Chuck Wepner
Birthday: 1939-02-26
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Biography: Charles Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is an American former professional boxer. He fell just nineteen seconds short of a full fifteen rounds against world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 championship fight. Wepner also scored notable wins over Randy Neumann and former world heavyweight champion Ernie Terrell. He was also the last man to fight former undisputed world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Wepner's boxing career, and fight with Ali after, inspired the 1976 film Rocky, and other life events were chronicled in the 2016 film, Chuck. He was also the subject of the 2019 film The Brawler.
Movies
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight cham...
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The Real Rocky
Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plat...
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Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
Legendary veteran American boxer Chuck Wepner receives a message from his wife Linda, notifying him ...
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My Father Muhammad Ali
The story of champion boxer Muhammad Ali through the eyes of his only biological son, Muhammad Ali J...
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