Season 1
(2005)
Overview
The Contender 1 was the first season of The Contender.
Cast
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Episodes
Gomez/Manfredo 0.0
March 7, 2005
Sixteen of the best middleweight fighters in the United States arrive in Los Angeles at the Contender Gymnasium. Each …
Brinkley/Reid 0.0
March 10, 2005
The West once again wins the second challenge, a puzzle using flags, they again are allowed to decide the matchup for t…
Smith/Kaddour 0.0
March 13, 2005
The tension between Ishe and Ahmed reaches a boiling point when West wins the third challenge, a dodgeball game, and Is…
Mora/Turpin 0.0
March 20, 2005
The teams reconvene after the fight between Ishe and Ahmed, and everyone seems glad that Ahmed was outed. Jeff begins …
The Best Fights* 0.0
March 27, 2005
The first four Contender fights are recapped as Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard host, pointing out what went w…
Espino/Manfredo 0.0
March 27, 2005
Peter Manfredo, after being let back into the game, begins to feel "off." He has tasted his first defeat when Alfonso …
Bonsante/Cooper 0.0
April 3, 2005
After feeling their first loss of the game, the West Coast team set lineups for the next three weeks - beginning with A…
Salamaci/De La Rosa 0.0
April 10, 2005
Tensions are still surrounding the West Coast from last week's "betrayal" with Anthony choosing not to fight Jimmy Lang…
Lange/Gilbert 0.0
April 17, 2005
After his tough fight the week before, Juan De La Rosa feels terrible. The show must go on, however, and the remaining…
Mora/Smith 0.0
April 24, 2005
After returning home from Las Vegas, the fighters are forced to vote someone back into the competition. In order to th…
Gomez/Kaddour 0.0
April 24, 2005
Things take a turn to the good in the house when everyone is able to see their family during the next challenge of the …
Manfredo/Gilbert 0.0
May 1, 2005
Since he beat Ahmed in the last challenge, Alfonso was able to choose someone for his reward. He picked Sergio (becaus…
Brinkley/Bonsante 0.0
May 8, 2005
Despite being shaken up and being forced to lose ten pounds, so as to qualify for his weight range, Jesse goes through …
Manfredo/Gomez 0.0
May 15, 2005
The stakes are raised when the Stallone and Leonard announce that the last three fights will be seven rounds instead of…
Mora/Brinkley 0.0
May 22, 2005
Jesse, who knows that he has a big fight to win against Sergio if he wants to be a part of the finale, an amazing oppor…
Gomez/Brinkley 0.0
May 24, 2005
In Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace, Sergio Mora and Peter Manfredo Jr. arrive to slug it out in a seven-round fight for $1…
Mora/Manfredo 0.0
May 24, 2005
In Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace, Sergio Mora and Peter Manfredo Jr. arrive to slug it out in a seven-round fight for $1…