The Bad Left Hook Pick'em Game: Season 23 - Week 9

We've got 4 fights on the line-up for you this weekend, with action from Germany, Russia and the USA.

The German card features Arthur Abraham going up against Paul Smith in a super-middleweight clash.  There's cruiserweight action over in Moscow, with Krzysztof Wlodarczyk taking on Grigory Drozd in what the odds say is almost a 50/50 match-up.  That show also has the return of Denis Lebedev, with the heavy handed southpaw taking on unbeaten Pawel Kolodziej.

Rounding out the game-sheet is a Friday night bantamweight match-up from Texas between Anselmo Moreno and undefeated Juan Carlos Payano.

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 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 / Method of victory - Arthur Abraham vs Paul Smith (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 27)

1. Abraham to win – risk 9.5 to win 2.5.
2. Abraham by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 7.5.
3. Abraham by decision – risk 5 to win 7.
4. Smith to win – risk 2.5 to win 9.5.

B. *Over/Under - Arthur Abraham vs Paul Smith (Saturday, September 13)

1. Over 10 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 4.
2. Under 10 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 4.

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

C. Pick the winner - Krzystof Wlodarczyk vs Grigory Drozd (Saturday, September 27)

1. Wlodarczyk to win – risk 8 points to win 7.
2. Drozd to win – risk 7 points to win 8.

D. *Over/Under - Krzystof Wlodarczyk vs Grigory Drozd (Saturday, September 27)

1. Over 11 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 4.
2. Under 11 1/2 – risk 4 points to win 6.

*Over 11 1/2 = 11 full rounds completed, plus 1/2 round - fight must go past the 1:30 mark of Round 12.

E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Denis Lebedev vs Pawel Kolodziej (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, September 27)

1. Lebedev to win – risk 9 to win 1.
2. Lebedev by stoppage – risk 4 to win 6.
3. Lebedev by decision – risk 5 to win 5.
4. Kolodziej to win – risk 1 to win 9.

F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Anselmo Moreno vs Juan Carlos Payano (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, September 26)

1. Moreno to win – risk 9 to win 3.
2. Moreno by stoppage – risk 3.5 to win 8.5.
3. Moreno by decision – risk 5.5 to win 6.5.
4. Payano to win – risk 3 to win 9.

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 Abraham to win...

A. (2) – 1 – Abraham

For Selection B, if you want to pick the Under 10 1/2 without using a double or triple...

B. (1) – 2 - Under 10 1/2

For Selection C, if you want to use one of triples on Drozd to win...

C. (3) – 2 - Drozd to win

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

D. Pass

Good luck!