The Contender

Season 1 Episode 3: Rivals

5 Seasons Mar 13, 2005 NR 1h 5.6

The tension between Ishe and Ahmed reaches a boiling point when West wins the third challenge, a dodgeball game, and Ishe challenges Ahmed to the third boxing match. Though Ahmed starts out strong with a heavy barrage of punches in the first round, Ishe gets the last laugh when he wins the very personal match and gets the third spot into the quarter finals.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Random Acts of Courage

1. Random Acts of Courage

Aired: Mar 7, 2005

Sixteen of the best middleweight fighters in the United States arrive in Los ...

Episode 2 Survival of the Fittest

2. Survival of the Fittest

Aired: Mar 10, 2005

The West once again wins the second challenge, a puzzle using flags, they aga...

Episode 3 Rivals

Aired: Mar 13, 2005

The tension between Ishe and Ahmed reaches a boiling point when West wins the...

Episode 4 The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend

4. The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend

Aired: Mar 20, 2005

The teams reconvene after the fight between Ishe and Ahmed, and everyone seem...

Episode 5 The Best Fights

5. The Best Fights

Aired: Mar 27, 2005

The first four Contender fights are recapped as Sylvester Stallone and Sugar ...

Episode 6 Tears of Pain and Sorrow

6. Tears of Pain and Sorrow

Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Peter Manfredo, after being let back into the game, begins to feel "off." He...

Episode 7 Betrayed

Aired: Apr 3, 2005

After feeling their first loss of the game, the West Coast team set lineups f...

Episode 8 Opportunity

Aired: Apr 10, 2005

Tensions are still surrounding the West Coast from last week's "betrayal" wit...

Episode 9 Injury Takes Its Toll

9. Injury Takes Its Toll

Aired: Apr 17, 2005

After his tough fight the week before, Juan De La Rosa feels terrible. The s...

Episode 10 Viva Las Vegas

10. Viva Las Vegas

Aired: Apr 24, 2005

After returning home from Las Vegas, the fighters are forced to vote someone ...

Episode 11 Who's Playing the Game?

11. Who's Playing the Game?

Aired: Apr 24, 2005

Things take a turn to the good in the house when everyone is able to see thei...

Episode 12 The Hangman's Noose

12. The Hangman's Noose

Aired: May 1, 2005

Since he beat Ahmed in the last challenge, Alfonso was able to choose someone...

Episode 13 Heavy Hands

13. Heavy Hands

Aired: May 8, 2005

Despite being shaken up and being forced to lose ten pounds, so as to qualify...

Episode 14 The Final Four

14. The Final Four

Aired: May 15, 2005

The stakes are raised when the Stallone and Leonard announce that the last th...

Episode 15 One Punch Away

15. One Punch Away

Aired: May 22, 2005

Jesse, who knows that he has a big fight to win against Sergio if he wants to...

Episode 16 Series Finale

16. Series Finale

Aired: May 24, 2005

In Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace, Sergio Mora and Peter Manfredo Jr. arrive to...

Episode 17 Mora/Manfredo

17. Mora/Manfredo

Aired: May 24, 2005

In Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace, Sergio Mora and Peter Manfredo Jr. arrive to...

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Main Cast

Appearances

Sylvester Stallone

Dub Huntley

Creators

Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett Creator

Info about The Contender

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Reality-TV, Sport, Action, Game-Show

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