Well, being a sad addict of Burnett's SURVIVOR, I can say that the dude never has teasers like this that don't deliver. It's gonna be something big.
I still think Jesse can't beat Tony. Tony is just much better. Again, the only reason he'll lose is if he his injury acts up in a big way suddenly in the ring. And then maybe the shock is that Jesse takes it too far...but it's fighting. That wouldn't be a "big shock". So, I think it's gotta be something Tony does...
Roth Army Militia
Originally posted by WARF
Rikk - The new school of the Roth Army... this dude leads the pack... three words... The Sheep Pen... this dude opened alot of doors for people during this new era... he's the best of the new school.
Of course...it could be nothing...but a way to get folks to watch it...
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
Nah. Burnett is good with that stuff. If his promos say, you won't believe how this fight ends, then you won't believe how this fight ends. It's all tied up in the higher reputation his reality shows receive over other ones. Something big will happen...Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Of course...it could be nothing...but a way to get folks to watch it...
Hek im locked in, this mayOriginally posted by POJO_Risin
Of course...it could be nothing...but a way to get folks to watch it...
be like the AFC championship
the 2 best locking up this week
pound for pound on the show.
I think there will be a knockout.
EUAS
I don't know...there have been a few promos for the show that haven't lived up to the hype...this isn't the first unbelievable ending...lmfao...
I also heard a rumor that another one of the contenders died today or yesterday...I'm checking up on it...
Nope...not a death...but a good article on Joey Gilbert in ESPN...
LOS ANGELES – Sure, he was a three-time NCAA champion at the University of Nevada, but Joey Gilbert's boxing experience paled in comparison to his competitors on NBC's "The Contender." When push came to shove, he just wasn't considered a threat.
Joey Gilbert is ready for his close up ... almost.
Even after his Week 8 victory over the more decorated Jimmy Lange, Gilbert was still pegged as the inexperienced underdog with a law degree.
"I had no business being there," Gilbert, 28, said. "I didn't have 90 amateur fights like Miguel [Espino] and Alfonso [Gomez]. For me, it was about earning the respect and trust of the guys on the show."
That, he did.
In his losing bout against Peter "The Pride of Providence" Manfredo Jr. on Sunday night, he didn't go down easy. Exhibiting the heart of a lion, Gilbert fought through the pain of three fractured ribs, a gimpy leg and deep gashes above his eyes. In fact, he didn't go down at all. Gilbert was still standing when the referee, responding to chants from the crowd, stopped the fight early in the fifth round, after an accidental head butt left him bloody, bruised and disoriented.
Throughout the fight, Gilbert was so concerned about protecting his injured ribs, which came courtesy of his first "Contender" fight against Lange, and were further aggravated during a challenge match involving a medicine ball, that it became open season on his head. Manfredo (23-1) landed some brutal blows, resulting in facial injuries requiring more than 55 stitches.
"That blow to the head felt like a lightning bolt had gone through me and out the bottom of my foot," Gilbert recalled. "The pain was intense."
But despite his physical condition, quitting was never an option.
I don't like losing at anything – hopscotch, cards, chess, whatever," Gilbert said. "You never fight at 100 percent. You'd love to be at 110 percent walking into competition, but that never happens. There's always something sore or not right. That's just something you accept and work through. I was in a tremendous amount of pain.
"Watch the first 10 or 12 punches that Peter throws, where do they go? He's just pounding the left side of my body and I don't blame him. He was my roommate and he knew about my sore ribs and told me he was going to go for my ribs. I told him I wouldn't blame him if he did."
There were some bright spots for Gilbert who, after taking a beating in the first two rounds, produced some combinations in the third that took Manfredo out of his rhythm. And his jabs were working well for him in the fourth.
"I just went for it," Gilbert said. "I felt like I was like 28 seconds away from possibly pulling off a very, very shocking decision over Peter Manfredo. The way in which the energy and the direction the fight was going at that time – I had that overhand right I hit him with, followed with other stuff, as opposed to a head butt. Had I stayed on him, I am 100 percent certain that I would have been able to turn one more judge in my favor."
Gilbert hopes to emulate the show's co-creator, Sly Stallone.Since the loss, Gilbert remains connected to the show by representing Jesse Brinkley, also from Nevada and one of the final five "Contenders." Though he's struggling to regain his health, Gilbert hopes fans will vote him back to fight in one of the undercard bouts preceding the show's live two-hour finale May 24 at Caesar's Palace.
"Oh hell yeah," Gilbert exclaimed. "I'm an opportunist and I'll do whatever it takes to seize the day."
