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I normally do not run a contest for a non-title, lightweight fight, but since this fight...

...is being held at the Fox Theatre (Foxwoods Casino) in fabulous Mashantucket, CT I decided to make an exception and run a small contest. The fight will be shown on HBO .

Zahir "Z-Man" Raheem (27-1, 16 KOs) versus Acelino "Popo" Freitas (37-1, 32 KOs).

Current line has Z-Man @ -140 & Popo @ Even. The under is 11½ +175 and the over is -250. Draw is +1800.

The prize is the chip below:

I believe this chip is no longer being honored at the casino, so I don't know if that makes it more or less valuable.

To Win: Pick the winner of the fight and the TOTAL number of punches thrown by BOTH fighters. To win you must pick the winner of the fight and be closest to the number of punches thrown WITHOUT GOING OVER. If someone picks the winner and gets the number of punches EXACTLY right they will also win the Rocky doll bonus prize.

(1) Make sure you link to this post.
(2) Make sure I can see your name & number.
(3) The "Subject" line of your post must have the fighter's name and your punch total.
(4) Do not duplicate another member's pick.
(5) No entries will be accepted after 8pm EST.
(6) Any replies that do not meet the above criteria will be ignored.

I DARE YOU TO PLAY. Good luck.