The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 18 - Week 3

After a slow start, the pick'em season heats up this weekend with a full slate of action.

A meeting of top 10 light-heavyweights tops the bill, with Nathan Cleverly taking on hard hitting Russian Sergey Kovalev in Cardiff. On the same card, Ovill McKenzie rematches Enzo Maccarinelli in a cruiserweight clash while Gary Buckland puts his British featherweight title on the line against Stephen Smith.

Another well matched bout has Daniel Geale going up against Darren Barker in a middleweight affair. The undercard features Jhonatan Romero vs Kiko Martinez.

Also on the line-up is a match-up from Cancun between Japanese southpaw Takashi Miura and Mexican slugger Sergio Thompson.

We've got a Friday fight too, with light-heavyweights Andrzej Fonfara and Gabriel Campillo doing battle in the FNF main-event.

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 latest standings here.

Let’s get to the week 3 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 - Nathan Cleverly vs Sergey Kovalev (Saturday, June 8)

1. Cleverly to win – risk 7.5 points to win 7.5
2. Kovalev to win – risk 7.5 points to win 7.5.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Nathan Cleverly vs Sergey Kovalev (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, June 8)

1. Cleverly by stoppage – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.
2. Cleverly by decision – risk 3.5 to win 6.5.
3. Kovalev by stoppage – risk 4 to win 6.
4. Kovalev by decision – risk 1 to win 9.

C. Pick the winner - Daniel Geale vs Darren Barker (Saturday, June 8)

1. Geale to win – risk 9 points to win 5
2. Barker to win – risk 5 points to win 9.

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Daniel Geale vs Darren Barker (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, June 8)

1. Geale by stoppage – risk 2 to win 8.
2. Geale by decision – risk 4.5 to win 5.5.
3. Barker by stoppage – risk 1 to win 9.
4. Barker by decision – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Jhonatan Romero vs Kiko Martinez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, August 9)

1. Romero to win – risk 7 to win 2.
2. Romero to win by stoppage – risk 3 to win 6.
3. Romero by decision – risk 4 to win 5.
4. Martinez (any method) – risk 2 to win 7.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Ovill McKenzie vs Enzo Maccarinelli (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 17)

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

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Gary Buckland vs Stephen Smith (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 17)

1. Buckland to win – risk 6.5 to win 2.5.
2. Buckland to win by stoppage – risk 3.5 to win 5.5.
3. Buckland by decision – risk 3 to win 6.
4. Smith (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 6.5.

H. Pick the winner - Takashi Miura vs Sergio Thompson (Saturday, August 17)

1. Miura to win – risk 5.5 points to win 5.5.
2. Thompson to win – risk 5.5 points to win 5.5.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Andrzej Fonfara vs Gabriel Campillo (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, August 9)

1. Fonfara to win – risk 8.5 to win 3.5.
2. Fonfara to win by stoppage – risk 4 to win 8.
3. Fonfara by decision – risk 4.5 to win 7.5.
4. Campillo (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 Scott to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Wilder to win

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 6 1/2 by stoppage without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 2 - Over 6 1/2

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

C. (3) – 2 - Charlo by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!