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Fox says it's not aiming below the belt with The Next Great Champ, its upcoming boxing reality show starring Oscar De La Hoya. Although the project sounds a lot like DreamWorks and NBC's in-the-works unscripted pugilist drama The Contender, Fox insists its project is different because "the winner of this show will actually fight for an existing title," Champ producer David Goldberg tells Variety. Counters Contender exec Mark Burnett: "If we feel they've stepped over the line, it's creatively outrageous... and we [will] take legal action." Sounds like a job for Oma-rosa!
Fox says it's not aiming below the belt with The Next Great Champ, its upcoming boxing reality show starring Oscar De La Hoya. Although the project sounds a lot like DreamWorks and NBC's in-the-works unscripted pugilist drama The Contender, Fox insists its project is different because "the winner of this show will actually fight for an existing title," Champ producer David Goldberg tells Variety. Counters Contender exec Mark Burnett: "If we feel they've stepped over the line, it's creatively outrageous... and we [will] take legal action." Sounds like a job for Oma-rosa!