The Boxing Bulletin Pick'em Game: Season 3, Week 2
by The Boxing Bulletin on Aug 17, 2010 8:31 PM EDT
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PrintNot a busy weekend for boxing, but we do have a couple of fights on the pick'em line-up with Marco Huck battling Matt Godfrey and Tomasz Adamek going up against Michael Grant.
New players are welcome to join right in as with only 1 week in the books, there's still plenty of time to catch up. Just make sure to check out the rules.
Click here for the week 1 standings (warning, they aren't pretty).
Let’s get to the week 2 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. ****
A. Pick the winner - Marco Huck vs Matt Godfrey (Saturday, August 21)
1. Huck to win – risk 11 points to win 1.5.
2. Godfrey to win – risk 1.5 points to win 11.
B. Method of victory - Marco Huck vs Matt Godfrey (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage)
1. Huck by stoppage – risk 5 to win 2.5.
2. Huck by decision – risk 2 to win 5.
3. Godfrey by stoppage – risk 1 to win 10.
4. Godfrey by decision – risk 1 to win 15.
C. Pick the winner - Tomasz Adamek vs Michael Grant (Saturday, August 21)
1. Adamek to win – risk 11 points to win 1.5.
2. Grant to win – risk 1.5 points to win 11.
D. Method of victory - Tomasz Adamek vs Michael Grant (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage)
1. Adamek by stoppage – risk 5 to win 3.
2. Adamek by decision – risk 1.5 to win 5.
3. Grant by stoppage – risk 1 to win 9.
4. Grant by decision – risk 1 to win 15.
Please fill out your selections as follows:
Enter the LETTER of the fight first, then whether it’s a double (2) or single (1) followed by the NUMBER of your pick and the NAME of the FIGHTER and METHOD of victory (where applicable).
For Selection A, if you want to use one of your doubles on Huck to win...
A. (2) – 1 – Huck
For Selection B, if you wanted to use a triple on Godfrey to win by decision, you would enter...
B. (3) – 4 – Godfrey by decision
For Selection C, if you wish to make a pick on Adamek, without using a double...
C. (1) – 1 – Adamek
For Selection D, if you wish to pass...
D. Pass
Good luck!
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Can't do any worse than last week...or can I?
A. (3) 2. Godfrey to win
B. (3) 4. Godfrey decision
C. (1) 1. Adamek to win
D. (1) 2. Adamek decision
"Mug an old lady, and if you have the right connections the WBO will rank you seventh." -Steve Farhood
Picks
A. (1) – 1 – Huck
B. (1) – 4 – Huck by decision
C. (3) – 1 – Adamek
D. (2) – 2 – Adamek by decision
We already won...
by TheChampIsHere on Aug 17, 2010 11:30 PM EDT reply actions
Revised Picks
A. (1) – 1 – Huck
B. (1) – 2 – Huck by decision
C. (3) – 1 – Adamek
D. (2) – 2 – Adamek by decision
We already won...
by TheChampIsHere on Aug 17, 2010 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
A. (1) – 1 – Huck
B. (1) – 1 – Huck decision
C. (1) – 1 – Adamek
D. (1) – 1 – Adamek decision
B. Method of victory – Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage)
Bit of a typo there.
"I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, 'Let's go.'" Mike Tyson
Fixed
Yeah, that was just a little bit off.
by The Boxing Bulletin on Aug 18, 2010 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions
A. (1) – (2) – Godfrey
B. (3) – (2) – Huck by decision
C. (1) – (1) – Adamek
D. (2) – (2) – Adamek by stoppage
I should have all my doubles and trebles in the standings, but my points score is correct. Apologies for bringing it up late.
Picks
A. (1) – 1 – Huck
B. (1) – 1 – Huck stoppage
C. (1) – 1 – Adamek
D. (1) – 1 – Adamek stoppage
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Well this isn’t the week to play my doubles and triples for the big rebound. UNLESS…
no.
A. (1) – 1 – Huck to win
B. (1) – 1 – Huck by stoppage
C. (1) – 1 – Adamek to win
D. (1) – 1 – Adamek by stoppage
It’s definitely tempting to go upset bananas and triple out all over the place.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I could get these all right and still be in negative numbers I think
(1)-1-Huck
(1)-1-Huck by KO
(2)-1-Adamek
(1)-1-Adamek by stoppage
A. (1) – 1 – Huck to win
B. (1) – 1 – Huck by stoppage
C. (1) – 1- Adamek to win
D. (1) – 1- Adamek by stoppage
Officially boycotting Pacquiao vs. Margarito. In an economy that should be consumer driven, we suddenly find ourselves being force-fed by the producers of the spectacle. I say NO. If you agree with me, you should say NO too.
Back on the horse
A. (1)-2-Godfrey – upset special
B. (2)-2-Huck by decision
C. (2)-1-Adamek
D. (3)-1-Adamek stoppage
what a shit fest week one was. here goes nothing
a. (1) – 1 – huck
b. (1) – 1 – huck tko
c. (1) – 1 – adamek
d. (3) – 1 – adamek tko
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
I don't know how late I am...
A. (1) – 2 – Godfrey
B. (1) – 4 – Godfrey by decision
C. (2) – 1 – Adamek
D. (1) – 1 – Adamek by stoppage
Just cancel any that have already started.
by Joseph R. Holzer on Aug 21, 2010 4:15 PM EDT reply actions
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