I was told last year that Scott Dann had been offered a place on this show but he's unfortunately retired due to long term injuries.

He would have really interested me seeing as he was on the fringe of world class.

Sam Soliman is a great addition to the show but really he's had his chances and I can't see him beating world champion at any weight.

Probably not the best showcase for Howard Eastman. He's a notoriously slow starter and would have lost a five round fight before he even got going.

I really liked the first Contender but I think it's a little bit of a joke now. Instead of churning out show after show how about developing the talents they have already discovered?

Fair enough the big stars of Season 1 have gone on to make small waves, Manfredo, More and Gomez but what the hell has happened to the Season 2 stars?

Grady Brewer seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Steve Forbes who is far and away their best 'prospect' they just totally ignore forcing to him to appear on boxingtalk asking to be released.

Joey Gilbert and Ishe Smith have also left them, and Gilbert in particular seems to be making very good progress indeed.

I'm not sure public interest will sustain much beyond a third series.

Getting well known fighters in is a double edged sword. On the one hand guys like Soliman are proven fighters and add legtimacy but on the other hand we've all already seen him outclassed and beaten by the top guys so know he is no real 'contender' any more. If he was to win the show, and he would have a great chance over 5 rounds considering he can throw 800 punches in that time, it would just devalue the whole thing as we know he ain't world class.

Grady Brewer winning last year was the same, a journeyman fighter who it seems even the Contender people have no interest in promoting.

Young unknowns are the best option in a show like this, at least we don't already know that they don't have it...