Another 1 nomination. The first season cost NBC $2,000,000 per episode.

With the growing popularity of the so called "Reality Shows" the coming of a Boxing Series chronicling all the behind the scenes happenings and preparations leading up to a Prize Fight was bound to come along. Add the first question. Each season of the series follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted.
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Leonard departed the series after season three and Tony Danza joined as his replacement.

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* The Mike Burnett Production team knew that as little 'Star Power' can mean a lot to a series. Hosts Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard give 16 young boxing hopefuls a shot at the big time in this Mark Burnett and Jeffrey Katzenberg reality drama. We see the winning, the losing, the joy and the heart break experienced by the 'Contenders'. Sly, a life-long, super-fanatical devotee of Athletics, Physical Conditioning and Bodybuilding,was a near perfect companion co-host. Widower Gary Farrell can't afford, on his $45-weekly salary as a truck driver, to send his young son, Mickey, to a high-priced military school and decides to enter heavyweight-boxing ... See full summary ».

Although Alfred does not go with them, he forgets … Cast. The Contender is an American reality television series that initially aired from March 3, 2005 to January 7, 2009 on NBC, ESPN, and Versus and currently airs on Epix. Before the show premiered, rival US television Fox network rushed to air a competing show The Next Great Champ, hosted by Oscar De La Hoya.

On February 14, 2005, one of the 16 contenders, Najai Turpin,[5] despondent over personal matters, committed suicide, shooting himself while sitting with his girlfriend in a parked car outside the West Philadelphia gym where he trained. )series of the 'Reality Type.' The show still aired in its entirety, but with a special tribute to Turpin. Hosted by undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward, the first-of-its-kind competitive documentary series The Contender will feature 16 fighters pushing their limits in grueling elimination-style fights and testing their grit and determination to achieve their boxing dreams.

It's our favourite (the 'our' being possessive case of the 'Editorial We'.

Alfred is very moved when he earns a robe because it gives him an identity he has never had.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful. Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network), What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. You can’t fake a jump rope, a heavy bag, or a speed bag. Set in middle America, a small town, low-income suburbia. Alfonso Gomez Jr. Self - Fighter 27 episodes, 2005-2006 Peter Manfredo Jr. Self - Fighter / ... 17 episodes,... Storyline. Alfred Brooks is scared. Was this review helpful to you? The Contender is an American reality television series that initially aired from March 3, 2005 to January 7, 2009 on NBC, ESPN, and Versus and currently airs on Epix. The second season, featuring welterweight contenders, premiered in the U.S. on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 10 pm ET/PT, on ESPN. On January 22, 2018, it was announced that the series was being revived by premium cable network Epix for a fifth season which premiered on August 24, 2018.[1][2].

However, on April 10, 2008, ESPN announced that it was canceling the series. When two detectives are fed up with the system that's not working, they seek the help of a martial arts master to bring Justice to the Streets. The show takes the format of a gameshow, with the boxers divided into two teams based on their place of residence in the United States: East Coast or West Coast (or simply “East” and “West”). The show ran for fifteen weeks through 2005 on NBC in the United States of America. During this Period(1973-78) I had the good fortune to meet and be able to visit with Mr. Leo Rodak, who was a former WORLD'S FEATHERWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION. Here's hoping that it continues for some time.NOTE: * This writer happened to be working in the Chicago Loop as a Foot Traffic Cop in the mid 1970's. Regardless if you want to compete or just get into shape.

The winner of The Contender Season 2 was decided in a bout at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, broadcast live on September 26, 2006, winning a purse of US$500,000.

In an effort to distance itself from the Fox disaster, NBC opted to hold airing its show until spring 2005. The fighters will be overseen by legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach, and renowned Philadelphia trainer Naazim Richardson. "** As far as a good crossover for those who are both into the Sporting World and Movies/TV, "THE CONTENDER" really nails it. JesusFan. ESPN also announced that it has options to renew the series for two additional seasons. To borrow the most famous motto from "ABC's WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS", ".....the Joy of Victory and the Agony of Defeat!

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