NSB Pick Em 2022 MASTERTHREAD

[siablo14]

Another idea for the next season.

Why don't we pick a SINGLE fight every week, for 52 weeks?

Each time, the one with the widest range of possibilities - the most balanced, if you will - independent from its level (title fight or not).

I think this would warrant the necessary continuity to the game, less studying for the non-hardcore pickers, and less work for Koba.

I love this suggestion.

[siablo14]

So next week - the 20th August - we're looking at a 3 fight weekend

Usyk vs Joshua
Roger Gutierrez vs Hector Garcia
Navarrete vs Baez

As ever comments or alternative suggestions are welcomed but those 3 are the clear highest ranked / most significant titlewise... I also like Hrgovic vs Zhelei and Puelo vs Akhmedov and even Broner vs Figueroa and Mundo vs Bauderlique could be more fun and competitive than most might think (Bauderlique's fairly tidy despite the dumbass KO loss to Lepei back in '17 when he was dominating)

Cool. Only need to watch tape for two of those.

[Citizen Koba]

Cool. Only need to watch tape for two of those.

Got Mundo vs Bauderlique in there too, man. I didn't realise when I made that post that both of Em were top 10 ranked by TBRB and Ring... Mundo has far more top flight experience of course and is rightly heavily favoured but Bauderlique looks good upto the level he's fought with the exception of the lone KO loss where he got complacent looking for the kill.

[Tatabanya]

RESULTS

USYK DEC CLOSE
SMITH KO EARLY
GARCIA DEC WIDE
NAVARRETE KO MID

Standings on August 21, 2022 (points only, multipliers not checked)

SUBZER0ED 1890 BLASTER1 1880 MulaKO 1870 MikeyG 1830 Koba 1810 SteveM 1740 ruedboy 1700 Mammoth 1610 NCUppercut 1600 RJJ-94-02=GOAT 1560 DamnWicked 1480 bmorph 1400 DrHouse579 1380 keithj 1370 Idunnoshet 1320 siablo14 1320 Baltimore 1320 Chrismart 1300 Koolkc107 1290 mlac 1280 SceneBoxer 1250 jas 1230 YoungManRumble 1220 ShoulderRoll 1220 BigZ44 1200 Tatabanya 1140 asgarth 1100 Sheppirino 1060 BobLoblaw 950 Satir 880 PBRStreetgang 790 superbee 740 El-Malo- 730 mathed 630 Ganondorf 540 kushking 270 Cypocryphy 220 hhh1200 130 Eco1 90 El_Mero 70 Ygriffith 50 edpboxing 40 TheUptownKid 40 Anonymous2.0 40 KTFOKING 30 OnlyBeingHonest 30 sctrojan 30 El Escorpion 20 BlakBread904 20 alexnation 20

[Tatabanya]

We all agree for Pedraza vs Commey next weekend, right?

[SUBZER0ED]

RESULTS

USYK DEC CLOSE
SMITH KO EARLY
GARCIA DEC WIDE
NAVARRETE KO MID

Standings on August 21, 2022 (points only, multipliers not checked)

SUBZER0ED 1890 BLASTER1 1880 MulaKO 1870 MikeyG 1830 Koba 1810 SteveM 1740 ruedboy 1700 Mammoth 1610 NCUppercut 1600 RJJ-94-02=GOAT 1560 DamnWicked 1480 bmorph 1400 DrHouse579 1380 keithj 1370 Idunnoshet 1320 siablo14 1320 Baltimore 1320 Chrismart 1300 Koolkc107 1290 mlac 1280 SceneBoxer 1250 jas 1230 YoungManRumble 1220 ShoulderRoll 1220 BigZ44 1200 Tatabanya 1140 asgarth 1100 Sheppirino 1060 BobLoblaw 950 Satir 880 PBRStreetgang 790 superbee 740 El-Malo- 730 mathed 630 Ganondorf 540 kushking 270 Cypocryphy 220 hhh1200 130 Eco1 90 El_Mero 70 Ygriffith 50 edpboxing 40 TheUptownKid 40 Anonymous2.0 40 KTFOKING 30 OnlyBeingHonest 30 sctrojan 30 El Escorpion 20 BlakBread904 20 alexnation 20

Hangin' on by a thread! Joshua let me down. Never again, AJ!

[Tatabanya]

Hangin' on by a thread! Joshua let me down. Never again, AJ!

Don't say I didn't warn you!

Still, huge respect to AJ. He really emptied his tank there. I'm a little worried by his mental health, though.

[SUBZER0ED]

Don't say I didn't warn you!

Still, huge respect to AJ. He really emptied his tank there. I'm a little worried by his mental health, though.

Yes, I don't think he can handle the weight of losing twice in a row to Usyk. What happened to the jab?

[NC Uppercut]

Hangin' on by a thread! Joshua let me down. Never again, AJ!

That thread you are hanging from looks like it’s 290 points from my seat. You do have some upper echelon competition, though we have many fights on the horizon!

[SUBZER0ED]

That thread you are hanging from looks like it’s 290 points from my seat. You do have some upper echelon competition, though we have many fights on the horizon!

Yes, we top 5 guys are nearly in a dead heat! But you NC my friend, not so much. Good luck man, with future picks. You're going to have to step it up, though!