Did being in "The Contender" help or hurt???

[extracurRICular]

Well it was cruisers last time out, and Troy Ross looked pretty devastating all the way through,and his reward? fighting some journeyman back in Canada and managing to lose any momentum he may have built up on the back of winning the damn thing!

I really wish they would bring this how back to what it was.....it gets so lost on Versus.....and they need to bring back some legit fighters.....it's a good show but there is no push for it what so ever....maybe if they do HW it will make a comeback!

What the hell happened to Sly being on the show any way?

[Roger Mellie]

I really wish they would bring this how back to what it was.....it gets so lost on Versus.....and they need to bring back some legit fighters.....it's a good show but there is no push for it what so ever....maybe if they do HW it will make a comeback!

What the hell happened to Sly being on the show any way?

Apparently,the ratings were good for the first series,but not so good when weighed up against the financial cost,meaning that the quality went down and as a result,the ratings year on year. Maybe Simon Cowell should get hold of it!

[extracurRICular]

Apparently,the ratings were good for the first series,but not so good when weighed up against the financial cost,meaning that the quality went down and as a result,the ratings year on year. Maybe Simon Cowell should get hold of it!

Hahha.......I can see it now!!!

[Ray*]

Good career move for 95% of the boxers who appear on the show, They probably wouldnt have made it even close to where anyone would recognise them on the street if they didnt appear on the show.

[extracurRICular]

Good career move for 95% of the boxers who appear on the show, They probably wouldnt have made it even close to where anyone would recognise them on the street if they didnt appear on the show.

I gotta agree with that....no lie....the prime example of this is Alfonzo Gomez....kid has looked good to mediocre at best....but after seeing the show how in the hell can you have the heart to root against the kid????

[Ray*]

I gotta agree with that....no lie....the prime example of this is Alfonzo Gomez....kid has looked good to mediocre at best....but after seeing the show how in the hell can you have the heart to root against the kid????

Yea, he has took advantage of the show and made a lot of money against Gatti and then cotto, I like the show to be honest because it help give unknown boxers exposure that money cant buy.

[extracurRICular]

Yea, he has took advantage of the show and made a lot of money against Gatti and then cotto, I like the show to be honest because it help give unknown boxers exposure that money cant buy.

IM saying though...I hope they bring it back with a bigger push....it's a good show but it needs more exposure and better quality fighters......

[SkillspayBills]

**** should be 43-0 almost ALL of these guys would be making no money boxing without the Contender. Maybe Steve Forbes adn Ishe smith but they wouldn't be getting some of the big bouts they managed to get but absolutely true that the Contender was the best thing that happened to any of them. What the **** happend to Grady? I thought he was going to make a comeback.

[Roger Mellie]

IM saying though...I hope they bring it back with a bigger push....it's a good show but it needs more exposure and better quality fighters......

They need to completely redo the format and get rid of the cheesy music when a boxer tells his story or gets a 'dear john' from home, for a start.

If they make it more real and more controversial then it would appeal to a wider audience imo. They could make some more money from letting viewers phone in and vote for the match ups they want to see,that is the way a large portion of all the tv we watch makes its money these days.

[daggum]

the contender is great for joe calzaghe. where else would he find opponents?