The Contender (2005) - Video Detective

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The Contender is a reality television series that initially aired from March 3, 2005 to January 7, 2009 on NBC, ESPN, and Versus and currently airs on Epix. 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.

Original Release

03/07/2005 on EPIX

US Release

03/07/2005

Links

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone	Himself - Boxing Mentor
Jeremy Williams	Self - Trainer
Tommy Gallagher	Self - Trainer
Jeff Fraza	Self - Fighter
Sergio Mora	Self - Fighter
Joey Gilbert	Self - Fighter
Anthony Bonsante	Self - Fighter
Jesse Brinkley	Self - Fighter
Jeff Connor	Self - Ring Announcer
Tarick Salmaci	Self - Fighter

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Why Weight?	Friday, 24 August 2018
2	Fighting to Live	Friday, 31 August 2018
3	Who Wants It, Moore? (Pack of Savages)	Friday, 07 September 2018
4	Protect Your Peace	Friday, 14 September 2018
5	Indecision	Friday, 21 September 2018
6	Legacy	Friday, 28 September 2018
7	Underestimated
8	The Art of the Fight
9	Rhythm Is Everything
10	Heart and Balls
11	Friends and Foes
12	Live Finale

Directors

Ramy Romany, Michael Simon

Writers

Vanessa Ballesteros

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	Himself - Boxing Mentor
Jeremy Williams	Self - Trainer
Tommy Gallagher	Self - Trainer
Jeff Fraza	Self - Fighter
Sergio Mora	Self - Fighter
Joey Gilbert	Self - Fighter
Anthony Bonsante	Self - Fighter
Jesse Brinkley	Self - Fighter
Jeff Connor	Self - Ring Announcer
Tarick Salmaci	Self - Fighter
Alfonso Gomez Jr.	Self - Fighter
Sugar Ray Leonard	Self - Host
Freddy Curiel	Self - Fighter
Ahmed Kaddour	Self - Fighter
Peter Manfredo Jr.	Self - Fighter
Jackie Kallen	Self - Manager
Jonathan Reid	Self - Fighter
Jimmy Lange	Self - Fighter
Najai Turpin	Self - Fighter
Juan de la Rosa	Self - Fighter

Producers

Darryl Frank	Executive Producer
Jeff Wald	Executive Producer
Mark Burnett	Executive Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Executive Producer
Sylvester Stallone	Executive Producer
Justin Falvey	Executive Producer
Eric Van Wagenen	Executive Producer
Lisa Hennessy	Executive Producer
Conrad Riggs	Executive Producer
Brian Edwards	Executive Producer
Page Feldman	Executive Producer
Henry Holmes	Executive Producer
Stephanie Keplinger	Executive Producer
Sugar Ray Leonard	Executive Producer
Martin Ehrlich	Executive Producer
Eden Gaha	Executive Producer
Al Berman	Executive Producer
Christopher Campbell	Producer
Dean Houser	Producer
James Williams	Producer
Ed K	Producer
Barbara L.S. Donahue	Producer
Lincoln D. Hiatt	Producer
Kelly Garner	Producer
Peter Woronov	Producer
Roberta Brodsky	Producer
Ursula Richter	Producer
Justin W. Hochberg	Producer
Courtney Nevis	Producer
Jeff Ross	Producer
Lee Metzger	Producer
Vanessa Ballesteros	Producer
Steve Van Dis	Producer
Jessica Beeman	Producer
David Dryden	Producer
Joe Burk	Producer
Mark Arbitrario	Producer
Nick Staller	Producer
Hudson Smith	Producer
Ryan Hermosura	Producer
Michele Klyne	Producer
Josie Lamberth	Producer
Yin Phua	Producer
Sam Gollestani	Producer
David Offenheiser	Producer
Sean Foley	Producer
David Katzenberg	Producer
Gayle P. DePoli	Producer
Matthew Bartley	Producer
Jef Lim	Producer
Courtney Higgins	Producer
Jay Ostrowski	Producer
Stephen Van Dis	Producer
Matt Van Wagenen	Producer

Editors

Ryan Hermosura, Hudson Smith, Rich Remis, Mark Arbitrario, Nicholas J. Don Vito, Nick Staller, Jason Steinberg, J.D. Sievertson, William Castro, Conroy Browne, Chad Bertalotto, Andrew Bolhuis, Rich Fox, H.A. Arnarson, Sean Foley, Steven Uhlenberg, Andrew Frank, Julius Ramsay, Eric Van Wagenen, Lane Baker

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2005	Emmy	Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)	Nominated
2005	Emmy	Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)	Nominated