**** The Conteder!

[MWCOFSU]

Bottomline if you like boxing and don't like reality TV you probably won't like this show because its made to draw alot of audiences not just boxing fans.

its made to be a very bad reality TV show. there are many sucessful reality shows, this isnt one of them. this was supposed to blow away TheNextGreatChamp. the only way it beats that show is b/c of the talent, IMO. but because of the editing, the fights are just as boring.

[dangerousity]

I agree, theres too many editing to show family faces. Might have been better to extend the rounds a bit(what they show), have some commentator and flash to crowd/family now and then. I think its a great show though, I dont mind good reality TV shows and I love boxing so how can I not like this?

[The Fix]

bossante turned into a *****

anyway i like the show but you have to realize that its not a regular boxing card, its a reality show. nbc wants people to watch the show and right now the general public finds boxing boring, which is why they show only highlights

[snap the jab]

HOLY ****! **** THIS SHOW! STOP EDITING THESE ****ING FIGHTS SO MUCH! NO ONE CARES ABOUT SOME ****** ***** YELLING, "GO GET HIM BRENT!" SHUT UP, AND SHOW THE ****ING FIGHT, NOT THESE ****** ****S OUT OF THE FIGHT!sd

I need to go break something. I hope whoever decided to edit these things so much dies in a car accident, along with all the other dumbasses who worked on editing everything so badly.

I agree completely.

[MrUnstoppable]

The show serves its purpose in that it gives more insight into the lives of the fighters. I enjoy the show and what it has to offer to the general public. This show was not made out to be a televised fight card. It has not been advertised as a fight card so why expect it to be? It is what it is. If you don't like it you certainly have the option to change the channel. As for myself, it is my favorite network show on right now and I'll catch it every week.

[The Fix]

my favorite show right now is the office with steve carrel(sp?)
anybody see it? its the funniest show on tv

[ottoevans]

i think the show is great. Theres no show out there that makes u feel for the contestants every week like this one

[BadMagick]

The show fails at everything it was meant to do. It was meant, as said before, to bring boxing back into the public eye. This isn't getting the job done. It's not even 20 minutes that they'd be showing of a fight. Hell, even if they just edited less, and gave a full ten minutes of fighting. The last fight wasn't even 9 minutes long, they couldn't show the whole ****ing thing, then flip to Ishe shouting, "STOP THE FIGHT!"? What the ****?

The show is FAR from perfect, and if you think it's perfect, you're a damned idiot.

"I agree, theres too many editing to show family faces. Might have been better to extend the rounds a bit(what they show), have some commentator and flash to crowd/family now and then. I think its a great show though, I dont mind good reality TV shows and I love boxing so how can I not like this?"

Yeah. I don't mind editing, but the last fight was so badly done. Every other second it was something outside the ring. It was pissing me off, because you can't tell what the **** is going on in the fight.

I don't see how this is supposed to draw fans into boxing, without showing a match.

[marvdave]

out of all my friends, I'm really the only one who would be considered a Boxing fanatic. Since this show started, all my friends have been watching it and loving it. I get phone calls every week asking if I watched the show yet. Considering the fact that I hate reality TV, I hadn't watched yet. That was until I decided to watch this past week for the first time. Well, I now remember why I hate reality TV. What a joke it was. I'm a Stallone fan and Sugar fan in the "real" world. I obviously love Boxing..but this might be the worst thing I've ever seen. I guess what bothers me about reality shows is they all seem so contrived. It's like watching a soap opera. I don't know about most of you, but I certainly wouldn't let someone film me talking about my personal life, etc. Be a man and take care of family business in private. Very exploitative in my view.

The next time you see me watching that ****** show it will be getting very cold in hell.

[masterdirector]

supposedly they'll show the full matches on DVD after its over. Don't sweat it. Not like any of these matches, besides Ishe's matches, matter for crap anyhow.

Instead of watching the Contender, unless you're a Nielson family, go to contender.yahoo.com and watch the fights there on Monday after the original air date. They post the fights, though still edited (although not AS bad as on TV) right after the show airs on the West coast.