At the request of Cocky Cockney, I started this thread for us to discuss all things Contender. The US is shown the Contender well before the British get it, so for the sake of them, let's keep all Contender talk in this thread so that we don't spoil anything for our UK brotheren.

Ok, so this is the thread to discuss everything. What you think of the show so far, who you think looks the most promising, upsets ect. Personally, I'm still bitter that they are doing this extravagent Hollywood production at the end of each show instead of showing us the actual fight. Every fight so far has been close on the cards and we haven't been able to judge whether or not the right fighter won the fight. I would have thought that the move from primetime network television to ESPN would make the Contender 2 a little more boxing oriented. No such luck. Very disappointing.

But I was interested in the first weeks' fight. The most anyone has ever seen from Cornelius Bundrage was that crazy fight of his with Sechew Powell on Shobox a while back. It ended quickly and we didn't see much of anything from him. Beating Michael Clark...I would have loved to have actually seen that fight. I'm looking forward to his next fight on the show. The fight with Powell was at 154 and the Contender 2 is at the welterweight limit of 147. He's a big guy who has even fought periodically at 168.

Anyways, what are your thoughts on the show thus far?