The Real Rocky

Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plates. A former New Jersey State Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he took abuse from Sonny Liston, got his nose broken by Muhammad Ali, and inspired Sylvester Stallone to write “Rocky” which won three Academy Awards. Wepner was left out of the “Rocky” glory, and his career took turn after strange turn as he worked to stay in the spotlight: he went on to fight Andre the Giant as “The Assassin” and boxed a 900 pound bear. Twice.

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  Chuck Wepner

  Self
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  Sylvester Stallone

  Self
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  Muhammad Ali

  Self (archive footage)
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  George Foreman

  Self
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  Don King

  Self
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  Vince McMahon

  Self
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  Sonny Liston

  Self (archive footage)
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  Mike Douglas

  Self (archive footage)
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  James Brown

  Self (archive footage)
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  Hulk Hogan

  Self (archive footage)