The Ultimate in Martial Arts

fozzy40 · 04-15-2006, 01:03 AM

Anyone hear anything about any of the fighters?

fozzy40

Wolverine · 04-16-2006, 07:24 PM

Welterweights from what I heard....

Wolverine · 06-13-2006, 06:48 PM

ESPN, Mark Burnett Productions and DreamWorks Television announced today the contestants for the second season of the critically acclaimed boxing series The Contender, which will debut Tuesday, July 18 with a two-hour season premiere on ESPN beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Each episode culminates in a five-round professional bout where the winner moves one step closer to the grand prize and a shot at the title of Contender Champion. The series will conclude with a finale from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 26 and aired live on ESPN. Boxing legend and five-time world champion Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as host and mentor. The sixteen welterweight boxers vying for this year’s title of "The Contender" include:
Nick Acevedo (15-1, 9 KOs)
Gary Balletto (29-2-2, 25 KOs)
Vinroy Barrett (21-4, 11 KOs)
Norberto Bravo (20-10-3, 12 KOs)
Grady Brewer (18-11, 12 KOs)
Cornelius Budrage (21-1, 13 KOs)
Rudy Cisneros (8-1, 7 KOs)
Michael Clark (35-3, 16 KOs)
Freddy Curiel (15-5-2, 6 KOs)
Andre Eason (15-4, 6 KOs)
Ebo Elder (22-2, 14 KOs)
Jeff Fraza (17-2, 10 KOs)
Steve Forbes (29-3, 9 KOs)
Micheal Stewart (38-4-2, 22 KOs)
Aaron Torres (14-2, 6 KOs)
Walter Wright (10-1, 5 KOs)

fozzy40 · 06-13-2006, 07:24 PM

The only fighter I've seen fight, except for Jeff Fraza, is Ebo Elder. Anyone else seen these fighters?

Boxer12345 · 06-13-2006, 08:56 PM

Sounds like It'll be good.

Wolverine · 06-13-2006, 11:14 PM

Grady Brewer has been in with some names like Jermain Taylor, Peter Manfredo Jr. and Kelly Pavlik. He's good, but usually loses to the top guys...always plays the spoiler role.
Cornelius Budrage was undefeated until he lost to undefeated prospect Sechew Powell a few months ago in an awesome fight that lasted only 1 round with both fighters tasting the canvas!
Rudy Cisneros was a big amateur star, but got ko'd in the first round once....very talented kid though.
Steve Forbes & Micheal Stewart are solid guys. Both have had a couple shots at the title, but both have lost the big fights.....I think Stewart got ko'd by Ricky Hatton.
There are a few other guys on there that have had title shots as well, so all in all a pretty talented group. The vast majority are unknown, so they should get some good exposure on the show....

fozzy40 · 07-08-2006, 01:24 PM

I would love to see this so that Taylor can knock him out...
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...dan&id=2505866

fozzy40 · 07-14-2006, 11:12 PM

Contender 2 this Tuesday on ESPN FYI!

fozzy40 · 07-21-2006, 02:07 AM

What did you guys think? Pretty decent so far I thought...

fozzy40 · 07-22-2006, 02:52 PM

I agree. I give it up to the 2 of them. Although it sucks to lose, if I were Rudy he can definitely look at the fight knowing he left it in the ring. I'm kind of glad that Sly isn't in the picture. His comments during the fights were HORRIBLE! Another thing great about the Contender on ESPN is that it plays multiple times!

Bodson · 07-28-2006, 06:44 PM

I love contender..i am such a sucker for it...they edit it well to get you emotionally involved in the fight...i have watched three of the new season so far and i am never without yelling and screaming at the laptop screen and strangling my pillow.

I prefer the old format though..where both teams compete on a task and whoever wins will decide the fight (i guess they were trying to save on costs so cut that out huh)..this one is so strategic....each one will of course try to pick the easiest route to win as oppose to before...you basically got what you got and no choices about it when you get into the final 8.

The usual comment goes about how little of the fight they show...i wana see the full blown she-bang man!!! Not just the emotional bit about them doing it for their families (it does pull my heartstrings though)....Its about 90% emotions and 10% fite...boo hoo!!! but its still good all the same.

As anyone seen the third episode so far? I wana talk about it but dont wana give anything away!

