ESB Predictions League week 8 + new standings.

[Amsterdam]

12super middleweightAlejandro Berrio ([Only registered and activated users can see links])26 (25) - 4 (4) - 0SCLucian Bute ([Only registered and activated users can see links])20 (16) - 0 (0) - 0

12light flyweightKermin Guardia ([Only registered and activated users can see links])37 (21) - 6 (2) - 0SCJuan Esquer ([Only registered and activated users can see links])21 (17) - 2 (0) - 1

12super featherweightCarl Johanneson ([Only registered and activated users can see links])26 (18) - 3 (2) - 0SCMichael Gomez ([Only registered and activated users can see links])34 (24) - 7 (4) - 0

12heavyweightJuan Carlos Gomez ([Only registered and activated users can see links])42 (35) - 1 (1) - 0SCOliver McCall ([Only registered and activated users can see links])51 (36) - 8 (1) - 0

12middleweightFelix Sturm ([Only registered and activated users can see links])28 (12) - 2 (1) - 0SCRandy Griffin ([Only registered and activated users can see links])24 (12) - 1 (0) - 2


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Rankings:

DanePugilist - 335
Amsterdam / Huki - 320
Brooklyn1550 - 295
Nick The Greek - 290
C Money - 285
Pimp C - 260
Zakman - 255
Pioter Bezkitu / The Underdog - 235
Lockdon9w - 230
Ailmatic - 225
Decebal - 210
Stinky Gloves - 175
El Bombasto - 165
Astola - 125
Guru Too You / Northend - 105
HopkinsFan07 - 100
Darkness / Uncle Paulie - 80
Wige247 - 60
JayGatsby - 45
Morrissey - 40
The Exile - 40
Tkudgis16 - 35
Faetter BR - 30
Black - 25
Iron Champ - 15
Korn_06 - 10

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Highest scores this week were Decebal with 50 points and Astola with 45 points. DanePugilist still holding that top spot, but the top 5 are closing in on you mate.;)

[theunderdog]

bute ko6
esquer close UD
michael Gomez close UD
carlos gomez ko7
sturm wide UD

[Sister Sledge]

How do I join this league?

[Sister Sledge]

You have to be a qualified expert..

How do I become a qualified expert?

[Shake]

You'll have to get a diploma from the university of snobbish highschool kids.

[Sister Sledge]

You'll have to make an appointment with me for further details..

That's funny but I'm a dude and I don't swing that way.

[theunderdog]

dude, you were hitting on a man.

[Shake]

And badly, too. About as suave as a toothless Irishman.

[ChuckYoungblood]

And badly, too. About as suave as a toothless Irishman.

:lol::lol:

[theunderdog]

but seriously sister sledge, it's a bit too late too catch up as we are already in the 8th week but you can still join for the hang of it. post who you think would win and how. ie, fighter A by ko, tko, UD, SD, MD etc. you earn extra points by correctly predicting what round it will end. extra points are also available if you predict if it will a close or wide UD

[Sister Sledge]

but seriously sister sledge, it's a bit too late too catch up as we are already in the 8th week but you can still join for the hang of it. post who you think would win and how. ie, fighter A by ko, tko, UD, SD, MD etc. you earn extra points by correctly predicting what round it will end. extra points are also available if you predict if it will a close or wide UD

Thanks.

[pioterbezkitu]

Bute TKO7
Guardia wideUD
M Gomez KO 6
McCall closeUD
Sturm wideUD

[Decebal]

Lucian Bute TKO 5 :happy

Kermin Guardia UD by 6

Carl Johanneson TKO 5

Juan Carlos Gomez UD by 6

Felix Sturm UD by 8

:good

[Sister Sledge]

Alejandro tko ([Only registered and activated users can see links])'d by Lucian Bute ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) in 5 rounds
Kermin Guardia ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) ease UD over Juan Esquer ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Carl Johanneson ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) tko'd by Michael Gomez ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) in 5 rounds
Juan Carlos Gomez ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) Close UD over Oliver McCall ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Felix Sturm ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) Close UD over Randy Griffin ([Only registered and activated users can see links])

[Amsterdam]

Bute TKO 4

Guardia wide UD

Johansen TKO 3

Gomez wide UD

Sturm wide UD

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And guys, back and forth commentary in the prediction thread is fine, but let's keep it as limited as possible please. Thanks.

Welcome Sister Sledge.

