The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 19 - Week 7

We've got a busy line-up on the schedule this week, with the HBO PPV headliner between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios topping the bill. Along with the pick-the-winner option, we've also got method-of-victory and over-under options for this one.

Two of the undercard match-ups have made it onto the game-sheet as well. Featherweights Evgeny Gradovich and Billy Dib renew hostilities after battling it out earlier this year, while Andy Ruiz will look to stay undefeated against Tor Hamer in a battle of heavyweights.

There's a big bout in the UK this weekend, featuring a couple of the world's best 168lb fighters in Carl Froch and George Groves. The latter is undefeated, though goes into the bout as a decided underdog against the hard hitting Nottingham fighter. Scott Quigg, fresh of a draw last month, goes up against Diego Silva on the undercard.

Rounding out the line-up is a cruiserweight match-up from Germany, with champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez taking on Alexander Alekseev.

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 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 - Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios (Saturday, November 23)

1. Pacquiao to win – risk 14 points to win 3.
2. Rios to win – risk 3 points to win 14.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 23)

1. Pacquiao by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 4.5.
2. Pacquiao by decision – risk 2.5 to win 8.5.
3. Rios by stoppage – risk 1.5 to win 9.5.
4. Rios by decision – risk 0.5 to win 10.5.

C. *Over/Under - Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios (Saturday, November 23)

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

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Evgeny Gradovich vs Billy Dib (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 23)

1. Gradovich to win – risk 8.5 to win 3.5.
2. Gradovich to win by stoppage – risk 3 to win 9.
3. Gradovich by decision – risk 5.5 to win 6.5.
4. Dib (any method) – risk 3.5 to win 8.5.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Andy Ruiz vs Tor Hamer (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 23)

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

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Carl Froch vs George Groves (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 23)

1. Froch to win – risk 12.5 to win 3.5.
2. Froch to win by stoppage – risk 8.5 to win 7.5.
3. Froch by decision – risk 4 to win 12.
4. Groves (any method) – risk 3.5 to win 12.5.

G. *Over/Under - Carl Froch vs George Groves (Saturday, November 23)

1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.
2. Over 9 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.
4. Under 9 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.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Scott Quigg vs Diego Oscar Silva (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 23)

1. Quigg to win – risk 8 to win 1.
2. Quigg to win by stoppage – risk 6 to win 3.
3. Quigg by decision – risk 2 to win 7.
4. Silva (any method) – risk 1 to win 8.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs Alexander Alekseev (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 23)

1. Hernandez to win – risk 8.5 to win 3.5.
2. Hernandez to win by stoppage – risk 3.5 to win 8.5.
3. Hernandez by decision – risk 5 to win 7.
4. Alekseev (any method) – risk 3.5 to win 8.5.

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 Pacquiao to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Pacquiao to win

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

B. (1) – 2 - Pacquiao

For Selection C, if you want to use one of triples on the Over 7 1/2 rounds...

C. (3) – 2 - Over 7 1/2

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

D. Pass

Good luck!