Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2005)

Overview

The Contender 1 was the first season of The Contender.

Cast

Sylvester Stallone as Self - Boxing Mentor
Sylvester Stallone

as Self - Boxing Mentor

Sergio Mora as Self
Sergio Mora

as Self

Brent Cooper as Self
Brent Cooper

as Self

Tarick Salmaci as Self
Najai Turpin as Self
Najai Turpin

as Self

Jimmy Lange as Self
Jimmy Lange

as Self

Alfonso Gómez as Self
Joey Gilbert as Self
Joey Gilbert

as Self

Ahmad Kaddour as Self
Ahmad Kaddour

as Self

Jeff Fraza as Self
Jeff Fraza

as Self

Jonathan Reid as Self
Jonathan Reid

as Self

Jesse Brinkley as Self
Juan de la Rosa as Self
Miguel Espino as Self
Miguel Espino

as Self

Ishe Smith as Self
Ishe Smith

as Self

Episodes

Gomez/Manfredo poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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* poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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…