The Next Great Champ

The Next Great Champ was a short-lived reality show where it followed a group of boxers as they competed with one another in an elimination-styled competition, whilt their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted.

Broadcast
FOXSeptember 7-Setember 28, 2004

FOX Sports Net October 17-November 14, 2004

Host
Oscar de la Hoya

Trainers
Lou Duva

Tommy Brooks

Guest Trainers
Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Larry Holmes

Joe Fraizer

Marvis Fraizer

Ken Norton

Gameplay
The show sought to discover young, raw boxers and train them for a possible title fight opportunity, with the winner also getting a professional contract with de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and a large cash prize.

Trivia
The show was rushed into production to compete with Mark Burnett's The Contender, while TNGC debuted prior to ''Contender. ''However, the show quickly fizzled in the ratings after four episodes were shown on FOX, while the final six episodes were later shown on FOX Sports Net.

The winner of this series was Otis Griffin while David Pareja became the second runner-up. Prior to Griffin's winning from the show, Griffin was set to battle Alfonso Sanchez live on FOX Sports for the WBO "8-round" light heavyweight championship (a title that was created by the organization solely for the winner of this show, as most fight are 10 or 12 rounds in length) However, the bount was never materialized. But Griffin did win this title against Jmaes Sundin in a non-televised fight.