Chuck Wepner Was The Real Rocky
Wepner lacked 19 seconds going the distance when the fight was stopped for a TKO...
Working-class hero Chuck Wepner, who grew up fighting on the streets of Bayonne, New Jersey, fell just nineteen seconds short of going 15 rounds with World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali in their 1975 championship fight. The fight was stopped against Wepner’s wishes because of a large cut over his eye. A Technical Knockout, or a TKO.
Wepner, who was S…
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