Union Cane's Prediction League - 12th and Final Round

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Union Cane's Prediction League

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Week Eleven Results

1. Vitali Klitschko v. Tomasz Adamek (12)	Vitali Klitschko TKO 10 (LKO)
2. Yuriorkis Gamboa v. Daniel Ponce de Leon (12)	Yuriorkis Gamboa TD 8 (LKO)
3. Paul McCloskey v. Breidis Prescott (12)	Paul McCloskey UD
4. Juan Carlos Salgado v. Argenis Mendez (12)	Juan Carlos Salgado UD
5. Oliver McCall v. Bert Cooper (10)

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Week Eleven Review

Tomasz Adamek is a two-weight world champion, and therefore clearly no mug, but he was no match for Vitali Klitschko. Simply too small to compete, Adamek did well to last as long as he did but was never going to beat the bigger man.

Paul McCloskey should change his name to McLucky, after a terrible start he somehow managed to turn things round (helped no doubt by the home crowd cheering every punch he threw, let alone landed) and get a controversial decision against Breidis Prescott.

Some very high scores this week, even without the McCall / Cooper result, which is not in yet. which is now a voided fight.

When will I learn not to use fights from these back-water third-world countries?

'Predictor of the Week' is a tricky one this week, with Mind the windows Tino., alma, licence_007 and Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn all getting all four fights spot on and amassing 16 points each. As it's impossible to split them, this week's award goes to Michaels, Sean, who, despite all the points on offer, still only managed a paltry 3 points. Took some doing that, well done Sean.

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Week Eleven League Table

Position	User Name	Weekly Score	Total Score
1	The genius of PBF	14	100
2	coxy0001	13	99
3	Knowsit17	14	96
4	Union Cane	9	91
5	rowley	13	90
6	Jdizzle	14	89
7	Mind the windows Tino.	16	87
8	Dazstarr	13	86
9	ian_jamsie	9	85
10	compelling and rich	8	84
=11	sodhat	6	82
=11	alma	16	82
=13	Il Gialloblu	5	78
=13	The Galveston Giant	13	78
=15	Eyetoldyouso	9	75
=15	JJJohnson	12	75
17	TopHat24/7	14	71
18	Michaels, Sean	3	69
19	bhb001	9	64
=20	licence_007	16	57
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=20	eddyfightfan	12	57
22	WelshDevilRob	13	56
23	DavidBlunkettsuppercut	13	37
24	Boxtthis	0	36
25	prettyboykev	10	34
26	Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn	16	33
27	Super D Boon	0	31
28	TRUSSMAN66	0	29
29	PPVxHOTTY	0	28
=30	Sugar Boy Sweetie	0	27
=30	Day V Lately	0	27
32	Dominic Dicoco	0	24
=33	Solder_of_Fortune	0	23
=33	Steffan	0	23
35	d260005p	0	19
36	Scottrf	0	17
37	Lumbering_Jack	11	16
38	wow_junky	0	14
39	spencerclarke	0	9
40	wheelchair1991	0	8
41	King Raoh	0	4

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Week Twelve Fights

It's the final week, so we are going out in style with ten fights to predict :

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr v. Victor Ortiz (12)
2. Erik Morales v. Pablo Cesar Cano (12)
3. Jessie Vargas v. Josesito Lopez (10)
4. Anthony Crolla v. Juan Montiel (8)
5. Saul Alvarez v. Alfonso Gomez (12)
6. Tyson Fury v. Nicolai Firtha (12)
7. Ryan Greene v. Willie Thompson (10)
8. Willie Casey v. Daniel Kodjo Sassou (8)
9. Stephen Smith v. Lee Selby (12)
10. Paul Smith v. Paul Samuels (8)

Remember, the Top 20 qualify for next season's Prediction Premiership, so it is all to play for.

Get predicting, and good luck!

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Scoring and Rules

For any newcomers and the forgetful, scoring and rules as follows :

• Predict the winner - 1 point

• - Predict the method (KO*/Pts) - 1 point

• - - Predict Early / Late (for KO) or Unanimous / Split / Majority (for Pts) - 1 point

• Get all three above correct - 1 bonus point

• 10 points will be awarded for correctly predicting a draw.

• *TKO, DQ, TD or Retirement all count as KO

• I will list fights 1 - 5, this list will be definitive, when predicting please list fights in the same order.

• Any entries that are subsequently amended will be void.

• If a fight is cancelled, or if a fighter drops out and is replaced, that fight is then void.

I think that just about covers it, any questions feel free to ask.

