Boxer, Contestant in "The Contender" reality show commits suicide

[NextGuard]

This is gonna be erie watching the show knowing that before the end, he kills himself. And he had a 2 year old daughter....


>>Contestant on NBC Reality Show Commits Suicide
By BILL CARTER

Published: February 15, 2005

A contestant in "The Contender" a new NBC reality series about boxing scheduled to start next month, committed suicide yesterday in Philadelphia, network executives said last night.

NBC executives said that the show would go on as planned, starting March 7.

The contestant, Najai Turpin, 23, a middleweight boxer from Philadelphia who was known as Nitro, took his life, NBC executives said.

They offered no other details about the suicide, though they said they thought it had nothing to do with events on the television show.

"The Contender" chronicles not only the boxers' efforts to win the television tournament, which carries a prize of $1 million, but follows their personal lives, including their relationships with spouses and children. Mr. Turpin's girlfriend also appears in the series, NBC said.

Mr. Turpin, who entered the series as a well-regarded young fighter with a 13-1 record, had a 2-year-old daughter with his girlfriend.<<

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/15/b...15reality.html?

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[JohnnyCache]

Damn. That's a bitch.

[NextGuard]

>>15rounds.com extends their deepest and most sincere condolences to Najai's daughter Anje, his grandmother and two siblings.<<

This makes it sound like he was an orphan...

[Ronin]

You can't BUY this kind of publicity.
Sad but true.

[NextGuard]

You can't BUY this kind of publicity.
Sad but true.

And you know they considered their investment and the ratings in deciding how to handle this... it's a business.

[JohnnyCache]

I actually feel for them, honestly. This happened between the filming and the airing, so if they don't air the show, they're out several million dollars for taking the path of good taste - that's a hard road to haul. And I still want to see the show.

It would be nice if the quasi-infinate coffers of NBC and Mark Burnett could be opened to help the family.

[NextGuard]

I actually feel for them, honestly. This happened between the filming and the airing, so if they don't air the show, they're out several million dollars for taking the path of good taste - that's a hard road to haul. And I still want to see the show.

It would be nice if the quasi-infinate coffers of NBC and Mark Burnett could be opened to help the family.

One piece of good news out of this - they are going to help his family.

[erik-the-red]

Rest in Peace.

[Knightmare]

Wow, that is terrible. I am really glad that NBC is gonna help his family out.

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[Moleculo]

I realy hate to change the subject but why is there a picture of Stallone on there, does he have something to do with real boxing?

[NextGuard]

I realy hate to change the subject but why is there a picture of Stallone on there, does he have something to do with real boxing?

I guess they thought he had a recognizable face and they wanted to draw on the Rocky reference. There were a bunch of big names associated with the show

Show Stars
George Foreman - Boxing Mentor
Sugar Ray Leonard - Boxing Mentor
Sylvester Stallone - Host/Boxing Mentor

Show Crew
Mark Burnett - Executive Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg - Executive Producer
Sylvester Stallone - Executive Producer
Mark Burnett - Creator
Jeffrey Katzenberg - Creator

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet.../showid-25583/

[Moleculo]

Executive producer = sugar daddy