Beyond boxing, Gilbert provides color commentary for ESPN fights and has bigger aspirations for Hollywood. Ideally, he's hoping to parlay his "Contender" experience into doing that "Rambo" thing.
"Acting is something I've always wanted to do. I love action movies," he says. "I've just been waiting for the right time. To work with Sly Stallone and [Sugar] Ray, Mark Burnett and Jeffrey Katzenberg upped my game tremendously. Sly's brilliant. If you start talking literature or authors with him you'll be blown away. Sugar Ray Leonard is the classiest individual on the face of the earth. He taught me how to conduct myself as a champion in and out of the ring.
"Talking to all of them made me take a look at where I want to be and where I want to go in the long-term. I think I can do it. I've had the right mentors, the right leaders and now all I've got to do is listen to what they told me and I can get there."
Interesting article...
represents Jesse...must be his manager...or promoter at this point...makes sense...having a law degree...
and the gig at ESPN...
and a potential deal in some Stallone movies...
smart kid...
2 hour finale...
with undercard matches we'll be able to vote for...
should be interesting...
I'm fired up to see it too.
Never thought I would be when this show started.
Nice read pojo thanks.
i hope we can vote for the undercard..sounds good!
I'm thinking 2 undercard fights...and if the fans can pick...they'll be going for rematches...
I'd have to imagine that we'll get Ishe vs. Jesse...at one point...Jesse wanted to tear this guy up...
and...it will depend on the other winners...but I'd love to see a couple of other fights as well...
My contension here is that this show may be able to put heavyweights back on the map next...if Sly can go out and find a stable full of mostly young, undefeated heavys that have some personality...we may get a couple of guys that can enter the fray in the heavyweight division...
lmfao...maybe Brian Minto...
So what's our official prediction tonight? Anthony wins with a knockout?
I don't really know to be honest...
I can't fathom Jesse losing to the gimp...but we shall see...
I'm not convinced Tony's a gimp...
Tony looks good...
Jesse is fucking with him...he's making a mistake?
Tony can throw some punches...but I don't think they are hurting Jesse at all...
hard to say...
but both these guys look like fighters...
Jesse is throwing bombs but missing...
2 rounds to Tony...not even close at this point...
Round 3...Jesse is looking like a big time fighter now...big punches...
Tony's hurt...and Jesse is just playing with him...like he said in the show...
Hmmm...Tony almost hit him in the back of the head...
this is a wierd atmosphere...is anyone else getting this?...wierd...I still have it 2-1 Tony...and Tony is going off in round 4...holy hell...
Wow...Tony is on fire...I don't think Jesse has even thrown a punch...holy shit...Tony is going off...damn...
Well...Jesse needs a knock out...
but Tony has to be punched out...has to be punched out...
I think Jesse is going to knock him out...
Here we go...what's going to be the shocker????
Tony still going off...damn...
he doesn't even look like a puncher...he looks like a chick punching...just throwing punch after punch...
Jesse nailed him....Tony is down...
damn...two HUGE fucking uppercuts...
HUGE PUNCHES...HOLY FUCK...
good to have your kids see this...
WOW...Brinkley fucked around to much...and it almost cost him...
it was Tony's fight until a minute left in that round...
and now his kids are scarred for life...nice job...
Alright...
Jesse, the Snake...Alfonso and Manfredo...
and still the Dad...a good dad to...
Good to see..
I know you'll disagree with me. But I'm going to give the whole thing to Gomez. You know more about the technical aspects of boxing than me, but I think he's got the most heart, can take the most pain and both attacks and keeps himself protected. The kid's great.
RIKK's prediction: Alfonso Gomez vs. the Snake. (Yes, I could be totally wrong, and they could meet each other in the semi-finals...but I bet Jesse and Peter won't fight each other unless they both reach the finals...
A lot of weight to lose in a day. I didn't think he would be able to stand up to it.
THe upper cut ... I couldn't believe it.
Rematch next week..
manfredo vs gomez
jesse vs snake..the following.
wow what a win, justice is served.. tony with the trickbag
got his due tonight..
nice finsh too, i didnt think
jesse had it in him at 1/2 strength all that weight being
an ex wrestler it takes a shitload of energy out of you trust me, to run off even a 1/2
lb..
i picked him to be toast after that..now thats heart guys, he
won after all that & the mind game of the half a lb..
tony was an ass.
too many games, he paid the window on the way out
my 1st prediction Manfredo
with the rematch.
