The Contender

[bushido_man96]

I can't stand boxing. ther is no reality to it. in the street howmany people do you know that take blow after blow after blow and only fall when they are tired? if they did contender with loads of martial arts combined...sorta like tekken without the playstation. I remember there was 1 likle that on BBC3 ages ago but i dunno what it was called. Please somebody say you agree.

I feel that boxing is a very viable form of self-defense and has a lot to offer it's practitioners. There are many subtle things that go inside the boxing ring that those that don't practice it can't see. They aren't just trading blows, waiting for the other to tire out. They are moving, slipping, and trying to minimize the damaget that they take from the blows.

Fighting doesn't really always work out to "block and counter."

[KarateK]

Its not all that popular a show here in the UK - was pushed back to one of the secondary channels and shown later than last year. Its a shame as I felt it was more real this year without the showbiz side that came with Sly.