Here we go with our first standings recap in the prediction game, which I figure we’ll do every two fights. The two fights this time were, obviously, the featherweight bouts Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Steven Luevano and Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Rogers Mtagwa on Jan. 23. (We need a good, catchy name for the game, by the way, if anyone has any nominations.)
Spidershark scored the maximum points allowable by accurately calling Lopez’ 7th round knockout and being closest to Gamboa’s 2nd round KO. Who is this Spidershark, hmmm? I found it highly suspicious that Gamboa said he wanted to take it to the 4th round in his post-fight interview, and that’s the round Spidershark predicted for Gamboa’s finish. Are these vague hints of impropriety in any way related to my bitterness at not being in first place? Probably.
BigMaxy also called both fights correctly and picked Lopez to win in the 7th, so we have a second place. There’s a 22-way tie for third because that’s how many people picked the right winners, and the 11 people bold enough to pick an upset are tied for fourth. Three of you fourthers doubted by boy YURIORKIS GAMBOA! Poor stickfigure doubted both men.
There were a few people who didn’t exactly follow the rules (you know who you are, punks) and they got a grace period this time. Not next time! I also failed to specify what qualifies as too specific. For the purposes of this trial run, let’s just say a knockout is a knockout — technical, regular, RTD, whatever. Unless everyone hates that idea and revolts.
I doubt I’ll do another prediction and prediction entry until Feb. 6, when lightweights Edwin Valero and Antonio DeMarco square off, although there’s the off-chance I might do one of the upcoming weekend’s fights or the Feb. 5 Glen Johnson-Yusaf Mack light heavyweight fight. What I’m saying is, stay sharp and be ready to play, playas.
Your standings below; if you see any tabulation errors, notify me and we can adjudicate:
STANDINGS
Spidershark: 1200
BigMaxy: 1100
Little Cole: 1000
P.I. Joe: 1000
Bring Da’ Ruckus: 1000
Macho: 1000
beccapooka: 1000
cNcEDDIE: 1000
Fish Hook Combo: 1000
Donkey Punch: 1000
Arthur Billette: 1000
angrypeople: 1000
Geordie Dancer: 1000
severuck: 1000
The Bridgewater Slaughterhouse: 1000
frankiej: 1000
Cardscott5: 1000
knees up neville brown: 1000
willfrank: 1000
David Schraub: 1000
Omar: 1000
Zekiel: 1000
Jonathan: 1000
Paul Kelly: 1000
Unifythebelts: 500
Always Wrong: 500
The Count Of Monte Fisto: 500
Not Sure: 500
fadein2bolivian: 500
JB: 500
PJ Prediction King: 500
The Queensberry Fools: 500
venom.420: 500
Pretty Toney: 500
Alain Yap: 500
stickfigure: 0
