by caappy » Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:49 am
Charles "Chuck" Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is an American former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight. As a world ranked contender he fell just seconds short of a full fifteen rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 title fight. Wepner also scored notable wins over Randy Neumann and Ernie Terrell.
Sylvester Stallone watched Wepner`s fight against Ali and shortly afterwards wrote the script for Rocky, but Stallone subsequently denied that Wepner provided any inspiration for the movie. Wepner filed a lawsuit which was eventually settled with Stallone for an undisclosed amount. It is speculated that the 1982 film Rocky III was influenced by Wepner's fight against Andre the Giant, as the movie features a match versus wrestler Hulk Hogan as "Thunderlips", who throws Rocky out of the ring.
Sent him 2 photos on 23 Aug and got them back signed on 2 Sep
Mr. Chuck Wepner
200 Park Rd
Apt B7
Bayonne, NJ 07002-1770
Charles "Chuck" Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is an American former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight. As a world ranked contender he fell just seconds short of a full fifteen rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 title fight. Wepner also scored notable wins over Randy Neumann and Ernie Terrell.
Sylvester Stallone watched Wepner`s fight against Ali and shortly afterwards wrote the script for Rocky, but Stallone subsequently denied that Wepner provided any inspiration for the movie. Wepner filed a lawsuit which was eventually settled with Stallone for an undisclosed amount. It is speculated that the 1982 film Rocky III was influenced by Wepner's fight against Andre the Giant, as the movie features a match versus wrestler Hulk Hogan as "Thunderlips", who throws Rocky out of the ring.
Sent him 2 photos on 23 Aug and got them back signed on 2 Sep
Mr. Chuck Wepner
200 Park Rd
Apt B7
Bayonne, NJ 07002-1770
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