March Madness

[Jeff1787]

I am going to start a “quick and dirty” universe that will last until April 7th. It will coincide with the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. It will be a single elimination tournament with all weight divisions.

I will take every male boxer in the database and from these pick the top 65. There are 28 boxers rated 13, 14 or 15. That means I need 37 more to make the top 65. Since there are 50 boxers rated at 12, I will have a tournament to eliminate 13 of them.

Seeds will be announced Sunday around noon PDT when the pairings for the 65 boxers are revealed.

Seed number 64 will fight seed number 65 to see who gets the 64th spot.

There will be four regions (West, East, Midwest and South) each with 16 boxers.

All fights will be 15 rounds.

[Tommysixfingers]

Originally Posted by Jeff1787

I am going to start a “quick and dirty” universe that will last until April 7th. It will coincide with the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. It will be a single elimination tournament with all weight divisions.

I will take every male boxer in the database and from these pick the top 65. There are 28 boxers rated 13, 14 or 15. That means I need 37 more to make the top 65. Since there are 50 boxers rated at 12, I will have a tournament to eliminate 13 of them.

Seeds will be announced Sunday around noon PDT when the pairings for the 65 boxers are revealed.

Seed number 64 will fight seed number 65 to see who gets the 64th spot.

There will be four regions (West, East, Midwest and South) each with 16 boxers.

All fights will be 15 rounds.

Sounds fun! Any plans of throwing some betting in there?

[Jeff1787]

Originally Posted by Tommysixfingers

Sounds fun! Any plans of throwing some betting in there?

I would like to...just not sure how to set it up??

[Jeff1787]

If anyone has any ideas about betting on this tournament please let me know...Thanks

[Jeff1787]

Here are the top 65. Seeds and pairings posted tomorrow.

1. Ray Robinson
2. Roy Jones Jr.
3. Eder Jofre
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Willie Pep
6. Mike McCallum
7. Joe Louis
8. Ray Leonard
9. Benny Leonard
10. Roberto Duran
11. Henry Armstrong
12. Pernell Whitaker
13. Gene Tunney
14. Sandy Sadler
15. Barney Ross
16. Aaron Pryor
17. Archie Moore
18. Jimmy McLarnin
19. Rocky Marciano
20. Duilio Loi
21. Marvin Hagler
22. Henry Greb
23. Wilfredo Gomez
24. Jem Driscoll
25. Jack Dempsey
26. Julio Cesar Chavez
27. Ezzard Charles
28. Alexis Arguello
29. Carlos Zarate
30. Jimmy Wilde
31. Mike Tyson
32. Felix Trinidad
33. Michael Spinks
34. Salvador Sanchez
35. Maxie Rosenbloom
36. Luis Manuel Rodriguez
37. Jose Napoles
38. Shane Mosley
39. Carlos Monzon
40. Mauro Mina
41. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
42. Tommy Loughran
43. Sonny Liston
44. John Henry Lewis
45. Jake LaMotta
46. Jack Johnson
47. Bernard Hopkins
48. Evander Holyfield
49. Larry Holmes
50. Tommy Hearns
51. Tommy Gibbons
52. Mike Gibbons
53. Panama Joe Gans
54. Joe Gans
55. Joe Frazier
56. George Foreman
57. Jack Dillon
58. Les Darcy
59. Billy Conn
60. Antonio Cervantes
61. Marcel Cerdan
62. Miguel Canto
63. Hector Camacho
64. Charley Burley
65. Abe Attell

[Jeff1787]

I am showing the career records. Some of these guys have amazing records!! This should be interesting.

[Jeff1787]

Fighting for the 64th seed
March 18...Dayton, Ohio

Charley Burley (83-12-2) vs. Abe Attell (58-8-1)

[Jeff1787]

FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS
March 20 & 21

West Region

#1 Eder Jofre (72-2-4) vs. #16 Marcel Cerdan (111-4)

#8 Carlos Zarate (66-4) vs. #9 Michael Spinks (31-1)

#5 Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) vs. #12 Evander Holyfield (42-8-2)

#4 Sandy Sadler (144-16-2) vs. #13 Tommy Gibbons (95-5-2)

#6 Wilfredo Gomez (44-3-1) vs. #11 Sonny Liston (50-4)

#3 Henry Armstrong (149-21-10) vs. #14 Joe Gans (130-8-15)

#7 Alexis Arguello (82-8) vs. #10 Jose Napoles (79-7)

#2 Ray Leonard (36-3-1) vs. #15 Jack Dillon (178-23-30)


Midwest Region

#1 Muhammad Ali (56-5) vs. #16 Miguel Canto (61-9-4)

#8 Felix Trinidad (42-2) vs. #9 Luis Manuel Rodriguez (107-13)

#5 Archie Moore (185-23-11) vs. #12 Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1)

#4 Barney Ross (74-4-3) vs. #13 Mike Gibbons (110-10-10)

#6 Marvin Hagler (62-3-2) vs. #11 Tommy Loughran (115-30-12)

#3 Roberto Duran (103-16) vs. #14 George Foreman (76-5)

#7 Jack Dempsey (66-6-11) vs. #10 Mauro Mina (52-3-3)

#2 Willie Pep (229-11-1) vs. #15 Billy Conn (64-12-1)


South Region

#1 Roy Jones Jr. (51-4-0) vs. #16 Hector Camacho (78-5-2)

#8 Jimmy Wilde (137-5-2) vs. #9 Maxie Rosenbloom (221-42-32)

#5 Duilio Loi (115-3-8) vs. #12 Jake LaMotta (83-19-4)

#4 Aaron Pryor (39-1) vs. #13 Larry Holmes (69-6)

#6 Jem Driscoll (63-4-6) vs. #11 John Henry Lewis (94-8-5)

#3 Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) vs. #14 Panama Joe Gans (92-29-12)

#7 Ezzard Charles (90-25-1) vs. #10 Carlos Monzon (87-3-9)

#2 Mike McCallum (49-5-1) vs. #15 Les Darcy (46-4)


East Region

#1 Ray Robinson (173-19-6) vs. TBA

#8 Mike Tyson (50-6) vs. #9 Salvador Sanchez (44-1-1)

#5 Rocky Marciano (49-0) vs. #12 Jack Johnson (92-14-11)

#4 Gene Tunney (82-1-3) vs. #13 Tommy Hearns (61-5-1)

#6 Harry Greb (260-21-17) vs. #11 Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0)

#3 Benny Leonard (183-18-12) vs. #14 Joe Frazier (32-4-1)

#7 Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2) vs. #10 Shane Mosley (44-5)

#2 Joe Louis (69-3) vs. #15 Antonio Cervantes (91-12-3)

[bigMatt]

This looks like fun. I'd be hard pressed trying to fill out brackets with some of these match-ups!

So Jeff, are injuries turned on, and if so, do they just affect the fight in which they happen?

[Jeff1787]

Yes, they are turned on. It would just effect the one fight. Also, I will have to replay any draws, I think.

[Jeff1787]

If I can get 4 or 5 guys interested, I will have a fun little contest on who will win March Madness. I won’t be eligible.

Here is how it will go. I will post an Excel file with the 64 fighters in their brackets. Each person opens the Excel file and picks who will win each fight all the way to the championship. After picking all of the winners, a total of 63, post the Excel file back on the web site. I will post a running tally on who has the most points.

Scoring would go as follows:

Round 1: 10 points for each correct winner…32 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 2: 20 points for each correct winner…16 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 3: 40 points for each correct winner…8 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 4: 80 points for each correct winner…4 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 5: 120 points for each correct winner….2 bouts = 240 possible points
Round 6: 160 points for the correct winner….1 bout = 160 possible points
Total possible points = 1680

I got the idea from an ESPN contest.

Anyone up for the challenge?

[Jeff1787]

Opening Bout - Tuesday March 18, 2008

Charley Burley (83-12-2) vs. Abe Attell (58-8-1)

Burley scored a TKO at the 2:43 mark in the 8th round. Attell was down once in the 7th and once in the 8th. Scored: 69-64, 69-63 and 69-63, all for Burley.

Burley advances to the final 64. He will be the number 16 seed in the East Region.

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by Jeff1787

If I can get 4 or 5 guys interested, I will have a fun little contest on who will win March Madness. I won’t be eligible.

Here is how it will go. I will post an Excel file with the 64 fighters in their brackets. Each person opens the Excel file and picks who will win each fight all the way to the championship. After picking all of the winners, a total of 63, post the Excel file back on the web site. I will post a running tally on who has the most points.

Scoring would go as follows:

Round 1: 10 points for each correct winner…32 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 2: 20 points for each correct winner…16 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 3: 40 points for each correct winner…8 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 4: 80 points for each correct winner…4 bouts = 320 possible points
Round 5: 120 points for each correct winner….2 bouts = 240 possible points
Round 6: 160 points for the correct winner….1 bout = 160 possible points
Total possible points = 1680

I got the idea from an ESPN contest.

Anyone up for the challenge?

Count me in!

[Jeff1787]

Here is the Excel file for anyone who wants to try to pick the winners of March Madness.

Open the file and type in all of the winners, all the way to the Champion. Then repost the file. It is easiest to view the file at 200%.

The first round begins Thursday night, so please post picks by then.

Thanks and good luck to everyone who enters!

[aaaaaaaaa]

Here ya go..

[Jeff1787]

Originally Posted by aaaaaaaaa

Here ya go..

Great got it!

Just a reminder, all fights will be 15 rounds using WBC rules. Injuries are on and all draws will be immediately re-fought.

[aaaaaaaaa]

Originally Posted by Jeff1787

Great got it!

Just a reminder, all fights will be 15 rounds using WBC rules. Injuries are on and all draws will be immediately re-fought.

Can you change something for me? Joe Louis beats all, but RJJ.

[bigMatt]

Here's mine

[Jeff1787]

Originally Posted by aaaaaaaaa

Can you change something for me? Joe Louis beats all, but RJJ.

I can do that, but they would only meet in the Championship bout since they start out in different brackets?

[Jeff1787]

Originally Posted by bigMatt

Here's mine

Got it.