[DanePugilist]

DanePugilist still holding that top spot, but the top 5 are closing in on you mate.;)Yeah - Julio Diaz fucked it up for me:rofl. Really thought he would take this one.

[DanePugilist]

Bute KO 6
Guardia TKO 8
Johansen TKO 7
Gomez TKO 5
Sturm close controversal(extra points for calling that?) UD

[Zakman]

Bute TKO 7
Esquer close UD
Johanneson KO 5
McCall TKO 8
Sturm wide UD

[Decebal]

:bump

[Decebal]

:bump

[DanePugilist]

:bumpDual bumps? Here is another...

[Amsterdam]

Dual bumps? Here is another...

You're top spot is going to be mine mate.:yep

But I fear that you're going to be in the top 3 until the end of this year, even though you predicted originally that you wouldn't even be able to hang with the top guys, isn't it funny how that turned out?:yep

Turns out you've been #1 about 5X more than everyone else has.

[Pimp C]

Bute UD
Guardia UD
Johannsen TKO 7
Sturm Wide UD
McCall TKO 5

[Amsterdam]

Brooklyn, Huki, Nick, come on guys, you're all in the top 5.:good

[brooklyn1550]

Bute TKO8
Guardia close UD
Johannsen TKO6
McCall close UD
Sturm wide UD

[nickthegreek]

Bute TKO 10
Esquer Close UD
Johanneson Close UD
Juan Carlos Gomez TKO 8
Sturm Close UD

[Astola]

Bute TKO 6
Esquer close UD
Johanneson wide UD
McCall TKO 9
Sturm wide UD

[northend]

Johanneson tko 6

bute tko 10

Guardia wideUD

gomez wide ud

Sturm wide ud

[C Money]

Bute Wide UD
Guardia Wide UD
Johanneson TKO 4
Gomez Wide UD
Sturm Wide UD

[darkness]

Bute Ko 9
Guardia Close UD
Gomez KO 5
McCall Wide UD
Sturm KO 6

[Amsterdam]

Bump.

[Decebal]

If anyone predicts a Berrio KO, it will be huki...:-(

[Decebal]

:bump

[Amsterdam]

Johanneson tko 6

bute tko 10

Guardia wideUD

gomez wide ud

Sturm wide ud

Glad you're participating Northend, I am also keeping track weekly of who scored the highest amount of points that week and at the end of the year I am going to announce two 'secondary awards'.

One being who had the 'highest score' for one week and the second being the 'highest riser', in which Astola came in very late and currently has a respectable 120 points for only 3 weeks of competition, you're also getting up there, so it's not all at a loss for coming in late.

Next year I am sure you'll be battling for the top spot the entire time.:good

[lockdon9w]

Bute KO 10
Guardia wide UD
Johaneson close UD
Juan Carlos Gomez wide UD
Sturm close UD

[Decebal]

...my attempts to hook huki in to post his prediction have failed miserably...

[Decebal]

:bump

[Amsterdam]

...my attempts to hook huki in to post his prediction have failed miserably...

He's been online this week, has posted, so if he loses his spot, it certainly isn't our fault.:D

The issue is that I am competing head to head with him and DanePugilist and if I take the lead, I want it to be for superior predictions and not because of the default reason of someone not posting their predictions.:yep

Come on HUKI!:yep

[Brickhaus]

What the heck. Joining very late, curious to see how I do...

Buke KO 6
Guardia close UD
Johanneson TKO 9
Gomez wide UD
Sturm wide UD

[Decebal]

What the heck. Joining very late, curious to see how I do...

Buke KO 6
Guardia close UD
Johanneson TKO 9
Gomez wide UD
Sturm wide UD

Wow! You spelt "Johanneson" correctly, but not "Bute"! :lol:

[The Exile]

Bute TKO3
Esquar wideUD
Johanneson TKO7
McCall KO6
Sturm wideUD

[pioterbezkitu]

I'll bust into the first place after this week, I can feet it right now at the very end of my shlang :yep

[huki]

Bute TKO5
Guardia TKO10
Michael Gomez TKO3
Juan Carlos Gomez wide UD
Sturm wide UD

[huki]

He's been online this week, has posted, so if he loses his spot, it certainly isn't our fault.:D

The issue is that I am competing head to head with him and DanePugilist and if I take the lead, I want it to be for superior predictions and not because of the default reason of someone not posting their predictions.:yep

Come on HUKI!:yep
I usually give my predictions on Thursday night or Friday morning because I have school all day from Monday-Thursday and I need a few hours to analyze all the matchups for the weekend and make bets. So you guys don't need to worry, I'll be posting here every week.

