The Contender season 2

Episode numbers refer to the progression of matches in the tournament. Episodes one and two aired together at full length, while seven and eight, eleven and twelve, and thirteen and fourteen were one-hour "doubleheaders" featuring two bouts. ==Tournament Tracker==

While The Contender: Season 2 is a reality TV show, it does contain a serious competition with a proper format - a 16-man knockout tournament. Preliminary round :1. Cornelius (B) beat Michael C (G) by majority decision. :2. Norberto (B) beat Rudy (G) by split decision. :3. Gary (G) beat Aaron (B) by split decision. :4. Walter (G) beat Andre (B) by unanimous decision. :5. Grady (B) beat Vinroy (G) by unanimous decision. :6. Michael S (B) beat Ebo (G) by KO. :7. Nick (B) beat Jeff (G) by unanimous decision. :8. Steve (G) beat Freddy (B) by unanimous decision. Quarterfinals Quarterfinal bouts are determined by the individual winner of each preliminary bout. The winner can choose which episode they will box in, and may choose their own opponent. :9. Steve beat Nick by split decision. :10. Cornelius beat Walter by unanimous decision. :11. Grady beat Michael by unanimous decision. :12. Norberto beat Gary by unanimous decision. Semifinals Semifinal bouts are determined by the individual winner of each quarterfinal bout. The winner can choose which episode they will box in, and may choose their own opponent. :13. Steve beat Cornelius by unanimous decision. :14. Grady beat Norberto by majority decision. Finals :15. Grady beat Steve by split decision to win the contender title. Grady got ahead early with body shots. Steve then beat him inside in the 4th and 5th. There was slow fighting until the end of the bout, but Grady landed more punches in the final 5 rounds. Grady won in a split decision. The scores were: David Mendoza 93–97, Max DeLuca 96–94 and José Cobián 94–96. For third place, Cornelius beat Norberto by TKO in the 7th round of 8. Cornelius knocked Norberto down in the 2nd, and was eventually penalized a point for shoving, but overall the match was one-sided, as Cornelius simply jabbed and set up straight rights to win. As undercard bouts on the final, Walter beat Vinroy by TKO in the 4th of 6, Freddy beat Aaron by unanimous decision in 6, and Nick beat Nurhan Suleymanoglu by unanimous decision in 6. Storm Large, who was a contestant on Burnett's Rock Star: Supernova, sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to the card. (Numbers refer to the episode in which the fight took place.) ==Weekly results==

: Cornflower blue and WIN means the boxer won the match. : Red and LOSE means the boxer lost the match. ==Guest appearances==

A number of professional athletes appeared on the show, offering advice to the contestants, including: • Peter Manfredo Jr. • Sergio Mora • Alfonso Gomez • "Sugar" Shane Mosley • Willie McGinest ==Trainers==

• Tommy Gallagher • Jeremy Williams ==References==