• The Contender - Episode 2 summary

  March 15, 2005
  "Shut-up, Put-up, Go Hard or Go Home!," our episode summary for the second episode of NBC's The Contender, written by volsfan, is now available.
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  Ishe Smith eliminates Ahmed Kaddour in the third episode of NBC's 'The Contender'

  March 14, 2005
  The grudge match that everyone wanted to see in the third episode of NBC's reality-competition boxing show The Contender is over, but the complete domination of West boxers over East boxers continues unabated.

• The Contender - Episode 1 summary

  March 14, 2005
  "Unusual Circumstances," our episode summary for the premiere episode of NBC's The Contender, written by I_AM_HE, is now available.

• John Gafford negotiates self into firing on eighth episode of 'The Appentice 3'

  March 11, 2005
  The teams might have been shaken up ahead of time, but the "street-smart" NetWorth team still couldn't stop its three-challenge losing streak, leading to the dismissal of Florida entrepreneur John Gafford in the eighth episode of NBC's The Apprentice 3. Nine candidates have now been eliminated (including one that "quit"), leaving nine still striving for future employment by Donald Trump.

• Jonathan Reid becomes second straight East star ousted in NBC's 'The Contender'

  March 11, 2005
  Will East Coast boxing survive NBC's The Contender?

• Mark Burnett sues firm over 'The Apprentice' product placement deals

  March 9, 2005
  The creator of "The Apprentice" reality TV show is suing the firm that reportedly handled product placement for the hit series.

• NBC's 'The Contender' premiere garners a ratings split decision

  March 9, 2005
  Those people who said that NBC's new reality-competition boxing show The Contender would struggle to find female viewers were correct. Nevertheless, the March 7 premiere of The Contender, while not a huge success, showed promise for the later rounds.

• The Apprentice 3 - Episode 7 summary

  March 9, 2005
  "A Fictionalized Transcript," our episode summary for the seventh episode of the third edition of NBC's The Apprentice, written by idiotcowboy, is now available.
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  Peter Manfredo Jr. loses undefeated record in premiere of NBC's 'The Contender'

  March 8, 2005
  One of the real surprises when the cast for NBC's The Contender was announced was that Peter Manfredo, Jr., a promising middleweight with a 21-0 record who was ranked #3 in the world by the World Boxing Organization, had agreed to become one of the 16 contestants on the reality-competition boxing show. A bigger surprise, shown on the March 7 premiere episode of The Contender, was that Peter became the first contestant eliminated from the show, as he suffered his first pro defeat at the hands of Alfonso Gomez, Jr. (now 11-2-1 as a pro).

• NBC's 'The Contender' comes out swinging hoping to be Mark Burnett's next reality knockout

  March 5, 2005
  For the first time since 1976 and only the second time ever, a motion picture focused on the world of boxing, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, won the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. Will that success translate into a wider interest in (or even a wider tolerance of) boxing? NBC's new reality-competition boxing series, The Contender, which premieres at 9:30 PM ET/PT on Monday, March 7, certainly hopes so.

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