Rival TV Boxing Shows Square Off in California Court
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he dispute between the creators of rival boxing reality shows grew nastier yesterday when producers of &quot;The Contender&quot; on NBC sought a temporary restraining order that would prevent the Fox network from broadcasting its version, &quot;The Next ...
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Former heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner won the first round of his legal dispute against Sylvester Stallone, although the actor managed to score some points with the judge.
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Promoter Don King, who built a boxing  empire with the aid of hyperbole, bluster and spin, filed a  $2.5 billion lawsuit on Wednesday against sports channel ESPN  over a biography of him he said was defamatory.
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A Californian judge has refused to deliver a knock-out punch to one of two boxing &quot;reality&quot; shows vying to be first on US television.
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LOS ANGELES  - NBC's boxing reality  series "The Contender" may not get in the ring until midseason.
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A judge refuses to issue an injunction against a reality TV show about boxing brought by a rival network.
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Fox's series, "The Next Great Champ," which airs on Tuesday night, has been the source of ferocious contention between Fox and NBC.
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BOMBAY: A row over Indian TV rights, which threatens a test series next month with world champion Australia, is heading back to court after jilted broadcaster Zee Telefilms filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Ali vs. Frazier. Leonard vs. Hagler. Now Massachusetts football fans have their own prize fight set for Nov. 5, 2005 at Yale.
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Fox was KO'd on Tuesday with the debut of the boxing-reality series "The Next Great Champ," while NBC took a hit in the competitive 9 p.m. hour with the second outing of the animated comedy "Father of the Pride."
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TV networks are desperate for a return to cameras in the courtroom
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For the third time in five weeks, HBO showcases a gala event via Pay Per View. In the Main Event, WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (34-2, 33 KOâs) makes the first defense of his title against Danny
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The makers of rival boxing shows coming to US television stepped into the legal ring on Tuesday as producers of NBC&#39;s &quot;The Contender&quot; sought a court order to block &quot;The Next Great Champ&quot; from debuting as planned ...
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LOS ANGELES  - As Fox's "The Next Great  Champ" prepared to debut Tuesday, the boxing reality show and  rival NBC series "The Contender" faced the prospect of having  their entire premise compromised through a public records  request to disclose the winners before the bouts are televised.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. A quiet battle is going on in a Santa Maria, California, courthouse over what material will be allowed into evidence in the Michael Jackson molestation trial.
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The makers of Sylvester Stallone&#39;s upcoming boxing reality show, The Contender, are gearing up to block next month&#39;s debut of rival series The Next Great Champ.
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Promoter Don King, who built a boxing empire with the aid of hyperbole, bluster and spin, filed a &#36;2.5 billion lawsuit on Wednesday against sports channel ESPN over a biography of him he said was defamatory.