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      • Interestingly, Rocky Balboa is actually based on a real-life person: Chuck Wepner. Wepner was born in 1939, and first started fighting on the streets in Bayonne, New Jersey (an interest that would eventually earn him the nickname of "The Bayonne Bleeder," since he bled a great deal during his fights).
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    Jun 9, 2020 · In September 1978, less than two years after his big-screen avatar appeared in the form of Stallone's Rocky Balboa, Wepner lost his final match to finish his career with a 35-14-2 record.

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    May 2, 2017 · 1:23. Like many fans of Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-nominated role as Rocky Balboa in 1976's Rocky, actor Liev Schreiber wasn't aware of a key film fact. The unknown boxer character who gets...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chuck_WepnerChuck Wepner - Wikipedia

    Sylvester Stallone's character Rocky Balboa and portions of the Rocky film series were inspired by the life of Chuck Wepner. [33] For instance, it was speculated that a scene from the 1982 film Rocky III had been influenced by Wepner's fight against Andre the Giant, as the movie features a match versus wrestler Hulk Hogan as "Thunderlips", who ...

    No.
    Result
    Record
    Opponent
    52
    Loss
    36–14–2
    Scott Frank
    51
    Win
    36–13–2
    Tom Healy
    50
    Win
    35–13–2
    Johnny Blaine
    49
    Loss
    34–13–2
    Horst Geisler

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  7. www.cheatsheet.com › entertainment › chuck-wepnerChuck Wepner Was the Real Boxer Who Inspired ‘Rocky’

    May 13, 2020 · But one name that also may pop up is Rocky Balboa. Obviously, he’s a fictional character from the Rocky franchise, but in reality, Rocky was actually based on a real boxer. Here’s a...

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  8. www.forbes.com › sites › jimclashChuck Wepner On Rocky, The Character He Inspired ... - Forbes

    May 17, 2024 · For a long time, Sylvester Stallone wouldn’t admit he created his Rocky Balboa character in the image of boxer Chuck Wepner. After a 2006 lawsuit was settled, he did.

  9. www.slashfilm.com › 1233638 › the-real-lifeThe Real-Life Inspiration Behind Rocky Was A Pro ... - /Film

    Mar 25, 2023 · It was Chuck Wepner, who was so known for the whippings he took that his nickname became "The Bayonne Bleeder," that inspired Rocky's willpower and refusal to give up.