With four fights over the past weekend, it could’ve been a points bonanza for contestants in TQBR Prediction Game 5.0. Instead, one fight — Victor Ortiz-Lamont Peterson — ended in a draw for which no points were awarded, and another of the fights nobody* got any points for, since nobody* picked the winner, Joseph Agbeko, who stunningly outboxed Yonnhy Perez in their rematch.
That phenomenon means that a slightly better pick here or there could make a tiny but not decisive difference. Plus 5.0 leader NattyChamps aka DukeShadeBlue dropping the ball on the 1-yard line (his predictions were mildly late) meaning we now have a new leader: Internet Tough Guy aka Dobbler. Thanks to my inability to remember that the clock on this blog is set to military time, I thought NattyChamps aka DukeShadeBlue handed in his entries late. He did not; in fact, he had the best possible points combo this week. So he remains the leader. But his (restored) reign atop the throne could be very short-lived. This week brings the conclusion of 5.0, and 11 six people could still theoretically win it all including the five people tied for fifth place.
About that asterisk: Orbital Bone Surgeons aka IrvinRyan was the only team to pick Agbeko to win, good for a whopping 700 points — 500 for the correct call, 100 for the upset pick and another 100 for the default accuracy bonus. It was the call of the week, needless to say. Nobody in the world said, “I think Agbeko will outbox Perez,” except IR, whose nickname around these parts is “The Oracle.” The runner-up call of the week went to the eight nine people who got points correctly calling Amir Khan by unanimous decision over Marcos Maidana. The second runner-up went to the nine 10 people who got points calling an Abner Mares UD over Vic Darchinyan, although it ended up being split. Darchinyan was the popular upset pick of the week: Five went with him.
OK. Everyone gear up for this week’s pickable fight, Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins, which will conclude this edition of TQBR Prediction Game. Look for it no later than Thursday.
Until then, below are your standings. As usual, please notify me of any tabulation errors and we’ll adjudicate:
STANDINGS
NattyChamps (DukeShadeBlue): 5250
Internet Tough Guy (Dobbler): 5050
Bundy Bears (ALEXMAC): 4950
Not Sure (Jay Ari Yin): 4800
Apemantus: 4600
Basque Country: 4600
Pretty Toney: 4450
the legend: 4450
Team Spacely’s Sprockets (willfrank): 4450
Philly Shell (Hit Dog): 4450
THE COMEBACK KID (cNcEDDIE): 4450
stickfigure: 4300
Paul Kelly: 3900
Team Skullduggery (PJ): 3700
Miggs 88: 3700
The Count Of Monte Fisto (cguenard): 3700
Paul Williams’ Campaign Manager (Tim Starks): 3650
Team no shot (edub): 3350
Arthur Billette: 3350
Orbital Bone Surgeons (IrvinRyan): 3350
Gumbercules (BigMaxy): 3250
The Garbageman (ScottB): 3150
Cardscott5: 2700
beccapooka: 2650
David Schraub: 2400
Yuriorkis Gamboa Constrictor (Scott Kraus): 1750
TJChim: 1750
The Flying Cintrons (Queensberry Wench): 1600
BenOlson: 1550
Neon Leon’s Two Front Teeth (Andrew Harrison): 1200
FunkyBadger: 1700
Manila Ice: 1150
AskTheBoxer: 1050
joebentvice: 1000
stonemclean: 1000
Ben Smitheman: 600
ArnoldO: 600
Ako si Navarette: 600
baron: 600
ManchesterUnited12: 600
Todd Aguiar: 550
Team Atlas (Sam Fong): 500
fadeintobolivian: 500
Stiff Jab: 500
ShortFuse (RoWyN): 500
FightFreak: 500
nick63: 500
Datu punol: 500
Noypi: 500
reneth: 500
Dachs: 500
Melzor Uchiha: 500
jun: 500
Amain: 500
Unifythebelts: 0
audley harrison jab of the century (FlorencioR): 0
Fidel: 0
Tito Flores: 0
asd: 0
