NSB PICK 'EM 2019 #26, #27 and #28. 11th May 2019

[PICK EM CREW]

Saturday 11th May 2019

Fairfax, VA, USA (UTC-4)

Jarrett Hurd vs Julian Williams


and

Tucson, Arizona, USA (UTC -7)


Emanuel Navarette vs Isaac Dogboe II

and

Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas II




BETTING ODDS:

Hurd: -650 Williams: +400 (x2 on Williams)
Navarette: -175 Dogboe: +150
Berchelt: -1200 Vargas +650 (x2 on Vargas)

Ways fighters can win:
Decision: WIDE or CLOSE
KO: EARLY (1-4), MID (5-8) or LATE (9-12)

Examples of the ways you can state your decision:

PICK EM CREW, Dogboe, KO, Mid x3
PICK EM CREW, Williams, DEC, CLOSE

If no multiplier is specified in your pick (ie x2, x3) then it will be assumed that no multiplier is being used (x1)
If you wish to pick a Draw result, simply state your Username, both fighter names and DRAW, ie:

PICK EM CREW, Berchelt, Vargas, DRAW

IMPORTANT NOTE: NONE OF THE WBSS FIGHTS CAN BE SCORED A DRAW - ONE FIGHTER WILL ALWAYS BE DECLARED A WINNER. ANY UNCORRECTED DRAW PICKS ON THE WBSS WILL BE WASTED.


NOTES:
-Picking the correct winner earns 20 pts
-Picking the correct method earns 10 pts
-Picking the correct detail is worth 10 pts
-Draws are worth 120 pts. A perfect pick without a multiplier is 40pts.

-CLOSE is <12 pts difference, or anything closer than 116-112 on all three scorecards. WIDE is >=12 pts difference, or anything equivalent to 116-112 on all three cards or wider.

-If you'd like to change your pick before the fight starts, post in this thread to do so. Ideally tag me so that I don't miss it.

-2X doubles your points and 3X triples your points. Everyone starts with 5 doubles and 3 triples to use throughout the year. If you forget how many you have left, check the leaderboard in the master thread.

Sticky me -MEGA-, BostonGuy, TBear, jaded, LoadedWraps, bigjavi973

[Citizen Koba]

Okay gentlemen, a trio of fine fights this weekend including a pair of rematches and despite that two of 'em might be wide mismatches per the oddsmakers, all three match a pair of top 10 guys which is rare enough in itself to be worthy of the triple PICK EM.

Dogboe - looking to reclaim his WBO title after a shock defeat at the hands of the largely unhearalded Navarette at the tail end of last year - will come in as an understandable underdog, but can he show the resilience and maturity to turn it around in their second encounter? I think he's gonna have to bring a whole new gameplan and Saturday will show if this is something he's capable of doing.



(apologies for rubbish quality)

J-Rock is a skilled dude, more skilled in most eyes I'm guessing than unified Champion Hurd who's ascendance has owed more to his sheer physicality and determination than the finer nuances of the sweet science, but can the underdog leverage his speed and (possibly) greater skill to overcome the size and relentless aggression of the incumbent Champion? The bookies think not, and I'm sure many of you will agree, but it'd be foolish to count Williams out altogether.

The rematch between Berchelt and Vargas almost can't fail to be one hell of a fight, and if it's anything like their first encounter we could be looking at a FOTY candidate... level heads will note though that the two years since they last met can only go in Berchelts favour with the clock ticking on the 34 year old Vargas.

[SceneBoxer]

SceneBoxer:
Hurd, Ko, Late
Navarette, Ko, Late
Berchelt, Ko, Late

[Mr.365]

Mr.365, Hurd, DEC, WIDE
Mr.365, Navarette, DEC, CLOSE
Mr.365, Berchelt, KO, Mid

[Mammoth]

Mammoth, Hurd, KO, Late
Mammoth, Navarrette, Decision, Close
Mammoth, Berchelt, KO, Late

[ShoulderRoll]

ShoulderRoll, Hurd, KO, LATE
ShoulderRoll, Navarrete, DEC, CLOSE
ShoulderRoll, Berchelt, KO, LATE

[Eff Pandas]

Eff Pandas, Hurd, KO, Late
Eff Pandas, Navarrete, Decision, Close
Eff Pandas, Berchelt, KO, Mid

[Redd Foxx]

Redd Foxx, Hurd, KO, Mid
Redd Foxx, Navarrete, Dec, Close
Redd Foxx, Berchelt, KO, Mid

[DuckAdonis]

DuckAdonis

Hurd, KO, Late
Dogboe, Decision, Close
Berchelt, Decision, Wide

[jpowell100]

jpowell100 Hurd ko late
Navarrete close decision
Berchelt decision close