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Predictor of the Week Award

Week One	Knowsit17
Week Two	Knowsit17
Week Three	The genius of PBF
Week Four	Sugar Boy Sweetie
Week Five	Il Gialloblu
Week Six	coxy0001
Week Seven	ian_jamsie
Week Eight	eddyfightfan
Week Nine	coxy0001
Week Ten	JJJohnson
Week Eleven	Michaels, Sean
Week Twelve	-

Union Cane wrote:

d260005p wrote:Just in case you missed mine Union!

Got it my mate, cheers.

Its a winning combo im sure. Had to guess on a few scraps though!

So much bitterness and jealousy.

A smug Yorkshireman......who would have thought it.

Got to enjoy it while I Can Tino because on the grounds most weeks I have heard of about 40% of the fighters involved it is a position I do not see myself maintaining.

I'm down to 20% this week...

rowley wrote:Got to enjoy it while I Can Tino because on the grounds most weeks I have heard of about 40% of the fighters involved it is a position I do not see myself maintaining.

You enjoy it my friend. Better where you are then mid-table obscurity like me. Don't even have a relegation scrap climb out of.

Magee - PTS
Matthews - EKO
Alvarado - LKO
Banal - PTS
rachman v Porpramook = Draw

Cheers

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:You enjoy it my friend. Better where you are then mid-table obscurity like me. Don't even have a relegation scrap climb out of.

Perhaps I could split it into 'Premiership' and 'Championship' for the next season, based on finishing positions this time round??

Union Cane wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:You enjoy it my friend. Better where you are then mid-table obscurity like me. Don't even have a relegation scrap climb out of.

Perhaps I could split it into 'Premiership' and 'Championship' for the next season, based on finishing positions this time round??

Splendid idea Union. Even though I could be on the cusp of the second tier. At least we can laugh at more people that way.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:cusp

Good word, I'm liking that.

Union Cane wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:You enjoy it my friend. Better where you are then mid-table obscurity like me. Don't even have a relegation scrap climb out of.

Perhaps I could split it into 'Premiership' and 'Championship' for the next season, based on finishing positions this time round??

Championship it is then

Union Cane wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:cusp

Good word, I'm liking that.

It's one of those words that I can never use without thinking rude things.

Bit like crevice.

1. Jamie Barboza v. Brian Magee (12) Magee LKO
2. Derry Mathews v. Stephen Jennings (10) Mathews UD
3. Mike Alvorado v. Gabriel Martinez (10) Alvarado UD
4. A J Banal v. Tyson Cave (12) AJ Banal EKO
5. Muhammad Rachman v. Pornsawan Porpramook (12) Rachman UD

Utter guesswork with the aid of box rec this week...

Bit of a rubbish week, but here goes:

Brian Magee LKO
Derry Matthews UD
Mike Alvarado EKO
A J Banal UD
Rachman LKO

Boxtthis wrote:Bit of a rubbish week, but here goes:

Next week won't be much better by the looks of things...

http://boxrec.com/date_search.php?yyyy=2011&mm=08&dd=06&SUBMIT=Go

Union Cane wrote:

Boxtthis wrote:Bit of a rubbish week, but here goes:

Next week won't be much better by the looks of things...

http://boxrec.com/date_search.php?yyyy=2011&mm=08&dd=06&SUBMIT=Go

Better brush up on your knowledge of heavyweights from the Republic of Congo! About the only 12 round fight going on next week!!

Yeah, it's the end of the boxing season. Might want to wrap up the predictions.

Scottrf wrote:Yeah, it's the end of the boxing season. Might want to wrap up the predictions.

When does next season start then please?

September really. There is Maidana vs Guerrero and Agbeko vs Mares before that though.

I'll battle on through then, I reckon.

It'll give us all a chance to take an interest in some noble warriors that we would otherwise never have heard of.

It'll be like when KOTV show highlights featuring Karl 'Bulbhead' Place, of Manchester, on the west coast of England.

Why is Acosta still TBA for next week?

Brian Magee LKO
Derry Matthews UD
Mike Alvarado EKO
A J Banal UD
Rachman LKO

Regards

Steffan

you can't stop the prediction league now, i play a 12 week game plan, and it would be unfair when my plan is doing exactly what i want it to.....

Don't worry mate, I'll keep it going, unless of course I'm killed in an accident or summat.

Wouldn't it be weird if that happened now that I've said that.

you should get a bonus in the rankings if you correctly predict your own death.

1, Brian Magee LKO
2. Derry Matthews EKO
3. Alvorado UD
4. Banal UD
5. Porpramook UD
Cheers

Union Cane wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:You enjoy it my friend. Better where you are then mid-table obscurity like me. Don't even have a relegation scrap climb out of.

Perhaps I could split it into 'Premiership' and 'Championship' for the next season, based on finishing positions this time round??

