NSB Pick Em 2022 MASTERTHREAD

[SteveM]

Two UK mismatches or an actual competitive fight? Doesn't seem like a tough choice here, if you're trying to keep the number of fights down.

nobody was saying Khan vs Brook was a mismatch until after the event my friend. Who did you pick in that fight?

Cieslak is not an easy out but Okolie should have enough - ditto Taylor but jeez he gets enough criticism on these pages and then suddenly it's a mismatch when he fights an unbeaten contender ??

[ShoulderRoll]

nobody was saying Khan vs Brook was a mismatch until after the event my friend. Who did you pick in that fight?

Cieslak is not an easy out but Okolie should have enough - ditto Taylor but jeez he gets enough criticism on these pages and then suddenly it's a mismatch when he fights an unbeaten contender ??

I picked Khan and didn't think that fight was a mismatch going in.

I respect Josh Taylor. So much so that I know almost no one is going to pick Caterall, what's the point of including a fight like that? It would be like including Leo Santa Cruz against that cherrypick he fought on the Keith Thurman-Mario Barrios PPV.

Just my opinion anyway.

[Citizen Koba]

NC Uppercut you got a call on this one?

[Tatabanya]

Let's go with Russell vs Postol and Okolie vs Cieslak then.

Barring any implausible occurrence, the only slight difficulty for Taylor vs Catterall would be guessing if it ends early or mid-fight.

[NC Uppercut]

Yeah, just making a decison now. I got about halfway through putting up a pick em thread for Taylor vs Catterall and Postol vs Russell but then started thinking about Okolie - Cieslek... and . Hmm.

OK my thoughts are that despite Taylor - Catterall being a pretty massive mismatch for the bookies we can't really not cover a bout for undisputed including a P4P fighter plus of course Catterall is unbeaten himself therefore - at least in theory - his ceiling is unknown.

Now I really like Postol vs Gary and I think Postols shown he still got enough to be a serious test for anyone... love to include it, but I'm also trying hard to keep the numbers down and I'm aware that it ain't a title fight and that GAR is still well down the rankings, now matter how highly he's regarded. Plus it's a 10 rounder On the flip side whilst Im not finding any confirmed odds they're virtually guaranteed to be much closer than the -850/+500 on Okolie vs Cieslek.

Okolie vs Cieslek is a full title fight, 12 rounds and whilst Cieslek is a heavy underdog he's still well regarded and top 10 per TBRB, Ring and Boxrec.... my thinking is that if we have to include one I'm inclined to priortiise the more significant fight over the more even fight but Ima get a second opinion off the rest of the CREW and of course any of the players who'd like to have a say

NC Uppercut Mammoth asgarth ... and anyone else who got an opinion... what say you gents? Gary Antoine vs Postol or Okolie vs Cieslek? All 3?

I’m good with all three or 2 of the 3 of choice. Would like to keep as many title fights as possible on the board.

[SteveM]

I picked Khan and didn't think that fight was a mismatch going in.

I respect Josh Taylor. So much so that I know almost no one is going to pick Caterall, what's the point of including a fight like that? It would be like including Leo Santa Cruz against that cherrypick he fought on the Keith Thurman-Mario Barrios PPV.

Just my opinion anyway.

Ok - Fair point.

[SteveM]

I'd say a fight is included when the fighters are known to the majority playing and also the odds are no more than 5-1 or 6-1 on the outsider. On the other hand if we include too many fights then many of us won't have time/be aware of the fights and then a few competitors will accumulate points and the others get left behind, not because they made bad picks but just because they didn't play enough.
That could be our only way to catch up with Blaster

[ShoulderRoll]

Would have loved to have had the Carlos Cuadras vs Bam Rodriguez title fight included but it wasn't.

Mammoth was smelling that upset since it got announced I think.

[MulaKO]

Cieslak is a very live dog here imo
Make a little coin if the plan comes together

[Tatabanya]

Cieslak is a very live dog here imo
Make a little coin if the plan comes together

Same here. The guy can ****, Okolie should have his hands full.