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	-

Those yet to predict are as follows :

Knowsit17
The genius of PBF
ian_jamsie
Jdizzle
compelling and rich
Union Cane
Dazstarr
Il Gialloblu
Michaels, Sean
TopHat24/7
The Galveston Giant
Eyetoldyouso
JJJohnson
Boxtthis
TRUSSMAN66
Sugar Boy Sweetie
Day V Lately
WelshDevilRob
Dominic Dicoco
Solder_of_Fortune
Steffan
PPVxHOTTY
d260005p
Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn
licence_007
wow_junky
Scottrf
prettyboykev
spencerclarke
wheelchair1991
Lumbering_Jack
King Raoh

Povetkin UD
Helenius LKO
Solis UD
Singwancha LKO
Andrade LKO

1. Alexander Povetkin UD
2. Robert Helenius UD
3. Ulises Solis UD
4. Prawet Singwancha KO Late
5. Librado Andrade UD

1. Alexander Povetkin WKO - Late
2. Robert Helenius WUD
3. Ulises Solis WKO - Late
4. Prawet Singwancha WKO - Late
5. Librado Andrade WKO- Early

Alexander Povetkin PTS/SD
Robert Helenius KO Late
Ulises Solis KO Late
Prawet Singwancha PTS/UD
Librado Andrade KO Early

1. Alexander Povetkin - WUD
2. Robert Helenius - WUD
3. Ulises Solis - UD
4. Prawet Singwancha - WUD
5. Librado Andrade - LKO

Alexander Povetkin UD
Robert Helenius LKO
Ulises Solis LKO
Singwancha UD
Librado Andrade LKO

Cheers Union

Alexander Povetkin UD
Robert Helenius LKO
Ulises Solis UD
Prawet Singwancha UD
Librado Andrade LKO

The genius of PBF wrote:This makes me and Super D boon joint predictor of the week with eddy so you should update that.

i did it with style and class, thats why its my name in lights.

Alexander Povetkin UD
Robert Helenius LKO
Ulises Solis LKO
Prawet Singwancha UD
Librado Andrade EKO

Union Cane wrote:

The genius of PBF wrote:This makes me and Super D boon joint predictor of the week with eddy so you should update that.

Not so my friend, 'Predictor of the Week' is entirely subjective, a bit like 'Manager of the Month', it is not automatically awarded to the highest scorer.

What! I'm the highest scorer! I am Predictor of the Week! Think you got it wrong mate! Never mind, my people will recognise me as the true King !

1. Alexander Povetkin v. Ruslan Chagaev (12) Povetkin SD
2. Robert Helenius v. Siarhei Liakhovich (12) Liakhovich LKO
3. Ulises Solis v. Jether Oliva (12) Solis EKO
4. Prawet Singwancha v. Ray Narh (12) Singwancha UD
5. Librado Andrade v. Matt O'Brien (10) Andrade EKO

Chagaev UD
Helenius early KO
Solis MD
Singwancha UD
Andrade late TKO

Knowsit17 wrote:Chagaev UD
Helenius early KO
Solis MD
Singwancha UD
Andrade late TKO

The only man so far to pick Chagaev.

That's why he's top of the tree.

It's going to be a close one in terms of the fight itself, and the leaderboard at the top. I was a little bit adventurous and went for a SD to Povetkin, doesn't ever seem to pay off though.

1. Alexander Povetkin LKO
2. Robert Helenius LKO
3. Ulises Solis UD
4. Prawet Singwancha UD
5. Librado AndradeLKO

Povetkin LKO
Helenius Eko
Solis LKO (Oliva is well out his depth, he is to green and is making a huge step up in class. This fight is about 6 fights to soon for him).
Singwancha UD
Andrade EKO

1.Povetkin LKO
2.Helenius LKO
3.Solis EKO
4.Singwancha UD
5.Andrade UD

Union Cane wrote:

Knowsit17 wrote:Chagaev UD
Helenius early KO
Solis MD
Singwancha UD
Andrade late TKO

The only man so far to pick Chagaev.

That's why he's top of the tree.

