Chuck Wepner, the ham and egger professional boxer who nearly beat heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and thus inspired the Sylvester Stallone series of Rocky movies, was honored today with his own ...

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 ...

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Talia Shire as Adrian in Rocky. (Photo by John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Chuck Wepner may not be a household name, but the fictional ...

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 ...

BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Forty-two years after he stepped into the ring against Muhammad Ali as a 40-to-1 underdog, Chuck Wepner's business card still has a picture of the moment when he knocked down the ...

Chuck Wepner jokingly sends an open-hand jab through Muhammad Ali's "defense" during a press conference for their title fight March 24, 1975, in Cleveland, OH. Ali took home $1.5 million, Wepner ...

The Bleeder will follow the life of the fighter who shocked the world when he became the third person to knock former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali down during a match in 1975. Schreiber will also ...

RICHFIELD, Ohio (WJW) – It’s hard to believe 50 years ago today, this land once hosted the Palace on the Prairie, the Richfield Coliseum. It’s now gone, but on March 24, 1975, it hosted one of the ...

Former heavyweight Chuck Wepner's lawsuit will go forward against Sylvester Stallone, contending his name was inappropriately used by the actor to promote "Rocky" movies. However, two other claims by ...

Chuck Wepner wasn’t the worst fighter ever to be given a shot at a world championship. For all the accounts of his brave but failed challenge of Muhammad Ali 50 years ago, on March 24, 1975, that ...