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... Bika came out with the intent to make this a street fight of sorts throwing a lot of tight elbows from the inside and both fighters were cut early in the fight due to the many head butts. Ward showing his mettle was giving it right back to Bika and then some. Much of the fight was fought from in the cinch with a good deal of dirty boxing going on. At times it looked more like a Muay Thai fight than a boxing match. This went on for 12 vicious rounds although the last two rounds saw Bika beginning to wilt.

Bika, who took this fight when Andre Dirrell, Ward’s original opponent was forced to withdraw from Showtime's Super Six Super Middleweight Tournament (which this fight was not a part of) went on to lose to Ward who won by Unanimous Decision by 120-108, 118-110, and 118-110 on the judge’s score cards. In doing so, Andre Ward keeps his unbeaten record alive at 23-0. In fact, kudos to Ward as well in that he didn’t even ...READ  MORE HERE: http://www.fightswewant.com/blog.cfm?feature=1491310&postid=609823

After a stacked November, we have somewhat of a break this weekend in terms of major fights, but still plenty of pick'em action on the line-up

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Weekly honors went to A.F. and LatinoPorVida, with both players hitting on 2 doubles and going 6 for 7 to tally 59.5 point scores.  In third with 50.5 was sigidy, followed by Michael Nelson in fourth with 49.5 and BloodMeridian in fifth at 47.  The rest of the top 10 has Brickhaus with 43, waldo47 36.5, BrianBrock 33, Violent Demise 25.5 and TheChampIsHere at 16.

Thanks to the big week, A.F. is now our new overall leader with 166 points.  TheChampIsHere drops into second with 137.5, followed by waldo47 in third with 130.  Michael Nelson and Brickhaus both make major jumps, moving all the way from ninth and tenth respectively to fourth and fifth with 122 and 108 points.   Rounding out the top 10 is Dafs at 107.5, sigidy 100, Matt (Yorkshire) 99.5, BrianBrock 95 and BloodMeridian with 94.

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We've got a very busy weekend of pick'em action ahead with big shows on both HBO and Showtime.  If you're down in the standings, this is your chance to get back in the thick of the race.

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Violent Demise took weekly honors with 36 points, edging out TheChampIsHere by 5 points.  Both players seperated themselves from the pack by correctly picking Sergio Martinez by stoppage.  In third place was waldo47 with 20 points, followed by ulises solis in fourth and A.F. in fifth at 16.  The only other players with more than the 10 point bonus were Matt (Yorkshire) 14, Blood Meridian 14 and Sweet science 12.

Thanks to the big week, TheChampIsHere not only takes over first place but opens up a little bit of gap at the top.  A.F. moves up one spot into second with 106.5 while Matt (Yorkshire) drops one place to third with 105.5.  Jumping up from tenth into fourth was waldo47 at 93.5, while Dafs, last week's overall leader, now sits in fifth with 92.5.  Rounding out the top 10 are Sweet science at 89, thenonpareil 89, Apprentice 80, Michael Nelson 72.5 and Brickhaus at 65.

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Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez headline this weekend's pick'em action, plus we also have the latest instalment of the prizefighter series on the line-up as well

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We had a two way tie at the top this week.  Michael Nelson went 6-1, correctly hitting on a triple and two doubles for 40 points, while A.F. also tallied 40 with a perfect 6 for 6 week that included one double.  In third spot was Sweet science with 34 points, followed by Sam5001 in fourth with 33 and Brickhaus in fifth with 32.  Rounding out the top ten were BrianBrock at 30, Dafs 28, thenonpareil 27, TheChampIsHere 24 and Matt (Yorkshire) with 22.

The top two spots have switch places this week, with Dafs now in the overall lead at 93.5 points, and Matt (Yorkshire) dropping to second with 91.5.  TheChampIsHere and A.F. are tied for third place with 90.5, while thenonpareil moves up a spot into fifth with 85.  The rest of the top ten has BrianBrock at 83, Apprentice 78, sigidy 77.5, Sweet science 77 and waldo47 at 73.5.

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We've got a busy weekend of pick'em action ahead.  As nearly all of the fights feature rather wide odds, we've included several extra prop picks to make things a little more interesting.

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Manny Pacquiao looks for eighth title against Antonio Margarito"

There isn’t much Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao hasn’t accomplished in boxing, or for that matter, in life as well. Outside of the ring he is a congressman in Sarangani—a providence of the Philippines, a musician, and has had several acting roles.

But what he has done inside the ring has put him amongst the names of the best fighters in the history of the sport. With an impressive record of 51-3 (38 KO), Pacman has won seven world titles in seven different weight classes, and Saturday night he searches for his eighth as he faces off against the dangerous Mexican fighter Antonio Margarito.

Although Margarito (38-6, 27 KO) stepped up to fight Pacman after Floyd Mayweather’s camp again failed to sign the contract to make the boxing ‘superfight’ take place, he may be the most formidable opponent Pacman has faced in recent fights.

Margarito has gone to battle with and defeated some top prospects in the boxing world—Miguel Cotto, Josh Clottey, Kermit Cintron—but is mostly known now for being suspended following his fight with Shane Mosley. Prior to the fight Mosley’s trainer, Naazim Richardson discovered that Margarito’s hand wraps contained an illegal plaster like substance. Following that announcement critics and boxing fans worldwide questioned the validity of any of Margarito’s wins. Did he have an advantage throughout his career, or was this simply a mistake by his trainer which Margarito knew nothing about?

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Thanks to an 8-2 mark with 2 successful triples, Matt (Yorkshire) took this week's top spot with 51.5 points.  Placing second with 41.5 was waldo47, followed by Dafs in third with 40.  In fourth was Sweet science at 39, with Scott Christ in fifth with 31.5.  Rounding out the top 10 were Apprentice 26, TheChampIsHere 22.5, sigidy 22, BrianBrock 19.5, Hoosier 18.5 and cyke at 18.5.

Matt (Yorkshire) is also the new overall leader with 69.5 points.  We have a tie for second with TheChampIsHere and Dafs at 66.5.  Apprentice is in fourth at 62, followed by sigidy in fifth at 59.5.  The rest of the top 10 has thenonpareil 58, notclements 55, waldo47 54.5, BrianBrock 53 and Scott Christ at 52.

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