Oleksandr Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 It's not that he's not a big enough name, just that his opponent is that shite that he should definitely stop him. Obviously Foreman is shite too but Lara has less chance of stopping him. May as well include it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_A Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 I'll add Dirrell in then. At least thats a guaranteed 5 points for everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Aye but neither fights are absolutely screaming mismatches so there's always a chance for an upset..Anyway it's a good wee mix of fights and styles to get the predictor up and running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, Oleksandr said: It's not that he's not a big enough name, just that his opponent is that shite that he should definitely stop him. Obviously Foreman is shite too but Lara has less chance of stopping him. May as well include it though I've not taken the time to read the rules about how the scoring works tbh but if one of the Dirrells is fighting then we should be including it imo, Anthony isn't nearly as big a hitter as Andre but 154 is looking like it could be a good division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_A Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Kool Keith said: I've not taken the time to read the rules about how the scoring works tbh but if one of the Dirrells is fighting then we should be including it imo, Anthony isn't nearly as big a hitter as Andre but 154 is looking like it could be a good division. Its at 168 and Anthony is a bigger puncher than Andre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 FFS that's quite embarrassing I've been out since 11am with mates and mistaken the Dirrell sisters for the Charlos. Classic casual fan statement. My point still stands though, they both get mentioned a lot in their division so they should be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I'm feeling pretty rough today so only skimmed through the rules so @Super_A let me know if I haven't done this right. Thought it would be good if we all posted our picks rather than pming tbh. Friday 13th Erislandy Lara vs Yuri Foreman - WBA Light Middleweight Title - I think very highly of Lara and the fact that he's a Friday night fighter this weekend with an overmatched opponent should be the incentive he needs to do more than what he thinks is just enough to win a fight ( so go for the KO and not leave it to the judges) but I'm not sure that he will so Lara UD Anthony Dirrell vs Norbert Nemesapati - Dirrell KO/TKO Saturday 14th James Degale vs Badou Jack - WBC & IBF Super Middleweight Titles - Degale UD Jose Pedraza vs Gervonta Davis - IBF Super Featherweight Title - Very difficult pick and I'm surprised this fight has been made tbh. Davis is exciting and very powerful at 130 but I'm going to be consistent with what I've said in the past about boxing and because he lunges too much imo and Pedraza will box more on the night I'm going with Pedraza UD. Ievgen Khytrov vs Immanuwel Aleem - Khytrov KO/TKO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Shouldn't the predictor league predictions be done by PM only? Would stop people strategically choosing the same as leading rivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 It's just a bit of fun and it'll be good to raise some discussion about boxing. I genuinely don't care how accurate my predictions are, due to the nature of the sport it's very difficult to predict as one single punch can change the whole fight, it's part of what I like about the sport. I'm certain that somebody coming in with no knowledge of the sport and guessing every fight through boxrec will do at least equally as well as people that watch 7 or 8 fights each weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleksandr Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I'm gonna look like I'm copying you now Keith you've put the same 5 down I was thinking of, Pedraza fight the one I can't decide on yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 16 minutes ago, Oleksandr said: I'm gonna look like I'm copying you now Keith you've put the same 5 down I was thinking of, Pedraza fight the one I can't decide on yet Maybe we should do it by pm after all. I thought that making our pics public would be good way to raise a bit of discussion but if the majority think it's better to do it privately then we can go with that. Yeah, the Pedraza fight is a very tough pick. Massive step up for Davis, I'm surprised it's happened tbh, but an early KO win for him would be no surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleksandr Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Kool Keith said: Maybe we should do it by pm after all. I thought that making our pics public would be good raise a bit of discussion but if the majority think it's better to do it privately then we can go with that. Yeah, the Pedraza fight is a very tough pick. Massive step up for Davis, I'm surprised it's happened tbh, but an early KO win for him would be no surprise. Can't decide if Mayweather rates him that highly that he's happy to stick him in a fight like this or if he cba building him so just wants to see what happens when he sticks him in with Pedraza. Davis and Floyd seem to have fallen out though Davis saying that he's promoting Chris Brown more than a world title fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I know what you mean but one thing about Mayweather is that he likes to make money so I can't see him letting Davis go if he thinks he can go on to KO big names at 130. He's nowhere near cashing out level just now so it's a strange match up. Mayweather is a pretty shit promoter though so it could be that he's just making a big mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Next Fights: Friday 13th Erislandy Lara vs Yuri Foreman - WBA Light Middleweight Title Lara on points. Anthony Dirrell vs Norbert Nemesapati Dirrell by stoppage. Saturday 14th James Degale vs Badou Jack - WBC & IBF Super Middleweight Titles De Gale on points. Jose Pedraza vs Gervonta Davis - IBF Super Featherweight Title Pedraza on points. Ievgen Khytrov vs Immanuwel Aleem Khytrov by stoppage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_A Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 PM is easier for me because i might miss them if they're only posted in here unless i'm tagged in the post like Keith did. I might edit the rules to say this. Posting them here here after they've been sent is fine though. I'll post mine in here so I there's no accusations of cheating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I don't think anyone will accuse you of cheating, hardcore fans tend to be be pretty level headed. You're puting a lot of work into this so that will be respected and we can go with whatever the majority thinks is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 This is a shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 What's your picks for this weekend Neilly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 What's the deadline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Here's mine @Super_A Friday 13th Erislandy Lara vs Yuri Foreman - WBA Light Middleweight Title Lara decision. Anthony Dirrell vs Norbert Nemesapati Dirrell knock out. Saturday 14th James Degale vs Badou Jack - WBC & IBF Super Middleweight Titles De Gale decision. Jose Pedraza vs Gervonta Davis - IBF Super Featherweight Title Pedraza knock out. Ievgen Khytrov vs Immanuwel Aleem Khytrov knock out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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