The Contender Thread (Spoilers)

At the request of Cocky Cockney, I started this thread for us to discuss all things Contender. The US is shown the Contender well before the British get it, so for the sake of them, let's keep all Contender talk in this thread so that we don't spoil anything for our UK brotheren.

Ok, so this is the thread to discuss everything. What you think of the show so far, who you think looks the most promising, upsets ect. Personally, I'm still bitter that they are doing this extravagent Hollywood production at the end of each show instead of showing us the actual fight. Every fight so far has been close on the cards and we haven't been able to judge whether or not the right fighter won the fight. I would have thought that the move from primetime network television to ESPN would make the Contender 2 a little more boxing oriented. No such luck. Very disappointing.

But I was interested in the first weeks' fight. The most anyone has ever seen from Cornelius Bundrage was that crazy fight of his with Sechew Powell on Shobox a while back. It ended quickly and we didn't see much of anything from him. Beating Michael Clark...I would have loved to have actually seen that fight. I'm looking forward to his next fight on the show. The fight with Powell was at 154 and the Contender 2 is at the welterweight limit of 147. He's a big guy who has even fought periodically at 168.

Anyways, what are your thoughts on the show thus far?

The Show is starting off a little bit the same way it did last season and it is still very entertaining, but I think Ebo is going to win the tournament. I can't wait till someone calls him out or he steps up I loved most of his fights. Then what is up with Michael Clark he said that he is done with boxing because he lost. That remind me when one of my boxing companions got his butt handed to him in a exhibition and started talking that nonsense like "I don't think I got it anymore"

Contender is off to a very good start and if you have not tuned in make sure you catch it next time.

I'm liking the season thus far. I'm liking how the fights have been close. It makes me a happy camper.

Steve Forbes will win the show hands down.

Dont get me wrong, i dont like the layout of the contender, i would like to see the whole fights, anyone else know the final 4?

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Originally Posted by Big_Deuce

Dont get me wrong, i dont like the layout of the contender, i would like to see the whole fights, anyone else know the final 4?

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That is the one thing I really hate about the show. Besides that I enjoy the show, I like seeing the "behind the scenes" type stuff with the fighters.

Anyone tell me why they ain't fighting 8 or even 10 rounds this 5 - 7 thing is sh*t. Also I would like to see the whole fights, not saying anything is going down but you can't really see who one a round if you can't see the whole thing.

Well the fighters don't have that long of a rest period. I think there's a fight everyday or at least everyother day from what I heard when they were talking about Bravo's rest period. It wouldn't make sense for fighters to go 8-10 rounds then have to fight less then 2 weeks later.

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Originally Posted by jayDOTcom

Well the fighters don't have that long of a rest period. I think there's a fight everyday or at least everyother day from what I heard when they were talking about Bravo's rest period. It wouldn't make sense for fighters to go 8-10 rounds then have to fight less then 2 weeks later.

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Why not? Their pro's aren't they? Just doesn't seem right to me, I mean most of these guys have fought 10 rounders, then to drop down to 5 that doesn't make sense.

It wouldn't make sense to ESPN. Why would they put fighters in the ring that are still hurt? They want to put the best fights and put up as many highlights as they can, it would make sense to have the fighters as fresh as possible.

All I'm saying is they should be fighting more rounds, 5 rounds is just like newbie starting out. If you win your fight you don't have to fight in two weeks do you? I remember contenders being brought back because of sickness & injury in the first season, what would be different? They could at least fight 7 rounds in the beginning & 9 in the semi's, & just imagine 10 or 12 for the final. Then they would enter boxing reality as real contenders

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Originally Posted by galaxy76

All I'm saying is they should be fighting more rounds, 5 rounds is just like newbie starting out. If you win your fight you don't have to fight in two weeks do you? I remember contenders being brought back because of sickness & injury in the first season, what would be different? They could at least fight 7 rounds in the beginning & 9 in the semi's, & just imagine 10 or 12 for the final. Then they would enter boxing reality as real contenders

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Boinxg reality? All these guys have fought more then 5+ rounds already, they already know what it's like. It's not like these guys are going to get a reality check when they step out of the Contender. Like I said before, it doesn't make sense for ESPN. No one from last season was bought back because of sickness. Bonsante and Brinkley were the only ones off the top of my head that got hurt from challenges. Honestly, it's a one hour show, making the fights longer would just take away the main part, and that's a look into the boxers lives(which is why casual watchers watch it). Honestly, if your going to make the show have more rounds, then you might as well call it Tuesday Night Fights.

Didn't Manfredo & Kaddour comeback? It wasn't just because they wanted too! & I said in my last post that they had already fought more than 5 rounds, so to me they're going backwards. A lot of the stuff in the show is just filling time, heaps of my friends who are not big boxing fans only watched the show to see the fights, sure they liked the rivalries & smack talk but thought the rest was just time wasting

steve forbes wins

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Originally Posted by GAME

steve forbes wins

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I only know the final two boxers, is that the winner or a perdiction?

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steve forbes wins

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I only know the final two boxers, is that the winner or a perdiction?

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Sorry that was a prediction . I should have included "IMO" after it .

I take it you already know Forbes gets to the final then