NSB PICK EM #50 AND #51 28th AND 29th AUGUST 2020

[NC Uppercut]

Was it even a good fight ?
Just thought the younger guy would take advantage of the old man

It was a decent fight, especially for it being on a Friday in the states. I feel like the judges messes up, but all in all it was worth a watch

[Citizen Koba]

Baraou cannot be anything even remotely close to fughin good if he can’t beat Jack Culcay

Abass ain't gonna be some world beater elite, but for a complete unknown that even some of the deep boxing cognescenti on here had barely heard of until a few days ago, the kid did pretty damn well.

Culcay's a consistent top 10 kinda guy who's held his own against the some of the best even if he's fallen short and he's a massive ask for any 9 and 0 prospect. Besides TBH it was Jack's experience and compusure in there that got him the nod here... give Baraou another year or two seasoning and it woulda been a fairly straightforward win for him I reckon.

Either way a definite baptism of fire and I wish more kids would be thrown in that deep that soon, Abass will grow from it for sure, though only time will tell if he ever makes it to the top echelons.

[Citizen Koba]

Was it even a good fight ?
Just thought the younger guy would take advantage of the old man

Good scrap once Abass found his rhymn a bit. First few rounds he was just way too cautious, like he was thinking guys at this level are just gonna give openings away, starting doing a bit better around round 4ish when he started trying to make things happen.

Last few rounds it just turned into a toe2toe, pretty much takling turns to unload on each other center ring... Abass held his own but it played to Culcay's grit and toughness more than to Abass' skill. Lack of experience thing like I say.

I think the kid's gonna make a decent mid-level contender... should probably snag at least a minor title at some point.

[Tatabanya]

I had thought they would build a Hamed-like sort of character given Baraou's attitude in the sparse footage I had watched. That's why I picked him. More fool me... as always.

[Citizen Koba]

I had thought they would build a Hamed-like sort of character given Baraou's attitude in the sparse footage I had watched. That's why I picked him. More fool me... as always.

Won't lie I picked the kid cos of the odds, I started with a Culcay DEC but when I saw the massive turnaround in the odds I was thinking someone must know something I didn't... and of course I was also thinking about the x2.

TBH though with a little more seasoning Abass would have taken that, he certainly wasn't lacking the skill or the will it's just experience at the higher level he was lacking... too tentative early and giving away his advantages late rounds.

[Tatabanya]

Won't lie I picked the kid cos of the odds, I started with a Culcay DEC but when I saw the massive turnaround in the odds I was thinking someone must know something I didn't... and of course I was also thinking about the x2.

Talking about coherence, here's what I did for the weekend: picked Ramirez by decision for The League of Gentlemen (ourselves!), but...

...also put four fivers for a Postol KO win in one of the last four rounds, AND a tenner on a huge Greg Vendetti upset points win at 26:1. I'm the master at money wasting.

[koolkc107]

Koolkc107, Ramirez, KO, MID

[Eff Pandas]

Eff Pandas, Ramirez, Dec, Wide

[MulaKO]

Ramirez Late Ko

[Citizen Koba]

Talking about coherence, here's what I did for the weekend: picked Ramirez by decision for The League of Gentlemen (ourselves!), but...

...also put four fivers for a Postol KO win in one of the last four rounds, AND a tenner on a huge Greg Vendetti upset points win at 26:1. I'm the master at money wasting.

I like your style man, means you get something to smile about whatever the hell happens.

Also Greg confidently assures us that Erislandy's basically done so that's money in the bag right there...