Person

Chuck Wepner

Acting · Born 1939-02-26

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.

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  Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

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  The Real Rocky

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  My Father Muhammad Ali

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  Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

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• 2023Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky BalboaSelf
• 2023My Father Muhammad AliSelf
• 2019Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny ListonSelf (archive footage)
• 2011The Real RockySelf