Is there any way someone could make this thread a sticky so more people would get involved?

[Decebal]

Is there any way someone could make this thread a sticky so more people would get involved?

Unlikely...unless Amsterdam becomes a mod;)

[Only registered and activated users can see links]

(I am GLAD you posted...and very happy with your Bute pick:p ):good

[Amsterdam]

I usually give my predictions on Thursday night or Friday morning because I have school all day from Monday-Thursday and I need a few hours to analyze all the matchups for the weekend and make bets. So you guys don't need to worry, I'll be posting here every week.

Is there any way someone could make this thread a sticky so more people would get involved?

Next year we will be doing such for the 2008 league. It's going to run ALL year long and with the same scoring procedure, so I hope we get 50 posters involved with this.

Though, each month I'm going to keep the scores documented on paper as the site is due for a crash sometime in 2008 again.:lol:

[huki]

(I am GLAD you posted...and very happy with your Bute pick:p ):good

I hope you're smart and you pick Povetkin by KO too. I'm gonna be in your position next week, running around all over the place excited and counting down every minute before the match happens. :bbbThere's nothing more exciting than seeing someone you've followed from early on in their pro careers rise up and win a title. In the back of your head, are you nervous about the possibility of Bute's chin getting cracked tonight? It would be great for you if Bute actually got hit hard on the chin by Berrio a few times.. then you wouldn't have to worry about his chin at all in the future.

[Decebal]

I hope you're smart and you pick Povetkin by KO too. I'm gonna be in your position next week, running around all over the place excited and counting down every minute before the match happens. :bbbThere's nothing more exciting than seeing someone you've followed from early on in their pro careers rise up and win a title. In the back of your head, are you nervous about the possibility of Bute's chin getting cracked tonight? It would be great for you if Bute actually got hit hard on the chin by Berrio a few times.. then you wouldn't have to worry about his chin at all in the future.

I am a Povetkin fan, so will be glad to :nod when you hype him!:good Of course I will pick Povetkin by KO!

...In a way, I'd rather Bute didn't have to go through this danger...chances are he will be checked quite a few times tonight by the best chin checker in the division...On the other hand, I agree with you that it's better to be checked by the best this time around than later, when you are more well-known, and have fair-weather fans who would turn against you if you lost one...Thus, I was glad in a way when I heared that Bute would go in with a puncher because I wanted him to be tested by the best and still get the upper hand...I hope it doesn't happen, but if Bute is KD'ed...I know he will do his very best to get up again...still, when you talk about Berrio, you don't talk about a chinchecker - you would have to have an IRON chin, not just a very good chin, not to go down when he hits you flush...

...let's see...and keep our fingers crossed.

[huki]

Aaaaghh.. Michael Gomez got knocked out in the 6th. I thought the fight was 50/50 and if he won I would be on top. Now I'll probably be in 3rd or 4th next week. :| This shows how much 1 fight can matter in this league, especially when you factor in the +20 points for getting all five correct.

I am a Povetkin fan, so will be glad to :nod when you hype him!:good Of course I will pick Povetkin by KO!

...In a way, I'd rather Bute didn't have to go through this danger...chances are he will be checked quite a few times tonight by the best chin checker in the division...On the other hand, I agree with you that it's better to be checked by the best this time around than later, when you are more well-known, and have fair-weather fans who would turn against you if you lost one...Thus, I was glad in a way when I heared that Bute would go in with a puncher because I wanted him to be tested by the best and still get the upper hand...I hope it doesn't happen, but if Bute is KD'ed...I know he will do his very best to get up again...still, when you talk about Berrio, you don't talk about a chinchecker - you would have to have an IRON chin, not just a very good chin, not to go down when he hits you flush...

...let's see...and keep our fingers crossed.
Nice to know you're going for Povetkin. I can't believe there are a lot of people on this forum that actually think Byrd is going to beat him. Same thing with the McCall fight today. I can't understand why so many people, including very knowledgable fans picked him. I guess being a name guy means a lot.

[Decebal]

I guess being a name guy means a lot.

Yes...those who pick according to which fighter sounds more famous often pick wrong.