The Contender (1980)★ 7.6/10

US · 60 min · April 3, 1980 · 1 seasons

• Drama

Directed by: Lou Antonio, Nicholas Colasanto, Ray Danton, Harry Falk, Sutton Roley

Written by: Howard Berk, Richard Collins, Robert Dozier, Herman Groves, Robert Hamilton

While Johnny is in college his lumberjack Oregonian father commits suicide, so Johnny leaves school to pursue a career in boxing to support his mother and younger brother.