Former boxer Chuck Wepner, who challenged world heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali in 1975, is still going strong at 86. Although his last professional fight came in 1978, a loss to fellow New Jerseyan ...

In a segregated America, Joe Louis became something extraordinary: a Black heavyweight champion celebrated as a national hero, who gave his country everything only to spend his final years buried in ...

Chuck Wepner's life story has truly been an amazing tale of strength, failures, success and love. But times are different now, and Wepner is stepping back into the ring with a company called "WeGoLook ...

Chuck Wepner, the real Rocky story, how an unlikely brawler knocked down Muhammad Ali and changed boxing forever Posted: August 3, 2026 | Last updated: August 4, 2026 Chuck Wepner was never supposed ...

In a segregated America, Joe Louis became something extraordinary: a Black heavyweight champion celebrated as a national hero, who gave his country everything only to spend his final years buried in ...

He fought Muhammad Ali and has had a number of movies made about his life - here is the story of the 'real' Rocky, who ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his "Rocky" movies. Lawyers for Wepner and Stallone filed notice in U.S.

RICHFIELD, Ohio (WJW) – It’s hard to believe 50 years ago today, this land once hosted the Palace on the Prairie, the Richfield Coliseum. It’s now gone, but on March 24, 1975, it hosted one of the ...