Sylvester Stallone gives
a pep talk for about a hundred would-be boxing TV stars
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. His brother Frank, left rear,
a veteran of more than 40 amateur bouts, is a boxing consultant
for the show. 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. (AP Photo/Reed
Saxon)
- Craig
