Post by Tractorpull on Jan 13, 2020 10:28:01 GMT -6
TESS VALMORE
Once again, I present this month’s editions of my much ridiculed predictions. As usual, it is littered with unflattering comments, cheap shots and unjustified criticism. Last month I had one of my best months, going 45-7 bringing my total to 2059-613 still 77% correct
ZELLWEGER/THERON ACADEMY AWARD BOUT A cougar bout. Both won Academy Awards in 2004 when they were in different categories. This time they are expected to be competing in the same category. Word on the street is Zellweger is favored to win. That’s in movies, this is in boxing. Theron is younger, bigger and has vastly more experience. I think that the GOAT will win.
RICKARDS/PIETERSE Rickards has the better career record and finished 2019 with a 2-2 record. Pieterse was 1-2 last year Pieterse, has in the past, beaten better opponents. I have to go with Pieterse to win
McADAMS/SCODELARIO This will be McAdams 96th fight. At the age or 41, her chances of getting in the Hall Of Fame are somewhat dim, but she is a four time champion. She was 2-2 last year with her losses being to Claire Holt and LIlly. Scodelario is now a top bantam who went 6-3 last year with losses to Lilly, Kosarin and B. Thorne. Scodelario is 14 years younger than McAdams. Scodelario will walk away with the win
PORTMAN/PANETTIERE Two Hall Of Fame flyweights back in the ring against each other The first since 2013. Panettiere is the younger, Portman is the bigger. Portman was 4-2 last year while Panettiere was 4-3 after both fought in the November PPV with Portman winning and Panettiere losing. They have fought three times before with Portman winning two. I have a hunch the Panettiere will even the score, but don’t be real money on it
STRAHOVSKI/WINSTEAD This is by far the greatest rivalry in the FCBA since the legendary Theron/Nolin. Theron/Bell and Theron/Garner series, So far there have been fourteen bouts and the two are even 7-7. In the last six fights, the two have alternated wins with Winstead winning the last one. If the recent pattern persists, this is going to be Strahovski’s turn to win. Besides she is blonde. Yvonne takes the lead in the series.
C.MENDES/L.TOMPSON Mendes has a career winning record, however last year was not good to her as she lost four of six bouts. Thompson made her FCBA debut in September losing to Lily Collins. She has a better chance of beating Mendes, but it isn’t going to happen. Mendes by a KO(what else)
RYAN /GARNER A cougar match. Ryan is probably the hardest hitter in FCBA history. Of her 76 wins, 61 were by knockout. That was back in the days when KO win was not automatic and many fights ended in decisions.These days virtually every fight ends in a KO. Even Frege, one of the worst fighters in FCBA history, wins by a knockout when she wins. Nobody wonders why she loses all those fights if she can hit. Enough of my rant. The two have fought three times with Garner, a member of the Hall Of Fame, winning two. Ryan is now 51 while Garner is 47. Ryan is the harder hitter, but Garner is the better fighter. Garner will win
CARDI B/CUOCO To be perfectly honest, I am not sure who Cardi B is. I think she is a rapper which automatically means I am not interested. According to the Archives, she has had only one fight early last year which she won. Cuoco is a member of the Hall Of Fame barely making it in August 2014 She then it’s been downhill as she has lost 13 out of 20 fights. She had only two fights last year. No matter if she has declined, she will beat Cardi B.
M.WILLIAMS/MONER Moner has had four fights winning them all. Williams is now 39, but shows no indication of going to the downside. Moner will learn a painful lesson
LOVATO/WINNICK Lovato had a fine 2019 going 11-3. Winnick had a great 2018 and had a 8-4 last year, but she is finding it a little more difficult as she tries to move up the food chain. She has lost three of her last four. While Winnick is slightly bigger, Lovato is fifteen years younger. I have to go with Lovato
SARGA/TURNER Turner is making her way towards the top ten lightweights. Sagra is already there, holding down the five spot. Sagra ended the last year going 5-5 after her loss to Strahovski in December. All her losses were to top ten lightweights. Turner went undefeated in five fights last year with her big win being over Yustman. I have Turner of the cusp of the top ten. I don’t think she is ready to make the jump. Sagra will triumph
O.HOLT/E.ROBERTS This is a bout between two top bantams Holt was ranked at three and Roberts at eleven in the last Boxing World’s rankings. That is going to change since. Holt went 4-1 last year, but lost to Lavigne which should cost her a spot. Roberts should move up after 8-3 year including wins over Collins and Portman and Hudgens. I’m going to go with Holt
J.CHASTAIN/BECKINSALE Chastain has had a couple good years prior to going 4-2 last year. She hasn’t fought any top twenty fighters, but her competition has been fine figuring her age and experience. Beckinsale may be the best fighter never to hold a title. She has fought seven Hall Of Fame members including four lightweights. Beckinsale had a 5-3 year last year with her losses being to Theron, McCarthy and Lilly. Chastain is now 42. Beckinsale is 47 but this is not officially a cougar bout. I like Chastain, but I have to take a chance on Beckinsale
MAISIE WILLIAMS/JOHANSSON Williams is a refugee from the BBU. She has a 6-3 record and had won her last three. Johansson is a former three time champion, two as a flyweight and one as a bantam. You might say her last two years have been a disaster. She has lost eleven of her last fourteen. If Williams wants to beat a “name,” this is her chance. She will win
AMBROSIO/Z.COLEMAN Coleman has a 5-5 record in ten fights. She was 1-1 last year. She hasn’t beaten any one of note, but you can say she is still in the learning category. Ambrosio is a top lightweight. It will be another learning session for Coleman as her record slips into the negative figures
A.GOODWIN/RHODA Goodwin is a BBU import whose main attributes seem to be in her bra. Her FCBA record in conventional fights is 2-2. If you can find someone dumb enough to want to bet on Goodwin, take as much of it as you can. This is a gimme
PALICKI/REGAN Palicki decided to move to welter after going winless in five fights against lightweights last year. She hasn’t had a winning record since 2014. Regan had a 4-3 last year after losing to Rhoda in December. I like Palicki, but she has a problem and I don’t know what it is. I have to go with Regan
D.CAMPBELL/SCERBO Campbell is younger, a little bigger and has a better record. No doubt she will be favored. Of course, Cassandra Lynn is my BFF. I have to go with her to win. That or face a jalapeño bomb
HALE/K.STEWART Where Cassandra Lynn is my BFF, Stewart definitely is not. To say we are not good friends would be an understatement. For eight years she fought a schedule that was embarrassingly easy, then won the title. I have to admit her title run was impressive while it lasted, but ended as all title runs do. This is her first bout since losing the title in September. She is ranked at two in Boxing Worlds rankings. Hale is ranked at six despite losing ten of her last eighteen. In this bout, Stewart is back to her old tricks. She is fighting an opponent who is four inches shorter. Stewart will start a new winning streak
KOSARIN/McCARTHY. Kosarin comes into the bout with a 6-3 last year after beating Lovato and Chopra in the last two PPVs. Her ranking is Boxing World will probably rise in their next edition. McCarthy is well..McCarthy. Surprisingly she went 6-4 last year after beating someone named Pomplum, a former Playmate, whose performance indicated she would be better off becoming a nun. Jenny is really old. She’s old enough to be Kosarin’s mother. I worry about her since things she says make no sense. She is supposed to be with me at the Asylum PPV broadcast right after this PPV. She asked for this fight indicating that her judgement is seriously impaired. I am not sure she will make it to the Asylum after Kosarin pounds her into rubble.
AGDAL/SWANEPOEL I think I am guilty of underestimating Agdal, She went 7-3 last year and we moved to the “On The Cusp” section of our rankings. Swanepoel has been around since 2010 and as been an average fighter. While losing five of her last six, the one win was over Agdal. I don’t think she can do it again. Agdal gets revenge
GERBER/CHAMPIONS Gerber is being pushed too fast. She debuted in September and this will be her fourth fight. Fortunately she has been matched with newbies or rarely seen opponents. She has won three of four bouts. Would you be shocked if I told you all her wins were by knockout. Champion will be the first to make an FCBA debut this year. She an Alabama native who made her boxing debut in the BBU losing both of her fights. Gerber will win again
PEREGRYM/PAUSINI Missy is one of my favorites. She has held titles in two divisions and had a good year last year going 6-2 after losing a title match to Swift. I'm somewhat surprised she is fighting Pausini. Pausini is now 45 years old and has had twelve FCBA bouts and has never won one. Don’t be shocked if I think that Peregrym is going to win
LILLY/THORNE For the bantam title. This will be Lilly’s 97th bout. She will enter the Hall Of Fame this year regardless if she loses her four bouts. Let’s face it. I do not like Thorne and her post fight activities. I hope Lilly creams her. Once again my personal likes or dislikes affect my prediction. Lilly will take her seventh bantam title
SWIFT/KENDALL JENNER. For the lightweight title, Jenner just had her huge win over Righetti. I hope it doesn’t go to her head. She has fought and beaten Swift three times. I don’t think this is going to be an easy fight, but Jenner will make it four in a row over Swift and take the title.
UTGAARD/RIGHETTI For the welter title. This is the wrong time for anyone to get into the ring with Righetti after her loss to Jenner. Utgaard has an incredible 20-1 record and has beaten a couple decent fighters along the way, but she is not the caliber fighter that Righetti is. Righetti will start a new winning streak and will retain the title
Once again, I present this month’s editions of my much ridiculed predictions. As usual, it is littered with unflattering comments, cheap shots and unjustified criticism. Last month I had one of my best months, going 45-7 bringing my total to 2059-613 still 77% correct
ZELLWEGER/THERON ACADEMY AWARD BOUT A cougar bout. Both won Academy Awards in 2004 when they were in different categories. This time they are expected to be competing in the same category. Word on the street is Zellweger is favored to win. That’s in movies, this is in boxing. Theron is younger, bigger and has vastly more experience. I think that the GOAT will win.
RICKARDS/PIETERSE Rickards has the better career record and finished 2019 with a 2-2 record. Pieterse was 1-2 last year Pieterse, has in the past, beaten better opponents. I have to go with Pieterse to win
McADAMS/SCODELARIO This will be McAdams 96th fight. At the age or 41, her chances of getting in the Hall Of Fame are somewhat dim, but she is a four time champion. She was 2-2 last year with her losses being to Claire Holt and LIlly. Scodelario is now a top bantam who went 6-3 last year with losses to Lilly, Kosarin and B. Thorne. Scodelario is 14 years younger than McAdams. Scodelario will walk away with the win
PORTMAN/PANETTIERE Two Hall Of Fame flyweights back in the ring against each other The first since 2013. Panettiere is the younger, Portman is the bigger. Portman was 4-2 last year while Panettiere was 4-3 after both fought in the November PPV with Portman winning and Panettiere losing. They have fought three times before with Portman winning two. I have a hunch the Panettiere will even the score, but don’t be real money on it
STRAHOVSKI/WINSTEAD This is by far the greatest rivalry in the FCBA since the legendary Theron/Nolin. Theron/Bell and Theron/Garner series, So far there have been fourteen bouts and the two are even 7-7. In the last six fights, the two have alternated wins with Winstead winning the last one. If the recent pattern persists, this is going to be Strahovski’s turn to win. Besides she is blonde. Yvonne takes the lead in the series.
C.MENDES/L.TOMPSON Mendes has a career winning record, however last year was not good to her as she lost four of six bouts. Thompson made her FCBA debut in September losing to Lily Collins. She has a better chance of beating Mendes, but it isn’t going to happen. Mendes by a KO(what else)
RYAN /GARNER A cougar match. Ryan is probably the hardest hitter in FCBA history. Of her 76 wins, 61 were by knockout. That was back in the days when KO win was not automatic and many fights ended in decisions.These days virtually every fight ends in a KO. Even Frege, one of the worst fighters in FCBA history, wins by a knockout when she wins. Nobody wonders why she loses all those fights if she can hit. Enough of my rant. The two have fought three times with Garner, a member of the Hall Of Fame, winning two. Ryan is now 51 while Garner is 47. Ryan is the harder hitter, but Garner is the better fighter. Garner will win
CARDI B/CUOCO To be perfectly honest, I am not sure who Cardi B is. I think she is a rapper which automatically means I am not interested. According to the Archives, she has had only one fight early last year which she won. Cuoco is a member of the Hall Of Fame barely making it in August 2014 She then it’s been downhill as she has lost 13 out of 20 fights. She had only two fights last year. No matter if she has declined, she will beat Cardi B.
M.WILLIAMS/MONER Moner has had four fights winning them all. Williams is now 39, but shows no indication of going to the downside. Moner will learn a painful lesson
LOVATO/WINNICK Lovato had a fine 2019 going 11-3. Winnick had a great 2018 and had a 8-4 last year, but she is finding it a little more difficult as she tries to move up the food chain. She has lost three of her last four. While Winnick is slightly bigger, Lovato is fifteen years younger. I have to go with Lovato
SARGA/TURNER Turner is making her way towards the top ten lightweights. Sagra is already there, holding down the five spot. Sagra ended the last year going 5-5 after her loss to Strahovski in December. All her losses were to top ten lightweights. Turner went undefeated in five fights last year with her big win being over Yustman. I have Turner of the cusp of the top ten. I don’t think she is ready to make the jump. Sagra will triumph
O.HOLT/E.ROBERTS This is a bout between two top bantams Holt was ranked at three and Roberts at eleven in the last Boxing World’s rankings. That is going to change since. Holt went 4-1 last year, but lost to Lavigne which should cost her a spot. Roberts should move up after 8-3 year including wins over Collins and Portman and Hudgens. I’m going to go with Holt
J.CHASTAIN/BECKINSALE Chastain has had a couple good years prior to going 4-2 last year. She hasn’t fought any top twenty fighters, but her competition has been fine figuring her age and experience. Beckinsale may be the best fighter never to hold a title. She has fought seven Hall Of Fame members including four lightweights. Beckinsale had a 5-3 year last year with her losses being to Theron, McCarthy and Lilly. Chastain is now 42. Beckinsale is 47 but this is not officially a cougar bout. I like Chastain, but I have to take a chance on Beckinsale
MAISIE WILLIAMS/JOHANSSON Williams is a refugee from the BBU. She has a 6-3 record and had won her last three. Johansson is a former three time champion, two as a flyweight and one as a bantam. You might say her last two years have been a disaster. She has lost eleven of her last fourteen. If Williams wants to beat a “name,” this is her chance. She will win
AMBROSIO/Z.COLEMAN Coleman has a 5-5 record in ten fights. She was 1-1 last year. She hasn’t beaten any one of note, but you can say she is still in the learning category. Ambrosio is a top lightweight. It will be another learning session for Coleman as her record slips into the negative figures
A.GOODWIN/RHODA Goodwin is a BBU import whose main attributes seem to be in her bra. Her FCBA record in conventional fights is 2-2. If you can find someone dumb enough to want to bet on Goodwin, take as much of it as you can. This is a gimme
PALICKI/REGAN Palicki decided to move to welter after going winless in five fights against lightweights last year. She hasn’t had a winning record since 2014. Regan had a 4-3 last year after losing to Rhoda in December. I like Palicki, but she has a problem and I don’t know what it is. I have to go with Regan
D.CAMPBELL/SCERBO Campbell is younger, a little bigger and has a better record. No doubt she will be favored. Of course, Cassandra Lynn is my BFF. I have to go with her to win. That or face a jalapeño bomb
HALE/K.STEWART Where Cassandra Lynn is my BFF, Stewart definitely is not. To say we are not good friends would be an understatement. For eight years she fought a schedule that was embarrassingly easy, then won the title. I have to admit her title run was impressive while it lasted, but ended as all title runs do. This is her first bout since losing the title in September. She is ranked at two in Boxing Worlds rankings. Hale is ranked at six despite losing ten of her last eighteen. In this bout, Stewart is back to her old tricks. She is fighting an opponent who is four inches shorter. Stewart will start a new winning streak
KOSARIN/McCARTHY. Kosarin comes into the bout with a 6-3 last year after beating Lovato and Chopra in the last two PPVs. Her ranking is Boxing World will probably rise in their next edition. McCarthy is well..McCarthy. Surprisingly she went 6-4 last year after beating someone named Pomplum, a former Playmate, whose performance indicated she would be better off becoming a nun. Jenny is really old. She’s old enough to be Kosarin’s mother. I worry about her since things she says make no sense. She is supposed to be with me at the Asylum PPV broadcast right after this PPV. She asked for this fight indicating that her judgement is seriously impaired. I am not sure she will make it to the Asylum after Kosarin pounds her into rubble.
AGDAL/SWANEPOEL I think I am guilty of underestimating Agdal, She went 7-3 last year and we moved to the “On The Cusp” section of our rankings. Swanepoel has been around since 2010 and as been an average fighter. While losing five of her last six, the one win was over Agdal. I don’t think she can do it again. Agdal gets revenge
GERBER/CHAMPIONS Gerber is being pushed too fast. She debuted in September and this will be her fourth fight. Fortunately she has been matched with newbies or rarely seen opponents. She has won three of four bouts. Would you be shocked if I told you all her wins were by knockout. Champion will be the first to make an FCBA debut this year. She an Alabama native who made her boxing debut in the BBU losing both of her fights. Gerber will win again
PEREGRYM/PAUSINI Missy is one of my favorites. She has held titles in two divisions and had a good year last year going 6-2 after losing a title match to Swift. I'm somewhat surprised she is fighting Pausini. Pausini is now 45 years old and has had twelve FCBA bouts and has never won one. Don’t be shocked if I think that Peregrym is going to win
LILLY/THORNE For the bantam title. This will be Lilly’s 97th bout. She will enter the Hall Of Fame this year regardless if she loses her four bouts. Let’s face it. I do not like Thorne and her post fight activities. I hope Lilly creams her. Once again my personal likes or dislikes affect my prediction. Lilly will take her seventh bantam title
SWIFT/KENDALL JENNER. For the lightweight title, Jenner just had her huge win over Righetti. I hope it doesn’t go to her head. She has fought and beaten Swift three times. I don’t think this is going to be an easy fight, but Jenner will make it four in a row over Swift and take the title.
UTGAARD/RIGHETTI For the welter title. This is the wrong time for anyone to get into the ring with Righetti after her loss to Jenner. Utgaard has an incredible 20-1 record and has beaten a couple decent fighters along the way, but she is not the caliber fighter that Righetti is. Righetti will start a new winning streak and will retain the title
