i hope the CONTENDER gets cancaled after season 2!

[Eno]

I don't care too much for the show because the fights are edited so that they look and sound like a Rocky movie. Why try to make boxing something it isn't?

To make Norberto Bravo look good

[Derranged_]

I don't care too much for the show because the fights are edited so that they look and sound like a Rocky movie. Why try to make boxing something it isn't?

[TheEvilSaint]

im tired of seeing guys like gomez manfredo and mora on every boxing show in the world like their great fighters..especially gomez who is a c- d+ fighter..grady brewer won the last contender so that goes to show you the level of competition of the show..when sergio mora is interviewd he talks too much like he's a 4 or 5 weight division champ or something..i think he's been talking to ray leonard too much..gomez comes to ring with stuff tied around his head like he's a champion..put these guys in with some real competition..gomez vs gatti would sell..mora vs vargas would sell..stop milking these BUMS

totally agree with this post.

[Easy-E]

lol, did you just compare 'Sergio Mora' with Muhammad Ali??

He compared the amount of trash they talk, not their skills.

[Kball15]

they walk around like they are the ****. i agree. its not like they arent good fighters, but they will never be great.

i enjoy them all a lot though, because all of the fighters from season 1 were and are very entertaining when watching them live.

This seasons guys are very sloppy and boring. next season better be all rookies and prospects. thats the only way its fun to watch...

[1bad65]

Actually, production wise, The Contender beats Ultimate Fighter. Hands down. It's the fact that Ultimate Fighter shows the whole fight, that makes it the better show in my opinion.

Also, that guy who produces Survivor also produces The Contender.

[Ringo]

I agree but only partially. The series is good for the sport and reality TV has been hot since survivor. This season's series was really good, with a decent story and such, but the finale lacked punch, to have a pun. I think the better way to go for the contender would be to have amatuer fighters fight a tourney for a pro contract with a promoter. This way, the big heads and attitudes are avoided. Personally, I like Mora and his attitude, but thats me. The dissapointing thing about the way the contender is now (this season particularly) is that the champ (Brewer) has nowhere to go. He's old enough to have accomplished something already, and hasn't. Find the young, high-ranked amatuers who want their shot and do it that way.

Edit: The UFC reality show does this, and I think its the best way because it gives the guys the opportunities to make something for themselves in the business, not tout them as champions before their time.

[Deeznuts]

I know UFC is celebrating after watching that boring card with Forbes. They are looking to steal casual boxing fans and make them UFC fans. Fights like these might do it. UFC reality show is 10 times better than contender.

[GTL]

double is exactly right..

i like the show personally.

the talent was walter wright, and steve forbes, ebo has decent good skills too..

i didnt see the first season.. but i heard it had much more talent..

they try n keep the show short and sweet... 5 rounders.. there not much a boxer can do in 5 rounds. you can only fight..

dino, relax yourself man.. so many people would jump at an opportunity like the contender.. if they make another one, ill watch it.. hopefully at a low weightclass.. i dont wanna see fat ****s like dino fight..

[blockhead]

no matter how much we think that show sucks it still brings boxing back into view for people who arent familiar with the sport. without more people noticing the sport it will continue to be a joke filled with phony champions and rigged scorecards, which is what we have now.