The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 24 - Week 8

Topping the bill this week is HBO's main-event, with lightweights Terence Crawford and Ray Beltran squaring off to determine the division's top man.  We've added an over/under for this one.  The undercard has Evgeny Gradovich going up against Jayson Velez.

The rest of this weekend's action comes from the UK, with Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora headlining a big card on BoxNation.  Also on the show is a match-up of unbeaten middleweights with Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank going at it.  There's welterweight and featherweight action too, with Frankie Gavin facing Bradley Skeete and Liam Walsh taking on Gary Sykes.

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 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 / Method of victory - Terence Crawford vs Ray Beltran (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 29)

1. Crawford to win – risk 14 to win 2.
2. Crawford by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 11.5.
3. Crawford by decision – risk 9.5 to win 6.5.
4. Beltran to win – risk 2 to win 14.

B. *Over/Under - Terence Crawford vs Ray Beltran (Saturday, November 29)

1. Over 9 1/2 – risk 7.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Over 11 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.
3. Under 9 1/2 – risk 2.5 points to win 7.5.
4. Under 11 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.

*Over 9 1/2 = 10 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 10.

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Evgeny Gradovich vs Jayson Velez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 29)

1. Gradovich to win – risk 9.5 to win 1.5.
2. Gradovich by stoppage – risk 4 to win 7.
3. Gradovich by decision – risk 5.5 to win 5.5.
4. Velez to win – risk 1.5 to win 9.5.

D. Pick the winner - Tyson Fury vs Dereck Chisora (Saturday, November 29)

1. Fury to win – risk 11 points to win 4.
2. Chisora to win – risk 4 points to win 11.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Tyson Fury vs Dereck Chisora (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 29)

1. Fury by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 6.5.
2. Fury by decision – risk 3.5 to win 7.5.
3. Chisora by stoppage – risk 2 to win 9.
4. Chisora by decision – risk 1 to win 10.

F. Pick the winner - Billy Joe Saunders vs Chris Eubank Jr (Saturday, November 29)

1. Saunders to win – risk 5.5 points to win 4.5.
2. Eubank to win – risk 4.5 points to win 5.5.

G. *Over/Under - Billy Joe Saunders vs Chris Eubank Jr (Saturday, November 29)

1. Over 8 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Over 11 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 4.
3. Under 8 1/2 – risk 2.5 points to win 6.5.
4. Under 11 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 5.

*Over 8 1/2 = 10 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 9.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Frankie Gavin vs Bradley Skeete (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 29)

1. Gavin to win – risk 7.5 to win 2.5.
2. Gavin by stoppage – risk 2 to win 8.
3. Gavin by decision – risk 5.5 to win 4.5.
4. Skeete to win – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.

I. Pick the winner - Liam Walsh vs Gary Sykes (Saturday, November 29)

1. Walsh to win – risk 6 points to win 3.
2. Sykes to win – risk 3 points to win 6.

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 Klitschko to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Crawford

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 11 1/2 in Crawford-Beltran without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 2 - Over 11 1/2

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

C. (3) – 2 - Gradovich by stoppage

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

D. Pass

Good luck!