I think the show is way too much fluff and not enough boxing. The actual fights, which are supposed to be the highlight of the show, are edited to death. Can someone tell Mark Burnett that we don't want to see Sly and Sugar Ray looking at each other like school girls after each ridiculous slow-motion punch? "The Ultimate Fighter", while not a great show itself, got it right by showing fights in their entirety and allowing the viewer to judge for himself. Also, working the I-need-to-feed-my-family angle over and over again is just overly dramatic. They already have enough real tragedy with Najai killing himself.
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