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.
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- ESPN Films, ESPN
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Chuck Wepner as Self
Sylvester Stallone as Self
Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)
George Foreman as Self
Don King as Self
Vince McMahon as Self
Sonny Liston as Self (archive footage)
Mike Douglas as Self (archive footage)
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Jeff Feuerzeig · Director
Andrew Billman · Producer
Matt McDonald · Producer
Keith Clinkscales · Executive Producer
John Dahl · Executive Producer
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