Post by Tractorpull on Oct 13, 2018 21:04:09 GMT -6
TESS VALMORE
Once again, I present this month’s edition of my much ridiculed predictions. As usual, it may be littered with cheap shots, unjustified criticisms and unflattering comments. In the September PPVs I went 44-17 running my total to 1447-430 which is still 77% correct
JOHANSSON/V. HUDGENS Johansson is now a journey woman fighter. She has held three unified titles, but those days are long over. After a poor 2017 which saw her unfortunately get involved in JMD, she is 2-3 for the year. Hudgens is having a fine year. She is 9-1, holding the title briefly. Her only loss was to Michelle Williams in a title fight. I fully expect to see Hudgens win this bout by a KO
LILLY/DANES Danes is a six time champion and a member of the Hall OF Fame. She hasn’t been very active in the last two years having only two fights last year and three this year.. She is 2-3 in those bouts and has become somewhat unpredictable. Lilly is also a six time champion. She could have possibly been in the Hall already had management not failed to get her a good number of fights for five years. She still has a chance for the Hall. She is having a good year with a 5-2 record. Age, size and experience are not issues. The two have fought twice before with Danes winning both. Lilly will win this one
STRAHOVSKI/THERON Once again McMahon offers up CT to the altar of Lookout as a sacrifice to Yvonne. Yvonne has won three of the four previous bouts. I realize CT won the last bout, which many considered the upset of the year. Upsets of the year don’t repeat. Theron has a 5% chance of winning. She is however, is an example for some of the younger fighters. Some have high rankings win big win ratio by fighting nothing but very poor competition. Here is the GOAT, old, tired, beaten up and a shadow of her former self, still stepping up to face the best. They should be ashamed. Yvonne wins again Step on in Miss Ginny
KOSARIN/RATAJKOWSKI I am not a big fan of Ratajkowski who is a regular in the Daily Mail in little apparel, showing a body that is nothing special considering what’s on display in the FCBA. She has good record, but this year has had five fights, three of which were at JMD. She won the two conventional fights. Kosarin is in a little funk having lost three of her last four to Theron, Danes and Lilly. Kosarin comes back with a KO win
KOSTEK/MOORE Kostek is one of the ungodly number of models now in the FCBA, She has had seven fights this year, winning four beating Lawrence and Krsmanovic. Moore has been around a long time and held the welter title three times when the welters were, shall we say, limited. She has had only one fight this year and lost six of her last nine. Moore has a two inch height advantage. I am going to take a chance of Kostek, but I am not betting any of my hard earned money on it.
RIGHETTI/T.HILL Hill is 3-0 for the year having handed Theron a severe beating in her last bout. Righetti, who has joined the Hall of Fame, having a great year. In fact, Righetti has more wins this year than Hill has had fights in her career. As you probably know I never bet against Righetti. Righetti by a KO
VIKANDER/S.CARTER This will be Carter’s 98th bout. She needs to win this one. She has no chance of getting into the Hall on her 100th fight, but can gain entrance shortly thereafter if she can put together a five fight win streak. She’s 2-2 for the year. Vikander is 2-1 for the year and 8-6 for her career. Honesty I can’t see Vikander being better than an average fighter. Carter needs this bout badly. That’s a lot of incentive. Carter will win.
KANG/C.TAILOR Kang fights at bantam and has lost four of five. Tailor started fighting at lightweight, but recently has also faced some welters. She has 6-5 with wins over Lawrence and Turner. Kang is in over her head. Tailor by a KO
KLOSS/PRINSLOO Kloss was very active last year. For some reason this year, she has had only two fights. She has won both, one of them being over Freeman. Prinsloo has also only had two fights this year. She lost both. I have to go with Kloss to win by a TKO
BELLISARIO/SCODELARIO After having a fine 2017 including holding the title, Bellisario is have a little of a down year. She's 2-3 for the year. Scodelario on the other hand, is having a good year despite losing the title to Dobrev in September. She is two inches shorter than Bellisario, but I still think she will win.
