Former boxer Chuck Wepner, who helped inspire Rocky, says Muhammad Ali wanted him to call him the n-word on TV to promote their fight.

Chuck Wepner’s wife ran into their living room Saturday morning, crying hysterically. Wepner was on the phone, granting one of countless interviews he gave regarding Muhammad Ali, who died at 74 ...

On March 24, 1975, Richfield hosted one of the most entertaining 15-round boxing matches you'll ever see between the greatest of all-time Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner.

Snapshot: A drama based on the life of former boxer Chuck Wepner, whose 1975 fight against Muhammad Ali is said to have served as inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's Oscar-winning film "Rocky." ...

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.

The ALI-WEPNER FIGHT on 24 Mar. 1975 was the first major boxing match in Cleveland since the SCHMELING-STRIBLING FIGHT of 1931. The uneven contest matched the reigning heavyweight champion of the ...

Marine veteran Chuck Wepner was the 8th-ranked heavyweight fighter in the world when he was tapped to fight Muhammad Ali on March 24, 1975. It was Ali's first bout after regaining his title from ...