The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 18 - Week 9

This week's pick'em headliner has Adonis Stevenson putting his world light heavyweight title on the line against Tavoris Cloud in Montreal. We've got pick-the-winner, method-of-victory and over-under options for this one, along with the undercard match-up between Eleider Alvarez and Edison Miranda.

Also on the line-up is the other half of the HBO split-site doubleheader, with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr taking on Brian Vera.

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 9 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 - Adonis Stevenson vs Tavoris Cloud (Saturday, September 28)

1. Stevenson to win – risk 12 points to win 5.
2. Cloud to win – risk 5 points to win 12.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Adonis Stevenson vs Tavoris Cloud (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 28)

1. Stevenson by stoppage – risk 5.5 to win 4.5.
2. Stevenson by decision – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.
3. Cloud by stoppage – risk 2 to win 8.
4. Cloud by decision – risk 1 to win 9.

C. *Over/Under - Adonis Stevenson vs Tavoris Cloud (Saturday, September 28)

1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.
2. Over 9 1/2 – risk 3 points to win 6.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.
4. Under 9 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 3.

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Eleider Alvarez vs Edison Miranda (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Thursday, September 28)

1. Alvarez to win – risk 8 to win 1.
2. Alvarez to win by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 2.5.
3. Alvarez by decision – risk 1.5 to win 7.5.
4. Miranda (any method) – risk 1 to win 8.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Bryan Vera (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 28)

1. Chavez to win – risk 11.5 to win 1.5.
2. Chavez to win by stoppage – risk 8.5 to win 4.5.
3. Chavez by decision – risk 3 to win 10.
4. Vera (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 11.5.

F. *Over/Under - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Bryan Vera (Saturday, September 28)

1. Over 8 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 5.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 3 points to win 6. Fight has been changed from 12 to 10 rounds.
3. Under 8 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 4.
4. Under 10 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 3. Fight has been changed from 12 to 10 rounds.

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 Mayweather to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Stevenson to win

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

B. (1) – 2 - Stevenson by decision

For Selection C, if you want to use one of triples on the Over 9 1/2.

C. (3) – 2 - Over 9 1/2

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

D. Pass

Good luck!