The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 16 - Week 8

We've got plenty of action for you this week, with Saturday night's Showtime PPV headliner between Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero topping the bill. Along with the pick-the-winner & over-under options, there's a BLH scorecard special too for that one.

Also on the line-up are a couple of undercard match-ups from the PPV, with Abner Mares taking on Daniel Ponce de Leon and Gabriel Rosado going up against J'Leon Love in a 10-round middleweight clash.

Wladimir Klitschko is also back in action on Saturday, taking on Italian southpaw Francesco Pianetta. Please note the KO options for this one vary between rounds 1-6 and 7-12. The undercard features Irish based Cuban heavyweight Mike Perez looking to extend his unbeaten record against Travis Walker in a 10-rounder.

The last bout on the line-up is a Thursday night match-up between Mauricio Herrera and Ji-Hoon-Kim, so don't delay in making your selections for that one.

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 8 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 - Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, May 4)

1. Mayweather to win – risk 15 to win 2.
2. Mayweather to win by stoppage – risk 5.5 to win 11.5.
3. Mayweather by decision – risk 9.5 to win 7.5.
4. Guerrero (any method) – risk 2 to win 15.

B. *Over/Under - Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero (Saturday, May 4)

1. Over 9 1/2 – risk 7.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Over 11 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 4.
3. Under 9 1/2 – risk 2.5 points to win 7.5.
4. Under 11 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 6.

*Over 9 1/2 = 9 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 10.

C. *HBO Scorecard Special - Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero - How many rounds will Guerrero win on Scott Christ's Bad Left Hook unofficial scorecard - (Saturday, May 4)

1. Over 1 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 4.
2. Over 3 1/2 – risk 2.5 points to win 6.5.
3. Under 1 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 5.
4. Under 3 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 2.5.

*A KO win for Guerrero automatically counts as OVER

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Abner Mares vs Daniel Ponce de Leon (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, May 4)

1. Mares to win – risk 9 to win 3.
2. Mares to win by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 9.5.
3. Mares by decision – risk 6.5 to win 5.5.
4. Ponce de Leon (any method) – risk 3 to win 9.

E. *Over/Under - Abner Mares vs Daniel Ponce de Leon (Saturday, May 4)

1. Over 8 1/2 – risk 7.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Over 11 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 4.
3. Under 8 1/2 – risk 2.5 points to win 7.5.
4. Under 11 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 6.

*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 - Gabriel Rosado vs J'Leon Love (Saturday, May 4)

1. Rosado to win – risk 6 points to win 4.
2. Love to win – risk 4 points to win 6.

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Wladimir Klitschko vs Francesco Pianeta (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, May 4)

1. Klitschko to win by stoppage (rounds 1-6) – risk 4.5 to win 7.5.
2. Klitschko to win by stoppage (rounds 7-12) – risk 5.5 to win 6.5.
3. Klitschko by decision – risk 1.5 to win 11.5.
4.Francesco Pianeta (any method) – risk 0.5 to win 11.5.

H. *Over/Under - Wladimir Klitschko vs Francesco Pianeta (Saturday, May 4)

1. Over 6 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.
2. Over 8 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.
3. Under 6 1/2 – risk 5.5 points to win 4.5.
4. Under 8 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.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Mike Perez vs Travis Walker (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, May 4)

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

J. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Mauricio Herrera vs Ji-Hoon Kim (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Thursday, May 2)

1. Herrera to win – risk 7.5 to win 2.5.
2. Herrera to win by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
3. Herrera by decision – risk 5 to win 5.
4. Kim (any method) – risk 2.5 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 Martinez to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Mayweather to win

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 11 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 Guerrero winning more than 3 1/2 rounds on the BLH scorecard...

C. (3) – 2 - Over 3 1/2

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

D. Pass

Good luck!