The Contender: Live Matches (updated 8/11/05)

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:56 pm

The Fan Favorites matches from The Contender are now streaming live on Yahoo!

The first match just ended. Two more matches will follow later this afternoon, with the Finale airing tonight on NBC.

:oops:

Oh yeah...does anyone else watch this??

Gibbs' Hog · Post by **Gibbs' Hog** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:39 pm

no.

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:54 pm

Jeff Fraza defeated Brent Cooper in the first match.

Ishe Smith schooled Anthony Bonsante in the second match.

It's too bad this won't be coming back for another season.

Gibbs' Hog · Post by **Gibbs' Hog** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:56 pm

tsk, tsk...I don't believe God condones fighting...

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:56 pm

BTW - Local boy (Great Falls, VA) Jimmy Lange will be fighting at 3 PM. He was eliminated from the show a few weeks back, but his fight today seems like it should be a cakewalk.

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:58 pm

Gibbs' Hog wrote:tsk, tsk...I don't believe God condones fighting...

He must. Most violence is done in His name.

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:59 pm

Gibbs' Hog wrote:tsk, tsk...I don't believe God condones fighting...

Are thou insane??? On several ocassions, he delivered the Jews in battle (he did layeth the smacketh downeth on their enemies).

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Tue May 24, 2005 3:00 pm

That whole 40s days of rain was pretty mean, too.

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Tue May 24, 2005 3:54 pm

UPDATE: Jimmy Lange of Great Falls, VA is $200K richer after "defeating" Tarik (forgot his last name). The fight took place at Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas. From the looks of it...the outcome must have been fixed. It looked like a draw, but only one of the judges scored iut that way; the other two recorded a blowout.

What's even harder to believe is that this final match was the one "EVRYONE" wanted to see. Apparently, only Jimmy Lange's family got to vote. :lol:

Gibbs' Hog · Post by **Gibbs' Hog** » Tue May 24, 2005 6:16 pm

General Failure wrote:
Gibbs' Hog wrote:tsk, tsk...I don't believe God condones fighting...

He must. Most violence is done in His name.

True, it is done in his name...but not via his orders. And Redeemed - how does boxing relate to the freeing of the Jews :hmm:

Thou shalt forgive thy neighbor; unlesseth their nameth happens to be loy.

Anyway, I don't watch that show because I saw it once, thought I would see training, fighting, etc. - instead, I saw the same 'reality' BS that's on every other channel. Drama, arguments, crybabies...not for me. I'll take the good ol' 24 - or any D.C. area sports broadcast!

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:32 am

Gibbs' Hog wrote:And Redeemed - how does boxing relate to the freeing of the Jews

I can answer that one. Every pair of golden gloves that's given out in boxing helps get a Jewish jeweler out of debt.

Gibbs' Hog · Post by **Gibbs' Hog** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:34 am

wtf

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:46 am

"The Latin Snake" Sergio Mora took home the $1,000,000 prize. It was a great fight!! It's too bad that NBC won't bring it back for another season.

Gibbs' Hog · Post by **Gibbs' Hog** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:48 am

On a serious note: Why aren't they bringing it back? Is it because of the suicide?

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:50 am

Probably has more to do with the lack of ratings.

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Wed May 25, 2005 11:07 am

Yes, ratings were bad. At one point it was on Tuesday nights, against "Idol", and, then it was relegated to Sunday nights. As a matter of fact, I'd totally forget about the show on Sundays and catch the recaps (and video) online. Toward the end, the show got better, and the fights as well.

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:52 pm

Here's a funny recap of last night's finale by Bill Simmons:

Bill Simmons wrote:Knocking out 'The Contender'

By Bill Simmons
Page 2

Whenever fans of about-to-be-canceled shows deluge networks with protest letters, I always think to myself, "Those people need to get a life." If there aren't enough people watching, wasn't that the show's fault? Why keep airing something that can't build an audience? Would you protest a restaurant for dumping buffalo wings from the menu because nobody ordered them?

On the line some cash, a truck and a belt coming soon to an eBay site near you.
Well, I'm not sure how this happened ... but I could end up being one of those protestors. For the past few months, my favorite show has been "The Contender," which has been on the ropes (I know, bad boxing pun) with NBC for weeks. In fact, the show could disappear for good unless another network saves the day. Which raises a simple question: How could an entertaining TV show possibly fail? Was it the time slot? Do not enough people like boxing? Are people turned off by reality TV? Usually, I have a pretty good feel for stuff, but this one has me dumbfounded. I know 15 or 20 people who love this show, and they're telling me nobody watches it?

Anyway, there's a good chance that Tuesday night's live finale at Caesar's Palace could be the last "Contender" ever. Which left me no choice – for posterity's sake, I had to keep a running diary. Here's what transpired:

Read the rest of this hilarious take here. :lol:

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:09 pm

Letter writing is a bad idea. Everyone knows that if you want to get a show back on the air you call the Make A Wish Foundation and tell them your son is going to die and he'd like that show put back on the air.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:13 pm

General Failure wrote:To Whom It May Concern:

My cat is on it's death bed, and as his last wish, he would like for Terrell Owens to stop worrying about his contract and come to practice. He is my cat's favorite player (besides Jeremiah Trotter of course). He even keeps a sharpie in his collar and meows like Ray Lewis making a dog noise.

Please make this happen for my cat. It would mean the world to him.

Sincerely,

G. SusHulk Failure

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:19 pm

My cat's a girl. You're such a mean mod, I can't believe BossHog lets you pick on me like that.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:53 pm

It's all that favoritism, surely you understand.

What can I say, I am a tyrannical jerk.

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:57 pm

Stupid dinosaur.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:07 pm

Barney? Where?

Alcatraz · Post by **Alcatraz** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:28 pm

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:34 pm

Did anyone else either watch the fights or the recaps on yahoo! ?

Bill Simmons and I can't possibly be the only ones who tuned in, could we have been? :hmm: