Chuck Wepner

Chuck Wepner

Born: February 26, 1939
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 for Chuck Wepner...

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
Title: Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2023
Type: Movie
Legendary veteran American boxer Chuck Wepner receives a message from his wife Linda, notifying him that two journalists from Colombia want to interview him about his boxing legacy. Chuck would also talk about certain ups and downs he has had during his career and about enjoying his retirement with the people he loves.
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My Father Muhammad Ali
Title: My Father Muhammad Ali
Character: Self
Released: January 13, 2023
Type: Movie
The story of champion boxer Muhammad Ali through the eyes of his only biological son, Muhammad Ali Jr., who struggled with bullying, abandonment, addiction, family and heartbreak to ultimately find peace.
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Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Title: Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.
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The Real Rocky
Title: The Real Rocky
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2011
Type: Movie
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.