PIETERSE/DRAYTON Drayton is having success in both the BBU and FCBA, but I couldn’t help but notice that she lost to Frege in a BBU bout. Pieterse was looking good until she stopped getting bouts. She had only one bout last year and according to the archives. This will be her first bout of the year. I doubt she will be sharp, however I can’t forget the Drayton lost to Frege. Pieterse will win
SAMPAIO/LEONE Sampaio is a FCBA newbie. She has had one fight and it didn’t go well. Leone’s win record isn’t any better. She has lost all three of her bouts, the last being to Theron. This will be her first fight of the year. Neither has lasted past the seventh round. I don’t know what to do about this one. There’s not even a blonde involved. I guess I will go with Sampaio for no particular reason
SARGA/AMBROSIO Sagra suffered her first loss after winning nine in the first round of the lightweight tournament in September. She lost to Jenner who is one of the favorites to win the title. She has an impressive list of wins. Ambrosio has been quite active in both the BBU and FCBA this year. Her FCBA record is 5-2 after her win on the September card. She has a . 25-6 record. I’m going to have to go with Sagra by a KO
LAWRENCE/RHODA Lawrence at one time was considered one of the hot prospects due for championships. That was at lightweight, That has faded. She had two chances at the gold and blew them both. Since the beginning of 2017, she has fought bantam, lightweight and welter. It’s now been decided to move her to welter. Thats not a good idea. She lost her first welter bout after that decision to Kostek and takes on Rhoda, whose record is 25-6. She has held the title and is three inches taller. It’s going to be a painful night for Lawrence. Rhoda will win
PANETTIERE/ROSE Rose mainly fights at JMD She has had three conventional fights winning two. You might say the most impressive thing about her is her chest, if you are into the kind of thing. This is a big bout for Panettiere. She qualified for the Hall Of Fame in June, however. she lost the bout and you can’t get inducted into the Hall on a loss. She wins this one and she will be inducted. Panettiere will win
ORRANTIA/WILDE Orrantia looks to be an average fighter who at present has an 8-5 record winning two of three this year. Wilde is unfortunately a member of the collapsing Bazz stable. She has lost her last five and her last win was over Frege in March of last year. Orrantia will add to Bazz’s woes by a KO
MENDES/CYRUS JMD I couldn’t care less
ITSINES/LOTZ I asked this question before, but how does one come up with a personal trainer from Australia? Well, that’s Itsines. Lotz appears to be wasting her time at Medallion. She has had only eight fights in four years. She only won two of them. Maybe that’s why she doesn’t get more. This bout really doesn’t excite me. I’ll go with Lotz. At least, she has won one.
WATSON/STEWART What’s happened to Watson? She was an average fighter until this year. Now she has gone on a 9-1 run and is on an eight fight win streak. Her opposition hasn’t been particularly strong. Now comes the illustrious Kristen Stewart, who is on a nine fight win streak.Nobody specializes in beating lousy opponents more than StewartI note that Boxing World has Watson ranked at six and Stewart at nine. Makes me wonder about the strength of the flyweights. I’ll go by the rankings. Watson will win (If she doesn’t a certain Smackey is going to hear about it)
LOPILATO/EVIGAN Lopilato has had a fairly good three years in the FCBA She has a 13-5 record for her career and 3-1 for the year with her only loss being to Yustman, a top lightweight. Evigan’s record is not as good, but is a quite respectable 15-9. She’s on a four fight win streak Boxing World has her ranked at 24. Lopilato comes in at 43. I’m going to have to go with Evigan due to past opponents she has beaten. Evigan by a KO
GIBBS/SHAYK Gibbs is basically a newbie who has a 4-3 record for the year. Shayk has a 2-5 record for her career. This will be her first fight this year. She will lose it. Why? Gibbs is blonde. Shayk, isn’t.
MARKLE/BRYNE Bryne fights both in the FCBA and the BBU, but not well in either. She is 1-5 in the FCBA. I am really getting tired of Markle this and Markle that. I wish the Royals would decide just to keep her on royal duties which doesn’t consist of the FCBA. There, she can play second fiddle to the Duchess of Cambridge. She is on a four fight win streak. This will make it five in a row. Markle by a KO
PALLET/TEMPLE Both are refugees from the BBU. Pallet has been relatively successful in the FCBA winning 10 of 17 and is 2-2 for the year. Temple on the other hand has had two bouts and lost both. Probably be best is she just stayed in the BBU. Pallet by a KO
ALDRIDGE/D.JOHNSON Aldridge is coming off wins over Agdal and Peregrym in a 3-2 year to date. This is Johnson’s second fight of the year. She lost the first one to Bellisario, at bantam. She has fought a number of good lightweights in her career, but has never beaten one. Leads me to believe that Johnson should endeavor to find another pastime Aldridge by a KO
FREEMAN/GEHA Who thought this one up. Freeman is one of the better welters and is ranked in the top ten in both Boxing World and Tractorpull. She is 3-2 for the year. Geha was introduced to the world in June when she lasted about seven minutes against Rousey. Mr V can be proud of this win It will look great on Freeman’s record. After the fight, we might buy Freeman an “I beat Geha” T shirt. Freeman by a KO
KURKOVA/BUNDCHEN Kurkova is an average fighter with a 7-5 record, but has lost three of her last four. Bundchen is undoubtedly a beautiful woman. As a fighter, she is undoubtedly a beautiful woman. At the age of 39, Bundchen should stay on the runway and out of the ring. Kurkova by a KO
FANNING/JUSTICE Justice is a busy lady fighting in both the BBU and the FCBA. She is 3-5 in the FCBA having beaten no one of note. There are a number of average fighters on this card. Fanning is not one of them. It seems her sole purpose, being an independent, is to provide a win for whoever challenges her. She’s getting good at it. Justice by a KO
ROHRBACH/JENNER Round two of the lightweight tournament. Jenner is one of the favorites to win the tournament despite being upset by Ren in August. Rohrbach deserves to be in the tournament, but is a long shot to win. She is 4-2 for the year losing to Lima and Swift who are also in the tournament. Jenner will move to the semi finals. Jenner by a KO
SWIFT/CUOCO Swift enters this bout with a 6-3 record for the year. One of her losses was to LIma. The other was to Ren, who was not in this tournament. Cuoco is only in this tournament because the choices were by stable and not by ranking. She made it into the Hall OF Fame and then promptly collapsed. She lost five in a row before her win in first round tournament. She is unranked by Tractorpull and ranked at 31 by Boxing World. She could win this tournament if she’s got her mojo back, however I am not betting on it. Swift advances with a KO win
BROOK/NIGRI Neither of these two deserve to be in this tournament. They are only this far because their first round opponents also didn’t deserve to be in the tournament. Boxing World has Brook ranked at 18 which I think is overly generous, but there is a question if she is even a lightweight. She has had 9 fights this year in both the BBU and FCBA. Everyone was against a welter. Nigri is the biggest joke. Of her 15 fights, 8 have been at JMDD and only one opponent has been a true lightweight. All the rest have been bantams. In fact, Boxing World disregarding that over half her fights have been at JMDD, has her ranked at number seven in the BANTAMS. This is one of the biggest scams ever pulled in the FCBA
If she should win this tournament the lightweights will be the laughing stock of the sports world. Brook will win
LIMA/WINSTEAD. This is one of the headline bouts of the night. Lima is the other favorite to win the tournament. She was 13-2 for 2017 losing only two Kendall Jenner and Kloss. She is 2-1 this year losing to Sagra, who was eliminated in the first round. Winstead is one of my favorites, She’s a mainstay in the top ten. Her record is barely above 500 however, as she basically fights no one but the best. She got to this round by beating Strahovski for the eighth time. She’s the dark horse in the tournament. The two have fought once before with Lima beating Winstead in a title bout last year. As much as I would like to see Winstead win, it “ain’t” going to happen. Lima advances
FERGUSON/CERNY JMDD
HOLT/M.WILLIAMS For the flyweight title. Holt who is 8-3 for the year gets a title shot in her 12th fight based on her wins over Lowndes and Portman. Not much to say about Williams who has been in the Hall Of Fame for years. I expect Williams will retain the title.
UPTON/McKINNEY Another example of the genius of The Wiz’s scheduling theory. He signs McKinney at the end of May last year. He gets her six fights against nobodies or used to was fighters. He then gets a fight with Regan, who has the name, but seems to be fading. Bingo, McKinney has a title fight Tractorpull doesn’t have her ranked due to competition. I think The Wiz’s genius gets you title fights, but doesn’t always win them. It won’t this time. Upton remains the champ
Once again, I present this month’s edition of my much ridiculed predictions. As usual, it may be littered with cheap shots, unjustified criticisms and unflattering comments. In the September PPVs I went 44-17 running my total to 1447-430 which is still 77% correct
JOHANSSON/V. HUDGENS Johansson is now a journey woman fighter. She has held three unified titles, but those days are long over. After a poor 2017 which saw her unfortunately get involved in JMD, she is 2-3 for the year. Hudgens is having a fine year. She is 9-1, holding the title briefly. Her only loss was to Michelle Williams in a title fight. I fully expect to see Hudgens win this bout by a KO
LILLY/DANES Danes is a six time champion and a member of the Hall OF Fame. She hasn’t been very active in the last two years having only two fights last year and three this year.. She is 2-3 in those bouts and has become somewhat unpredictable. Lilly is also a six time champion. She could have possibly been in the Hall already had management not failed to get her a good number of fights for five years. She still has a chance for the Hall. She is having a good year with a 5-2 record. Age, size and experience are not issues. The two have fought twice before with Danes winning both. Lilly will win this one
STRAHOVSKI/THERON Once again McMahon offers up CT to the altar of Lookout as a sacrifice to Yvonne. Yvonne has won three of the four previous bouts. I realize CT won the last bout, which many considered the upset of the year. Upsets of the year don’t repeat. Theron has a 5% chance of winning. She is however, is an example for some of the younger fighters. Some have high rankings win big win ratio by fighting nothing but very poor competition. Here is the GOAT, old, tired, beaten up and a shadow of her former self, still stepping up to face the best. They should be ashamed. Yvonne wins again Step on in Miss Ginny
KOSARIN/RATAJKOWSKI I am not a big fan of Ratajkowski who is a regular in the Daily Mail in little apparel, showing a body that is nothing special considering what’s on display in the FCBA. She has good record, but this year has had five fights, three of which were at JMD. She won the two conventional fights. Kosarin is in a little funk having lost three of her last four to Theron, Danes and Lilly. Kosarin comes back with a KO win
KOSTEK/MOORE Kostek is one of the ungodly number of models now in the FCBA, She has had seven fights this year, winning four beating Lawrence and Krsmanovic. Moore has been around a long time and held the welter title three times when the welters were, shall we say, limited. She has had only one fight this year and lost six of her last nine. Moore has a two inch height advantage. I am going to take a chance of Kostek, but I am not betting any of my hard earned money on it.
RIGHETTI/T.HILL Hill is 3-0 for the year having handed Theron a severe beating in her last bout. Righetti, who has joined the Hall of Fame, having a great year. In fact, Righetti has more wins this year than Hill has had fights in her career. As you probably know I never bet against Righetti. Righetti by a KO
VIKANDER/S.CARTER This will be Carter’s 98th bout. She needs to win this one. She has no chance of getting into the Hall on her 100th fight, but can gain entrance shortly thereafter if she can put together a five fight win streak. She’s 2-2 for the year. Vikander is 2-1 for the year and 8-6 for her career. Honesty I can’t see Vikander being better than an average fighter. Carter needs this bout badly. That’s a lot of incentive. Carter will win.
KANG/C.TAILOR Kang fights at bantam and has lost four of five. Tailor started fighting at lightweight, but recently has also faced some welters. She has 6-5 with wins over Lawrence and Turner. Kang is in over her head. Tailor by a KO
KLOSS/PRINSLOO Kloss was very active last year. For some reason this year, she has had only two fights. She has won both, one of them being over Freeman. Prinsloo has also only had two fights this year. She lost both. I have to go with Kloss to win by a TKO
BELLISARIO/SCODELARIO After having a fine 2017 including holding the title, Bellisario is have a little of a down year. She's 2-3 for the year. Scodelario on the other hand, is having a good year despite losing the title to Dobrev in September. She is two inches shorter than Bellisario, but I still think she will win.
PIETERSE/DRAYTON Drayton is having success in both the BBU and FCBA, but I couldn’t help but notice that she lost to Frege in a BBU bout. Pieterse was looking good until she stopped getting bouts. She had only one bout last year and according to the archives. This will be her first bout of the year. I doubt she will be sharp, however I can’t forget the Drayton lost to Frege. Pieterse will win
SAMPAIO/LEONE Sampaio is a FCBA newbie. She has had one fight and it didn’t go well. Leone’s win record isn’t any better. She has lost all three of her bouts, the last being to Theron. This will be her first fight of the year. Neither has lasted past the seventh round. I don’t know what to do about this one. There’s not even a blonde involved. I guess I will go with Sampaio for no particular reason
SARGA/AMBROSIO Sagra suffered her first loss after winning nine in the first round of the lightweight tournament in September. She lost to Jenner who is one of the favorites to win the title. She has an impressive list of wins. Ambrosio has been quite active in both the BBU and FCBA this year. Her FCBA record is 5-2 after her win on the September card. She has a . 25-6 record. I’m going to have to go with Sagra by a KO
LAWRENCE/RHODA Lawrence at one time was considered one of the hot prospects due for championships. That was at lightweight, That has faded. She had two chances at the gold and blew them both. Since the beginning of 2017, she has fought bantam, lightweight and welter. It’s now been decided to move her to welter. Thats not a good idea. She lost her first welter bout after that decision to Kostek and takes on Rhoda, whose record is 25-6. She has held the title and is three inches taller. It’s going to be a painful night for Lawrence. Rhoda will win
PANETTIERE/ROSE Rose mainly fights at JMD She has had three conventional fights winning two. You might say the most impressive thing about her is her chest, if you are into the kind of thing. This is a big bout for Panettiere. She qualified for the Hall Of Fame in June, however. she lost the bout and you can’t get inducted into the Hall on a loss. She wins this one and she will be inducted. Panettiere will win
ORRANTIA/WILDE Orrantia looks to be an average fighter who at present has an 8-5 record winning two of three this year. Wilde is unfortunately a member of the collapsing Bazz stable. She has lost her last five and her last win was over Frege in March of last year. Orrantia will add to Bazz’s woes by a KO
MENDES/CYRUS JMD I couldn’t care less
ITSINES/LOTZ I asked this question before, but how does one come up with a personal trainer from Australia? Well, that’s Itsines. Lotz appears to be wasting her time at Medallion. She has had only eight fights in four years. She only won two of them. Maybe that’s why she doesn’t get more. This bout really doesn’t excite me. I’ll go with Lotz. At least, she has won one.
WATSON/STEWART What’s happened to Watson? She was an average fighter until this year. Now she has gone on a 9-1 run and is on an eight fight win streak. Her opposition hasn’t been particularly strong. Now comes the illustrious Kristen Stewart, who is on a nine fight win streak.Nobody specializes in beating lousy opponents more than StewartI note that Boxing World has Watson ranked at six and Stewart at nine. Makes me wonder about the strength of the flyweights. I’ll go by the rankings. Watson will win (If she doesn’t a certain Smackey is going to hear about it)
LOPILATO/EVIGAN Lopilato has had a fairly good three years in the FCBA She has a 13-5 record for her career and 3-1 for the year with her only loss being to Yustman, a top lightweight. Evigan’s record is not as good, but is a quite respectable 15-9. She’s on a four fight win streak Boxing World has her ranked at 24. Lopilato comes in at 43. I’m going to have to go with Evigan due to past opponents she has beaten. Evigan by a KO
GIBBS/SHAYK Gibbs is basically a newbie who has a 4-3 record for the year. Shayk has a 2-5 record for her career. This will be her first fight this year. She will lose it. Why? Gibbs is blonde. Shayk, isn’t.
