Release Date

25 Oct, 2011

Runtime

00:55: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Millions watched a movie. One man lived it.

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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Actors

Chuck Wepner

Sylvester Stallone

Muhammad Ali

George Foreman

Don King

Vince McMahon

Sonny Liston

Mike Douglas

James Brown

Hulk Hogan

André Roussimoff

Howard Cosell

Irwin Winkler

Jake LaMotta

Jerry Izenberg

Floyd Patterson

Crew

Keith Clinkscales

John Dahl

Andrew Billman

Matt McDonald

Jeff Feuerzeig