Gomez is done, i do think
Angelo Dundee's help will
carry
peters stance in this fight..
kids a class act.
just a tweak is gonna change this fight, you will see.
What a fight..
Manfredo wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rumor may be true for the final
Dunno if anyone wants to know
the rumor i read last week &
Manfredo was part of it.
1 of the guys i like is in & now to upset the rumor for the
2nd guy..
i want alfonso gomez to win,i did want ishe smith,he was the coolest guy there,he kicked the crap outa ahmed khadur.but sergio got ishe all pisssed off and turned his strength to a weakness,so unfortunatly sugar she has been sent home a loser....alfonso is the best there
I really love you baby, I love what you've got
Let's get together we can, Get hot
I was really going for Alfonso. I can't fucking believe how he fucked up those last two rounds. Both of my favorite fighters are out now...
Great show, but I still think it sucks that someone that already lost his fight in the first episode is in the final two. But hey...
i totally fucking hated ahmed khadur,he was so arrogant,he was saying how alfonso is all fat and doesnt hit hard,what bull.....alfonso KO'd his sparring partner,i didnt see khadur do that did u?
khadur is shit anyway,he has no defence at all.ishe beat his ass so badly because of the lack of defence.he had a good last round against alfonso though,he was throwing some killer flurry's and nearly knocked alfonso down at one point,but alfonso just took it to another levle and ownd his ass
I thought Gomez would do it because I underestimated him each time before, and he came through big time.
Manfredo has to be the favorite now.
yea manfredo kicks ass,did you see what he did to joey gilbert,was a shame that fight was stopped though,i think had they carried onthe last round,joey coulda won on points.i thought peter lookd tired in the lst 2 rounds and joey just took advantage and went for it
Manfredo won because he's a better fighter...had the fight with Joey been a REAL fight of more than 5 rounds...it would have been Manfredo...
He's a big game fighter...used to big game fights...that roll 10 rounds...
Not only is he the favorite...but he's going to win in style...
I think it's pretty fucking awesome that he's back in after losing...redeemed his loss...and now will win the whole deal...
He's a legit contender...and will come out of this show into the middleweight frey...hopefully...get a couple of tune-ups...and end up fighting a big fight...
after watching a tape of Winky Wright though...jesus...talk about an extended execution...
I've never seen a head snapped back so many times in my life...Wright used that fucking jab all fight...incredible...
The contender was cancelled...no more after the live 2 hour finale...
Gone from the schedule are American Dreams, Revelations, Committed, Third Watch, The Contender, Medical Investigation and Law & Order: Trial By Jury — the first Law & Order ever canceled.
That sucks. I really enjoyed THE CONTENDER. It wasn't as good as THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER on SPIKE, but it's still good television.
Ah well, at least SURVIVOR and ULTIMATE FIGHTER will still be on.
It was on the wrong fucking night...
Sunday night for a fucking Boxing night...
fuckers should have just renewed it...and put it on Saturdays...where ratings suck anyways...but most people watch fights...
They also fucked it around by moving it so much the first week.Originally posted by POJO_Risin
It was on the wrong fucking night...
Sunday night for a fucking Boxing night...
fuckers should have just renewed it...and put it on Saturdays...where ratings suck anyways...but most people watch fights...
Did you ever catch THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER's first season?
I've not seen it...believe it or not...
It'll be on again in August. This show is amazing. The situations are very realistic...it seems less contrived. And the fights are amazing and shown with no music and no trick editing...just great fights in their entirety with the clock going...Originally posted by POJO_Risin
I've not seen it...believe it or not...
I fucking loved this show. The first season was middleweights and light heavyweights. The second season will be heavyweights. I bet Ken Shamrock will be one of the coaches.
I'll definitely start a thread in here when they start showing it.
I'll check it out...
wonder if another channel will
pick it up..we can only hope..
nbc claims not enough women tuned in, but the bachellor is ok?
gimme a fucking break nbc
how doies fuck you sound?
IDIOTS.
im hoping the final lives up to the bill & sells another channel to pick it up, it was worthy..IMO
I love SURVIVOR, but THE APPRENTICE just ain't as good. It sucks that they're keeping THE APPRENTICE but getting rid of THE CONTENDER. Maybe CBS could pick up THE CONTENDER...
Hek the show was good everynight..i dont get it.
OK the rumor came true
sanke vs manfredo..
snake wins, by a landslide.
not from what i read, but his
speed & talent will win it all.
the final isnt out there yet..
good brawl jesse didnt have it.
Is anyone watching the final? It's almost over. Last round.
Same ole song and dance...
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