I think this is a great show, I have no complaints whatsoever.
To the people grumbling about the fights only going 5 rounds I'm sure it's for safety reasons and to level the playing field. Not all of the boxers here are experiened pro's and so have never gone 10 rounds or so. This format forces the experienced stars to fight short brief fights that will possibly be to the benefit of the less experienced guys and therefore gives everybody a chance.
Remember how Amir Khan said he would love to fight Mayweather in a 6 rounder?! :P
Secondly, with these guys fighting again within a couple of weeks a long fight would just be out of the question. No broadcast network is going to put it's contestants at serious risk and fighting 10 or 12 rounders a couple weeks apart could really hurt someone.
5 rounds is an effective compromise all things considered.
Finally, regarding the edited version of the fights, I couldn't disagree more! The fights this series have been amazing! I can't think of anything I have ever seen of television that has given me more of an adrenaline rush then the Contender fights. To my mind they are up there with the Lord Of The Rings battles as the most sure way to make every hair on your body stand on end!
Ok so you can't properly judge the fights, who cares really? If this wasn't the Contender you wouldn't be interested in any of the fights anyhow. When you consider that every other boxing fight you will ever see is full and unedited, this little bit of variety is surely a welcome change.
Personally I can think of many fights I've watched over the past couple years that could have benefited greatly from some slow motion close ups and a bit of pumping opera music. Man they could even a make Bernard Hopkins fight look exciting!
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