In an ESPN article about his upcoming fight with who cares, Peter Manfredo Jr. said:
"He's said he's the King of Providence, maybe he's jealous of my appearance on 'The Contender,'" Manfredo said. "'The Contender' made me a household name. I mean, if I walk down the street with Floyd Mayweather and Antonio Tarver, people will know me before them."
....For this, I had to take a break. I thought he just had a moment of idiocy, then he came back with:
"I was in people's living room for 16 weeks," he said. "Off of that, I've earned good paydays, paydays that people who fight for titles don't get."
Time to hang 'em up, Petey. You've taken too many to the cranium.
There might be some truth to that.
Retards with propeller-hats watch the Contender.
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First off, The CONTENDER SUCKS...I couldn't even finish the first episode...I really tried to watch it a few times, but it bored me, the fighters were not interesting and most of all, they weren't nearly as skilled as the fighters I like to watch...I mean, why would I watch a drunk singing on the street (unless for amusement), when I can get tickets to see Andrea Bocelli.
Anyway, like I said many times, if fighters want to make it big in the eyes of the Public, fight on regular Television like they did in the past...yo don't have to fight every fight like this, but give the fans a bone once in a while.
More people know Paris Hilton than Floyd Mayweather Jr., that is sad.
In the media manfredo is bigger? lol how so? by being apart of the show contender? lol come on man. Floyd is the number 1 p4p if any media don't know who floyd is then they should be fired.
its not my fault that the media doesnt give a good fuck about boxing. they dont give a fuck about it, they dont know about it, only what they saw on the contender.
manfredo is more known to the general public. not the media. my friends who just catch the contender I on tv for a few minutes know who he is but dont bother to watch boxing cuz they arent big fans so when i mention floyd they just say oo yea i think i heard of him. so yea.. everyone in the media should know floyd but for the general public manfredo by KO.
lol if i saw Tarver, Manfredo and Mayweather walking down the street I would have to ask why Pretty Boy is hanging out with these slummies.
ON THE COOL....LOL.
Everyone knows the contender that came in second place TWICE....Manfredo better quit running his month before the great one shuts it...
He should have won the second fight tho...........
This is true.........I have a buddy who is not really into Boxing but watches the big fights and the Contender and he thinks Manfredo and Mora are great fighters.......:ugh: He also calls Floyd..... Merriweather because he barely knows who he is and has just heard of him a few times on ESPN.
I bet your buddy don't have hbo that's why he barely heard of mayweather. I think that's retarded statement by manfredp. I bet the reason the ratings on that show rises cause of most ppl that watch that show are not boxing fans. And i bet most true boxing fans didn't really pay attention on that show. Like i said your buddy know manfredo more then floyd cause he either don't have hbo or he don't watch hbo boxing.
The contedner gives this fight fan hope that one day boxing will be back in the mainstream...the contender really took hold and they did it with fighters who are not considered elite, hell in most cases the fighters onthe contenders were not even B level fighters.
When you tell a contender fan that Sergio Mora or Manfredo is not even in the top ten in the world they look at you like your nuts, they have no clue who the best of the best is....what if they did?
Every fighter has a story to tell and the contender boys got to share their stories, imagine Ouma getting his sotry to the masses or fucking mathew Saad Muhammad-now these are real stories.
One day the elite will be back on center stage, I just hope Im here to see it!
Peter is RIGHT! Man, Antonio Tarver could walk into any shopping center in the USA and people won't know him... but I bet they recognize Peter. Tell you what..I was at a show last year where Peter, Micky Ward, Marlon Starling and many others were present...and Peter BY FAR had the most people coming up for autographs
lol if i saw Tarver, Manfredo and Mayweather walking down the street I would have to ask why Pretty Boy is hanging out with these slummies.
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anyways he does make a good point, my brother seen manfredo jr. and mora fight b4 he ever seen a floyd fight... and he still thinks they can beat him.....
The contender is a GREAT way to get exposure...
guess what, hes right. to the casual fan manfredo jr is more well known than most fighters today.
This is true.........I have a buddy who is not really into Boxing but watches the big fights and the Contender and he thinks Manfredo and Mora are great fighters.......:ugh: He also calls Floyd..... Merriweather because he barely knows who he is and has just heard of him a few times on ESPN.