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7 March 2005 (USA)
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Hosts Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard give 16 young boxing hopefuls a shot at the big time...
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
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Reality Shows the Way they Should Be.
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 114) | Sugar Ray Leonard | ... | Himself - Host / ... (43 episodes, 2005-2007) |
 | Jeff Connor | ... | Himself - Ring Announcer / ... (32 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Alfonso Gomez Jr. | ... | Fighter / ... (32 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Tommy Gallagher | ... | Trainer / ... (27 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Jeremy Williams | ... | Trainer / ... (27 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Sergio Mora | ... | Fighter / ... (27 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Jeff Fraza | ... | Fighter / ... (27 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Peter Manfredo Jr. | ... | Fighter / ... (25 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Jesse Brinkley | ... | Fighter / ... (22 episodes, 2005-2007) |
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USA:90 min (pilot episode) (including commercials) | 120 min (season finale) (including commercials) | 60 min (including commercials)
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Sylvester Stallone's brother Frank Stallone participated as a boxing scout while looking for contenders in spring 2004 in the United States.
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Jesse Brinkley:
Ishe, this cat right here can fight.
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Referenced in "Frontline: The Persuaders (#22.15)" (2004)
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'The Contender' is a show with a genuine reality to it. It doesn't try to create drama- there's enough of that in the ring. It just follows a bunch of lower-class boxers trying to make it in the business. Basically, looking to be the next Rocky. With Sly Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard training, along with other professionals, they help these guys try to make a dream come true. In the end, the final two boxers will compete for $1,000,000. This show is possibly the greatest reality show in a long, long time. You have the humble, young boxers, like Ishe or Juan, and you have the cocky punks, like Ahmad. It can sometimes be the fight between good and evil, but this time, you don't know who's gonna win. This brings all the entertainment possible: Fighting, shouting, and human emotion. I like it, and so will you.