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Vera schooled in trash-talking, then boxing

Brian Vera's 15 minutes of "Contender" fame were ones he'd most like to forget. The Austin-based fighter endured verbal abuse before climbing into the ring with Jaidon Codrington, and it only got worse from there.

Originally Published: September 12, 2007
By Michael Woods | Special to ESPN.com

It's "Contender" Quiz Time.

Fight fans, who's Sonja Christopher?

Time's wasting … three, two, one.

Give up?

She was the very first person ever voted off the most well-known reality show in existence, "Survivor."

Apart from being the answer to an insanely difficult trivia question, Ms. Christopher didn't even get a chance to soak up 10, or even five minutes of her requisite 15 minutes of fame.

Will the same fate, a meager ration of the requisite ...

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