Now that is the best idea since Mr Hovis accidentally dropped a loaf of bread into his lawn mower. Two divisions, equal amount in each with two promotion and relegation places - I like it.

1. Jamie Barboza v. Brian Magee (Magee UD)
2. Derry Mathews v. Stephen Jennings (Mathews UD)
3. Mike Alvorado v. Gabriel Martinez (Alvorado LKO)
4. A J Banal v. Tyson Cave (Banal EKO)
5. Muhammad Rachman v. Pornsawan Porpramook (Porpramook LKO)

1.Magee LKO
2.Matthews LKO
3.Alvorado UD
4.Banal SD
5.Porpramook UD

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:

Union Cane wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:You enjoy it my friend. Better where you are then mid-table obscurity like me. Don't even have a relegation scrap climb out of.

Perhaps I could split it into 'Premiership' and 'Championship' for the next season, based on finishing positions this time round??

Now that is the best idea since Mr Hovis accidentally dropped a loaf of bread into his lawn mower. Two divisions, equal amount in each with two promotion and relegation places - I like it.

Only problem with this is someone could be winning overall but be in the second league, because of a bad season making a mockery if the two tier system

Magee - UD
Matthews - UD
Alvarado - LKO
Banal - PTS
Porpramook UD
Cheers

compelling and rich wrote:Only problem with this is someone could be winning overall but be in the second league, because of a bad season making a mockery if the two tier system

There are advantages and disadvantages to both systems. Its a quandary, that's for sure. I might have to put it to public vote.

Anyway, doors close at 17:00 and I'm still waiting on this rag-tag assortment :

Knowsit17
The genius of PBF
TRUSSMAN66
Solder_of_Fortune
TopHat24/7
Il Gialloblu
The Galveston Giant
Dominic Dicoco
wow_junky
prettyboykev
PPVxHOTTY
wheelchair1991
King Raoh

And anyone else who fancies a go.

2 tiers for me. seperate the wheat from the chaff.

I'm disappearing to South of France on Sunday for a couple of weeks. I will have to make sure a drop in now and again to secure my premiership positon.

Magee - EKO
Matthews - LKO
Alvarado - UD
Banal - LKO
Porpramook - UD

AJ Banal has just gone straight to second in my list of favourite boxing names, by the way.

number 1?

Union Cane wrote:Anyway, doors close at 17:00 and I'm still waiting on this rag-tag assortment :

Knowsit17
The genius of PBF
TRUSSMAN66
Solder_of_Fortune
TopHat24/7
Il Gialloblu
The Galveston Giant
Dominic Dicoco
wow_junky
prettyboykev
PPVxHOTTY
wheelchair1991
King Raoh

And anyone else who fancies a go.

Hmm. Sean Michaels hasn't entered yet...

razzaq wrote:number 1?

Howard Eastman.

razzaq, number 1 is this guy.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=240316&cat=boxer

What's happened to Sean Michaels?

I thought it was going to be Hitler the Killer.

I feel it is my duty to mention Dynamite Sprouts at this point.

Come on Scotty, what's the scoop with Sean then?

Have I missed something?

Union Cane wrote:I feel it is my duty to mention Dynamite Sprouts at this point.

We need to settle this:

https://www.606v2.com/t10506-greatest-boxers-names-of-all-time

Scott. I demand that you stop ignoring me and tell me what has happened to Sean?

I just noticed he hadn't predicted and Union erroneously ( ) wrote down that he had.

Scottrf wrote:I just noticed he hadn't predicted and Union erroneously ( ) wrote down that he had.

I didn't say that he had, I said that I wasn't waiting for his predictions, the two things are quite different.

Proper stab in the dark with these.

Brian Magee UD
Derry Mathews UD
Mike Alvorado LKO
A J Banal EKO
Muhammad Rachman UD

Union Cane wrote:

Scottrf wrote:I just noticed he hadn't predicted and Union erroneously ( ) wrote down that he had.

I didn't say that he had, I said that I wasn't waiting for his predictions, the two things are quite different.

I know, and I almost corrected that, but didn't think we had enough pedants here for it to be worthwhile.

Brian Magee - Late KO
Derry Mathews - Early KO
Mike Alvarado - Late KO
A J Banal - Early KO
Pornsawan Porpramook UD

1. Jamie Barboza v. Brian Magee (12) - Magee KO 1
2. Derry Mathews v. Stephen Jennings (10) - Jennings KO 1
3. Mike Alvorado v. Gabriel Martinez (10) - Martinez KO 1
4. A J Banal v. Tyson Cave (12) - Cave KO 1
5. Muhammad Rachman v. Pornsawan Porpramook (12) - Porpramook KO 1