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Chuck Wepner, the "Bayonne Bleeder," he was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a man who went fifteen rounds in the ring with Muhammad Ali, and the real life inspiration for Rocky Balboa.

Wepner's boxing career, and fight with Ali after, inspired the 1976 film Rocky, and other life events were chronicled in the 2016 film, Chuck. He was also the subject of the 2019 film The Brawler.

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 ...

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 ...