~ ESB's BIG FIGHT PICKS ~ four new fights!

Hey guys, the league is back with four title fights from the HBO/Showtime doubleheader on Saturday. I think most people would agree that these fights are all big enough to be included. Also, since there was some confusion about what type of fights are big enough for the league, I included a poll which will give me a much better idea of what you guys want to see included in league vote threads in the future.

Which level of fights do you want to see included throughout the rest of the year? Just vote yes or no on each number.

1. Champions against B level challengers (Klitschko-Thompson, Sidorenko-Moreno, Mijares-Navarro)

2. Elite or high B level titlists against B-/C+ level challengers (Cotto-Gomez, Forrest-Mora)

3. Solid B level fighters matched against eachother in eliminators or fights that will set something important up for them (Povetkin-Byrd, Adamek-Bell, Dirrell-Hanshaw)

4. Solid prospects seriously stepping up in competition on network TV (Gamboa-Jiminez, Angulo-Gutierrez, Berto-Estrada, Pascal-Zuniga)

5. Less solid prospects fighting eachother or stepping up on network TV (Dimitrenko-Hoffman, McGirt Jr-De Leon Jr, Julio-Bundrage)

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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

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.

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.

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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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northend: 615
iceman: 585
C Money: 565
Bulakenyo: 555
caliboxing: 550
KobeIsGod: 550
**196osh: 535
**dangerousity: 535
*Pimp C: 525
psychopath: 525
MSTR: 515
IntentionalButt: 510
sjc: 510
DanePugilist: 505
Amsterdam: 495
**Cooke: 495
*theunderdog: 495
kg0208: 490
jaco: 485
This bloke: 485
brooklyn1550: 475
jupzrooni: 475
o_money: 475
Shifty107: 475
huki: 470
CJLightweight: 460
*IPitydaF00l: 460
*Scorpy: 460
Zakman: 460
**cardstars: 450
they_killed_kenny: 445
bolieu_mtl: 440
oblate: 440
sues2nd: 420
*pioterbezkitu: 415
*Sandmanl337: 410
*Arriba: 405
cuchulain: 405
*pngo: 400
andyzOr: 395
Astola: 390
*PacDbest: 390
*swedeone: 390
**H.: 370
*Boro chris: 365
**Smith: 365
*MetroMan: 360
**Pharaoh: 345
*Samurai: 335
*cdvandy: 295
*saul_ir34: 265

All those who have two stars in front of their names: If you are in the top 25 and miss another week, your score will be increased only once more only, with the mean score that week. If you are outside the top 25 and miss another week, you will be struck off the list of competitors. You will not be allowed to rejoin.


EDIT: Scores updated! Northend still owning.

 

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Pavlik TKO 5
Lopez wide UD
Forrest TKO 7
Quintana wide UD