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 ...

Too many to list here. There were several (or, several million) "real Rockys." His Slyness says Chuck Wepner inspired the character. Stallone wrote the script, so that's that. Having watched Chuck ...

Chuck Wepner). Crowe stars as Braddock alongside Renée Zellweger as his wife Mae and Paul Giamatti as his trainer Joe Gould. Ron Howard directed the movie, which is "Certified Fresh" on Rotten ...

Used by permission. The inspiration for the film Through fate or whatever, I ended up at the Muhammad Ali-Chuck Wepner fight. Wepner, a battling bruising type of club fighter who had never really ...

Talk about a canine crisis! Then came a fateful night when Stallone watched Muhammad Ali duke it out with Chuck Wepner, aka “The Bayonne Bleeder.” Inspired by an underdog holding his own, ...

He wrote the screenplay three days after watching the Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner fight in 1975: Stallone initially had to ...

The support of a dedicated team is crucial for anyone’s success, and Mike Tyson is no exception; he frequently acknowledges ...

Ali brought drama and spectacle to fights against such no-names as Chuck Wepner, whose game performance inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky." Against opponents with star quality ...

The story behind the boxer, Chuck Wepner, who inspired the film Rocky. With Liev Schreiber, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Rapaport, Pooch Hall, Morgan Spector, Ron Perlman, and Naomi Watts. Produced by ...

Stallone's luck changed when he wrote the screenplay for Rocky. Inspired by a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner, the struggling actor reportedly refused to sell the script unless he ...

In the four years since Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company CEC Entertainment filed for bankruptcy, the brand has made good on its promise to deliver on its long-term strategic goals. The company has ...