TTR Challenge #22 - Week 20

[gilgamesh]

April 8

Fight 1: IBF Junior Welterweight Championship/IBO Super Lightweight Championship-

Eduard Troyanovsky: 23-0 (20 KO's)...8 Points
vs
Cesar Rene Cuenca: 48-1 (2 KO's)...12 Points


April 9


Fight 2: Interim WBA Super Welterweight Title

Jack Culcay: 21-1 (10 KO's)...10 Points
vs
Jean Carlos Prada: 31-1-1 (22 KO's)...10 Points


Fight 3: IBF Heavyweight Championship

Charles Martin: 23-0-1 (21 KO's)...10 Points
vs
Anthony Joshua: 15-0 (15 KO's)...10 Points


Fight 4: IBF Featherweight Championship

Lee Selby: 22-1 (8 KO's)...9 Points
vs
Eric Hunter: 21-3 (11 KO's)...11 Points


Fight 5: Vacant IBF Intercontinental Middleweight Title

Matthew Macklin: 34-6 (22 KO's)...10 Points
vs
Brian Rose: 28-3-1 (8 KO's)...10 Points


Fight 6: WBA Bantamweight Championship

Jamie McDonnell: 27-2-1 (12 KO's)...8 Points
vs
Fernando Vargas: 29-9-3 (20 KO's)...12 Points


Fight 7: Vacant WBC International Super Middleweight Title

George Groves: 22-3 (17 KO's)...9 Points
vs
David Brophy: 16-0-1 (1 KO)...11 Points


Fight 8: BONUS FIGHT:

Vacant Lineal World Welterweight Title/Vacant WBO International Welterweight Title

Manny Pacquiao: 57-6-2 (38 KO's)...10 Points
vs
Timothy Bradley: 33-1-1 (13 KO's)...10 Points

Pacquiao-Bradley III is also TTR Superfights Challenge #9- Superfight #5:
http://www.the13thround.com/phpBB2/view ... 8&t=119523


Fight 9: WBO Super Middleweight Championship

Arthur Abraham: 44-4 (29 KO's)...10 Points
vs
Gilberto Ramirez: 33-0 (24 KO's)...10 Points


Fight 10: vacant WBO NABO Featherweight Title

Oscar Valdez: 18-0 (16 KO's)...10 Points
vs
Evgeny Gradovich: 21-1-1 (9 KO's)...10 Points

[DBO]

I have missed a couple of weeks, but don't want to throw in the towel yet:

1.) Troyanovsky TKO
2.) Culcay UD
3.) Joshua KO 8
4.) Selby UD
5.) Rose UD
6.) McDonnell TKO
7.) Groves TKO
8.) Bradley UD
9.) Ramirez SD
10.) Valdez TKO

[KSTAT124]

1. Troyanovsky TKO
2. Culcay UD
3. Joshua TKO
4. Selby UD
5. Rose UD
6. McDonnell TKO
7. Groves TKO
8. Pacquiao UD
9. Ramirez MD
10. Valdez KO

[gilgamesh]

1. Troyanovsky - TKO
2. Culcay - DEC
3. Joshua - KO 7
4. Selby - UD
5. Macklin - SD
6. McDonnell - UD
7. Groves - TKO
8. Pacquiao - UD
9. Ramirez - UD
10. Valdez - DEC

[USMILMAN]

[Eduard Troyanovsky: KO
Jean Carlos Prada: DEC
Anthony Joshua: KO
Lee Selby: DEC
Matthew Macklin: DEC
Jamie McDonnell: DEC
George Groves: KO
Manny Pacquiao: DEC
Gilberto Ramirez: DEC
Oscar Valdez: DEC

[marciano1952]

Troya KO
Culcay DEC
Joshua KO
Selby DEC
Macklin KO
Mcdonnell DEC
Groves KO
Bradley DEC
Ramirez DEC
Valdez KO

[tainos]

Troy KO
Culcay UD
Joshua KO
Selby UD
Rose UD
McDonnell KO
Groves KO
Pac UD I may change this one
Ramirez KO
Valdez UD

[straycat]

Troyanovsky_______________KO Rd 6

[WillieB59]

1. would have picked Troyanovsky TKO but it's too late
2. Culcay UD
3. Joshua KO
4. Selby UD
5. Macklin TKO
6. McDonnell TKO
7. Groves TKO
8. Bradley by another atrocious decision
9. Ramirez MD
10. Valdez KO

[straycat]

Troyanovsky_______________KO Rd 6

Culcay____________________UD
Joshua____________________KO Rd 8
Selby_____________________UD
Rose_____________________UD
McDonnell_________________UD
Groves____________________KO Rd 7
Pacquiao__________________UD
Valdez____________________KO Rd 9

[straycat]

Troyanovsky_______________KO Rd 6

Culcay____________________UD
Joshua____________________KO Rd 8
Selby_____________________UD
Rose_____________________UD
McDonnell_________________UD
Groves____________________KO Rd 7
Pacquiao__________________UD
Valdez____________________KO Rd 9

Missed Abe/Ramirez

[gilgamesh]

Holy shit man...I went 10 out of 10 with my fight predictions. That's a really great week.

[KSTAT124]

RESULTS and POINTS BREAKDOWN:

Fight #1- IBF World Junior Welterweight Title/IBO World Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Eduard Troyanovsky (TTR #7, The Ring #8, Transnational #9; 24-0, 21 KOs)
TKO-7 2:14
Cesar Rene Cuenca (IBF #6, TTR #11; 48-2, 2 NCs, 2 KOs)
- The IBO #14 ranked Cuenca was knocked down in the fourth round and again in the sixth.
.....8 points for picking Troyanovsky plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #2- WBA Interim World Super Welterweight Title-
Interim champion Golden Jack Culcay (WBA #1, TTR #13; 22-1, 11 KOs)
TKO-10
Jean Carlos Prada (WBA #13; 31-2-1, 22 KOs)
.....10 points for picking Culcay plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #3- IBF World Heavyweight Title-
Anthony Joshua (WBO #2, IBF #4, Transnational #8, The Ring #8, TTR #9; 16-0, 16 KOs)
KO-2 1:32
Champion Charles Martin (Transnational #9, The Ring #9, TTR #11; 23-1-1, 21 KOs)
- Joshua floored Martin twice in the second round.
.....10 points for picking Joshua plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #4- IBF World Featherweight Title-
Champion Lee Selby (Transnational #3, TTR #4, The Ring #4; 23-1, 8 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Eric Hunter (IBF #3, TTR #13; 21-4, 11 KOs)
- Hunter decked Selby in the third round.
- Referee Marcus McDonnell penalized Hunter one point for low blows in the eighth round.
- Selby won by the scores of 116-110, 116-110, and 115-111.
.....9 points for picking Selby plus 2 points for picking him by decison

Fight #5- Vacant IBF Intercontinental Middleweight Title-
Matthew Macklin (IBF #8, WBC #10- both at 154; 35-6, 22 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Brian Rose (28-4-1, 8 KOs)
- Macklin's WBC International super welterweight title was not on the line.
- Macklin weighed in at 159 1/2 and Rose at 159 1/4 at the weigh-in on April 8. Macklin failed to make weight for the IBF's same-day weigh-in on the morning of April 9. As a result, the title was available to Rose only.
- Referee Steve Gray penalized Macklin one point for low blows in round 10 and penalized Rose one point for an errant elbow in round 12.
- The scores were 115-111, 115-111, and 113-113. With Macklin winning, the title remains vacant.
.....10 points for picking Macklin plus 2 points for picking him by decision

Fight #6- WBA World Bantamweight Title-
Champion Jamie McDonnell (TTR #4, Transnational #4, The Ring #4; 28-2-1, 13 KOs)
TKO-9 2:39
Fernando Vargas (WBA #15; 29-10-3, 20 KOs)
.....8 points for picking McDonnell plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #7- Vacant WBA International Super Middleweight Title-
George Groves (WBC #2, TTR #4, Transnational #4, The Ring #6, WBO #8, IBF #11; 23-3, 18 KOs)
KO-4 0:47
David Brophy (16-1-1, 1 KO)
.....9 points for picking Groves plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #8- BONUS FIGHT-
Vacant Lineal World Welterweight Title/Vacant WBO International Welterweight Title-
Manny Pacquiao (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #2, WBO #2; Transnational #2 P4P, TTR #4 P4P, The Ring #7 P4P; 58-6-2, 38 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Timothy Bradley (WBO #1, TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #4; Transnational #4 P4P, The Ring #9 P4P, TTR #10 P4P; 33-2-1, 1 NC, 13 KOs)
- Pacquiao floored Bradley twice- once in round 7 and once in round 9.
- Pacquiao won by three 116-110 scores.
- Harold Lederman scored the bout for HBO and had Pacquiao winning 117-109.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I also had Pacquiao winning 116-110.
- Pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight divisions, captured his record-setting fifth lineal world championship. He previously held lineal titles at 112, 126, 130, and 140.
- Pacquiao also joined Bob Fitzsimmons (middleweight, heavyweight, light heavyweight) and Henry Armstrong (featherweight, welterweight, lightweight) as the only boxers to have held lineal titles in three traditional (AKA original, AKA glamour) divisions.
.....20 points for picking Pacquiao plus 4 points for picking him by decision

Fight #9- WBO World Super Middleweight Title-
Gilberto Ramirez (WBO #1, The Ring #4, Transnational #7, TTR #8; 34-0, 24 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Arthur Abraham (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; 44-5, 29 KOs)
- Ramirez won by three 120-108 scores.
- Harold Lederman, scoring the fight for HBO, had Ramirez winning 118-110.
- I scored the bout for TTR and had Pacquiao as the winner, 119-109.
.....10 points for picking Ramirez plus 2 points for picking him by decision

Fight #10- Vacant WBO NABO Featherweight Title-
Oscar Valdez (WBO #1, WBC #3, IBF #8, WBA #9, TTR #12; 19-0, 17 KOs)
TKO-4 2:14
Evgeny Gradovich (IBF #6, TTR #8, Transnational #8, The Ring #9; 21-2-1, 9 KOs)
- Valdez floored Gradovich in the fourth round.
.....10 points for picking Valdez plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO