"The Contender"... Finally legit!!!!!!!!!!
Is anyone more excited then you've been for any season of the contender... There're mostly legit fighters and really nice prospects... plus full fights will be aired...
Here's the lineup!
Max Alexander (26, Camden, N.J., 14-1, 2 KOs).
• David Banks (24, Portland, Ore., 14-2-1, 2 KOs).
• Sakio Bika (28, Sydney, Australia, via Cameroon, 22-3-2, 14 KOs).
• Henry "Sugar Poo" Buchanan (28, Capital Heights, Md., 14-1, 11 KOs).
• La Farrell Bunting (27, Las Vegas, 16-3-1, 16 KOs).
• Jaidon Codrington (23, New York, 16-1, 12 KOs).
• Miguel Hernandez (32, Chicago, 20-5, 10 KOs).
• Wayne Johnson (29, Lyndhurst, N.J., 16-1, 9 KOs).
• Donny McCrary (24, St. Joseph, Mo., 23-5-2, 13 KOs).
• Les Ralston (25, Buffalo, N.Y., 16-2, 9 KOs).
• Danny Santiago (34, Ocala, Fla., 29-3-1, 19 KOs).
• Paul Smith (24, Liverpool, England, 20-0, 12 KOs).
• Sam Soliman (33, Melbourne, Australia, 33-9, 13 KOs).
• Brian Vera (26, Austin, Texas, 14-0, 9 KOs).
• Rhoshii Wells (30, Las Vegas, 18-2-2, 10 KOs).
• Rubin Williams (31, Detroit, 29-2-1, 16 KOs).
I'm excited about Jaidon and Paul Smith!
I also like Banks... He took Manfredo to school in the first 3rd of the fight!
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I'm not happy about Bika being in the mix. I've seen and heard enough of about him to last me a lifetime.
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I'm not happy about Bika being in the mix. I've seen and heard enough of about him to last me a lifetime.
I tend to agree... I think he is gonna give a buntch of these guys fits... If you can beat up on The Pride of Wales then you pretty much can mix it up with anyone at SMW!
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I'll get excited when they do away with the hokey over produced theme of the show...Make the show about tough fighters and great fights not the overdrawn cliches of the inner city kid done well or family man winning one for his mother who has cancer and raised him as a single parent working three jobs etc etc
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
I'll get excited when they do away with the hokey over produced theme of the show...Make the show about tough fighters and great fights not the overdrawn cliches of the inner city kid done well or family man winning one for his mother who has cancer and raised him as a single parent working three jobs etc etc
They were trying to mainstream it by making it into a soap opera... But thats not boxing... I'm glad ESPN took the reigns!
CC Vans!
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
I'll get excited when they do away with the hokey over produced theme of the show...Make the show about tough fighters and great fights not the overdrawn cliches of the inner city kid done well or family man winning one for his mother who has cancer and raised him as a single parent working three jobs etc etc
LOL times are tough when cancer no longer tugs at our heart strings.
Big Deal. Cancer... What's cancer in 2007?! LOL
;D
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
I'll get excited when they do away with the hokey over produced theme of the show...Make the show about tough fighters and great fights not the overdrawn cliches of the inner city kid done well or family man winning one for his mother who has cancer and raised him as a single parent working three jobs etc etc
LOL times are tough when cancer no longer tugs at our heart strings.
Big Deal. Cancer... What's cancer in 2007?! LOL
;D
Nah, you know what he's sayin... The soap operaesk undertone and feel of the show
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Its not that they haven't had some compelling stories...I just made up the cancer part to make a point...I just want to see fights without the overhyped and produced story lines.
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
Its not that they haven't had some compelling stories...I just made up the cancer part to make a point...I just want to see fights without the overhyped and produced story lines.
Careful you don't want 'Big' Dan McCarthy seeing this, he'll think you're disturbed and may even give you the finger ;)
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Its not that they haven't had some compelling stories...I just made up the cancer part to make a point...I just want to see fights without the overhyped and produced story lines.
Sad that they have to do that shit to sell boxing to fans and try to win them back but the sport hasn't been doing its self any favors for the last.... What... 30 years!
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
Its not that they haven't had some compelling stories...I just made up the cancer part to make a point...I just want to see fights without the overhyped and produced story lines.
Careful you don't want 'Big' Dan McCarthy seeing this, he'll think you're disturbed and may even give you the finger ;)
Not that, lol! ;D
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I think David Banks has a great shot at this... Great speed and due to the length of the fights, if this kid poors it on I don't see him losing! Great Prospect with strangly enough little amatuer experience.
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
I'll get excited when they do away with the hokey over produced theme of the show...Make the show about tough fighters and great fights not the overdrawn cliches of the inner city kid done well or family man winning one for his mother who has cancer and raised him as a single parent working three jobs etc etc
;D
Dont let anyone tell you otherwise, that is funny and true.
Nice update Boston I haven't followed the Contender and had no idea how much they've improved upon it.
But no more slow-mo and sound effects ??? How are we supposed to know if a punch landed without sound effects?
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Originally Posted by dasamm
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
I'll get excited when they do away with the hokey over produced theme of the show...Make the show about tough fighters and great fights not the overdrawn cliches of the inner city kid done well or family man winning one for his mother who has cancer and raised him as a single parent working three jobs etc etc
;D
Dont let anyone tell you otherwise, that is funny and true.
Nice update Boston I haven't followed the Contender and had no idea how much they've improved upon it.
But no more slow-mo and sound effects ??? How are we supposed to know if a punch landed without sound effects?
You'll never know when they're landing shots... Guess we should listen to Jim Lamply... Shit, he doesn't even know ;D
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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla
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Originally Posted by VanChilds
I'll get excited when they do away with the hokey over produced theme of the show...Make the show about tough fighters and great fights not the overdrawn cliches of the inner city kid done well or family man winning one for his mother who has cancer and raised him as a single parent working three jobs etc etc
LOL times are tough when cancer no longer tugs at our heart strings.
Big Deal. Cancer... What's cancer in 2007?! LOL
;D
Sorry BG, but you gotta be harsh in this game, and if there aren't at least three different types of cancer attacking three seperate parts of the body, my sympathy will have to be won.
Now then, maybe if it was a family man whose wife and mother had cancer...and he was raising their 7 children (at least one adopted) and caring for wife and mum, whilst still boxing professionally, then my sympathy is won.