I must admit to humming and arhing over this one, but Chagaev has been too inactive to give me confidence that he can win. Mind you, to the brave goes the spoils

1. Alexander Povetkin v. Ruslan Chagaev (12) - Alexander Povetkin UD

2. Robert Helenius v. Siarhei Liakhovich (12) - Robert Helenius LKO

3. Ulises Solis v. Jether Oliva (12) - Ulises Solis UD

4. Prawet Singwancha v. Ray Narh (12) - Prawet Singwancha UD

5. Librado Andrade v. Matt O'Brien (10) - Librado Andrade LKO

1. Alexander Povetkin v. Ruslan Chagaev (12) Draw
2. Robert Helenius v. Siarhei Liakhovich (12) Helenius LKO
3. Ulises Solis v. Jether Oliva (12) Solis UD
4. Prawet Singwancha v. Ray Narh (12) Narh EKO
5. Librado Andrade v. Matt O'Brien (10) Andrade EKO

Povetkin LKO
Helenius UD
Solis UD
Singwancha LKO
Andrade LKO

Union Cane wrote:

Knowsit17 wrote:Chagaev UD
Helenius early KO
Solis MD
Singwancha UD
Andrade late TKO

The only man so far to pick Chagaev.

That's why he's top of the tree.

I dearly hope so. Clever betting or foolish gamble? Balanced progress or suicidal dive from top branch to ground? We will see.

Knowsit17 wrote:

Union Cane wrote:

Knowsit17 wrote:Chagaev UD
Helenius early KO
Solis MD
Singwancha UD
Andrade late TKO

The only man so far to pick Chagaev.

That's why he's top of the tree.

I dearly hope so. Clever betting or foolish gamble? Balanced progress or suicidal dive from top branch to ground? We will see.

Suicidal dive it was then!

Just quietly, and i'm not one to boast... but i've got 4/5 absolutely bang on the money with the Pingpong Thingy fight being an eko instead of my predicted lko......

Union, just close the competition. I've won.

Ah well, I had nine weeks on top, a just cause for boredom of shutting out the competition. About time I gave someone else their turn

Provisional results in...

Twelve weeks I think he said. I'm making a final assault on the Premier League after starting 3 weeks back! Good week for me this week.

1. Vic Darchinyan v. Evans Mbamba (12) Darchinyan UD
2. Jamie McDonnel v. Stuart Hall (12) Hall UD
3. Jan Zaveck v. Andre Berto (12) Andre Berto LKO
4. Thomas Oosthuizen v. Aaron Pryor Jr (12) Aaron Pryor Jr UD
5. Humberto Soto v. Jose Alfaro (10) Humberto Soto LKO

Super week this week. Lots of fighters I don't have to look up.

Vic Darchinyan v. Evans Mbamba (12) darchinyan LKO
Jamie McDonnel v. Stuart Hall (12) hall UD
Jan Zaveck v. Andre Berto (12) berto UD
Thomas Oosthuizen v. Aaron Pryor Jr (12) oosthuizen SD
Humberto Soto v. Jose Alfaro (10) soto UD

a poor performance from me this week, and as im off to oman for a fortnight in a few days i need some serious points from this weeks selections.

Union I may have asked you this before but out of the fact I'm to lazy to go back through 15 pages to find out here goes.

Why only 5 fights every week?

alma wrote:Sorry, Union, how many weeks are there?

prettyboykev wrote:Union I may have asked you this before but out of the fact I'm to lazy to go back through 15 pages to find out here goes.

Why only 5 fights every week?

Alma : 12 weeks, as there are 12 rounds in a boxing match. As has been pointed out though that is far too many, the people in the bottom half of the table have generally given up. Each season after this one though will be five weeks.

Kev : As you have probably noticed, some weeks I am struggling to find even 5, and I have to use things like Lukusa v Chilembe. I try to make things as fair as possible, so there needs to be the same number of fights / points available every week. Imagine if eddy went to Oman and I upped it to fifteen fights and everyone scored 40-50 points and he was left behind. Wouldn't be fair would it. So five it is, and five it will continue to be. I vary the number in the Cup competition, but it's the same for everyone and nobody has heard of most of them anyway.

Drachinyan, Pts, UD
Hall, KO, Late
Berto, Pts, UD
Pryor Jr, Pts, UD
Soto, KO, Late

1. Vic Darchinyan v. Evans Mbamba (12) Darchiniyan PTS
2. Jamie McDonnel v. Stuart Hall (12) McDonell PTS
3. Jan Zaveck v. Andre Berto (12) Berto PTS
4. Thomas Oosthuizen v. Aaron Pryor Jr (12) Pryor LKO
5. Humberto Soto v. Jose Alfaro (10) Soto LKO

rowley wrote:1. Vic Darchinyan v. Evans Mbamba (12) Darchiniyan PTS
2. Jamie McDonnel v. Stuart Hall (12) McDonell PTS
3. Jan Zaveck v. Andre Berto (12) Berto PTS
4. Thomas Oosthuizen v. Aaron Pryor Jr (12) Pryor LKO
5. Humberto Soto v. Jose Alfaro (10) Soto LKO

What's this Jeff, just your predictions and no mention of your steady fall down the league? Your bullishness of a few weeks ago seems to be slipping.

