Former heavyweight Bayonne boxer Chuck Wepner will get his due as the inspiration for Rocky Balboa in the new ESPN documentary “The Real Rocky” premiering in October, TV officials said last week.

Chuck Wepner jokingly sends an open-hand jab through Muhammad Ali's "defense" during a press conference for their title fight March 24, 1975, in Cleveland, OH. Ali took home $1.5 million, Wepner ...

Stream the latest The Real Rocky videos on Watch ESPN. A profile of Chuck Wepner, the original inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, and how Rocky-like glory eluded Wepner as he ...

On a crisp autumn night in November, Henry Hascup, President of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, rose to the dais for the organization’s annual induction and awards banquet. With his booming Jersey ...

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Talia Shire as Adrian in Rocky. (Photo by John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Chuck Wepner may not be a household name, but the fictional ...

Chuck Wepner, the ham and egger professional boxer who nearly beat heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and thus inspired the Sylvester Stallone series of Rocky movies, was honored today with his own ...

Andre the Giant vs. Chuck Wepner was the co-headliner of a WWWF pro-wrestling card dubbed the “Showdown at Shea,” promoted by Vince McMahon Sr. — father of the now-former WWE chairman. The event was ...

Uncover the gritty and inspiring story of Chuck Wepner, the rugged, unpolished street brawler from New Jersey who famously defied the odds to step into the ring with boxing's greatest legends. Known ...