The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 19 - Week 10

We're down to the final week of pick'em action for season 19 and 2013. Thank you to everyone for playing - hope you've enjoyed the game this year. There's still plenty to play for with this season's title race wide open and of course there's the race for the Player of the Year championship.

Topping the bill this week is Saturday night's Showtime main-event between Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana. The main supporting bout between Keith Thurman and Jesus Soto-Karass could be a good one too. We've added over/under options for both these fights. On the same card, Leo Santa Cruz takes on longshot Cesar Seda.

Next up is a welterweight encounter, with Leonard Bundu taking on Lee Purdy in London on Sky. The undercard has Martin Murray in a stay busy bout against Sergey Khomitsky.

Also on the line-up are a couple of fights from Germany, with Juergen Braehmer taking on Marcus Olivera and Kubrat Pulev going up against Joey Abell. And finally, we have a match-up from Spain between middleweights Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam and Anthony Fitzgerald.

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 10 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 - Adrien Broner vs Marcos Maidana (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, December 14)

1. Broner to win – risk 11.5 to win 2.5.
2. Broner to win by stoppage – risk 6 to win 8.
3. Broner by decision – risk 5.5 to win 8.5.
4. Maidana (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 11.5.

B. *Over/Under - Adrien Broner vs Marcos Maidana (Saturday, December 14)

1. Over 8 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 4.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
3. Under 8 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 6.
4. Under 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.

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

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Keith Thurman vs Jesus Soto Karass (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, December 14)

1. Thurman to win – risk 10 to win 2.
2. Thurman to win by stoppage – risk 6 to win 6.
3. Thurman by decision – risk 4 to win 8.
4. Soto Karass (any method) – risk 2 to win 10.

D. *Over/Under - Keith Thurman vs Jesus Soto-Karass (Saturday, December 14)

1. Over 8 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 4.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
3. Under 8 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 6.
4. Under 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.

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

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Leo Santa Cruz vs Cesar Seda (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, December 14)

1. Santa Cruz to win – risk 9.5 to win 0.5.
2. Santa Cruz to win by stoppage – risk 7 to win 3.
3. Santa Cruz by decision – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
4. Seda (any method) – risk 0.5 to win 9.5.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Beibut Shumenov vs Tamas Kovacs (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, December 14)

1. Shumenov to win – risk 9 to win 1.
2. Shumenov to win by stoppage – risk 5.5 to win 4.5.
3. Shumenov by decision – risk 3.5 to win 6.5.
4. Kovacs (any method) – risk 1 to win 9.

G. Pick the winner - Leonard Bundu vs Lee Purdy (Saturday, December 14)

1. Bundu to win – risk 5.5 points to win 4.5.
2. Purdy to win – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Martin Murray vs Sergey Khomitsky (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, December 14)

1. Murray to win – risk 8.5 to win 0.5.
2. Murray to win by stoppage – risk 5.5 to win 3.5.
3. Murray by decision – risk 3 to win 6.
4. Khomitsky (any method) – risk 0.5 to win 8.5.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Juergen Braehmer vs Marcus Olivera (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, December 14)

1. Braehmer to win – risk 9 to win 2.
2. Braehmer to win by stoppage – risk 3.5 to win 7.5.
3. Braehmer by decision – risk 5.5 to win 5.5.
4. Olivera (any method) – risk 2 to win 9.

J. *Over/Under - Kubrat Pulev vs Joey Abell (Saturday, December 14)

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

*Over 3 1/2 = 8 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 4.

K. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam vs Anthony Fitzgerald (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, December 14)

1. N'Jikam to win – risk 7.5 to win 1.5.
2. N'Jikam to win by stoppage – risk 2 to win 7.
3. N'Jikam by decision – risk 5.5 to win 3.5.
4. Fitzgerald (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 7.5.

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 Broner to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Broner to win

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 10 1/2...

B. (1) – 2 - Over 10 1/2

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

C. (3) – 2 - Thurman by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!