ESPN Films - ESPN Films The Real Rocky Chuck Wepner
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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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Release Date2011
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Runtime0 hr 55 min
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Languageen
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Rating6.119 (21)
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Genres
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DirectorJeff Feuerzeig
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CastChuck WepnerSylvester StalloneMuhammad AliGeorge ForemanDon KingVince McMahonSonny ListonMike DouglasJames BrownHulk HoganAndré RoussimoffHoward CosellIrwin WinklerJake LaMottaJerry IzenbergFloyd Patterson
