New season of 'The Contender' on Versus to feature cruiserweights

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Even with one of my favorite fighters as part of the cast and a local guy in Flores, I won't care if they don't show the fights. They should take the Ultimate Fighter it was a MUCH better show. Contender had better talent but to be honest the show has always been bad TV to me.

And the Ultimate fighter is good TV? I'd rather cut myself then watch that garbage.

The Ultimate Fighter is much better then the Contender. For one they train like a normal fighter would. They don't compete in sledgehammer contests to win a brand new Toyota Tundra. That stuff is garbage.

And secondly, they show the fight! No highlight videos, no music, no annoying crowd, no family members, no commentary, just the fight. That's how it should be done.

Clearly you haven't seen it past the first season... They turned it from a reality show feel to real boxing... The fighters train normally and compete just like the Ultimate fighter...

They also showed the whole fights after the show was aired so you could see it in it's entirety...

They can show a whole Ultimate fighter fight cuz it lasts at the most a few rounds...

[Kev]

And the Ultimate fighter is good TV? I'd rather cut myself then watch that garbage.

The Ultimate Fighter is much better then the Contender. For one they train like a normal fighter would. They don't compete in sledgehammer contests to win a brand new Toyota Tundra. That stuff is garbage.

And secondly, they show the fight! No highlight videos, no music, no annoying crowd, no family members, no commentary, just the fight. That's how it should be done.

Clearly you haven't seen it past the first season... They turned it from a reality show feel to real boxing... The fighters train normally and compete just like the Ultimate fighter...

They also showed the whole fights after the show was aired so you could see it in it's entirety...

They can show a whole Ultimate fighter fight cuz it lasts at the most a few rounds...

I agree with Amat, their show is much more entertaining.

For a start even though most of the fighters are dicks they at least have personalities, even if they do mostly suck. The actual shows have some drama, people fall out, they trash things, they get drunk and act like clowns, it's more fun to watch.

The coaches always have a big rivalry and clash and we get to see some emotion.

The Contender is just so sanitised and soulless. The coaches do nothing apart from yell in between rounds 'I need this round'!, Sugar Ray never even raises a smile let alone tells someone to go fuck themselves or argues with anybody.

The boxers are all the dullest people on the planet, nearly always married so we see them moping to the camera prefight about how they are fighting for their families, of if they are single their mother.

There is at least some comedy value when the wives get rolled out and we can laugh at the trolls these boxers have somehow ended up with but the show is just dull dull dull.

I couldn't care less who wins, and you know that barring a miracle none of them are going to do fuck all apart from get knocked out when they start fighting for real again.

In fact the last two seasons havn't even produced a single star, other than Forbes.

What happened to Grady Brewer, Gary Balleto, Norberto Bravo and whoever else was on that crummy second series? What about series 3? Has anybody from that show even had a pro fight since

The first show was great, and had some decent talent, it's got worse and worse and needs to be put to sleep.

It's gone from primetime tv, to espn and now to versus.

It wouldn't suprise me if next year they are on Youtube with Don Omega producing and Kid Thunder, Charlie and B Sterge the contenders.

Actually I'd rather watch that

[amat]

That being said, hopefully Versus will completely revamp the show and show the fights, there is some really good talent rumored, it could be a good show. But if it follows the same format as NBC and ESPN (whom I can't believe didn't show the fights) then I really doubt I'll watch. Will read to see how Williams did but that's about it.

[Hulk]

Wait.
There's gonna be a Contender Muay Thai!? Oh shit. Stop the presses!

[amat]

And the Ultimate fighter is good TV? I'd rather cut myself then watch that garbage.

The Ultimate Fighter is much better then the Contender. For one they train like a normal fighter would. They don't compete in sledgehammer contests to win a brand new Toyota Tundra. That stuff is garbage.

And secondly, they show the fight! No highlight videos, no music, no annoying crowd, no family members, no commentary, just the fight. That's how it should be done.

Clearly you haven't seen it past the first season... They turned it from a reality show feel to real boxing... The fighters train normally and compete just like the Ultimate fighter...

They also showed the whole fights after the show was aired so you could see it in it's entirety...

They can show a whole Ultimate fighter fight cuz it lasts at the most a few rounds...

I have seen past the first season in fact I watched the first season less then any other one probably. I don't care if I see a fight months after the show I want to see it then when it still has some drama to it.

3 5 minutes rounds is 15 minutes the same amount of time a 5 round Contender fight takes. It's an hour long show there is no excuse for not showing the entire fight.

I think they should get rid of all the family storylines, put the guys in seclusion and focus on the fighting and the training. That's the way to do it.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

The Ultimate Fighter is much better then the Contender. For one they train like a normal fighter would. They don't compete in sledgehammer contests to win a brand new Toyota Tundra. That stuff is garbage.

And secondly, they show the fight! No highlight videos, no music, no annoying crowd, no family members, no commentary, just the fight. That's how it should be done.

Clearly you haven't seen it past the first season... They turned it from a reality show feel to real boxing... The fighters train normally and compete just like the Ultimate fighter...

They also showed the whole fights after the show was aired so you could see it in it's entirety...

They can show a whole Ultimate fighter fight cuz it lasts at the most a few rounds...

I have seen past the first season in fact I watched the first season less then any other one probably. I don't care if I see a fight months after the show I want to see it then when it still has some drama to it.

3 5 minutes rounds is 15 minutes the same amount of time a 5 round Contender fight takes. It's an hour long show there is no excuse for not showing the entire fight.

I think they should get rid of all the family storylines, put the guys in seclusion and focus on the fighting and the training. That's the way to do it.

I hear ya... The full fights were aired the next day at 10. But I get your points... Williams will be fun. Love Godfrey and Flores should be a treat aswell.