~ ESB's BIG FIGHT PICKS ~ Back with a ton of big fights!

Hey guys, the league is back with four fights. There's a new prediction option now in the league: SD/Draw picks. I personally think it's a ridiculous addition and we should have a revote where it's explained better, but it's not my choice. So, "if you think a fight is 50/50" pick SD/Draw. Also, vote on whether you think Adamek-Bell is a big enough fight to be included next week and which fights this week should be Blue Riband (worth 2x points).

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• 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

Split Decision or Draw***:

SD/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, 116-112, 115-112
* 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 and the other is a draw e.g. 115-112, 115-112, 116-112, or 115-112, 115-112, 114-114. (A majority decision is scored as a close unanimous decision.)

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

*** A split decision: a decision where two judges score the fight for one fighter and the other one - for the other fighter e.g. 115-112, 112-115, 114-113. A split decision should be picked together with a draw: pick "SD/Draw" when you think a fight is truly 50/50 and could go either way. However, if you think A has the slightest edge over B, pick "A UD close".

Blue riband events - really big fights like Pavlik v. Taylor, Calzaghe v. Hopkins, etc. - will count for twice the points as usual big fights. Scores for those blue riband events get multiplied by two.

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Please post your picks as follows: e.g.

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

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", 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.

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", if you think Kessler will beat Calzaghe by stoppage, disqualification or retirement in the third round.

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" if you think the fight between Calzaghe and Kessler will end up a draw or a split decision

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Anyone can join the league at any time, even late. In order to give late starters a chance to compete fairly, they will start in the middle of the pack, at the median position, out of those who have participated every week.

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If for some reason you miss a week and you are in the top 25 in the league, you will be allocated the median score for that week. Everyone has 3 lives (will be "saved" up to three times). This, to ensure top pickers are not demotivated by their failure to pick one week.

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A clean sweep system will be applied for weeks with 5 fights or more. The clean sweep bonus will be 20 points.

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If, by common consensus, a clear robbery might have occured, a review panel made up of brooklyn1550, kg0208, sean, McGrain and sues2nd will decide whether the result should be overruled for the purposes of our league. Unless they all agree unanimously that it was a robbery, we go by official results.

Good luck! :good

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Antonio Tarver vs Clinton Woods

Chad Dawson vs Glen Johnson

Kermit Cintron vs Antonio Margarito

Miguel Angel Cotto vs Alfonso Gomez

 

Woods TKO10 Tarver
Dawson TKO9 Johnson
Margarito close UD Cintron (but I'm hoping I'm wrong and Cintron wins)
Cotto TKO5 Gomez