MARKLE/BRYNE Bryne fights both in the FCBA and the BBU, but not well in either. She is 1-5 in the FCBA. I am really getting tired of Markle this and Markle that. I wish the Royals would decide just to keep her on royal duties which doesn’t consist of the FCBA. There, she can play second fiddle to the Duchess of Cambridge. She is on a four fight win streak. This will make it five in a row. Markle by a KO
PALLET/TEMPLE Both are refugees from the BBU. Pallet has been relatively successful in the FCBA winning 10 of 17 and is 2-2 for the year. Temple on the other hand has had two bouts and lost both. Probably be best is she just stayed in the BBU. Pallet by a KO
ALDRIDGE/D.JOHNSON Aldridge is coming off wins over Agdal and Peregrym in a 3-2 year to date. This is Johnson’s second fight of the year. She lost the first one to Bellisario, at bantam. She has fought a number of good lightweights in her career, but has never beaten one. Leads me to believe that Johnson should endeavor to find another pastime Aldridge by a KO
FREEMAN/GEHA Who thought this one up. Freeman is one of the better welters and is ranked in the top ten in both Boxing World and Tractorpull. She is 3-2 for the year. Geha was introduced to the world in June when she lasted about seven minutes against Rousey. Mr V can be proud of this win It will look great on Freeman’s record. After the fight, we might buy Freeman an “I beat Geha” T shirt. Freeman by a KO
KURKOVA/BUNDCHEN Kurkova is an average fighter with a 7-5 record, but has lost three of her last four. Bundchen is undoubtedly a beautiful woman. As a fighter, she is undoubtedly a beautiful woman. At the age of 39, Bundchen should stay on the runway and out of the ring. Kurkova by a KO
FANNING/JUSTICE Justice is a busy lady fighting in both the BBU and the FCBA. She is 3-5 in the FCBA having beaten no one of note. There are a number of average fighters on this card. Fanning is not one of them. It seems her sole purpose, being an independent, is to provide a win for whoever challenges her. She’s getting good at it. Justice by a KO
ROHRBACH/JENNER Round two of the lightweight tournament. Jenner is one of the favorites to win the tournament despite being upset by Ren in August. Rohrbach deserves to be in the tournament, but is a long shot to win. She is 4-2 for the year losing to Lima and Swift who are also in the tournament. Jenner will move to the semi finals. Jenner by a KO
SWIFT/CUOCO Swift enters this bout with a 6-3 record for the year. One of her losses was to LIma. The other was to Ren, who was not in this tournament. Cuoco is only in this tournament because the choices were by stable and not by ranking. She made it into the Hall OF Fame and then promptly collapsed. She lost five in a row before her win in first round tournament. She is unranked by Tractorpull and ranked at 31 by Boxing World. She could win this tournament if she’s got her mojo back, however I am not betting on it. Swift advances with a KO win
BROOK/NIGRI Neither of these two deserve to be in this tournament. They are only this far because their first round opponents also didn’t deserve to be in the tournament. Boxing World has Brook ranked at 18 which I think is overly generous, but there is a question if she is even a lightweight. She has had 9 fights this year in both the BBU and FCBA. Everyone was against a welter. Nigri is the biggest joke. Of her 15 fights, 8 have been at JMDD and only one opponent has been a true lightweight. All the rest have been bantams. In fact, Boxing World disregarding that over half her fights have been at JMDD, has her ranked at number seven in the BANTAMS. This is one of the biggest scams ever pulled in the FCBA
If she should win this tournament the lightweights will be the laughing stock of the sports world. Brook will win
LIMA/WINSTEAD. This is one of the headline bouts of the night. Lima is the other favorite to win the tournament. She was 13-2 for 2017 losing only two Kendall Jenner and Kloss. She is 2-1 this year losing to Sagra, who was eliminated in the first round. Winstead is one of my favorites, She’s a mainstay in the top ten. Her record is barely above 500 however, as she basically fights no one but the best. She got to this round by beating Strahovski for the eighth time. She’s the dark horse in the tournament. The two have fought once before with Lima beating Winstead in a title bout last year. As much as I would like to see Winstead win, it “ain’t” going to happen. Lima advances
FERGUSON/CERNY JMDD
HOLT/M.WILLIAMS For the flyweight title. Holt who is 8-3 for the year gets a title shot in her 12th fight based on her wins over Lowndes and Portman. Not much to say about Williams who has been in the Hall Of Fame for years. I expect Williams will retain the title.
UPTON/McKINNEY Another example of the genius of The Wiz’s scheduling theory. He signs McKinney at the end of May last year. He gets her six fights against nobodies or used to was fighters. He then gets a fight with Regan, who has the name, but seems to be fading. Bingo, McKinney has a title fight Tractorpull doesn’t have her ranked due to competition. I think The Wiz’s genius gets you title fights, but doesn’t always win them. It won’t this time. Upton remains the champ
