Why did Manfredo take part in The Contender?

[micky_knox]

tonight is his chance to proove he is more than a reality tv celebrity

[EliteSoldier]

Joe Calzaghe's going to make Peter look like a bum today. It's going to full the stereotype of ****ty contender fighters

[Brockton Lip]

This is my point. People are hating on these guys because they were on a tv show and calling them nobodies that shouldn't get titles shots and are bums. Thats ridiculous. Do some research and analyze the fighter, not the star from a tv show.

[Fighting Cougar]

Why did Manfredo take part in The Contender? It must of been the brand new truck I mean TRD off road V8, 24 Horse power you have to be crazy not to do it. lol

[Franko]

Bsically money and exposure.

It just suprised me he was already an established prospect.
I always thought the Contenders were total unknowns just starting out as pros.

Not quite, but the second and current series certainly moved away from the concept of The Contender.

[The Noose]

Bsically money and exposure.

It just suprised me he was already an established prospect.
I always thought the Contenders were total unknowns just starting out as pros.

[Franko]

I always questioned why Manfredo joined the show, as of all the cast members, he seemed to be the one cat who didn't need the exposure as much as the others.

But from a financial standpoint, it makes all of the sense in the world. Yes, Peter was an ESPN2 regular, and undefeated. But thanks to the show, he got to fight Pemberton and Spina for 10x the amount he would've made in a normal ESPN2 main event. Not to mention the carrot on the stick that was the $1,000,000 prize for winning The Contender, though Peter ultimately came up short.

Still, it was a chance he felt he had to take, and is now making a lot more for the Calzaghe fight than he would've had he gone straight from FNF circuit.

Good points. The initial concept of The Contender was good i thought, and it gave fighters exposure they otherwise may not have had.

[MaYaN_SuN]

Because it was the first season the contender ever aired...It got alot of attention because of that, Manfredo got alot of attention.

[JakeNDaBox]

I always questioned why Manfredo joined the show, as of all the cast members, he seemed to be the one cat who didn't need the exposure as much as the others.

But from a financial standpoint, it makes all of the sense in the world. Yes, Peter was an ESPN2 regular, and undefeated. But thanks to the show, he got to fight Pemberton and Spina for 10x the amount he would've made in a normal ESPN2 main event. Not to mention the carrot on the stick that was the $1,000,000 prize for winning The Contender, though Peter ultimately came up short.

Still, it was a chance he felt he had to take, and is now making a lot more for the Calzaghe fight than he would've had he gone straight from FNF circuit.

[kadyo's]

manfredo was the undefeated fighter who fonso toyed with in therir first bout. I can't how the heck he can win against calzaghe.