The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 20 - Week 5

We have some Thursday night action (yes, that's tonight!) for you this week, so don't delay in making your selections. Of course, you can always just make your Thursday picks and post your selections for the rest of the weekend later.

Topping the bill is Gennady Golovkin, with the middleweight bruiser staying busy against Osumanu Adama in Monte Carlo. We've added an Over/Under for this one. The undercard has Max Bursak taking on Jarrod Fletcher. Also on Saturday is action from Wales, with Gavin Rees taking on Gary Buckland in a lightweight match-up. On the same card, Lee Selby and Rendall Munroe meet in a battle of featherweights.

There's also an FNF double-header on the line-up. Undefeated Blake Capparello takes on Elvir Muriqi in the main-event, with super-bantamweights Jorge Diaz and Luis Rosa going at it on the undercard. As for the Thursday night show, it's on Fox Sports 1, with Victor Ortiz taking on Luiz Collazo in the headliner. The supporting bout has Eddie Gomez and Daquan Arnett putting their undefeated records on the line.

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 5 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 - Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, February 1)

1. Golovkin to win – risk 12.5 to win 0.5.
2. Golovkin to win by stoppage – risk 10.5 to win 2.5.
3. Golovkin by decision – risk 2 to win 11.
4. Adamu (any method) – risk 0.5 to win 12.5.

B. *Over/Under - Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama (Saturday, February 1)

1. Over 5 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.
2. Over 7 1/2 – risk 3 points to win 6.
3. Under 5 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.
4. Under 7 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 3.

*Over 5 1/2 = 5 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 6.

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Max Bursak vs Jarrod Fletcher (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, February 1)

1. Bursak to win – risk 7.5 to win 1.5.
2. Bursak to win by stoppage – risk 5 to win 4.
3. Bursak by decision – risk 2.5 to win 6.5.
4. Fletcher (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 7.5.

D. Pick the winner - Gavin Rees vs Gary Buckland (Saturday, February 1)

1. Rees to win – risk 6 to win 3.
2. Buckland (any method) – risk 3 to win 6.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Lee Selby vs Rendall Munroe (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, February 1)

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

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Blake Caparello vs Elvir Muriqi (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, January 31)

1. Caparello to win – risk 7.5 to win 1.5.
2. Caparello to win by stoppage – risk 2 to win 7.
3. Caparello by decision – risk 5.5 to win 3.5.
4. Muriqi (any method) – risk 1.5 to win 7.5.

G. Pick the winner - Jorge Diaz vs Luis Rosa (Friday, January 31)

1. Diaz to win – risk 4.5 to win 3.5.
2. Rosa (any method) – risk 3.5 to win 4.5.

H. Pick the winner - Victor Ortiz vs Luis Collazo (Thursday, January 30)

1. Ortiz to win – risk 8 points to win 4.
2. Collazo to win – risk 4 points to win 8.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Eddie Gomez vs Daquan Arnett (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Thursday, January 30)

1. Gomez to win – risk 7 to win 2.
2. Gomez to win by stoppage – risk 2 to win 7.
3. Gomez by decision – risk 5 to win 4.
4. Arnett (any method) – risk 2 to win 7.

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 Pascal to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Golovkin to win

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 7 1/2 without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 2 - Over 7 1/2

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

C. (3) – 2 - Bursak by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!