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Chuck Wepner
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Charles 'Chuck' Wepner and former World Light Heavyweight Champion Mike Rossman ringside at The Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 12, 2012
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Real name Charles Wepner
Nickname(s) The Bayonne Brawler a.k.a. The Bayonne Bleeder
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Nationality American
Born (1939-02-26) February 26, 1939 (age 74)
New York City, New York, United States
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 51
Wins 35
Wins by KO 17
Losses 14
Draws 2

Charles "Chuck" Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is a former heavyweight boxer from Bayonne, New Jersey.
As a tough journeyman boxer he went 15 rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 fight.
Wepner claimed that he was the inspiration for the movie Rocky. Wepner also appeared in the book Operation Bullpen about the $100 million fake autograph scam.
The last chapters of Operation Bullpen focus on the John Olson-Chuck Wepner counterfeit scheme in which Olson forged Muhammad Ali autographs on a variety of Ali merchandise, including photographs of Ali and Wepner. Wepner sold forgeries in partnership with Olson, and in 2002 the FBI arrested them both. Each received probation for their crimes.

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Bennys thoughts o:)

There is a full life history of 'Chuck' on the Wikipedia page and it makes great reading ..

A story i heard (not on that page) was when 'Chuck' had been knocked down for the fifth time and was bleeding from cuts above both eys ..
The crowd was sreaming to the referee to stop the fight ..

The referee, knelt over 'Chuck', and holding three fingers in the air said,
'How many fingers am i showing' ?
Chuck repied ..
"How may guesses do i get?" :'D

.Go read it, his life story is fasinating to say the least :t:

btd ;)