The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 18 - Week 8

We've got another busy weekend of pick'em action for you. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr and undefeated youngster Guillermo Avila serve as the Friday appetizer, with the rest of the action coming on Saturday with UK shows from BoxNation & Sky Sports and a stay busy fight for the world's #1 108lber.

The BoxNation main-event features a battle of undefeated British middleweights, with Billy Joe Saunders taking on John Ryder. Also on the show is Dereck Chisora vs Edmund Gerber, Frankie Gavin vs David Barnes and Liam Walsh vs Joe Murray. The competing show on Sky has Derry Mathews going up against Curtis Woodhouse and Liam Smith facing Erick Ochieng in a couple of well matched bout. Roman Gonzalez and Francisco Rodriguez round out the line-up in the TV Azteca 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 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 - Wilfredo Vazquez Jr vs Guillermo Avila (Friday, September 20)

1. Vazquez to win – risk 6.5 points to win 2.5
2. Avila to win – risk 2.5 points to win 6.5.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Billy Joe Saunders vs John Ryder (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 21)

1. Saunders to win – risk 7.5 to win 2.5.
2. Saunders to win by stoppage – risk 2 to win 8.
3. Saunders by decision – risk 5.5 to win 4.5.
4. Ryder (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Dereck Chisora vs Edmund Gerber (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 21)

1. Chisora to win – risk 9.5 to win 1.5.
2. Chisora to win by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 4.5.
3. Chisora by decision – risk 3 to win 8.
4. Gerber (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 9.5.

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Frankie Gavin vs David Barnes (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 21)

1. Gavin to win – risk 7.5 to win 0.5.
2. Gavin to win by stoppage – risk 4 to win 4.
3. Gavin by decision – risk 3.5 to win 4.5.
4. Barnes (any method) – risk 0.5 to win 7.5.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Liam Walsh vs Joe Murray (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 21)

1. Walsh to win – risk 6 to win 2.
2. Walsh to win by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 5.5.
3. Walsh by decision – risk 3.5 to win 4.5.
4. Murray (any method) – risk 2 to win 6.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Derry Mathews vs Curtis Woodhouse (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 21)

1. Mathews to win – risk 6.5 to win 2.5.
2. Mathews to win by stoppage – risk 4 to win 5.
3. Mathews by decision – risk 2 to win 7.
4. Woodhouse (any method) – risk 2.5 to win 6.5.

G. Pick the winner - Liam Smith vs Erick Ochieng (Saturday, September 21)

1. Smith to win – risk 5.5 points to win 3.5
2. Ochieng to win – risk 3.5 points to win 5.5.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Roman Gonzalez vs Francisco Rodriguez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 21)

1. Gonzalez to win – risk 8.5 to win 0.5.
2. Gonzalez to win by stoppage – risk 6 to win 3.
3. Gonzalez by decision – risk 2.5 to win 6.5.
4. Rodriguez (any method) – risk 0.5 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 Vazquez to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Vazquez to win

For Selection B, if you want to pick Saunders by stoppage without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 2 - Saunders by decision

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

C. (3) – 2 - Chisora by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!