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1. www.biography.com › chuck-wepner-real-rocky-balboaChuck Wepner: Meet the Heavyweight Boxer Who Inspired 'Rocky'

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   Jun 9, 2020 · But the limelight eventually came calling again, beginning with the 2011 documentary The Real Rocky. Five years later, Wepner finally saw something closer to his life's story – not that of...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chuck_WepnerChuck Wepner - Wikipedia

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   A film about Wepner's career was released in 2012, and ESPN aired a documentary titled The Real Rocky on October 25, 2011. The ESPN film features a clip of Wepner's ninth round knockdown of Muhammad Ali in their 1975 world heavyweight title bout.

   No.	Result	Record	Opponent
   52	Loss	36–14–2	Scott Frank
   51	Win	36–13–2	Tom Healy
   50	Win	35–13–2	Johnny Blaine
   49	Loss	34–13–2	Horst Geisler

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4. people.com › movies › chuck-wepner-rocky-chuck-movieChuck Wepner: Legendary Boxer Inspired Sylvester Stallone's Rocky

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   May 1, 2017 · Meet The Real Rocky: How Boxer Chuck Wepner's Knockout Life Inspired Sylvester Stallone's Ringside Saga. The character of Rocky Balboa — and his scrappy story — was loosely based on Wepner's...

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6. www.imdb.com › title › tt2095019The Real Rocky (TV Movie 2011) - IMDb

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   Oct 25, 2011 · The Real Rocky: Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig. With Chuck Wepner, Sylvester Stallone, Jerry Izenberg, John Rowe. The story of Chuck Wepner, an underdog boxer who went the distance against Muhammad Ali and inspired the creation of Rocky.

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   • Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
   • Release Date: 2011-10-25

7. screenrant.com › rocky-true-story-chuck-wepnerRocky True Story Explained: Who Was Chuck Wepner - Screen Rant

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   Jun 26, 2021 · Published Jun 26, 2021. Link copied to clipboard. The Rocky movies feature the titular, majorly beloved sports drama character, and the true story of boxer Chuck Wepner helped inspire Sylvester Stallone to create him - but who was he?

8. www.usatoday.com › story › life'Chuck': Five things you should know about the real 'Rocky ...

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   May 2, 2017 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:23. Like many fans of Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-nominated role as Rocky Balboa in 1976's Rocky, actor Liev Schreiber wasn't aware of a key film fact. The unknown boxer...

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   Was Rocky based on a true story?

   • Feeling inspired after watching the Muhammad Ali vs. Wepner 1975 heavyweight boxing fight, a young Sylvester Stallone went home and wrote a script for a movie that would later become Rocky. While the surprise smash, which would go on to win Best Picture in 1977, wasn’t directly based on a true story, it certainly wasn’t fiction.

   Meet The Real Rocky: How Boxer Chuck Wepner's Knockout Life Inspired

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   Is Rocky Balboa based on a true story?

   • And, luckily for Wepner, the movie based on his life is Rocky, one of the most beloved, "All-American" underdog stories of the last 50 years. Next: Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Prequel Series Explained (Is It Happening?) Rocky Balboa's beloved character is based on the true story of Chuck Wepner, a boxer also known as the "Bayonne Bleeder."

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   Was Rocky Balboa based on Chuck Wepner?

   • The character of Rocky Balboa — and his scrappy story — was loosely based on Wepner's career and legendary fights Before Rocky Balboa, there was Chuck Wepner. Feeling inspired after watching the Muhammad Ali vs. Wepner 1975 heavyweight boxing fight, a young Sylvester Stallone went home and wrote a script for a movie that would later become Rocky.

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   Who is 'the real Rocky' Chuck Wepner?

   • Chuck, a ’60s-set biopic starring Liev Schreiber as the famed heavyweight boxer, recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and hits theaters on May 12. So who is “The real Rocky” Chuck Wepner? Born in 1939, Wepner learned to fight on the streets of his hometown in Bayonne, New Jersey.

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    The Real Rocky. 3,909 views. 17. Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig, ESPN Films The story of Chuck Wepner, the inspiration for the film, "Rocky."

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