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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Chuck Wepner, Sylvester Stallone, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, Vince McMahon
Crew: Jeff Feuerzeig (Director), Andrew Billman (Producer), Keith Clinkscales (Executive Producer), John Dahl (Executive Producer), Matt McDonald (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: ESPN Films
Runtime: 55 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 25, 2011
IMDb: 5.1