04-15-2006, 01:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
fozzy40 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 104 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Contender 2 Anyone hear anything about any of the fighters? fozzy40

04-16-2006, 07:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wolverine Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 61 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Welterweights from what I heard.... __________________ When asked about Shakespeare: "I ain't never heard of him. I suppose he's one of them foreign heavyweights. They're all lousy. Sure as hell I'll moider de bum." ~Tony Galento~

06-13-2006, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wolverine Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 61 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Contender 2 Fighters ESPN, Mark Burnett Productions and DreamWorks Television announced today the contestants for the second season of the critically acclaimed boxing series The Contender, which will debut Tuesday, July 18 with a two-hour season premiere on ESPN beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Each episode culminates in a five-round professional bout where the winner moves one step closer to the grand prize and a shot at the title of Contender Champion. The series will conclude with a finale from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 26 and aired live on ESPN. Boxing legend and five-time world champion Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as host and mentor. The sixteen welterweight boxers vying for this year’s title of "The Contender" include: Nick Acevedo (15-1, 9 KOs) Gary Balletto (29-2-2, 25 KOs) Vinroy Barrett (21-4, 11 KOs) Norberto Bravo (20-10-3, 12 KOs) Grady Brewer (18-11, 12 KOs) Cornelius Budrage (21-1, 13 KOs) Rudy Cisneros (8-1, 7 KOs) Michael Clark (35-3, 16 KOs) Freddy Curiel (15-5-2, 6 KOs) Andre Eason (15-4, 6 KOs) Ebo Elder (22-2, 14 KOs) Jeff Fraza (17-2, 10 KOs) Steve Forbes (29-3, 9 KOs) Micheal Stewart (38-4-2, 22 KOs) Aaron Torres (14-2, 6 KOs) Walter Wright (10-1, 5 KOs) __________________ When asked about Shakespeare: "I ain't never heard of him. I suppose he's one of them foreign heavyweights. They're all lousy. Sure as hell I'll moider de bum." ~Tony Galento~

06-13-2006, 11:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wolverine Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 61 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Grady Brewer has been in with some names like Jermain Taylor, Peter Manfredo Jr. and Kelly Pavlik. He's good, but usually loses to the top guys...always plays the spoiler role. Cornelius Budrage was undefeated until he lost to undefeated prospect Sechew Powell a few months ago in an awesome fight that lasted only 1 round with both fighters tasting the canvas! Rudy Cisneros was a big amateur star, but got ko'd in the first round once....very talented kid though. Steve Forbes & Micheal Stewart are solid guys. Both have had a couple shots at the title, but both have lost the big fights.....I think Stewart got ko'd by Ricky Hatton. There are a few other guys on there that have had title shots as well, so all in all a pretty talented group. The vast majority are unknown, so they should get some good exposure on the show.... __________________ When asked about Shakespeare: "I ain't never heard of him. I suppose he's one of them foreign heavyweights. They're all lousy. Sure as hell I'll moider de bum." ~Tony Galento~

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06-13-2006, 07:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
fozzy40 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 104 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	The only fighter I've seen fight, except for Jeff Fraza, is Ebo Elder. Anyone else seen these fighters?

06-13-2006, 08:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Boxer12345 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sounds like It'll be good.

07-08-2006, 01:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
fozzy40 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 104 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would love to see this so that Taylor can knock him out... http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...dan&id=2505866

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fozzy40 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 104 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Contender 2 this Tuesday on ESPN FYI!

07-21-2006, 02:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
fozzy40 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 104 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	What did you guys think? Pretty decent so far I thought...

07-22-2006, 02:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
fozzy40 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 104 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree. I give it up to the 2 of them. Although it sucks to lose, if I were Rudy he can definitely look at the fight knowing he left it in the ring. I'm kind of glad that Sly isn't in the picture. His comments during the fights were HORRIBLE! Another thing great about the Contender on ESPN is that it plays multiple times!

07-28-2006, 06:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bodson Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North London Posts: 6 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I love contender..i am such a sucker for it...they edit it well to get you emotionally involved in the fight...i have watched three of the new season so far and i am never without yelling and screaming at the laptop screen and strangling my pillow. I prefer the old format though..where both teams compete on a task and whoever wins will decide the fight (i guess they were trying to save on costs so cut that out huh)..this one is so strategic....each one will of course try to pick the easiest route to win as oppose to before...you basically got what you got and no choices about it when you get into the final 8. The usual comment goes about how little of the fight they show...i wana see the full blown she-bang man!!! Not just the emotional bit about them doing it for their families (it does pull my heartstrings though)....Its about 90% emotions and 10% fite...boo hoo!!! but its still good all the same. As anyone seen the third episode so far? I wana talk about it but dont wana give anything away!

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