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Originally Posted by psyko514
Typically, I hate reality shows. But I watch The Contender for the first time tonight and I like it a lot.
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Exactly Psycko! Same here! First time I watched it and I liked it. Not to say I agree with everything on the show but the fact that the ring is honest and that's half the battle.
Giving the contenders money to gamble with was not my like. That's how many a fighter has fallen off. When Sly gave them a grand a piece he should have sat their asses down and laid down the law on boxers and finances. Get em' off to a good start.
Too many of the fighters wanted to box for celebrity to impress people. That made me feel uneasy.
It's a very dangerous sport. The training alone can kill a guy, I know! Only training worse than boxing is traditional Kung Fu. Talk about torture!
UFC is another sport altogether. That's out and out fighting without biting and scratching. It's a tame street brawl where wrestlers can dominate. No sport calls for more strength and endurance than real wrestling. Boxing is longer but wrestling for your life is a whole different ball game. I'd rather go up against a prize fighter than a college wrestler.
Boxing is three things: sport , art, science.
There are boxers who can out-brute others but when it comes to fine boxing guys like De La Hoya and Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson take the cake.
I'll be watching Contender not to see who wins the fights but to see who wins the battle of character.