TTR Challenge #24 - Standings after Week 12

[gilgamesh]

RESULTS and POINTS BREAKDOWN:

Fight #1- WBC World Light Heavyweight Final Title Eliminator-
Eleider Alvarez (WBC #1, The Ring #4, TTR #5, Transnational #7; 22-0, 11 KOs)
TKO-5 2:22
Lucian Bute (WBC #7 at 175; Transnational #7 at 168; 32-4-1, 25 KOs)
.....9 points for picking Alvarez plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #2- Vacant WBC World Super Bantamweight Title-
Rey Vargas (WBC #1, Transnational #4, The Ring #4, TTR #6; 29-0, 22 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Gavin McDonnell (WBC #2; 16-1-2, 4 KOs)
- The scores were 114-114, 117-111, and 116-112.
.....10 points for picking Vargas plus 2 points for picking him by decision

Fight #3- Vacant IBF World Junior Middleeight Title-
Jarrett "Swift" Hurd (IBF #3, WBA #6, WBO #6, The Ring #9; 20-0, 14 KOs)
TKO-9 2:24
Tony Harrison (IBF #2, WBA #7, WBC #9, TTR #12; 24-2, 20 KOs)
- Scoring the bout for TTR's Main Page, I had Harrison leading 77-75 after eight rounds.
- Hurd floored Harrison in round 9. Harrison beat referee Jim Korb's count but after his mouthpiece fell from his mouth, Korb took another look at him and decided to halt the bout.
.....10 points for picking Hurd plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #4- WBC World Heavyweight Title-
Champion Deontay Wilder (The Ring #2, TTR #3, Transnational 4; 38-0, 37 KOs)
TKO-5 1:45
Gerald Washington (WBC #8; 18-1-1, 12 KOs)
- Washington boxed very well and controlled the action through the first four rounds.
- In the fifth round, Wilder caught Washington with a chopping right followed by a left hook and Washington went down. He beat the count but after action resumed, it was evident that he was wobbly and in no condition to continue. Referee Mike Griffin wisely waved the bout off.
.....8 points for picking Wilder plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO


Fight #5- Vacant WBO Interim World Mini-Flyweight Title-
Tatsuya Fukuhara (WBO #2, TTR #13; 19-4-6, 7 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Moises Calleros (WBO #1; 25-7-1, 14 KOs)
- The scores were 116-112 and 116-112 for Fukuhara and 115-113 for Calleros.
.....10 points for picking Fukuhara plus 2 points for picking him by decision


Fight #6- WBA World Minimumweight Title-
Champion Knockout CP Freshmart (birth name: Thammanoon Niyomtrong; TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #2; 15-0, 7 KOs)
KO-5 1:07
Go Odaira (WBC #8, WBA #15; 13-6-3, 1 KO)
.....9 points for picking CP Freshmart plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO


Fight #7- WBC and Ring Magazine World Bantamweight Titles-
Champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (TTR #1, Transnational #1; The Ring #9 P4P; TTR #11 P4P; 27-0-2, 19 KOs)
TKO-7 0:57
Carlos Carlson (WBC #6; 22-2, 13 KOs)
- Carlson, the reigning NABF champion, came into the bout having won 22 consecutive contests.
- Yamanaka floored Carlson twice in round 5 and once in round 6 and was leading by the scores of 60-51, 59-52, and 60-51 going into the seventh round.
- The defending champion decked the game but overmatched challenger two more times in the seventh causing referee Ian John Lewis to mercifully stop the bout.
- Yamanaka is now 13-0 in world title bouts.
.....9 points for picking Yamanaka plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO



High Score of the Week KSTAT and DBO both tied for the High score each with 75 points.
Lead Changes: Kewlmodee takes the #3 spot from 5_burowz by a couple of points





Player-Points-Total
1. DBO-75-652
2. KSTAT124-75-645
3. kewlmodee-65-616
4. 5_burowz-61-614
5. straycat-59-603
6. gilgamesh-61-588
7. mannymac-51-552
8. marciano1952-DNP-511
9. tainos-DNP-231
10. chef97-DNP-140
11. ceelowsback-DNP-130