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NEWS FLASH
Contender 4 fighters named!
Although ESPN dropped "The Contender" boxing reality series from its 2008 schedule, the network scooped the Contender's new home VERSUS by announcing the Season Four particiants. They are Mike Alexander (12-2, 8 KOs), Felix Cora Jr. (18-2-2, 9 KOs), Ryan Coyne (9-0, 3 KOs), Ehinomen Ehikhamenor (12-3-0, 7 KOs), Deon Elam (9-0-0, 5 KOs), Alfredo Escalera Jr. (15-1-1, 11 KOs), Tim Flamos (20-4-1, 8 KOs), Richard Gingras (9-1-0, 5 KOs), Joell Godfrey (9-0-1, 5 KOs), Rico Hoye (20-2, 15 KOs), Akinyemi Laleye (10-1, 5 KOs), Troy Ross (17-1, 12 KOs), Jon Schneider (7-2-1, 5 KOs), Lawrence Tauasa (30-5-1, 17 KOs), Erick Vega (8-2-1, 6 KOs) and Darnell Wilson (23-7-3, 20 KOs). It was also announced that Sugar Ray Leonard is out as host, replaced by Tony Danza. The series will air between December and February.

unleash06 wrote:NEWS FLASH
Contender 4 fighters named!
Although ESPN dropped "The Contender" boxing reality series from its 2008 schedule, the network scooped the Contender's new home VERSUS by announcing the Season Four particiants. They are Mike Alexander (12-2, 8 KOs), Felix Cora Jr. (18-2-2, 9 KOs), Ryan Coyne (9-0, 3 KOs), Ehinomen Ehikhamenor (12-3-0, 7 KOs), Deon Elam (9-0-0, 5 KOs), Alfredo Escalera Jr. (15-1-1, 11 KOs), Tim Flamos (20-4-1, 8 KOs), Richard Gingras (9-1-0, 5 KOs), Joell Godfrey (9-0-1, 5 KOs), Rico Hoye (20-2, 15 KOs), Akinyemi Laleye (10-1, 5 KOs), Troy Ross (17-1, 12 KOs), Jon Schneider (7-2-1, 5 KOs), Lawrence Tauasa (30-5-1, 17 KOs), Erick Vega (8-2-1, 6 KOs) and Darnell Wilson (23-7-3, 20 KOs). It was also announced that Sugar Ray Leonard is out as host, replaced by Tony Danza. The series will air between December and February.

Tony Danza....wtf. Rico Hoye and Dingaling go alright. It will be tuff for him.

From 1976 to 1979, Danza was a professional boxer with a 12-3 record.

www.boxrec.com/list bouts.php?human id=28927&cat=boxer

All his wins were by knockout.

Danza earned a bachelor's degree in history education from the University of Dubuque, which he attended on a wrestling scholarship.

Shortly after graduation, he was discovered by a producer at a boxing gymnasium in New York, and "Taxi" (1978) rolled into his life.

File under Strange but true.

Can Tauasa compete with these fighters. What are people's thoughts.

Rico Hoye got slaughtered unbelievably in his fight with Diaconou.

That has to play on his mind. Darnell Wilson is the only guy that can stop Laurence and with the chin he has, Tauasa is a real smokie to make the semi finals.

I think you will find the Alexander is Max, who lost to Sam Soliman at Super Middleweight in the earlier Contender Series. He has been campaigning as a Cruiserweight lately. I think Tauasa should be able to hold his own with this group.

so who is going to win contender4 ?

I suppose you will have to watch it to find out.

Oh......................Brute your back now. :surprised:

a few of the boys over on current scene have promoted Troy Ross, has good KO ratio but unless we know more these records could be inflated.

Hounddog wrote:so who is going to win contender4 ?

There are a few I am not familiar with but Ding-a-ling is probably favourite with Tauasa hopefully giving it a good shake...

Brute wrote:I think you will find the Alexander is Max, who lost to Sam Soliman at Super Middleweight in the earlier Contender Series. He has been campaigning as a Cruiserweight lately. I think Tauasa should be able to hold his own with this group.

No he 's not.

if he gets himself fit, which he has to in this format he is a real chance.
darnell has to be the favourite.

Hounddog wrote:

Brute wrote:I think you will find the Alexander is Max, who lost to Sam Soliman at Super Middleweight in the earlier Contender Series. He has been campaigning as a Cruiserweight lately. I think Tauasa should be able to hold his own with this group.

No he 's not.

Sorry, you are right. But the bloke in "Contender" calls himself "Michael". He does not come up as "active" because he has not fought since June last year.

Max is campaining at Cruiserweight though.

Since losing a majority decision to Sosnowski at heavyweight, Lawrence has won all his fights by KO, with none going more then four rounds. One of his victims was giant Kiwi Richard Tutaki, who went the distance with Chauncy Welliver. Tauasa KOed Richard in 2 rounds.

Tauasa has never been KOed and is a tough match for anybody.

Just saw the referee give a "mercy" ruling, saving Eduardo Rojas in the second against Jamie Pittman. Back in April Rojas was stopped in 2 by Tauasa in a challenge for Lawrence's Australasian Cruiserweight title. Rojas looked a fat slug at light heavyweight, Lord knows what he must have looked like as a cruiser.

He is fight Pittman at light heavy?

Rojas FOUGHT Pittman at light heavyweight tonight (November 7). At least he took up half of the ring. Pittman knocked him down in the first and again in the second. Referee stopped it at that point. Rojas looked like he needed a lifeboat.

Does anyone Know if this is being aired on Australian TV, because it is over already, and is on US television.

I already know the results of the first fight and wanna know if it's on TV soon.

What's the result??

Episode 1 not the tournament result.
Cora Jnr defeats Godfrey ud

So i take it no one knows.

heres Episode one if any 1 wants to download it.

Episode 1(350 MB): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IDFYKY0F

ryan711 wrote:heres Episode one if any 1 wants to download it.

Episode 1(350 MB): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IDFYKY0F

Good man.