This is Diana Nyad for KCRW, and this is The Score. I used to be a boxing fan. Used to go to Vegas for the big fights. Followed the sweet science closely. Seems a lot of folks used to be boxing fans.

“I mean, I don’t like ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ but I know it’s a good song.” That’s how Jimmy Lange began his response to the question of whether he enjoyed watching “The Contender” on NBC week-to-week ...

If you haven’t watched “The Contender” in the 20 years since it aired, you’ve probably forgotten most of the details of Anthony Bonsante’s run on the show. Who he defeated, who defeated him, who he ...