Boxing champion Sugar Ray
Leonard; Frank Stallone; and his brother Sylvester
Stallone, from left, strike poses at an open casting call
for a new reality television series, 'The Contender,' at
the La Brea Gym in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 25,
2004. Sylvester Stallone is a co-executive producer of
the show, in which thousands of boxing hopefuls will be winnowed
down to 16, who will then move from training camp through an
evolving series of ring challenges and boxing matches
over 16 episodes, with the final victor claiming a $1
million prize. The competition begins in mid-summer, with
the series scheduled to air beginning in January, 2005, on NBC.
Frank Stallone, a veteran of 43 amatuer bouts, and Leonard
are boxing consultants. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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