The Real Rocky

Oct 25, 2011

0h 55m

★ 6.1

Millions watched a movie. One man lived it.

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ESPN Films

ESPN

The Real Rocky Trailers

Cast

Self

Chuck Wepner

Self

Sylvester Stallone

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Self

George Foreman

Self

Don King

Self

Vince McMahon

Self (archive footage)

Sonny Liston

Self (archive footage)

Mike Douglas

Self (archive footage)

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Hulk Hogan

Self (archive footage)

André Roussimoff

Self (archive footage)

Howard Cosell

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