The Real Rocky backdrop
The Real Rocky poster
Trailer
The Real Rocky
5.9
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0h 55m
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2011
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Chuck Wepner poster
Chuck Wepner
Self
Sylvester Stallone poster
Sylvester Stallone
Self
Muhammad Ali poster
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
George Foreman poster
George Foreman
Self
Don King poster
Don King
Self
Vince McMahon poster
Vince McMahon
Self
Sonny Liston poster
Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage)
Mike Douglas poster
Mike Douglas
Self (archive footage)
James Brown poster
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Hulk Hogan poster
Hulk Hogan
Self (archive footage)
André Roussimoff poster
André Roussimoff
Self (archive footage)
Howard Cosell poster
Howard Cosell
Self (archive footage)
Irwin Winkler poster
Irwin Winkler
Self
Jake LaMotta poster
Jake LaMotta
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Izenberg poster
Jerry Izenberg
Self
Floyd Patterson poster
Floyd Patterson
Self

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