The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 24 - Week 5

There's plenty of pick'em action this weekend, with the HBO main event between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev topping the bill.  Along with a pick-the-winner option, there's method-of-victory and over/under for this much anticipated light-heavyweight showdown.  The undercard clash between Luis Carlos Abregu and Sadam Ali is also on the line-up.

We've also got a well matched 168lb bout on the game-sheet, with Robert Stieglitz and Felix Sturm going at it in Germany.  Plus a triple-header from Poland, featuring heavyweights Tomasz Adamek and Artur Szpilka.  The undercard has Grzegorz Proksa vs Maciej Sulecki and Michal Chudecki vs Michal Syrowatka.

Rounding out the action for this weekend is a British cruiserweight showdown between Bob Ajisafe and Travis Dickinson.

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 - Sergey Kovalev vs Bernard Hopkins (Saturday, November 8)

1. Kovalev to win – risk 12 points to win 5.
2. Hopkins to win – risk 5 points to win 12.

B. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Sergey Kovalev vs Bernard Hopkins (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 8)

1. Kovalev by stoppage – risk 5.5 to win 4.5.
2. Kovalev by decision – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.
3. Hopkins by stoppage – risk 0.5 to win 9.5.
4. Hopkins by decision – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.

C. *Over/Under - Sergey Kovalev vs Bernard Hopkins (Saturday, November 8)

1. Over 7 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.
2. Over 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.
3. Under 7 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.
4. Under 10 1/2 – risk 5 points to win 5.

*Over 10 1/2 = 10 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 11.

D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Luis Carlos Abergu vs Sadam Ali (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 8)

1. Abregu to win – risk 9 to win 3.
2. Abregu by stoppage – risk 6.5 to win 5.5.
3. Abregu by decision – risk 2.5 to win 9.5.
4. Ali to win – risk 3 to win 9.

E. Pick the winner - Robert Stieglitz vs Felix Sturm (Saturday, November 8)

1. Stieglitz to win – risk 7 points to win 7.
2. Sturm to win – risk 7 points to win 7.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Robert Stieglitz vs Felix Sturm (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, November 8)

1. Stieglitz by stoppage – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.
2. Stieglitz by decision – risk 3.5 to win 6.5.
3. Sturm by stoppage – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.
4. Sturm by decision – risk 3.5 to win 6.5.

G. Pick the winner - Tomasz Adamek vs Artur Szpilka (Saturday, November 8)

1. Adamek to win – risk 8 points to win 4.
2. Szpilka to win – risk 4 points to win 8.

H. Pick the winner - Gregorz Proksa vs Maciej Sulecki (Saturday, November 8)

1. Proksa to win – risk 7.5 points to win 2.5.
2. Sulecki to win – risk 2.5 points to win 7.5.

I. Pick the winner - Michal Chudecki vs Michal Syrowatka (Saturday, November 8)

1. Chudecki to win – risk 5 points to win 3.
2. Syrowatka to win – risk 3 points to win 5.

J. Pick the winner - Bob Ajisafe vs Travis Dickinson (Saturday, November 8)

1. Ajisafe to win – risk 6 points to win 3.
2. Dickinson 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 Kovalev to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Kovalev

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

B. (1) – 2 - Kovalev by decision

For Selection C, if you want to use one of triples on the Over 10 1/2...

C. (3) – 2 - Over 10 1/2

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

D. Pass

Good luck!