Comments Thread For: Contender on EPIX: Andre Ward as Host - Roach, Naazim Added

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As host, Ward brings his undefeated record and undisputed boxing expertise to The Contender. Throughout his incredible 13-year undefeated career, he's held multiple world titles in two weight classes including, unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring ****zine, and lineal super middleweight titles between 2009 and 2015 as well as the unified WBA (Undisputed), IBF, WBO, and Ring's light heavyweight titles between 2016 and 2017. Ward also won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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[Madison Boxing]

couldnt think of a worse line up if i tried.

[BigStomps]

couldnt think of a worse line up if i tried.

You biitches are never happy or content I swear!

[PowerFlow]

I think this is a great line up. Nice mixture. Thinking this might bring back the magic of the first season. Can’t wait!

[Curt Henning]

andre ward...still doing big things i see....took 20 mil from HBO over 2 years....still got a commentating gig and now hosting

not bad for a "bore who cant sell tickets"...

[Boxnation fan]

couldnt think of a worse line up if i tried.

Picking three of the most well known, accomplished and respected people in Boxing is a bad line up haha!

[Boxnation fan]

I think this is a great line up. Nice mixture. Thinking this might bring back the magic of the first season. Can’t wait!

Agreed although i prefered later seasons, none of the silly assault courses and games they had in Season 1.

EPIX should be a great channel for The Contender, very interested to see who the line-up of boxers will be and which Division they'll be doing.

They really should just do The Heavyweight Division for Ratings alone. Doesn't matter if they Winner never does anything, it would be great to see a bunch of Heavies with 10 fights or less battling it out.

[BillyBoxing]

couldnt think of a worse line up if i tried.

Bro Nazeem is a cool ass trainer and I love his vision of boxing, dude has no bias.

Droppy on the other hand, always complaining with grandma Hunter about being discredited by medias and boxing politics, yet pampered again and offered again a nice job by those "biased medias".

Sure I can't deny that Ward knows his boxing, so still OK. Not the most charismatic host but still OK.

Roach has no beef near a boxing ring and should enter a retirement home.

[mlac]

where ma boi kevin kelly at?

[yankees7448]

Agreed although i prefered later seasons, none of the silly assault courses and games they had in Season 1.

EPIX should be a great channel for The Contender, very interested to see who the line-up of boxers will be and which Division they'll be doing.

They really should just do The Heavyweight Division for Ratings alone. Doesn't matter if they Winner never does anything, it would be great to see a bunch of Heavies with 10 fights or less battling it out.

I loved all 3 seasons. Even the low budget season 3 was interesting to watch. I also 100% agree with you on which division they should pick. Heavyweights in reduced rounds fights should be more action packed. Plus the division is so shallow that the winner could earn a title shot relatively quickly. It means there would be real importance winning the tournament. And there are plenty of name fighters who would probably jump at the opportunity. Its also a division that allows you to lean heavily on American fighters while mixing in credible international fighters.

Old guys who are or should be desperate for the opportunity: Derek Chisora, Chris Arreola, Fres Oquendo, Bermaine Stiverne, Amir Mansour, Eric Molina, Gerald Washington

Youngish guys who need a major opportunity to rescue the languishing careers: Travis Kaufman, Charles Martin, Artur Spitzka, David Price, Izuagbe Ugonoh

Loudmouth Kickboxer turned MMA artist turned boxer:
Tyrone Spong


That's a decent group and there would still be like 3 more available spots.