NSB PICK EM 2024: ROUND 1. PICK EM #30. SATURDAY 6th APRIL

[Citizen Koba]

KOBA

Murtazaliev DEC CLOSE

[Baltimore]

Baltimore, Murtazaliev, Dec, Close

[Damn Wicked]

Damn Wicked

Murtazaliev, Decision, clear

[anonymous2.0]

Anonymous2.0
Culcay, DEC, close x2

[SteveM]

Seriously, WTF?

That is a 5 star BoxRec fight.

and so? Does it deserve to be a 5* BoxRec fight? As far as I know 5* is the maximum awarded by Boxrec. So Bud vs Spence Usyk vs Fury were/will be 5* fights. So according to Boxrec the Hitchens fight is on the same level as Bud/Spence. We can take Boxrec's word as gospel or use some discernment here.

Also, Lemos is +562 - not a great pickem albeit just inside the +600 arbitrary limit

[ShoulderRoll]

and so? Does it deserve to be a 5* BoxRec fight? As far as I know 5* is the maximum awarded by Boxrec. So Bud vs Spence Usyk vs Fury were/will be 5* fights. So according to Boxrec the Hitchens fight is on the same level as Bud/Spence. We can take Boxrec's word as gospel or use some discernment here.

Also, Lemos is +562 - not a great pickem albeit just inside the +600 arbitrary limit

Part of the stated criterion for Pick ‘Em was 4 and 5 star BoxRec fights. Arbitrarily deciding whether or not fights actually deserve their BoxRec ranking was not part of the criterion.

[SteveM]

Part of the stated criterion for Pick ‘Em was 4 and 5 star BoxRec fights. Arbitrarily deciding whether or not fights actually deserve their BoxRec ranking was not part of the criterion.

Well .... there is that -- good point!

As you can tell - I'm not a fan of Boxrec rankings. At the end of last year I suggested we have more 'pick-em' fights ie. according the betting odds more weight - because otherwise many of the fights are too one-sided and there isn't much of a pick-em element as there's an 80-90% chance that the favorite will win (again I only speak for myself) .

All input is good - and i'd say that your comment and others can sometimes get lost/forgotten in the weekly pickem threads so it'd be useful to copy it on the master-thread for the year as well.

[Tatabanya]

Cong**** to bobbybobberton and MulaKO - the only ones to get it perfect this weekend!

Result:

Murtazaliev KO late

Standings on April 7, 2024

PLAYER PTS x2 x3 x5 PERFECT PICKS YoungManRumble 780 3 0 0 2 Damn Wicked 730 1 1 1 4 joe strong 710 0 1 0 3 Tatabanya 680 0 1 0 5 Baltimore 670 0 1 0 6 MikeyG 660 1 1 1 5 eco1 650 2 0 0 4 PBRStreetgang 640 2 2 1 1 mlac 630 1 0 0 2 FinitoxDinamita 620 1 1 0 3 ruedboy 620 2 1 1 1 RJJ-94-02=GOAT 610 1 2 1 4 jas 600 2 1 0 3 Mammoth 600 0 1 0 3 Mr Giggles 600 3 2 1 3 MulaKO 600 2 1 0 5 Chrismart 590 3 1 0 2 club fighter 590 3 1 0 5 ..david.. 580 3 2 1 6 Idunnoshet 570 1 1 0 2 ShoulderRoll 570 2 1 1 2 Joseph 560 1 0 0 3 anonymous2.0 540 2 2 1 4 Citizen Koba 540 2 2 0 2 SteveM 530 0 0 0 5 SUBZER0ED 530 0 0 0 2 BigZ44 520 0 0 0 2 bobbybobberton 520 0 1 1 4 _Jordan_ 490 1 2 1 2 SilverMiles 490 0 2 0 0 NCUppercut 480 2 1 1 4 ProblemChild_JakePaul 480 3 2 1 5 Rachel Aylett 480 3 2 1 2 edpboxing 470 0 1 1 5 SceneBoxer 440 1 0 0 0 hhh1200 430 3 2 1 1 BobLoblaw 390 3 1 0 3 crimsonfalcon07 380 2 1 1 0 SN!PER 380 0 2 0 2 Eff Pandas 350 1 0 0 1 b Murphington 320 3 2 1 2 Rockybigblower 320 3 2 1 2 The plunger man 320 3 1 1 1 juggernaut666 300 1 1 1 2 Superbee 290 1 0 1 3 Handsofiron 270 3 2 1 2 KING S.O.G. 210 2 2 1 1 JuicedJuggernaut 160 3 1 0 0 BLASTER1 130 3 1 0 0 alexnation 40 3 2 1 1 Cypocryphy 40 2 2 1 1

[eco1]

Cong**** to bobbybobberton and MulaKO - the only ones to get it perfect this weekend!

Result:

Murtazaliev KO late

Standings on April 7, 2024

PLAYER PTS x2 x3 x5 PERFECT PICKS YoungManRumble 780 3 0 0 2 Damn Wicked 730 1 1 1 4 joe strong 710 0 1 0 3 Tatabanya 680 0 1 0 5 Baltimore 670 0 1 0 6 MikeyG 660 1 1 1 5 eco1 650 2 0 0 4 PBRStreetgang 640 2 2 1 1 mlac 630 1 0 0 2 FinitoxDinamita 620 1 1 0 3 ruedboy 620 2 1 1 1 RJJ-94-02=GOAT 610 1 2 1 4 jas 600 2 1 0 3 Mammoth 600 0 1 0 3 Mr Giggles 600 3 2 1 3 MulaKO 600 2 1 0 5 Chrismart 590 3 1 0 2 club fighter 590 3 1 0 5 ..david.. 580 3 2 1 6 Idunnoshet 570 1 1 0 2 ShoulderRoll 570 2 1 1 2 Joseph 560 1 0 0 3 anonymous2.0 540 2 2 1 4 Citizen Koba 540 2 2 0 2 SteveM 530 0 0 0 5 SUBZER0ED 530 0 0 0 2 BigZ44 520 0 0 0 2 bobbybobberton 520 0 1 1 4 _Jordan_ 490 1 2 1 2 SilverMiles 490 0 2 0 0 NCUppercut 480 2 1 1 4 ProblemChild_JakePaul 480 3 2 1 5 Rachel Aylett 480 3 2 1 2 edpboxing 470 0 1 1 5 SceneBoxer 440 1 0 0 0 hhh1200 430 3 2 1 1 BobLoblaw 390 3 1 0 3 crimsonfalcon07 380 2 1 1 0 SN!PER 380 0 2 0 2 Eff Pandas 350 1 0 0 1 b Murphington 320 3 2 1 2 Rockybigblower 320 3 2 1 2 The plunger man 320 3 1 1 1 juggernaut666 300 1 1 1 2 Superbee 290 1 0 1 3 Handsofiron 270 3 2 1 2 KING S.O.G. 210 2 2 1 1 JuicedJuggernaut 160 3 1 0 0 BLASTER1 130 3 1 0 0 alexnation 40 3 2 1 1 Cypocryphy 40 2 2 1 1

This is boxing, I am going to start bribing the judges, lol.

[ShoulderRoll]

Well .... there is that -- good point!

As you can tell - I'm not a fan of Boxrec rankings. At the end of last year I suggested we have more 'pick-em' fights ie. according the betting odds more weight - because otherwise many of the fights are too one-sided and there isn't much of a pick-em element as there's an 80-90% chance that the favorite will win (again I only speak for myself) .

All input is good - and i'd say that your comment and others can sometimes get lost/forgotten in the weekly pickem threads so it'd be useful to copy it on the master-thread for the year as well.

Hitchins vs Lemos was two young contenders on a major platform that most BoxingScene posters can actually watch, 5 stars on BoxRec, and hinted at being closer than the odds might have suggested. And in fact ended up being very close.

Excluding fights like that from the Pick ‘Em will attract less participants in the game in my opinion.