The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 19 - Week 5

Lots of action this weekend, with fights from the USA, South Africa and Japan.

Topping the bill is tripleheader action from Showtime, with Mikey Garcia stepping up to the 130lb class to take on Rocky Martinez. The show also features the long awaited (well, sort of) rematch between Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan. Rounding out the card is the most evenly matched bout of the week, with Demetrius Andrade and Vanes Martirosyan looking to solidify their status as contenders in the junior-middleweight division.

The South African show features a pair of bouts between local stars and Argentinean visitors, with Hekkie Budler taking on Hugo Verchelli and Thomas Oosthuizen going up against Ezequiel Maderna. And in Japan, the world's top rated bantamweight Shinsuke Yamanaka looks to continue his winning ways in a match-up with Alberto Guevara.

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 / Method of victory - Mikey Garcia vs Rocky Martinez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 9)

1. Garcia to win – risk 13 to win 2.
2. Garcia to win by stoppage – risk 8 to win 7.
3. Garcia by decision – risk 5 to win 10.
4. Martinez (any method) – risk 2 to win 13.

B. *Over/Under - Mikey Garcia vs Rocky Martinez (Saturday, November 9)

1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.
4. Under 10 1/2 – risk 5.5 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.

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Nonito Donaire vs Vic Darchinyan (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 9)

1. Donaire to win – risk 12.5 to win 1.5.
2. Donaire to win by stoppage – risk 8 to win 6.
3. Donaire by decision – risk 4.5 to win 9.5.
4. Darchinyan (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 12.5.

D. *Over/Under - Nonito Donaire vs Vic Darchinyan (Saturday, November 9)

1. Over 6 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 4.
2. Over 8 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.
3. Under 6 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 6.
4. Under 8 1/2 – risk 5.5 points to win 4.5.

*Over 6 1/2 = 6 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 7.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Demetrius Andrade vs Vanes Martirosyan (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 9)

1. Andrade to win – risk 9.5 to win 5.5.
2. Andrade to win by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 11.5.
3. Andrade by decision – risk 7 to win 7.
4. Martirosyan (any method) – risk 5.5 to win 9.5.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Hekkie Budler vs Hugo Verchelli (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 9)

1. Budler to win – risk 9 to win 1.
2. Budler to win by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
3. Budler by decision – risk 6.5 to win 3.5.
4. Verchelli (any method) – risk 1 to win 9.

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Thomas Oosthuizen vs Ezequiel Maderna (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 9)

1. Oosthuizen to win – risk 8 to win 2.
2. Oosthuizen to win by stoppage – risk 2 to win 8.
3. Oosthuizen by decision – risk 6 to win 4.
4. Maderna (any method) – risk 2 to win 8.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Alberto Guevara (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Sunday, November 10)

1. Yamanaka to win – risk 10.5 to win 1.5.
2. Yamanaka to win by stoppage – risk 3.5 to win 8.5.
3. Yamanaka by decision – risk 7 to win 5.
4. Guevara (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 10.5.

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 Garcia to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Garcia to win

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 7 1/2 without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 2 - Over 11 1/2

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

C. (3) – 2 - Donaire by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!