The 13th Round

We only had 5 TTR members participate in Week #14. Originally, the Challenge lasted 17 weeks. Somewhere along the line, it was increased to 26 weeks. If we continue to have only 5 participants, TTR Challenge #25 will end with the 17th week. Sorry, but it seems the board is saying the Challenge has run its course. Apathy? Disinterest? Lack of time? Who knows?

Anyway, here's this week's lineup:

Saturday, November 11-

Tokyo, Japan-

Fight #1- OPBF Minimumweight Title-
Champion Tsubasa Koura (WBC #11, WBA #12, IBF #13; 11-0, 8 KOs).....10 points
vs.
Masataka Taniguchi (IBF #15, WBC #30- both at 105; WBA #15 at 112; 8-1, 6 KOs).....10 points

Edinburgh, Scotland-

Fight #2- WBC Silver Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Josh Taylor (WBC #6, Transnational #9, The Ring #10, TTR #11, IBF #11; 10-0, 9 KOs).....10 points
vs.
Miguel Vazquez (WBC #15; 39-5, 15 KOs).....10 points

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England-

Fight #3- WBO World Junior Middleweight Title Eliminator-
Liam Williams (WBO #2, WBC #14; 16-1-1, 11 KOs).....11 points
vs.
Liam Smith (WBO #4, The Ring #6, TTR #10, Transnational #10; 25-1-1, 14 KOs).....9 points

Uniondale, New York, USA-

Fight #4- Middleweight Bout-
Daniel Jacobs (The Ring #2, WBA #2, TTR #3, Transnational #3, WBC #3, WBO #4, IBF #5; 32-2, 29 KOs).....9 points
vs.
Luis Arias (IBF #6, WBC #7, The Ring #9, WBO #11, WBA #12; 18-0, 1 ND, 9 KOs).....11 points

Fight #5- Heavyweight Bout-
Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (WBO #4, IBF #5, WBA #7, TTR #9, Transnational #10; 19-0-1, 17 KOs).....10 points
v.
Mariusz Wach (WBC #7, IBF #10; 33-2, 17 KOs).....10 points

Fresno, California, USA-

Fight #6- Vacant IBF World Light Heavyweight Title-
Artur Beterbiev ( IBF #2, TTR #5, The Ring #5, Transnational #8; 11-0, 11 KOs)......8 points
vs.
Enrico Koelling (IBF #3; 23-1, 6 KOs).....12 points

Maybe Preztees or David can figure a way to have the topic bumped on the B&G everytime somebody post here?
Just a thought, though a primary reason is players throwing in the towel if they fall too far off the pace.

On the bright side I could wind up finishing in the top 5 this time around.

1. Koura - DEC
2. Taylor - DEC
3. Williams - DEC
4. Jacobs - TKO
5. Miller - DEC
6. Beterbiev - KO

1. Koura TKO
2. Taylor UD
3. Smith MD
4. Jacobs TKO
5. Miller UD
6. Beterbiev KO

One of the reasons we only had 5 participants last week was that both tainos and, this is embarrassing, I forgot to enter our picks! I could have sworn I had but obviously I hadn't!

Koura________KO Rd 4
Taylor________KO Rd 6
Williams_____UD
Jacobs______KO Rd 8
Miller________KO Rd 7
Beterbiev____KO Rd 5

Koura - KO
Taylor - DEC
Smith - DEC
Jacobs - KO
Miller - KO
Beterbiev - KO

1. Koura - KO
2. Taylor - UD
3. Smith - UD
4. Jacobs - KO
5. Miller - KO
6. Beterbiev - KO

Taniguchi KO
Vasquez UD
Williams UD
Arias UD
Big Baby KO
Beterbiev KO

Koura ko

My pick for the Japanese fight was way late... here’s the rest

Taylor KO
Williams UD
Jacobs KO
Miller KO
Beterbiev KO

RESULTS and POINTS BREAKOWNS:

Fight #1- OPBF Minimumweight Title-
Champion Tsubasa Koura (WBC #11, WBA #12, IBF #14; 12-0, 8 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Masataka Taniguchi (IBF #15, WBC #32- both at 115; WBA #15 at 112; 8-2, 6 KOs)
- Taniguchi came into the bout ranked as the OPBF's #1 contender.
- The scores were 115-113, 115-114, and 114-114.
.....10 points for picking Koura plus 2 points for picking him by decision

Fight #2- WBC Silver Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Josh Taylor (WBC #6, Transnational #9, The Ring #10, TTR #11, IBF #11; 11-0, 10 KOs)
KO-9
Miguel Vazquez (WBC #13; 39-7, 15 KOs)
- Taylor's Commonwealth title was not on the line.
.....10 pooints for picking Taylor plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #3- WBO World Junior Middleweight Title Eliminator-
Liam Smith (WBO #4, The Ring #6, TTR #10, Transnational #10; 26-1-1, 14 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Liam Williams (WBO #2, WBC #16; 16-2-1, 11 KOs)
- The scores were 117-111, 116-112, and 114-114.
.....9 points for picking Smith plus 2 points for picking him by decision

Fight #4- Middleweight Bout-
Daniel "The Miracle Man" Jacobs (The Ring #2, WBA #2, TTR #3, Transnational #3, WBC #3, WBO #4, IBF #5; 33-2, 29 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Luis Arias (WBC #6, IBF #6, The Ring #9, WBO #11, WBA #12; 18-1, 1 ND, 9 KOs)
- Jacobs controlled the action and won most of the rounds. He was credited with a knockdown in the eleventh round because Arias' glove touched the canvas.
- The scores were 118-109, 120-107, and 119-108.
.....9 points for picking Jacobs plus 2 points for picking him by decision

Fight #5- Heavyweight Bout-
Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (WBO #4, IBF #5, WBA #7, TTR #9, Transnational #10; 20-0-1, 18 KOs)
TKO-9 1:02
Maruisz Wach (WBC #5, IBF #9; 33-3, 17 KOs)
.....10 points for picking Miller plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #6- Vacant IBF World Light Heavyweight Title-
Artur Beterbiev (IBF #2, TTR #5, The Ring #5, Transnational #8; 12-0, 12 KOs)
KO-12 2:33
Enrico Koelling (IBF #3; 23-2, 6 KOs)
- Koelling was down twice in round 12.
.....8 points for picking Beterbiev plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO