Weekend Picks (6/25/08-6/28/08)

Quote Originally Posted by A2C:

Daniel Geale vs. Geard Ajetovic
Ajetovic +220
.5 unit

I'm not going to lie -- this pick is mostly based on Graham Houston's fight preview on fightwriter.com.  I'm usually not one to blindly follow Mr. Houston, as I view him as more of a boxing journalist (the best) than a true handicapper.  Yet, when he finds some hidden information and makes the big call on a dog, I listen.  I haven't seen him this strongly support a dog since last summer when he made the calls on Rob Calloway (+400) and Gerry Penalosa (+400 straight up and +700 on the KO prop); those were two of my biggest paydays of the year.  Also, Geale had problems in some of his previous fights against journeymen (knocked down by Lee Oti and Gary Comer), and he's never fought outside of Australia.  Meanwhile Ajetovic's fought all over the United Kingdom, plus Monaco and France, and he has a good amateur pedigree.  More importantly, sources say that Ajetovic's never been hurt, as his sole loss was the result of being outworked.  I'm thinking that Geale's been down against lesser fighters than Ajetovic, who should be able to test that fragile chin.  Take the plunge into the relative unknown, and hopefully, we'll wake up to some good news tomorrow morning. 

Quote Originally Posted by A2C:

Daniel Geale vs. Geard Ajetovic
Ajetovic +220
.5 unit

I'm not going to lie -- this pick is mostly based on Graham Houston's fight preview on fightwriter.com.  I'm usually not one to blindly follow Mr. Houston, as I view him as more of a boxing journalist (the best) than a true handicapper.  Yet, when he finds some hidden information and makes the big call on a dog, I listen.  I haven't seen him this strongly support a dog since last summer when he made the calls on Rob Calloway (+400) and Gerry Penalosa (+400 straight up and +700 on the KO prop); those were two of my biggest paydays of the year.  Also, Geale had problems in some of his previous fights against journeymen (knocked down by Lee Oti and Gary Comer), and he's never fought outside of Australia.  Meanwhile Ajetovic's fought all over the United Kingdom, plus Monaco and France, and he has a good amateur pedigree.  More importantly, sources say that Ajetovic's never been hurt, as his sole loss was the result of being outworked.  I'm thinking that Geale's been down against lesser fighters than Ajetovic, who should be able to test that fragile chin.  Take the plunge into the relative unknown, and hopefully, we'll wake up to some good news tomorrow morning. 

Quote Originally Posted by weepaul:

I have the same pick Bro. He was also almost KTFO by Nonoy Gonzales. He was decked twice in that fight. Gonzalez has 22 wins in 44 fights!!!

Also have Santiago to beat Luevano. They have both lost one fight to people they had no business losing to so you never know. I could not resist +410.

Good luck all.