The Boxing Bulletin Pick'em Game: Season 4, Week 10
by The Boxing Bulletin on Dec 21, 2010 9:54 AM EST
One last week to go in the final pick'em season of 2010. All 3 fights on the line-up take place in Japan, so be aware of the time difference when getting your picks in. Just a reminder that the top 5 players will receive prizes, so keep that in mind when making your selections this week.
If this is your first time playing, please check out the rules (we promise they are 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.
Click here for the week 9 standings.
Let’s get to the week 10 line-up…
12 commentsFalse Robbery: Pascal & Hopkins Battle to a Draw in a Close Fight, Bizarrely Controversy Ensues.
by Andrew Harrison (Safe Side of the Ropes)
An imaginary stick-up took place in Quebec over the weekend after a middle aged, balaclava wearing former hoodlum reported that he’d been robbed on a business trip by a local man and his gang of accomplices. Closer inspection found that the supposed perpetrator and his crew had been victims themselves, of false accusation and possibly even calumny. Confused? You can bet plenty of others were after they found themselves bleating long and hard about how Bernard Hopkins had been the victim of a hometown heist. (read more)
Pick'em Game: Season 4, Week 9 Standings
by The Boxing Bulletin on Dec 20, 2010 11:14 AM EST
We had a four way tie at the top this week with Matt (Yorkshire), Dave Oakes, BrianBrock and waldo47 all scoring 38 points thanks to Marco Huck's highly debatable win over Denis Lebedev on Saturday. Taking fifth spot with 31.5 was morin, followed by sigidy in sixth at 29.5 and thenonpareil in seventh with 24. Rounding out the top ten were Sweet science with 21.5, Violent Demise 21 and A.F. at 17.5.
The overall leader with one week to play remains A.F. at 225 points. Thanks to the good week, second place waldo47 now has 203 and has closed to gap at the top to just 22. In third spot is sigidy with 183.5, with Matt (Yorkshire) close behind in fourth at 175. Moving into fifth spot is BrianBrock with 145, with TheChampIsHere falling to sixth with 137.5. The rest of the top 10 has Brickhaus at 134, thenonpareil 129.5, Violent Demise 129 and Michael Nelson with 122.5.
Note: All picks for Pascal/Hopkins were voided and doubles/triples returned due to the draw decision
The complete weekly standings and overall leaders...
Pascal Escapes With Draw As Hopkins Shines
by The Boxing Bulletin on Dec 20, 2010 12:13 AM EST
in Post-Fight Analysis/Recaps
Patrick Connor recaps Saturday night's 175lb title clash.
In previewing and analyzing the clash between Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal in the last few weeks, one of the last things anyone expected was a worthwhile fight.
Aftermath: On Hopkins-Pascal
By Carlos Acevedo of The Cruelest Sport.
Bernard Hopkins looked down-at-heels for three or four rounds against Jean Pascal last night in Quebec City before taking over for the last two-thirds of the fight, showing the intelligence, professionalism, and technique that his far younger opponent lacked. It was, considering how Hopkins usually performs, a pretty good scrap at the Pepsi Coliseum.
After dropping Hopkins twice in the first three rounds—once with a borderline rabbit punch—Pascal spent the rest of the night filibustering. Unable to figure out what to do with a real pro, Pascal simply did nothing, and let Hopkins, who turned professional in 1988, control the pace and work out openings at his leisure. Letting a fighter like Hopkins take his time, plan, and execute is a serious tactical error. Joe Calzaghe edged Hopkins in 2008 by throwing megatons of leather and forcing Hopkins to react instead of dictate. It certainly was odd seeing a 46 year-old boxer landing lead left hooks to the body from two or three feet away on a fighter young enough to be his son. Read more...
Can Bernard Hopkins Defy The Odds Once Again?
by Lee Payton on Dec 18, 2010 9:49 AM EST
in Fight Previews
Bernard Hopkins is, in my opinion, the best fighter of the last 15 years. With all due respect to Mr. Pacquiao and Mr. Mayweather, I don't think they are quite as complete a puglisitic package as "The Executioner" has been throughout his often inspirational career. No matter how great the fighter, one can usually point out a weakness, but I have a real hard time finding it when it comes to the Philadelphian fighting legend. I also can't favour any of the great middleweights against him in the ring with confidence. During his prime, he had it all. Now significantly past those days, he's still skilled enough to beat top fighters, or at the very least, make them look ordinary.
All that said, this fight marks the first time I'm picking against the old man. Well, kinda...
Jean Pascal vs Bernard Hopkins Predictions
by The Boxing Bulletin on Dec 18, 2010 6:00 AM EST
in Predictions
Boxing's last major North American battle of 2010 takes place tonight on Showtime with Jean Pascal putting his light-heavyweight title on the line against Bernard Hopkins.
The sold-out clash promises to be a nip-and-tuck affair, with the champion's speed matched up against the cagey skills of the almost 46-year-old challenger. Will youth prevail, or does Hopkins still have enough in the tank to get the job done and once again become the top man at 175lbs?
Let's take a look around the net at predictions for the Quebec City showdown...
It’s a Trap! Jean Pascal vs Bernard Hopkins Preview & Pick
by Andrew Harrison (Safe Side of the Ropes)
Bernard Hopkins, as much a part of the sport’s fixtures and fittings over the past couple of decades as fussy entrance music, bogus trouser tighteners and sequinned shorts, has a chance to sear himself into the record books in Quebec on Saturday evening. Fast approaching 46, the Philadelphian renard has the opportunity to become the oldest winner of a bonafide boxing world title since folk first began punching each other in the face for money under the auspices of the Marquess of Queensberry. (read more)