Have you noticed who is just above you?

And in the fantasy football mate. To be honest as I know on average about 2 of the fighters I am predicting about my fall down the table was inevitable and probably would have been wise to reign in the arrogance a bit but such is life.

Union Cane wrote:

alma wrote:Sorry, Union, how many weeks are there?

Kev : As you have probably noticed, some weeks I am struggling to find even 5, and I have to use things like Lukusa v Chilembe. I try to make things as fair as possible, so there needs to be the same number of fights / points available every week. Imagine if eddy went to Oman and I upped it to fifteen fights and everyone scored 40-50 points and he was left behind. Wouldn't be fair would it. So five it is, and five it will continue to be. I vary the number in the Cup competition, but it's the same for everyone and nobody has heard of most of them anyway.

Not sure if people would object to having a 'super week', for example two groups of 5 fights. It would keep the momentum going and give some of the new guys a chance to catch up? I managed to get selections in despite my enforced absence and whilst abroad so the excuse of going away shouldn't be a factor in my opinion.

Your competition though so i fully respect your stance.

Darchinyan LKO
Hall LKO
Berto EKO
Pryor Jr UD
Soto LKO

Union Cane wrote:

prettyboykev wrote:Union I may have asked you this before but out of the fact I'm to lazy to go back through 15 pages to find out here goes.

Why only 5 fights every week?

Kev : As you have probably noticed, some weeks I am struggling to find even 5, and I have to use things like Lukusa v Chilembe. I try to make things as fair as possible, so there needs to be the same number of fights / points available every week. Imagine if eddy went to Oman and I upped it to fifteen fights and everyone scored 40-50 points and he was left behind. Wouldn't be fair would it. So five it is, and five it will continue to be. I vary the number in the Cup competition, but it's the same for everyone and nobody has heard of most of them anyway.

I was thinking more along the lines of the weekend of the Floyd-Ortiz fight.

Their is a lot of interesting ones.
Ermano Fegatilli who beat Stephen Foster Jnr is defending his 130lbs European title.
Fury, Witter and Casey are all fighting in belfast.
Stephen Smith is defending his British and Commonwealth titles against Lee Selby.
Floyd-Ortiz, Morales-Matthysse and Jessie Vargas-Joseito Lopez.
Alvarez-Gomez

You make a fair point. That will be Week Twelve, so perhaps we could have a Grand Finale Super Saturday type thing going on. I'll give it some thought.

Pauls Smith and Rocky Fielding are also on the Stephen Smith bill but both look like comfortable victories.

Oh no Tory Boy is taking over!

I'd have thought he's have been on crowing by now.

Although it wouldn't be 'crow'ing, it would be 'dig a hole and climb on the soil'ing I suppose.

[quote="alma"]

Union Cane wrote:

Ha ha! They were definitely birds. Anyway I think Mrs Thatcher once said 'Conservatives don't do manual labour'

Can't be true. I'd definitely describe John Major having a go on Edwina Curry as manual labour.

Union
Why have I got no points for last week (week 9)? I posted my predictions on 24 August at 4.18 am (I am in Canada at the moment). They are showing on page 15.

Eyetoldyouso wrote:Union
Why have I got no points for last week (week 9)? I posted my predictions on 24 August at 4.18 am (I am in Canada at the moment). They are showing on page 15.

Poor admin I'm afraid......

Vic Darchinyan LKO
Jamie McDonnell UD
Andre Berto UD
Aaron Pryor Jr UD
Humberto Soto LKO

Not sure about the Pryor fight to be honest

Eyetoldyouso wrote:Union
Why have I got no points for last week (week 9)? I posted my predictions on 24 August at 4.18 am (I am in Canada at the moment). They are showing on page 15.

Sorry mate that is my balls up.

I'll sort it out for you in a bit.

Sign here for a petition to bring back Young_Towzer's prediction league.

Sloppy Union, sloppy.

14 points, Eyetoldyouso, and you're up to joint 15th. Table is now updated.

Apologies to everyone, this has shaken my faith in myself and my ability to run this properly.