The Contender Live 2 Hour Finale - 5/24/05
05-26-05 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by TheGodfather
I don't know about the "Sergio didn't land any serious punches and kept hitting Peter in the gloves" crap... I saw Serg land alot of shots square to Peter's face and body. And, as was previously mentioned, Peter was the one who couldn't stand up on his own at the ends of the rounds. If Sergio made any mistake, I think it it was not smelling a kill and going after it when he had Peter dead to rights a couple of times during the fight. 3 or 4 times Peter's legs buckled.
I loved when Sergio was talking shit to Peter's father and his corner, and also when he apologized for it after the fight. As someone said before Sergio is best when he is cocky and antagonistic. That's what charges him up.
Glad to see Jesse and #1 Daddy go down again. I don't know who's favorite Pox Boy was, but nice to see him get a win even if it was after the fact.
Sly sucked on the live broadcast but let's remember: he isn't a live performer. I don't know what some of you guys expected. The guy is in movies like Judge Dredd and Cobra, all of a sudden he's supposed to turn into Howard Cosell? Cut him some slack. That said, I agree we didn't need him doing punch by punch commentary.
Did Joey say 1 word during his commentary?
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I loved when Sergio was talking shit to Peter's father and his corner, and also when he apologized for it after the fight. As someone said before Sergio is best when he is cocky and antagonistic. That's what charges him up.
Glad to see Jesse and #1 Daddy go down again. I don't know who's favorite Pox Boy was, but nice to see him get a win even if it was after the fact.
Sly sucked on the live broadcast but let's remember: he isn't a live performer. I don't know what some of you guys expected. The guy is in movies like Judge Dredd and Cobra, all of a sudden he's supposed to turn into Howard Cosell? Cut him some slack. That said, I agree we didn't need him doing punch by punch commentary.
Did Joey say 1 word during his commentary?
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Joey said a ton on the fan favorite webcasts. He was actually pretty damn good.
05-26-05 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by tbird2340
Really!?!? So was it just the fact that Peter was tired that he looked like he was leaning against Sergio to keep standing up a bunch of times?
Not once did I see Sergio look hurt or tired.. Not once.. He kept throwing punches and they were FAST punches.. Yes, they might not hurt but it just looked to me that he still had a ton of gas left.
Still wanted Peter to win but Sergio definately earned it.
Not once did I see Sergio look hurt or tired.. Not once.. He kept throwing punches and they were FAST punches.. Yes, they might not hurt but it just looked to me that he still had a ton of gas left.
Still wanted Peter to win but Sergio definately earned it.
05-26-05 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by BDLOU
Joey said a ton on the fan favorite webcasts. He was actually pretty damn good.
05-26-05 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tbird2340
Joey?? I don't even remember him being in the last two episodes?
He was a guest analyst on the 3 fan favorite fights. Like what Gomez did for the last fight.
05-26-05 | 11:11 AM
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It still must not be healed completely because on the web page it says the following:
"Joey Gilbert has been medically suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and will not be able to participate in the Fan Favorites Fights."
"Joey Gilbert has been medically suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and will not be able to participate in the Fan Favorites Fights."
05-27-05 | 11:22 AM
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Been avoiding comments and friends talking about this and FINALLY got to watch it last night. Great job Sergio and Phonso! Both 'fav" fighters won their matches. I to didn't want to see Peter win, although i respect him as a fighter, due to the whole 2nd chance issue that's been mentioned before.
Nice to see the actual fights for a change, instead of the editted versions from the weekly episodes. Some folks here mentioned the many clinches... I'd bet they happened in the 5 round matches as well, but were editted out.
My sons and I really got into this show, and when I told them it was not scheduled yet for next season, they were bummed. Let's hope someone picks it up.
But let's say they do.. How do they get the 16 participants? Are there another 16 "as worthy" possible contenders? Will they be able to "attract" more ranked fighters to the show this time? Should they? Should some guys from season one come back for season 2? Have I missed the window for this discussion since I watched it so late?
Nice to see the actual fights for a change, instead of the editted versions from the weekly episodes. Some folks here mentioned the many clinches... I'd bet they happened in the 5 round matches as well, but were editted out.
My sons and I really got into this show, and when I told them it was not scheduled yet for next season, they were bummed. Let's hope someone picks it up.
But let's say they do.. How do they get the 16 participants? Are there another 16 "as worthy" possible contenders? Will they be able to "attract" more ranked fighters to the show this time? Should they? Should some guys from season one come back for season 2? Have I missed the window for this discussion since I watched it so late?
05-27-05 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by BassDude
But let's say they do.. How do they get the 16 participants? Are there another 16 "as worthy" possible contenders? Will they be able to "attract" more ranked fighters to the show this time? Should they? Should some guys from season one come back for season 2? Have I missed the window for this discussion since I watched it so late?
09-07-05 | 08:02 PM
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Giddy Up!! Just an FYI for Contender fans...
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It’s the news you’ve been waiting for, The Contender champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora will be defending his Contender belt against rival Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr., whom he last defeated in May. This highly anticipated rematch will take place in Mora’s hometown in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Saturday, October 15th.
The undercard will feature the following exciting match-ups:
Alfonso "Superman" Gomez vs. Jeff "The Hell Raza" Fraza
Anthony Bonsante vs. Jesse Brinkley
and more to be announced.
ESPN will air the event live at 11pm EST / 8pm PST.
As a thank you for being such a loyal fan, we're inviting you to a special pre-sale. You can purchase your tickets on Sunday, August 21st at 3pm EST / 12pm PST, before sale opens to the public. Hurry, tickets are expected to go fast!
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It’s the news you’ve been waiting for, The Contender champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora will be defending his Contender belt against rival Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr., whom he last defeated in May. This highly anticipated rematch will take place in Mora’s hometown in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Saturday, October 15th.
The undercard will feature the following exciting match-ups:
Alfonso "Superman" Gomez vs. Jeff "The Hell Raza" Fraza
Anthony Bonsante vs. Jesse Brinkley
and more to be announced.
ESPN will air the event live at 11pm EST / 8pm PST.
As a thank you for being such a loyal fan, we're inviting you to a special pre-sale. You can purchase your tickets on Sunday, August 21st at 3pm EST / 12pm PST, before sale opens to the public. Hurry, tickets are expected to go fast!
09-08-05 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Gil Jawetz
Nothing against Fraza but that's hardly the fight anyone wants to see for Gomez.
09-08-05 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
That's b/c he was the one that got chicken pox and had to leave. He never fought on the show.
09-08-05 | 12:52 PM
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Jeff was the inexperienced fighter Gomez was "supposed" to fight before he stepped up and proved his mettle with Manfredo Jr. Gomez is THE man.
10-15-05 | 03:16 PM
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Bump for great justice! I hope this can help remind everybody who's interested about the fights tonight! (I probably should have bumped this yesterday!
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=2190144
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=2190144
10-16-05 | 09:46 AM
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Damn FSU game ran an hour later, so I missed the end of the Jesse vs #1 Daddy, and all of Peter Manfredo vs Sergio. Oh well. I really only wanted to see Gomez fight anyway.
10-16-05 | 10:12 AM
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WOW. Not too hard to figure out why boxing isn't doing so good. The judges blew both final fights. And for that matter, the ref called the 1st fight way too eary. I'm sure Gomez would have won but he shouldn't have called it when he did. One could easily think that all three fights were fixed.