Post by Tractorpull on Feb 9, 2019 10:08:42 GMT -6
TESS VALMORE
Once again, I present this month’s edition of our much ridiculed predictions. As usual, it may be littered with cheap shots, unjustified criticisms and unflattering comments. In the January PPVs, I went 47-12 running the total to 1618-475, remaining at 77% correct.
STEWART/PORTMAN It’s no secret that Stewart and I are not exactly best friends. Stewart has had 50 fights and her win ratio is 86%. Unfortunately, she normally fights only newbies, losers and fighters six inches shorter. Well, she did fight some good fighters, eight in fact. She lost six. She did get a big win the other night upsetting Watson. Portman is a great fighter although getting a little old No matter, Portman will win
KOSARIN/SCODELARIO Two top bantams. On most cards, this could be the main event. Both had good years last year and both won their first bouts of this year. The two fought once before with Kosarin winning. She has a two inch height advantage. I going with Kosarin to win
RHODA/KOSTEK Kostek debuted last year and proved to be a big threat in the welters. She has had six conventional fights, winning five. Rhoda is another top welter, however she is extremely inconsistent. She went 7-5 last year with couple losses being upsets and the rest to ranked opponents. Rhoda has more experience and she is three inches taller. Kostek could well win this bout, but I am going to take a chance on Rhoda
S.CARTER/D.CAMPBELL This will be Carter’s 100th fight as she struggles to enter the Hall Of Fame. She won’t get in if she wins, because she will be little short of wins and needs a couple wins in a row to enter. She won four of her last five. Campbell was having a fine year last year until the last quarter when she lost three of four. She is fourteen years younger than Carter. I am going with youth. Campbell will put a serious dent in Carter’s drive to the Hall
HALE/MENDES Mendes has supporters who believe she is comer. I am not convinced. She was 4-3 in conventional bouts last year. Hale is vastly more experience and held the title once. She had a very bad year last year losing six of eight. I don’t know what’s going on with Hale. I have to go with Mendes to win
D.R.RUSSEL/JEFFRY I have no idea who Danielle Rose Russell is. I don’t find her listed in the archives. I am going to pass on this one
R.ROSE/S.TURNER.. Again I have no idea who Ruby Rose is I don’t find her listed in the Archives. I will pass
E.ROBERTS/E.WATSON Roberts had a spectacular year last year going 13-2. Watson was a less than average fighter until she caught fire last year going 11-2. She lost her first fight of the year to Kristen Stewart. That is not a good sign. After that loss, this bout is more important to Watson than Roberts. The two fought once last year with Watson winning. I go with Watson again
HAYLEY WILLIAMS/HANRATTY Hanratty is an average flyweight with a barely winning record. Hayley Williams has only had eight fights winning four. Hanratty has faced the better competition. Hanratty will win
GARDNER/PIETERSE This is a gimme. Gardner
WINNICK/S.MILLER Miller is a veteran with a good record, however she fought only twice last year. Over the last two years she was 4-4, but did beat Portman in one of the two fights they have had. Winnick had a great year last year and won her first bout of this year. I have to believe that Winnick will win
MASIE WILLIAMS/S. HUDGENS Williams has only had three FCBA fights winning two. Hudgens has had eleven bouts winning seven. Hudgens has faced the better opponents. Hudgens wins
AMBROSIO/DiDONATO DiDonato is on a four fight win streak, however she has only been in seven fights. Ambrosio has four times the experience and has fought the better opponents. She has won four of her last five. She will make it five of her last six. Ambrosio by a KO
K.JENNER/VANCAMP It’s a battle between a top ranked lightweight vs top rank bantam. I normally go with the bigger girl. I will this time Jenner will celebrate a victory
BROOK/UTGAARD Brook while approaching 40 is still quite active in both the BBU and FCBA She 5-4 in the FCBA last year. She is a member of the 100 fight club, a two time champion, but with a losing record. Utgaard is the opposite. She has won fourteen of fifteen. Her opponents, however have not been what you could class as A type fighters. She fought one promising opponent in Kostek and lost. Brook is a little better fighter than Utgaard is used to . Utgaard will lose
GIBBS/ALDRIDGE Gibbs come into this bout with a 1-1 record for this year after having a fine 2018. Her opponents have generally been average fighters. Aldridge lost her first bout of the year to DiDonato which broke a four fight win streak. I look for Aldridge to start a new win streak with a KO win
ROHRBACH/SWAN Rohrbach comes into this bout on a three fight losing streak. Two losses were to top ten lightweights and one to a very promising welter. Swan enters the ring winning six of her last seven. Did she fight a top ten opponent? Yes she did and that was her loss. The rest of her opponents were either old and below average. That will hurt her. Rohrbach breaks her losing streak
A.LYNCH/OLSEN Lynch comes into the bout on the heels of her upset win over Ren and sporting a 17-6 record. This will be Olsen’s first bout of the year after going 3-1 last year Lynch has a two inch height advantage. She will use it to
her advantage. Lynch by a KO
C.COLE/KREUK Cole comes into this fight on a nine fight win streak. Her opponents during this time can be classified as average. This will be Kreuk’s 99th fight. Unfortunately, I think she is three years past her prime. Her last winning year was 2015. Her difficulties will continue. Cole will win
FREEMAN/NOLIN Nolin can pull her dirty fight tactics on a rookie like Baldwin, but it isn’t going to work against a good and experienced fighter like Freeman. In fact, Nolin has tried to beat Freeman twice. Guess what? She ended up being counted out. Nothing changes. Nolin will be counted out again
M.KELLY/G.RODRIGUEZ Kelly has had 72 bouts. Rodriguez has had three. Kelly has 47 wins. Rodriguez has 1. Kelly’s last fight was six weeks ago. Rodriguez’s last fight was 14 months ago. Does that give you a clue? Smell like a gimme? It is. Kelly will emerge triumphant
PRINSLOO/T.HILL Prinsloo comes into this bout with a 6-6 record after losing her first bout of the year to Krsmanovic. Hill enters with a 10-2 record and on a three fight win streak after losing to Righetti. I have to go with Hill to win
McCARTHY/BECKINSALE Beckinsale now 45 is in the twilight of her career and has lost five of her last seven. McCarthy, on the other hand, at the age of 46 is trying to restart her career. Thus far she is 2-1 after losing to Scodelario in January. You might say this isn’t an overly ambitious choice of opponent. Mac can actually win this fight. The two have fought seven times before with Beckinsale winning five. It appears to me that Beckinsale has Mac’s number. Beckinsale will win
UPTON/THERON This is an absolute disgrace. The FCBA should be ashamed. No fighter has done more to popularize the FCBA than Theron. No fighter has put more fans in seats than she. She is unanimously considered to be the Greatest Of All Time. Instead of honoring her in the 20th anniversary PPV, the FCBA laid plans to humiliate her. Theron is 43 and years past her prime. So much so, that Boxing World ranks her at 35. She is a light lightweight( 121 per management) Upton is sixteen years younger, twenty pounds heavier (141), is the number two welter and in her prime. Can you doubt that this is nothing but a humiliation match? One more thing. Tractorpull was the entity that coined the name “Golden Goddess” It applies to Theron and no one else. This title is not up for contention or change. Tractorpull will vehemently resist that title being applied to anyone else. Hank Aaron was a great home run hitter, but he was never termed the Bambino when he passed Ruth in home runs. The name applied only to Ruth. Upton by a KO in this farce
STRAHOVSKI/SWIFT Yvonne went to a rough patch last year, but seems back on track with a five fight win streak. Swift won her first fight of this year after going 7-5 in 2018. This is the first bout between these two. Strahovski will emerge the winner.
V.HUDGENS/O.HOLT This is for the dumbest title in the history of the FCBA. Hudgens has beaten Holt once before, She will do it again
REN/SAGRA Ren's stock took a drop after her loss to Lynch. Sagra has lost only one bout out of thirteen and appears to me to deserve a title shot, although she lost to Kendall Jenner in a lightweight contenders tournament. The two have fought once before with Sagra winning. History repeats.
M.WILLIAMS/L.COLLINS For the flyweight title. Good thing Vanessa Hudgens isn't the title holder Collins earned a title shot after going 6-2 last year with both losses being to Hudgens. This will be Williams sixth title defense. The Hall of Famer is on a ten fight winning steak. Her last loss by coincidence was to Vanessa Hudgens. I think it is time that her title run end as they all do Collins will take the title
DOBREV/DANES. For the bantam title. This will be Dobrev’s third title defense and she is on a nine fight conventional bout winning streak. Danes, a Hall Of Fame member, is now past her prime. She will soon be 40 and has lost six of her last eight after losing to Lilly in the FNL card. Still she is the ‘D Train' and is capable of pulling an upset. Unfortunately she won’t Dobrev will retain the title
WINSTEAD/PALICKI Palicki is a tall dangerous heavy hitter. Over the years, she has been in and out of the top ten. She is 5-5 in bouts over the last two years, however she did win her last three which included a win over Swift. This will be Winstead’s third title defense after her ill advised bout with Righetti in January. The two have fought four times before with each winning two. Palicki has a three inch height advantage. She is the heavier hitter while I think Winstead has more finesse. Winstead will retain the title
RIGHETTI/FERGUSON Let’s make this short. Yes, Righetti loses on occasion, but not this one. I never bet against her. She retains the title
Once again, I present this month’s edition of our much ridiculed predictions. As usual, it may be littered with cheap shots, unjustified criticisms and unflattering comments. In the January PPVs, I went 47-12 running the total to 1618-475, remaining at 77% correct.
STEWART/PORTMAN It’s no secret that Stewart and I are not exactly best friends. Stewart has had 50 fights and her win ratio is 86%. Unfortunately, she normally fights only newbies, losers and fighters six inches shorter. Well, she did fight some good fighters, eight in fact. She lost six. She did get a big win the other night upsetting Watson. Portman is a great fighter although getting a little old No matter, Portman will win
KOSARIN/SCODELARIO Two top bantams. On most cards, this could be the main event. Both had good years last year and both won their first bouts of this year. The two fought once before with Kosarin winning. She has a two inch height advantage. I going with Kosarin to win
RHODA/KOSTEK Kostek debuted last year and proved to be a big threat in the welters. She has had six conventional fights, winning five. Rhoda is another top welter, however she is extremely inconsistent. She went 7-5 last year with couple losses being upsets and the rest to ranked opponents. Rhoda has more experience and she is three inches taller. Kostek could well win this bout, but I am going to take a chance on Rhoda
S.CARTER/D.CAMPBELL This will be Carter’s 100th fight as she struggles to enter the Hall Of Fame. She won’t get in if she wins, because she will be little short of wins and needs a couple wins in a row to enter. She won four of her last five. Campbell was having a fine year last year until the last quarter when she lost three of four. She is fourteen years younger than Carter. I am going with youth. Campbell will put a serious dent in Carter’s drive to the Hall
HALE/MENDES Mendes has supporters who believe she is comer. I am not convinced. She was 4-3 in conventional bouts last year. Hale is vastly more experience and held the title once. She had a very bad year last year losing six of eight. I don’t know what’s going on with Hale. I have to go with Mendes to win
D.R.RUSSEL/JEFFRY I have no idea who Danielle Rose Russell is. I don’t find her listed in the archives. I am going to pass on this one
R.ROSE/S.TURNER.. Again I have no idea who Ruby Rose is I don’t find her listed in the Archives. I will pass
E.ROBERTS/E.WATSON Roberts had a spectacular year last year going 13-2. Watson was a less than average fighter until she caught fire last year going 11-2. She lost her first fight of the year to Kristen Stewart. That is not a good sign. After that loss, this bout is more important to Watson than Roberts. The two fought once last year with Watson winning. I go with Watson again
HAYLEY WILLIAMS/HANRATTY Hanratty is an average flyweight with a barely winning record. Hayley Williams has only had eight fights winning four. Hanratty has faced the better competition. Hanratty will win
GARDNER/PIETERSE This is a gimme. Gardner
WINNICK/S.MILLER Miller is a veteran with a good record, however she fought only twice last year. Over the last two years she was 4-4, but did beat Portman in one of the two fights they have had. Winnick had a great year last year and won her first bout of this year. I have to believe that Winnick will win
MASIE WILLIAMS/S. HUDGENS Williams has only had three FCBA fights winning two. Hudgens has had eleven bouts winning seven. Hudgens has faced the better opponents. Hudgens wins
AMBROSIO/DiDONATO DiDonato is on a four fight win streak, however she has only been in seven fights. Ambrosio has four times the experience and has fought the better opponents. She has won four of her last five. She will make it five of her last six. Ambrosio by a KO
K.JENNER/VANCAMP It’s a battle between a top ranked lightweight vs top rank bantam. I normally go with the bigger girl. I will this time Jenner will celebrate a victory
BROOK/UTGAARD Brook while approaching 40 is still quite active in both the BBU and FCBA She 5-4 in the FCBA last year. She is a member of the 100 fight club, a two time champion, but with a losing record. Utgaard is the opposite. She has won fourteen of fifteen. Her opponents, however have not been what you could class as A type fighters. She fought one promising opponent in Kostek and lost. Brook is a little better fighter than Utgaard is used to . Utgaard will lose
GIBBS/ALDRIDGE Gibbs come into this bout with a 1-1 record for this year after having a fine 2018. Her opponents have generally been average fighters. Aldridge lost her first bout of the year to DiDonato which broke a four fight win streak. I look for Aldridge to start a new win streak with a KO win
ROHRBACH/SWAN Rohrbach comes into this bout on a three fight losing streak. Two losses were to top ten lightweights and one to a very promising welter. Swan enters the ring winning six of her last seven. Did she fight a top ten opponent? Yes she did and that was her loss. The rest of her opponents were either old and below average. That will hurt her. Rohrbach breaks her losing streak
A.LYNCH/OLSEN Lynch comes into the bout on the heels of her upset win over Ren and sporting a 17-6 record. This will be Olsen’s first bout of the year after going 3-1 last year Lynch has a two inch height advantage. She will use it to
her advantage. Lynch by a KO
C.COLE/KREUK Cole comes into this fight on a nine fight win streak. Her opponents during this time can be classified as average. This will be Kreuk’s 99th fight. Unfortunately, I think she is three years past her prime. Her last winning year was 2015. Her difficulties will continue. Cole will win
FREEMAN/NOLIN Nolin can pull her dirty fight tactics on a rookie like Baldwin, but it isn’t going to work against a good and experienced fighter like Freeman. In fact, Nolin has tried to beat Freeman twice. Guess what? She ended up being counted out. Nothing changes. Nolin will be counted out again
M.KELLY/G.RODRIGUEZ Kelly has had 72 bouts. Rodriguez has had three. Kelly has 47 wins. Rodriguez has 1. Kelly’s last fight was six weeks ago. Rodriguez’s last fight was 14 months ago. Does that give you a clue? Smell like a gimme? It is. Kelly will emerge triumphant
PRINSLOO/T.HILL Prinsloo comes into this bout with a 6-6 record after losing her first bout of the year to Krsmanovic. Hill enters with a 10-2 record and on a three fight win streak after losing to Righetti. I have to go with Hill to win
McCARTHY/BECKINSALE Beckinsale now 45 is in the twilight of her career and has lost five of her last seven. McCarthy, on the other hand, at the age of 46 is trying to restart her career. Thus far she is 2-1 after losing to Scodelario in January. You might say this isn’t an overly ambitious choice of opponent. Mac can actually win this fight. The two have fought seven times before with Beckinsale winning five. It appears to me that Beckinsale has Mac’s number. Beckinsale will win
UPTON/THERON This is an absolute disgrace. The FCBA should be ashamed. No fighter has done more to popularize the FCBA than Theron. No fighter has put more fans in seats than she. She is unanimously considered to be the Greatest Of All Time. Instead of honoring her in the 20th anniversary PPV, the FCBA laid plans to humiliate her. Theron is 43 and years past her prime. So much so, that Boxing World ranks her at 35. She is a light lightweight( 121 per management) Upton is sixteen years younger, twenty pounds heavier (141), is the number two welter and in her prime. Can you doubt that this is nothing but a humiliation match? One more thing. Tractorpull was the entity that coined the name “Golden Goddess” It applies to Theron and no one else. This title is not up for contention or change. Tractorpull will vehemently resist that title being applied to anyone else. Hank Aaron was a great home run hitter, but he was never termed the Bambino when he passed Ruth in home runs. The name applied only to Ruth. Upton by a KO in this farce
STRAHOVSKI/SWIFT Yvonne went to a rough patch last year, but seems back on track with a five fight win streak. Swift won her first fight of this year after going 7-5 in 2018. This is the first bout between these two. Strahovski will emerge the winner.
V.HUDGENS/O.HOLT This is for the dumbest title in the history of the FCBA. Hudgens has beaten Holt once before, She will do it again
REN/SAGRA Ren's stock took a drop after her loss to Lynch. Sagra has lost only one bout out of thirteen and appears to me to deserve a title shot, although she lost to Kendall Jenner in a lightweight contenders tournament. The two have fought once before with Sagra winning. History repeats.
M.WILLIAMS/L.COLLINS For the flyweight title. Good thing Vanessa Hudgens isn't the title holder Collins earned a title shot after going 6-2 last year with both losses being to Hudgens. This will be Williams sixth title defense. The Hall of Famer is on a ten fight winning steak. Her last loss by coincidence was to Vanessa Hudgens. I think it is time that her title run end as they all do Collins will take the title
DOBREV/DANES. For the bantam title. This will be Dobrev’s third title defense and she is on a nine fight conventional bout winning streak. Danes, a Hall Of Fame member, is now past her prime. She will soon be 40 and has lost six of her last eight after losing to Lilly in the FNL card. Still she is the ‘D Train' and is capable of pulling an upset. Unfortunately she won’t Dobrev will retain the title
WINSTEAD/PALICKI Palicki is a tall dangerous heavy hitter. Over the years, she has been in and out of the top ten. She is 5-5 in bouts over the last two years, however she did win her last three which included a win over Swift. This will be Winstead’s third title defense after her ill advised bout with Righetti in January. The two have fought four times before with each winning two. Palicki has a three inch height advantage. She is the heavier hitter while I think Winstead has more finesse. Winstead will retain the title
RIGHETTI/FERGUSON Let’s make this short. Yes, Righetti loses on occasion, but not this one. I never bet against her. She retains the title
