Thread: Ebo Elder to be on the contender

Contender fighters named!

Tuesday, June 13 2006

ESPN, Mark Burnett Productions and DreamWorks Television announced today the contestants for the second season of the critically acclaimed boxing series The Contender, which will debut Tuesday, July 18 with a two-hour season premiere on ESPN beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Each episode culminates in a five-round professional bout where the winner moves one step closer to the grand prize and a shot at the title of Contender Champion. The series will conclude with a finale from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 26 and aired live on ESPN. Boxing legend and five-time world champion Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as host and mentor. The sixteen welterweight boxers vying for this year’s title of "The Contender" include:
Nick Acevedo (15-1, 9 KOs)
Gary Balletto (29-2-2, 25 KOs)
Vinroy Barrett (21-4, 11 KOs)
Norberto Bravo (20-10-3, 12 KOs)
Grady Brewer (18-11, 12 KOs)
Cornelius Budrage (21-1, 13 KOs)
Rudy Cisneros (8-1, 7 KOs)
Michael Clark (35-3, 16 KOs)
Freddy Curiel (15-5-2, 6 KOs)
Andre Eason (15-4, 6 KOs)
Ebo Elder (22-2, 14 KOs)
Jeff Fraza (17-2, 10 KOs)
Steve Forbes (29-3, 9 KOs)
Micheal Stewart (38-4-2, 22 KOs)
Aaron Torres (14-2, 6 KOs)
Walter Wright (10-1, 5 KOs)The Contender Season 2 trainers include Tommy Gallagher and Jeremy Williams.

Looks like a decent mix of records and fighters in there....im looking forward to the next season....anyone know when it kicks off in Britain?And if it is going to be shown on ITV

Does anyone remember Ebos face after the Courtney Burton Fight. Thats all i can think about when i think of Ebo.

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

Does anyone remember Ebos face after the Courtney Burton Fight. Thats all i can think about when i think of Ebo.

My ole boxing gym member is on the contender..Michael Clark!!!!!! he's going to win!!!!!!! sorry getting a little carried away.......
http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=2528

Originally Posted by bigragu

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

Does anyone remember Ebos face after the Courtney Burton Fight. Thats all i can think about when i think of Ebo.

My ole boxing gym member is on the contender..Michael Clark!!!!!! he's going to win!!!!!!! sorry getting a little carried away.......
http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=2528

CC For the info mate, your boy looks talented, he has shared the ring with Vivian Harris losing 12 rnd decision and beat Lavaner Johnson!! He is getting on a bit though, do you think he has what it takes?? Impressed.

your boy has a pretty solid resume. His experience should help him a lot. This season has MUCH better fighters than the first. Should be interesting

Bundrage is the guy who had the fight versus Powell that had a double knoickdown then Bunrudge went down 3 times.

Michael Stewart! That's cool. He's got wins over Terron Millett and Ivan Robinson

Originally Posted by skel1983

Originally Posted by bigragu

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

Does anyone remember Ebos face after the Courtney Burton Fight. Thats all i can think about when i think of Ebo.

My ole boxing gym member is on the contender..Michael Clark!!!!!! he's going to win!!!!!!! sorry getting a little carried away.......
http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=2528

CC For the info mate, your boy looks talented, he has shared the ring with Vivian Harris losing 12 rnd decision and beat Lavaner Johnson!! He is getting on a bit though, do you think he has what it takes?? Impressed.

He's a young 32....I think he does have what it takes...he is freaky fast....when he is focused he can dominate....the way he moves and combinations thrown are amazing....In the fight he got dropped like 4 time in he won all the other rounds but 1...it was just to much to make up....Didn't see his last to fights though....

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

your boy has a pretty solid resume. His experience should help him a lot. This season has MUCH better fighters than the first. Should be interesting

definitely....there is a kid from St. Louis in there as well...can't remember his name but when I find out I'll let you know...I saw this kid fight/spar and he seems promising...well until I saw that my man was in this one....I'm really excited! Actually it was the Kid from Illinois...Rudy Cisneros....

Originally Posted by bigragu

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

Does anyone remember Ebos face after the Courtney Burton Fight. Thats all i can think about when i think of Ebo.

My ole boxing gym member is on the contender..Michael Clark!!!!!! he's going to win!!!!!!! sorry getting a little carried away.......
http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=2528

I don't know about that,a source revealed the finalists to boxingtalk.com a while ago

If you don't want to know the finalists, don't read

























Steve Forbes vs Grady Brewer

I don't really recognise any of the names but it seems a weak lineup compared to last time.

The first season was mainly full of young up and comers, Mafredo, Ishe Smith, Sergio Mora, Joey Gilbert and Juan De La Rosa were all unbeaten prospects going into the Contender whereas the majority of this new lot seem to be journeymen.

Ah well, I guess that's what happens when you lose the mega funding the first season had.

Nice to see they are giving Jeff Fraza another chance after having had chicken pox last time out.

Considering this season is aimed at welter's he will have a much better chance than last time as well.

Originally Posted by bilbo

I don't really recognise any of the names but it seems a weak lineup compared to last time.

The first season was mainly full of young up and comers, Mafredo, Ishe Smith, Sergio Mora, Joey Gilbert and Juan De La Rosa were all unbeaten prospects going into the Contender whereas the majority of this new lot seem to be journeymen.

Ah well, I guess that's what happens when you lose the mega funding the first season had.

Nice to see they are giving Jeff Fraza another chance after having had chicken pox last time out.

Considering this season is aimed at welter's he will have a much better chance than last time as well.

Did you read my post on who are the two finalists or you don't want to know?

Originally Posted by IRON

Originally Posted by bilbo

I don't really recognise any of the names but it seems a weak lineup compared to last time.

The first season was mainly full of young up and comers, Mafredo, Ishe Smith, Sergio Mora, Joey Gilbert and Juan De La Rosa were all unbeaten prospects going into the Contender whereas the majority of this new lot seem to be journeymen.

Ah well, I guess that's what happens when you lose the mega funding the first season had.

Nice to see they are giving Jeff Fraza another chance after having had chicken pox last time out.

Considering this season is aimed at welter's he will have a much better chance than last time as well.

Did you read my post on who are the two finalists or you don't want to know?

Nah I'd rather not know thanks. So has it already been filmed and finished then?

BUT PLEASE DON'T TELL US THE RESULT!!! :P

Originally Posted by bilbo

Originally Posted by IRON

Originally Posted by bilbo

I don't really recognise any of the names but it seems a weak lineup compared to last time.

The first season was mainly full of young up and comers, Mafredo, Ishe Smith, Sergio Mora, Joey Gilbert and Juan De La Rosa were all unbeaten prospects going into the Contender whereas the majority of this new lot seem to be journeymen.

Ah well, I guess that's what happens when you lose the mega funding the first season had.

Nice to see they are giving Jeff Fraza another chance after having had chicken pox last time out.

Considering this season is aimed at welter's he will have a much better chance than last time as well.

Did you read my post on who are the two finalists or you don't want to know?

Nah I'd rather not know thanks. So has it already been filmed and finished then?

BUT PLEASE DON'T TELL US THE RESULT!!! :P

I think everything has been filmed except the final bout, which will be aired live

Only the two finalists were revealed, the result will be live