Contender
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Contender can refer to:
- Contender (stock character)Contender (stock character)A contender is a stock character found in stories and films depicting the development and triumph of an individual through athletic achievement. The typical storyline of the contender is one of an individual with raw natural talent, who is hindered by a shortage of either knowledge of the sport,...
, commonly used in books, TV shows, plays, and films - The Contender (TV series)The Contender (TV series)The Contender is a reality television series that 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. Produced by Mark Burnett, the show is hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard,...
, a boxing-based reality television series or its spinoffs:- The Contender 2The Contender 2The Contender 2 is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an element of the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters, based in Pasadena, California. Filmed in January and February 2006, the show began airing on July 18, 2006...
- The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USAThe Contender Challenge: UK vs. USAThe Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA was a series of boxing matches on March 30, 2007, held at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England, featuring 6 boxers from the US reality television shows The Contender and The Contender 2. The Contenders, in a team coached by Sugar Ray Leonard, took on 6 boxers...
- The Contender 3The Contender 3The Contender 3 is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an element of the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters, based in Pasadena, California. The first episode aired September 4 on ESPN, with a live finale on November 6...
- The Contender AsiaThe Contender AsiaThe Contender Asia was a reality-based television series that follows 16 aspiring Muay Thai middleweight fighters from 12 countries as they compete in a series of outdoor challenges and sanctioned matches...
- The Contender 4The Contender 4The Contender 4 is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an added element of insight into the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters. The fourth season of the show was recorded in Singapore , and premiered on Versus on...
- The Contender AustraliaThe Contender AustraliaThe Contender Australia is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an added element of insight into the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters. The series was filmed in Sydney, Australia and was first aired on Australian...
- The Contender 2
- The Contender (Robert Lipsyte novel)The Contender (Robert Lipsyte novel)The Contender is the debut novel by American author and sports journalist Robert Lipsyte. It was published in 1967.-Plot synopsis:Alfred Brooks is scared. He is a high school dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction....
, a 1967 novel by Robert Lipsyte - The Contender (2000 film), a 2000 film starring Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, and Jeff Bridges
- The Contender (1944 film)The Contender (1944 film)The Contender is a 1944 American film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as Challenger -Cast:*Buster Crabbe as Gary Farrel*Arline Judge as Linda Martin*Julie Gibson as Rita Langdon...
, a film directed by Sam Newfield - The Contender (book), code name for an unreleased book by author Darren Shan
- "The Contender", a song by Menahan Street Band on the album Make the Road by Walking
- Contender (dinghy)Contender (dinghy)The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition....
a type of sailing dinghy - The ContenderThompson Center ArmsThompson/Center Arms Company is an American firearms company based in Rochester, New Hampshire. The company is best known for its line of interchangeable barrel single-shot pistols and rifles. Thompson Center manufactures muzzleloading rifles and is credited with creating the resurgence of their...
a single shot, break-action firearm made as a pistol or rifle, manufactured by Thompson Center Arms