The Contender,anyone??

[esther18]

hey i really like this show,i like Sergio n Alfonso,they r great boxer!!

 

[alextg55]

i lkie jesse

 

[esther18]

jesse is cool too,but i hate hs wife lol.was on anthony bosante"s side but he"s out now!!

 

[amyjs]

Love it! I like all of the final four, but I have to say Peter Manfredo is my favorite. Maybe it's because he lost the very first fight and had to come back and overcome that, and there's just something about him that I like. And his daughter is so cute!

 

[JPPT1974]

The first Contender will likely be the last one because it wasn't announced on NBC's fall schedule next year.

 

[bill'swife]

It would be hard to find more really great boxers to compete. This was middle weight class wasn't it? They could do lightweight or heavyweight couln't they? Just wondering.

 

[amyjs]

Yep, it's middleweight. I'm not sure if they could do the other weight classes, I can't think of any reason why not. If it's not scheduled for Fall it could still come back sometime in the future. (I hope!)

 

[Yamialpha]

I heard a report on the news that The Contender was cancelled.

 

[amyjs]

Aw, that's stinky. But they're going to show the last two episodes of this season, right?

 

[symphonyb]

there was only sunday night left and the live fight tues.it wasn't ever cancelled.its just over..with the death of the one boxer,and the quit of the other the show was pretty much having its set backs but Sly did a good job putting it together. I wanted alfonso to go all the way,but since peter beat him out..Peter all the way.Sergio second choice. Jessie--go home

 

[esther18]

i hope it is not cancelled!1 million dollars for Sergio,yay!!its quite surprising most ppl replying here are girls!!:laugh:

 

[esther18]

:laugh:

 

[amyjs]

I'm laughing!

Tonight's the finale, it's a 2 hour episode!! Peter Manfredo Jr. vs Sergio Mora, it'll be an awesome fight.

I've always really liked Peter for some reason, but Sergio's growing on me.

Any favorites or predictions?

 

[El Brujo]

Congratulations to Sergio... good win!

Parts of the show were unintentionally funny. I laughed after Alfonso and Jessie's fight when the ring annoucer said, "and the results are in at The Contender Arena!" Um... we're at Caesars's Palace, dummy...

I also laughed when Sylvester Stallone gave Sergio the Contender Belt. "Congratulations, Sergio! Here's your.... belt!" I'm pretty sure Sergio was more concerned about the million bucks.

Seriously, though - are those of you who watched the show boxing fans? If not, did the show make you want to see more boxing matches?

 

[amyjs]

I didn't even notice the announcer's mistake, and I thought I was the only one who thought Sly's Belt presentation with funny!

I actually had no interest in boxing whatsoever before the show, and now I actually would watch other matches. Never thought that would happen!

 

[BeachBlonde]

yes i love boxing and have a nephew already doing state comp. i was unsure how this would play out as being "rigged" but the fighting stood for itself.peter just didn't hold up,liked them both but my heart was with sergio our california boy to win what he deserved. I WANT A REMATCH ASAP

 

[El Brujo]

yes i love boxing and have a nephew already doing state comp. i was unsure how this would play out as being "rigged" but the fighting stood for itself.peter just didn't hold up,liked them both but my heart was with sergio our california boy to win what he deserved. I WANT A REMATCH ASAP

Yeah, the only fighter I found it hard to like was Anthony Bonsante. Even Ahmed Khammour's cockiness had a certain charm to it, but what Anthony did (using his kids as an excuse to take the path of least resistance) was pretty cheap. Plus, in his fight with Ishe Smith yesterday, he was docked 1 point for pushing Ishe down and 2 points for picking Ishe up over his shoulder. Very unprofessional, and it will probably damage his career.

I'd like to see a Mora-Manfredo rematch, too, but I'm not sure if it's because I really want to see one or if it's because Sylvester Stallone said the word "rematch" about 50 times and hypnotized me into believing I want to see one... While an eventual rematch would be nice, I'm looking forward to seeing Sergio, Peter and Alfonso spread their wings in the professional ranks and make some noise. Once Alfonso moves back down to his natural weight (the 147 lb Welterweight division), I think he can be in some interesting matchups.

 

[esther18]

congratulation to Sergio,he deserved that n i believed that he would win!!i guess he is a chrsitian too as well!

 

[amyjs]

Yeah, the only fighter I found it hard to like was Anthony Bonsante. Even Ahmed Khammour's cockiness had a certain charm to it, but what Anthony did (using his kids as an excuse to take the path of least resistance) was pretty cheap.

I totally agree, I wanted to like Anthony, but he made it really hard with his bad attitude and sneakiness. I have to admit I loved when Jesse came back in the last round of their fight with a knockout!

I'd like to see a Mora-Manfredo rematch, too, but I'm not sure if it's because I really want to see one or if it's because Sylvester Stallone said the word "rematch" about 50 times and hypnotized me into believing I want to see one....

I wondered if I was the only one who noticed that, it drove me crazy!!! I was like "why don't we just get through this fight and then think about rematches!

 

[bill'swife]

No rematch needed...Sergio kicked butt!!!