The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 13 - Week 7

Lots of action this weekend, with the much anticipated middleweight championship fight between Sergio Martinez (BLH #1) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (#3) topping the bill. Along with the pick the winner and method of victory options, we've added an over-under as well, so plenty of pick'em points at stake in this one.

Of course there's also a competing card on Showtime, with Saul Alvarez (#2 at 154) taking on Josesito Lopez (#5 at 147) in the headliner. The undercard gives us what just might be the best fight of the weekend, in an all-Mexican featherweight clash between Jhonny Gonzalez (#5) and Daniel Ponce De Leon (#4). Also on the card is a welterweight match-up between Marcos Maidana and Jesus Soto Karras.

The cruiserweight championship will also be at stake on Saturday, with Yoan Pablo Hernandez (#2) taking on Troy Ross, and rounding out the game-sheet is the Commonwealth middleweight title match-up from York Hall, between Billy Joe Saunders and Australian Jarrod Fletcher.

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 7 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 - Sergio Martinez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (Saturday, September 15)

1. Martinez to win – risk 10 points to win 6.
2. Chavez to win – risk 6 points to win 10.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Sergio Martinez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 15)

1. Martinez by stoppage – risk 2 to win 8.
2. Martinez by decision – risk 4.5 to win 5.5.
3. Chavez by stoppage – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.
4. Chavez by decision – risk 2 to win 8.

C. *Over/Under - Sergio Martinez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (Saturday, September 15)

1. Over 8 1/2 – risk 7 points to win 3.
2. Over 11 1/2 – risk 5.5 points to win 4.5.
3. Under 8 1/2 – risk 3 points to win 7.
4. Under 11 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.

*Over 8 1/2 = 8 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 9.

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Saul Alvarez vs Josesito Lopez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 15)

1. Alvarez to win by any method – risk 13.5 to win 1.5.
2. Alvarez to win by stoppage – risk 8.5 to win 6.5.
3. Alvarez by decision – risk 5 to win 10.
4. Lopez (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 13.5.

E. *Over/Under - Saul Alvarez vs Josesito Lopez (Saturday, September 15)

1. Over 8 1/2 – risk 5.5 points to win 4.5.
2. Over 11 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.
3. Under 8 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.
4. Under 11 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.

*Over 8 1/2 = 8 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 9.

F. Pick the winner - Jhonny Gonzalez vs Daniel Ponce De Leon (Saturday, September 15)

1. Gonzalez to win – risk 8.5 points to win 5.5.
2. DeLeon to win – risk 5.5 points to win 8.5.

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Johnny Gonzalez vs Daniel Ponce De Leon (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 15)

1. Gonzalez by stoppage – risk 2 to win 8.
2. Gonzalez by decision – risk 4 to win 6.
3. DeLeon by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
4. DeLeon by decision – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs Troy Ross (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 15)

1. Hernandez to win (any method) – risk 12 to win 3
2. Hernandez by stoppage – risk 4 to win 11.
3. Hernandez by decision – risk 8 to win 7.
4. Ross (any method) – risk 3 to win 12.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Marcos Maidana vs Jesus Soto Karass (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 15)

1. Maidana to win (any method) – risk 7.5 to win 2.5.
2. Maidana by stoppage – risk 5 to win 5.
3. Maidana by decision – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
4. Soto-Karass (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.

J. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Billy Joe Saunders vs Jarrod Fletcher (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, September 14)

1. Saunders to win (any method) – risk 7 to win 2.
2. Saunders by stoppage – risk 2 to win 7.
3. Saunders by decision – risk 5 to win 4.
4. Fletcher (any method) – risk 2 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 Martinez to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Martinez to win

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

B. (1) – 2 - Martinez by decision

For Selection C, if you want to use one of you triples on the over 11 1/2...

C. (3) – 2 - Over 11 1/2

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

D. Pass

Good luck!