joyi by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 9.5.
3. Joyi by decision – risk 7 to win 5.
4. Rodriguez (any method) – risk 3 to win 9.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Moruti Mthalane vs Ricardo Nunez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 1)

1. Mthalane to win (any method) – risk 8 to win 4.
2. Mthalane by stoppage – risk 5 to win 7.
3. Mthalane by decision – risk 3 to win 9.
4. Nunez (any method) – risk 4 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 Sturm to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Sturm to win

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

B. (1) – 2 - Sturm by decision

For Selection C, if you want to use one of you triples on the Golovkin by stoppage...

C. (3) – 2 - Golovkin by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!