Boxer Chuck Wepner’s biggest moment came March 24, 1975 when the journeyman boxer, known as the Bayonne Bleeder for his New Jersey hometown and his proclivity to battle on no matter the beating he ...

Andre the Giant was a pro-wrestling superstar. Chuck Wepner floored Muhammad Ali and inspired "Rocky." Together they drew ...

BAYONNE -- When Chuck Wepner visited the set of "The Bleeder," the upcoming movie about his life, the former heavyweight boxer tried giving actor Liev Schreiber some tips for a unique fight scene. But ...

Boxer Chuck Wepner’s biggest moment came March 24, 1975 when the journeyman boxer, known as the Bayonne Bleeder for his New Jersey hometown and his proclivity to battle on no matter the beating he ...

The average person has probably heard of a few boxers. Obviously, there are greats like Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, and Mike Tyson. But one name that also may pop up is Rocky Balboa. Rocky and ...

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 ...

The newly released sports drama “The Brawler” may be set in New Jersey, but co-writer Robert DiBella happens to be from Long Island. “The Brawler” tells the story of Chuck Wepner, the real-life ...

Chuck Wepner has too much going on for cancer to slow him down. He will be the victim of a celebrity roast in October, and a statue of his likeness is scheduled to be unveiled this winter, and another ...

The Bayonne Bleeder got bronzed. Chuck Wepner, the heavyweight slugger who inspired Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa character when he shockingly knocked down Muhammad Ali in the ninth round of their ...

Across 61 fights and 56 wins in his storied boxing career, Muhammad Ali was knocked down four times. The first came in his 11th career fight, at Madison Square Garden in February 1962. An unknown ...

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] In 1975, Chuck Wepner, a journeyman fighter known as the Bayonne Bleeder, was convinced he had snatched the world ...