The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 22 - Week 8

Before we get to the feature attraction, there's some Thursday night action, with Rances Barthelemy and Argenis Mendez renewing hostilities after their bout earlier this year ended in a no-contest.

This week's big match-up is the PPV headliner between Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara.  Along with a pick-the-winner option, we've got method-of-victory and over/under too.  The undercard has Mauricio Herrera taking on Johan Perez, plus Juan Manuel Lopez vs Francisco Vargas, Tomoki Kameda vs Pungluang Sor Singyu and Abner Mares vs Jonathan Oquendo.

Rounding out the line-up is some action from the UK, with Tony Bellew going up against Julio Cesar Dos Santos and Richard Comney going up against Gary Buckland in a Commonwealth title battle.

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 - Rances Barthelemy vs Argenis Mendez (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Thursday, July 10)

1. Barthelemy to win – risk 10.5 to win 3.5.
2. Barthelemy by stoppage – risk 6 to win 6.
3. Barthelemy by decision – risk 4.5 to win 7.5.
4. Mendez to win – risk 3.5 to win 10.5.

B. Pick the winner - Canelo Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara (Saturday, July 12)

1. Alvarez to win – risk 10.5 points to win 6.5.
2. Lara to win – risk 6.5 points to win 10.5.

C. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Canelo Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, July 12)

1. Alvarez by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 8.5.
2. Alvarez by decision – risk 4.5 to win 6.5.
3. Lara by stoppage – risk 1 to win 10.
4. Lara by decision – risk 3 to win 8.

D. *Over/Under - Canelo Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara (Saturday, July 12)

1. Over 11 1/2 – risk 6.5 points to win 3.5.
2. Under 11 1/2 – risk 3.5 points to win 6.5.

E. Pick the winner - Mauricio Herrera vs Johan Perez (Saturday, July 12)

1. Herrera to win – risk 9 points to win 5.
2. Perez to win – risk 5 points to win 9.

F. Pick the winner - Juan Manuel Lopez vs Francisco Vargas (Saturday, July 12)

1. Lopez to win – risk 5.5 points to win 5.5.
2. Vargas to win – risk 5.5 points to win 5.5.

G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Tomoki Kameda vs Pungluang Sor Singyu (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, July 12)

1. Kameda to win – risk 12.5 to win 1.5.
2. Kameda by stoppage – risk 4 to win 10.
3. Kameda by decision – risk 8.5 to win 5.5.
4. Singyu to win – risk 1.5 to win 12.5.

H. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Abner Mares vs Jonathan Oquendo (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, July 12)

1. Mares to win – risk 10.5 to win 1.5.
2. Mares by stoppage – risk 8 to win 4.
3. Mares by decision – risk 2.5 to win 9.5.
4. Oquendo to win – risk 1.5 to win 10.5.

I. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Tony Bellew vs Julio Cesar Dos Santos (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, July 12)

1. Bellew to win – risk 9 to win 1.
2. Bellew by stoppage – risk 5 to win 5.
3. Bellew by decision – risk 4 to win 6.
4. Dos Santos to win – risk 1 to win 9.

J. Pick the winner - Richard Comney vs Gary Buckland (Saturday, July 12)

1. Comney to win – risk 4.5 points to win 3.5.
2. Buckland to win – risk 3.5 points to win 4.5.

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 Barthelemy to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Barthelemy to win

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

B. (1) – 2 - Lara

For Selection C, if you want to use one of triples on Alvarez by decision...

C. (3) – 2 - Alvarez by decision

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

D. Pass

Good luck!