The Contender - Season 3 starts tonight! Very strong list of SMW's

Tonight on ESPN at 10pm. The list of fighters, much improved over seasons 1 and 2, below. Who ya got? Im going for P. Smith (underdog) vs. Bika in all international final.

• 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).

fully expect Bika to win this... good news for kessler 'coz he will have a name to fight when he starts to make his comback after his novemeber loss;)

I did not see Bika-Calzaghe, but by all accounts he gave him a run for his money. I did see him vs. Bute, and he had him in a bad place before Bute started to wear him down in the later rounds.

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Originally Posted by mikey100

I did not see Bika-Calzaghe, but by all accounts he gave him a run for his money. I did see him vs. Bute, and he had him in a bad place before Bute started to wear him down in the later rounds.

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the thing with bika is he is the type of fighter whom, when he knows he isn't going to win will just spoil and turn it into a dirty fight to try and keep it close... calzaghe does fight down to his apponents when they are not a real threat...

I think bika has to much ring exp and sparred with kessler, fought calzaghe, fought bute, pretty much the three ebst SMW in the world hes been in the ring with this year...

He should walk this to be honest.

you never know. A long fighter like Codrington and Alexander may be able to keep him at bay.

I dont think that bika has a style suited to the short 5 round fights, im picking codrington, quite looking forward to this series.

sounds kool!~!!

Bika vs Codrington is my pick for the finals... Course one never knows but I think they are a step above basically all the rest. Gally you make a good point though Bika may not be as suited to 5 rounds , maybe Banks could be a major force in this, he's fast and reasonably slick.. Never seen Alexander, is he good?

Ive seen Banks in his last 4 or 5 fights and he is very good for 5 or 6 rounds, it after that he starts to slow. If these fights are 5 rounds like before hell do well.

I hope Bika gets DQed early, he's a dirty son of a bitch

I'm actually pulling for Sam Solimon. Don't think he's the best, but I would love to see
a journeyman make it for once.

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Originally Posted by killersheep

I hope Bika gets DQed early, he's a dirty son of a bitch

I'm actually pulling for Sam Solimon. Don't think he's the best, but I would love to see
a journeyman make it for once.

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He has fought the best though.

I agree BoomBoom, if these are 5 rounders I'm picking Banks too, I said that awhile ago, so dont think I'm jumping on your pick ;). My second pick is Codrington, he may do well training with these 2 trainers.

When does this start in the UK ??

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Originally Posted by No Contest

I agree BoomBoom, if these are 5 rounders I'm picking Banks too, I said that awhile ago, so dont think I'm jumping on your pick ;). My second pick is Codrington, he may do well training with these 2 trainers.

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Good to know i aint the only one pullin for him ;) Codrington should do well but i dont see him making it to the final fight. Bika and Soliman are the most seasoned guys on the show so I think they can do ok but Solimans career is winding down and hes coming of a bad loss, and Bika is coming off some immpressive losses and is still in his prime so he is more likely to do well, plus hes akward so by the time some of these guys figure him out it the fight may be over.

anyone know if theres a stream to watch this show tonight im in the UK and would love to see it.