|:| Big Fight Pick'em League |:| Miguel Cotto v. Joshua Clottey - 13th of June |:|

I would like to invite the following posters to take part in a prediction league.

sean, GazOC, D-MAC, northend, bolieu_mtl, dangerousity, 196osh, Shifty107, jaco, psychopath, KobeIsGod, Zakman, IntentionalButt, bulakenyo, Pimp C, huki, TFFP.

For those who think I'm just inviting my ESB buddies, you could not be further from the truth...a couple of the people I've invited are actually on my ignore list, but they should really be in it...

So, please forgive me if I couldn't invite everyone I would have wished, but it would have been too much work if I had invited everyone I would have wished. Thanks.

If you don't wish to take part, no hard feelings.

I will keep the scores, every week.

I will change the rules and make decisions if and when I see fit, for the well-being of the league.

Everyone gets one life. If you miss yet another pick, that's too bad. You are out of the league.

The system used to score fights will be the following:

correct winner = 15
correct winner + correct decision pick = 25
correct winner + correct stoppage pick = 30

Decision picks:

correct wide or close decision pick* = 30
Stoppage picks**:
3 rounds or less off correct stoppage round = 35
1 round off correct stoppage round = 40
correct stoppage round = 45
Draw = 50 points

* a wide unanimous decision: a decision where all three judges score the fight for one fighter and two or more of the judges' scores are four points or more apart e.g. 116-112, 115-111, 116-111, etc.
* a close unanimous decision: a decision where all three judges score the fight for one fighter and two or more of the judges' scores are three points or less apart e.g. 115-112, 116-113, 114-112, etc. A split decision or a majority decision is scored as a close unanimous decision.

** a disqualification or retirement will count as a stoppage win.

How to post your picks:

Please post your picks as follows: e.g.

"Calzaghe UD wide", if you think Calzaghe will win a unanimous decision over Kessler at a difference of points greater or equal to four points

"Calzaghe UD close", if you think Calzaghe will win a decision over Kessler at a difference of points smaller or equal to three points, a majority or split decision.

"Kessler T/KO 3", if you think Kessler will beat Calzaghe by stoppage, disqualification or retirement in the third round. Always pick a stoppage round when you make a pick!

"Calzaghe Draw Kessler" if you think the fight between Calzaghe and Kessler will end up a draw.

If you pick a stoppage - say what round!
If you pick a decision - say "wide" or "close"!

Thank you and Good Luck, and I hope you accept the invitation.

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First fight:

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Forthcoming fights: Vitali Klitschko v. Juan Carlos Gomez; Casamayor v. Julio Diaz; Bradley v. Holt; Williams v. Wright; Lopez v. Penalosa, Pacquiao v. Hatton.
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It's not personal, but running such a league is a very time consuming process. What you'll find is that everyone joins for a week or two and then 3/4s lose interest...but I've got to keep track of all their scores, when they clearly don't give a ****. The people I've invited have proven themselves to be serious about such a league. If they don't want to commit, they will not join.

There's a very good league that you can join, if you like. It's more fun than this one anyway, and it has more fights in it too!:good

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114406
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No...I didn't pick the people with the best knowledge. I picked people who have taken part before and proved they were good at predicting and I gave two or three a wild card, but they might not be interested.

There are quite a few people with a lot more knowledge than some of those invited, but they don't post much and they aren't interested in joining.:good

 

For those who think I'm just inviting my ESB buddies, you could not be further from the truth...a couple of the people I've invited are actually on my ignore list, but they should really be in it...:good

So, please forgive me if I couldn't invite everyone I would have wished, but it would have been too much work if I had invited everyone I would have wished. Thanks.:good