The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 18 - Week 4

We've got a Showtime double-header, a triple-header from Germany, action from Argentina and a decent FNF main-event too. Plenty on the line-up to pick from this week.

Abner Mares vs Jhonny Gonzalez headlines the SHO card, with Leo Santa Cruz vs Victor Terrazas as the appetizer. We've added over/under options for these two bouts, as Mares & Santa Cruz are significant favorites.

The German show features a match-up of top 10 heavyweights, with Kubrat Pulev putting his undefeated record on the line against veteran big man Tony Thompson. We've got an over/under for this one too. The undercard has Juergen Braehmer taking on Stefano Abatangelo and Arthur Abraham against Willbeforce Shihepo.

Rounding out the line-up is a 115lb clash between Omar Narvaez and Hiroyuki Hisataka and the Friday Night Fights' headliner, which features super-featherweights Argenis Mendez and Arash Usmanee.

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 4 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 - Abner Mares vs Jhonny Gonzalez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 24)

1. Mares to win – risk 12.5 to win 1.5.
2. Mares to win by stoppage – risk 9 to win 5.
3. Mares by decision – risk 3.5 to win 10.5.
4. Gonzalez (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 12.5.

B. *Over/Under - Abner Mares vs Jhonny Gonzalez (Saturday, August 24)

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

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Leo Santa Cruz vs Victor Terrazas (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 24)

1. Santa Cruz to win – risk 11.5 to win 2.5.
2. Santa Cruz to win by stoppage – risk 6 to win 8.
3. Santa Cruz by decision – risk 4.5 to win 9.5.
4. Terrazas (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 11.5.

D. *Over/Under - Leo Santa Cruz vs Victor Terrazas (Saturday, August 24)

1. Over 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
2. Under 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Kubrat Pulev vs Tony Thompson (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 24)

1. Pulev to win – risk 10.5 to win 2.5.
2. Pulev to win by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 8.5.
3. Pulev by decision – risk 6 to win 7.
4. Thompson (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 10.5.

F. *Over/Under - Kubrat Pulev vs Tony Thompson (Saturday, August 24)

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

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Arthur Abraham vs Willbeforce Shihepo (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 24)

1. Abraham to win – risk 8.5 to win 0.5.
2. Abraham to win by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 2.5.
3. Abraham by decision – risk 2 to win 7.
4. Shihepo (any method) – risk 0.5 to win 8.5.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Juergen Braehmer vs Stefano Abatangelo (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 24)

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

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Omar Narvaez vs Hiroyuki Hisataka (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 24)

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

J. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Argenis Mendez vs Arash Usmanee (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, August 23)

1. Mendez to win – risk 10 to win 2.
2. Mendez to win by stoppage – risk 4 to win 8.
3. Mendez by decision – risk 6 to win 6.
4. Usmanee (any method) – risk 2 to win 10.

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 Mares to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Mares to win

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 5 1/2 by stoppage without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 2 - Over 5 1/2

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

C. (3) – 2 - Santa Cruz by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!